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‘There’s Room for Everybody:’ California Ports Prepare for OSW Development

CEC Approves About $9M for Offshore HVDC Designs

California will require floating offshore wind turbines, rather that fixed-bottom turbines, because the coastline has deep water near the shore.California will require floating offshore wind turbines, rather that fixed-bottom turbines, because the coastline has deep water near the shore.

California will require floating offshore wind turbines, rather that fixed-bottom turbines, because the coastline has deep water near the shore. | NREL

Nov 17, 2025
| David Krause

At a two-day workshop held by the California Energy Commission, offshore wind experts and fishermen identified many challenges associated with building offshore wind turbines in Humboldt Bay and other parts of the coastline while not displacing the fishing industry.