With the recent announcement by Secretary Deb Haaland that the Department of Interior will potentially hold up to seven new offshore lease sales by 2025, the Biden administration has taken a significant step toward its goal of bringing online 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030. This development is the latest indicator that close collaboration now between America’s offshore wind and maritime stakeholders holds the promise of lasting benefits for our nation’s energy future.

The administration’s ambitious “30 by 30” goal represents a generational opportunity for clean energy in the United States, for American jobs, and for the mutual success of offshore wind developers and the U.S. maritime industry. Working together, offshore wind developers and U.S. maritime companies can seize this moment to create the next great American industry, sustained by a made-in-America supply chain that will help ensure the reliability of this emergent energy source for the long-term.

American maritime is ready, willing and able to produce the vessels that will be needed to service this market, and help create an environment that makes such investments viable. From historic investments in the first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel, to special operations vessels, crew transfer vessels, feeder barges, and port and workforce development partnerships, American companies are already taking steps to build a solid foundation for moving offshore wind forward in the United States.

 

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