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Humboldt Bay: California's Offshore Wind Port Development

Humboldt Bay is gearing up to become a hub for offshore wind energy in California. With plans for a purpose-built terminal and wind energy cluster, the region aims to achieve carbon-neutral energy by 2040. Stakeholder engagement, permitting processes, and infrastructure development are underway, positioning Humboldt Bay as a key player in the state's renewable energy transition.

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Humboldt Bay: California's Offshore Wind Port Development

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  1. HUMBOLDT BAY Preparing California’s Offshore Wind Port Larry Oetker, Executive Director Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, & Conservation District Email: loetker@humboldtbay.org Phone (707) 443-0801 Image By: Chad Johnson

  2. Proposed Humboldt Proposed Humboldt Offshore Wind Energy Offshore Wind Energy Trinidad Head Call Area Call Area Humboldt Bay 21 miles Offshore 21 miles Offshore of Humboldt Bay of Humboldt Bay

  3. CA Carbon Neutral Energy by 2040 Ca. Offshore Wind Areas • Phase I • Humboldt • Morro Bay 1.6 GW 3.0 GW • Future Phases • Diablo Canyon • Cape Mendocino • Del Norte 4.3 GW 6.2 GW 6.6 GW

  4. The semi- submersible platform will support MingYang Smart Energy’s MySE5.5MW typhoon-resistant wind turbine which recently rolled off the production line. Source: Wison Offshore & Marine

  5. Shanghai-headquartered Wison Offshore & Marine has shipped out China’s first floating wind foundation platform from its yard in Zhoushan. June 9, 2021 Source: Wison Offshore & Marine

  6. Growing a Wind Energy Cluster Growing a Wind Energy Cluster

  7. Construction Starts on America’s Largest Offshore Wind Manufacturing Hub April 20, 2021, by Adnan Durakovic

  8. Humboldt Bay Marshalling Port Option

  9. Humboldt Bay Marshalling Port Option

  10. Early Stakeholder Engagement and Issue Identification Early Stakeholder Engagement and Issue Identification •Stakeholders •Tribal governments •Fishermen Subcommittee •Harbor Safety Committee (early discussions regarding impacts to navigation) •Early issue identification •Navigation simulation •Eel grass •Habitat restoration •Pile driving

  11. Project Readiness / Pathway to Success Project Readiness / Pathway to Success • July 2021 • $11 million for Port of Humboldt Bay to complete permitting/engineering for new terminal • $6.5 Interagency permit streamlining/coordination • $2.2 million community outreach, engagement, and technical analysis CA approves $20 million for offshore wind • March 2022 Port begins environmental document / permitting for new 168 acre purpose built terminal & offshore wind hub • May 2022 Port submits grant for port infrastructure to begin phase I • Fall 2022 BOEM awards offshore leases off Humboldt and Morro Bay • Dec 2022 Report to CA Legislature on Port Readiness to support Offshore Wind • 2025-27 Construction of New Terminal

  12. Governor Newsom’s Preliminary 2022/23 Budget •Includes $20 million for Humboldt Bay in proposed appropriation of $45 million to help the Ca Energy Commission •SB 1274 Include Port of Humboldt Bay new Terminal This bill would additionally include, as a project eligible for certification, a clean energy transmission project that upgrades existing transmission infrastructure to bring renewable energy from an offshore wind project located within or adjacent to the County of Humboldt that meets specified requirements. The bill would also require the quantification and mitigation of the impacts of a clean energy transmission project, as specified. Because the bill would require the lead agency to prepare concurrently the record of proceedings for these additional projects that are certified by the Governor, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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