Offshore Wind Power Examined
A webinar detailing the findings of the working paper “Offshore Wind Power Examined: Effects, Benefits, and Costs of Offshore Wind Farms Along the US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.”
Event Details
As government officials and stakeholders decide how strongly to support offshore wind development for electricity generation, their beliefs about the effects of offshore wind farms on the costs, emissions, and health effects of electricity generation are important. Resources for the Future (RFF) conducted analysis to project and evaluate the benefits and effects of 32 planned or proposed offshore wind farms along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the US, using the E4ST power sector model, an air pollution model, and a climate model.
Join RFF on Wednesday, November 13 for “Offshore Wind Power Examined,” a webinar detailing the findings of the October working paper “Offshore Wind Power Examined: Effects, Benefits, and Costs of Offshore Wind Farms Along the US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.” The webinar will open with a summary presentation by lead author, RFF Fellow Dan Shawhan, and will be followed by a panel discussion of the broader implications of this analysis, including challenges associated with achieving widescale offshore wind deployment.
Speakers:
- Dan Shawhan, RFF Fellow
- Anne Reynolds, American Clean Power Association
- Melissa Hoffer, Climate Chief of Massachusetts
- Sophie Bredenkamp, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Karen Palmer, RFF Senior Fellow and Director, Electric Power Program (Moderator)
