DOE Requests Information on Floating Offshore Wind Energy Mooring and Anchoring
Wind Energy Technologies Office
October 18, 2022
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In this RFI, ‘mooring technologies’ means any equipment to permanently secure a full-scale floating support structure in position within a deep water (60m+) offshore wind energy array including mooring lines, anchors, and all associated components.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on research needs related to floating offshore wind energy mooring and anchoring systems. In addition to input on research priorities, DOE is seeking information on state-of-the-art innovative technologies, state of the practice common operations, and aspirational targets to help meet deployment goals. Mooring and anchoring topics of interest include technologies, methods, performance, costs, supply chain, U.S. manufacturing, workforce, and stakeholder impacts.
This RFI is intended to inform WETO’s strategic planning including future research funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law aimed at advancing floating offshore wind energy systems toward cost-effective commercialization and industry scale-up. Floating offshore wind energy will be a key contributor to federal and state offshore wind deployment targets and to supplying clean energy to coastal cities. DOE’s Floating Offshore Wind Shot seeks to harness untapped renewable energy potential above the sea, promote an equitable clean energy transition, and create jobs and economic opportunities for U.S. communities.
For more information, see the full RFI. Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to [email protected] no later than 5:00pm (ET) on December 19.