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Upcoming webinar: What does it take to grid-connect offshore? Cable Laying and Monitoring at PacWave (Monday, May 12 from 2-4 pm Pacific)
Presented by Dan Hellin, Director of the PacWave wave energy test facility, and Sarah Henkel, Associate Director of the Pacific Marine Energy Center at Oregon State University
PacWave is a state-of-the-art, pre-permitted, grid-connected, wave energy test facility. It is being developed in partnership with the US Department of Energy, the State of Oregon, Oregon State University, and local stakeholders. The open ocean test site consists of four berths, which occupy two square nautical miles of ocean with a cable to shore of approximately 12 miles in length (for each berth). Drilling for cable conduits began in summer 2021 and cable laying was completed in fall 2024; however, permitting and cable procurement started long before that. This webinar will describe the cabling process, including pre-installation environmental surveys and post-installation monitoring.
Register to attend this webinar (and to receive an update when the recording is available).
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Internship and professional development opportunities (updated March 2025)
We recently compiled a list of internship and professional development opportunities in the offshore wind sector. If you are interested in receiving updates, or would like to add your opportunity to upcoming lists, please contact us.
West Coast Perspectives on Ocean Renewable Energy (2/25/25)
What factors influence people’s different responses to proposed offshore wind and wave energy developments – and what might the implications for future siting and permitting processes be? In this talk, Hilary Boudet and Gregory Stelmach of Oregon State University shared insights from their ongoing studies of community perspectives toward marine renewables development.
Hilary Boudet is a Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in the School of Public Policy at Oregon State University. Her research interests include environmental and energy policy, natural resource sociology, social movements, and public participation in energy and environmental decision-making. Greg Stelmach is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the School of Public Policy at Oregon State University and the Pacific Marine Energy Center.