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Browse resources below for more information on offshore wind as an energy source.
Federal Offshore Wind Activities
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM): Renewable Energy
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): Offshore Wind Research
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy: Wind Energy and Technologies Office (WETO)
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy: WINDExchange
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): Wind Energy
United States Coast Guard (USCG): Offshore Renewable Energy
Offshore Wind Activities in Northeast/Mid-Atlantic States
In June 2021, Commission Chair Senator David Watters asked the New Hampshire Senate Research Office to compile information on state legislation and policies dealing with offshore wind energy in seven Northeastern states, including, New Hampshire , Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. The New Hampshire Senate Research Office's results can be accessed below.
Senate Research #8927 Offshore Wind Memo
Senate Research #8927 Offshore Wind Statutes, CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI
Senate Research #8927 Offshore Wind Bills, CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI
Offshore Wind Basics
Environment and Fisheries
BOEM: Renewable Energy Research Completed Studies
Tethys: Enhancing the Understanding of Environmental Effects of Wind Energy
NYSERDA: Impacts and Benefits: Ocean Environment
MassCEC: Pilot Regional Fisheries Studies
Compilation of Electromagnetic Fields Studies (Resource from NH Commission on Offshore Wind and Port Development Committee Meeting)
Offshore Wind Update Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office August 2021
Responsible Offshore Science Alliance
Mapping and Data Tools
WINDExchange: Wind Energy Maps and Data
Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC): Northeast Ocean Data Portal
NOAA Fisheries: Fishing Footprints
NOAA Fisheries: Socioeconomic Impacts of Atlantic Offshore Wind Development
NOAA Fisheries Essential Fish Habitat Mapper
NOAA Fisheries: Northeast Socioeconomic Data Products
Workforce Development &
Economic Growth
NH Business and Economic Affairs Offshore Wind Supply Chain Registry
MassCEC: Offshore Wind Workforce Community of Practice
MassCEC: 2018 Massachusetts Offshore Wind Workforce Assessment
NYSERDA: Impacts and Benefits: Economic Growth and Workforce Development
Wood Mackenzie: 2020 Economic Impact Study of New Offshore Wind Lease Auctions by BOEM