Marshaling ports required to meet US policy targets for offshore wind power

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Author(s)Parkison, Sara B.
Author(s)Kempton, Willett
Date Accessioned2022-05-06T17:37:25Z
Date Available2022-05-06T17:37:25Z
Publication Date2022-02-16
DescriptionThis article was originally published in Energy Policy. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112817en_US
AbstractWe analyze infrastructure needed for offshore wind power targets set by U.S. state and federal policies—specifically, manufacturing, vessels, and offshore wind ports. By examining cost-competitive turbine and project sizes and infrastructure challenges, we identify marshaling ports as a key bottleneck. Through elicitation of requirements from supply chain, port, and vessel experts, we identify the necessary attributes for marshaling ports and calculate the area needed to meet policy targets. US marshaling ports are currently insufficient to meet either state or federal power targets. We calculate state commitments from state contracts and policies: in sum, 40 GW by 2040. Federal targets from the Biden Administration are 30 GW by 2030 and 110 GW by 2050. Either target yields more demand for marshaling area than is currently available or planned. The shortage of marshaling area supply has incorrectly been attributed to lack of suitable U.S. locations. Instead, we attribute it to developers having built ports to support early, smaller projects, and having located them to incentivize state power contracts rather than developing ports for long-term, large-scale, and economically-efficient use. Additional land suitable for marshaling ports exists, but it requires commitment from port authorities and port investors to develop it for this purpose.en_US
SponsorThe University of Delaware Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships (UD OEIP) partially funded this work; UD OEIP had no role in the study design, analysis, writing, or publication. RCAM Technologies and NYSERDA provided support for this publication. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government.en_US
CitationParkison, Sara B., and Willett Kempton. “Marshaling Ports Required to Meet US Policy Targets for Offshore Wind Power.” Energy Policy 163 (April 2022): 112817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112817.en_US
ISSN1521-3749
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/30845
Languageen_USen_US
PublisherEnergy Policyen_US
KeywordsOffshore wind poweren_US
KeywordsPortsen_US
KeywordsMarshaling portsen_US
KeywordsEnergy supply chainen_US
KeywordsMarine constructionen_US
KeywordsMaritime logisticsen_US
TitleMarshaling ports required to meet US policy targets for offshore wind poweren_US
TypeArticleen_US
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