2021 was an incredible year for U.S. offshore wind. The Biden Administration matched the pace of state governments to jumpstart the nascent industry and its supply chain. Join host Brandon Burke, along with the Network’s Aybala Sen, Laura Hastings, and Sam Salustro, as they discuss the top offshore wind power news, industry accomplishments, and lessons learned in 2021.   Credits:   Music by Brandon Burke, with contributions from Nathan Ezzo, Steven Reilly, and Miles Taylor.  ...

Join Brian Connon, Vice President of Ocean Mapping at Saildrone, and host Brandon Burke, as they discuss how uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) are making ocean mapping and offshore data collection easier, safer, and more accurate.

The Biden Administration’s bold, unified approach to kickstarting U.S. offshore wind deployment has created a consistent advancement of projects through the federal permitting process. Guest Matt Palmer, President of Wood Thilsted USA, a U.S. offshore wind veteran, and host Brandon Burke talk about how these actions can create regulatory certainty and enhance investor confidence, all of which will be necessary to meet the 30 GW by 2030 national offshore wind deployment target.

Washington State has an extensive maritime history, advanced infrastructure assets including deep-water ports, a strong workforce, a culture of innovation, and experience with large-scale electricity generation. Guests Commissioner Ryan Calkins (Port of Seattle), Jennifer States (Washington Maritime Blue), and Brian Young (Washington State Department of Commerce) join host Brandon Burke to discuss Washington State offshore wind.

Supply chains across the world are being impacted by the effects of COVID-19. LS Cable USA’s Project Director, Bill Wall, who has more than 47 years of worldwide offshore marine construction and development experience, joins host Brandon Burke to discuss submarine cables.

Our guest this episode is David Borrus (United Brotherhood of Carpenters).

Our guests this episode are Abby Watson (Siemens Gamesa), Paula Major (Mainstream Renewable Power), and Amisha Patel (Principle Power).

Our guest this episode is California State Assemblymember David Chiu.

Our guest this episode is Amanda Lefton, newly appointed Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

Our guests this episode are Nse Esema (New York City Economic Development Corporation), Teaera Strum (Strum Contracting), and Damian Bednarz (EnBW North America).

Our guest this episode is U.S. offshore wind veteran and new CEO of US Wind, Jeff Grybowski.

Fara Courtney (Outer Harbor Consulting) and Michael Goggin and Rob Gramlich (Grid Strategies LLC) joined us to discuss the Network’s Offshore Wind Transmission White Paper, published on October 26, 2020. Credits: Content, audio engineering, and sound design by Brandon Burke. Editing by Brian Zabinski. Music by Brandon Burke, with contributions from Nathan Ezzo, Steven Reilly, and Miles Taylor. Recorded October 19, 2020. Published October 26, 2020.

Tim Sullivan and Brian Sabina (New Jersey Economic Development Authority) joined us to discuss the New Jersey Wind Port, the WIND Institute, and other developments in New Jersey's offshore wind program. Credits: Content, audio engineering, and sound design by Brandon Burke. Editing by Brian Zabinski. Music by Brandon Burke, with contributions from Nathan Ezzo, Steven Reilly, and Miles Taylor. Recorded September 17, 2020. Published October 1, 2020.

Erik Milito (National Ocean Industries Association) and Feng Zhang and Max Cohen (Wood Mackenzie) joined us to discuss Wood Mackenzie's August 2020 report "Economic Impact Study of New Offshore Wind Lease Auctions By BOEM." Credits: Content, audio engineering, editing, and sound design by Brandon Burke. Music by Brandon Burke, with contributions from Nathan Ezzo, Steven Reilly, and Miles Taylor. Recorded August 18, 2020. Published September 1, 2020.

Janice Fuller, Lawrence Mott, and Peter Shattuck from Anbaric joined us to discuss Anbaric’s unique approach to offshore wind transmission. Credits: Content, audio engineering, editing, and sound design by Brandon Burke. Music by Brandon Burke, with contributions from Nathan Ezzo, Steven Reilly, and Miles Taylor. Recorded June 30, 2020. Published July 22, 2020.

Mark Mitchell from Dominion Energy joined us to discuss the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, turbine installation vessel investments, and more. Credits: Content, audio engineering, and editing by Brandon Burke. Music by Brandon Burke, with contributions from Nathan Ezzo, Steven Reilly, and Miles Taylor. Recorded June 4, 2020. Published June 30, 2020.

Kent Herzog and Tony Appleton from Burns & McDonnell joined us to discuss offshore wind transmission, ports and harbors, and permitting. Credits: Content, audio engineering, and editing by Brandon Burke. Music by Brandon Burke, with contributions from Nathan Ezzo, Steven Reilly, and Miles Taylor. Recorded May 18, 2020. Published May 26, 2020.

Mads Bernitt joined us to discuss Lautec's combined consultancy/IT approach to optimizing offshore wind development, including data integration and analysis for benchmarking vessel performance. Credits: Content, audio engineering, and editing by Brandon Burke. Music by Brandon Burke, with contributions from Nathan Ezzo, Steven Reilly, and Miles Taylor. Recorded March 2, 2020. Published March 12, 2020.

David Maloney joined us to discuss DNV GL's new report, Offshore Wind: The Power to Progress. Credits:  Content, audio engineering, and editing by Brandon Burke. Music by Brandon Burke, with contributions from Nathan Ezzo, Steven Reilly, and Miles Taylor. Recorded February 5, 2020. Published February 24, 2020.

Welcome to the new season of Offshore Wind Insider, the podcast from the Business Network for Offshore Wind!  2019 was an eventful year for the American offshore wind industry. Among many other developments, several states increased their offshore wind capacity targets, utility-scale projects were procured up and down the East Coast, the total procured U.S. offshore wind capacity exceeded 9 gigawatts for the first time, and the world’s first 12-megawatt offshore wind turbine was debuted.

Our guest this episode is Steve Dayney, head of Offshore North America for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.

Our guest this episode is Scott Jensen, Director of the Rhode Island Dept. of Labor and Training.

My guest this episode is Lars Thaaning Pedersen, Chief Executive Officer of Vineyard Wind, soon to be the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind project.

My guest this episode is Alejandro De Hoz, Vice President for Offshore Wind at Avangrid Renewables.