Reports

Permitting Report for California Offshore Wind Port Development (May 2025)

The Schatz Energy Research Center has released a report on Permitting for Port Infrastructure to Support Offshore Wind in California. This report identifies the numerous permitting and planning processes required to build port infrastructure for staging and integration sites in California — including approximately 20 authorizations from federal, state, and local agencies that project developers may need to obtain — and includes a potential permitting timeline based on existing statutory and regulatory deadlines. The report’s analysis applies statewide, but is also specifically applied to projects currently proposed in Wigi (Humboldt Bay) and the Port of Long Beach.

Evaluating seabird collision vulnerability to offshore wind development (April 2025)

The Schatz Energy Research Center has released the final report in their 3D seabird study – Evaluating Seabird Collision Vulnerability to Offshore Wind Development. This project was a collaborative effort: H. T. Harvey & Associates led analyses to understand where 44 species of seabirds have been observed, based on decades of existing data, and how those recorded species typically behave within the vertical air column in response to wind speed. Simultaneously, the Schatz Center team analyzed wind speeds and associated power generation potential across the region – and then integrated the bird vulnerability framework with the wind power generation model to understand potential tradeoffs.

Labor Report for California Floating Offshore Wind (April 2025)

The Schatz Energy Research Center has released a report on California Floating Offshore Wind: Evaluating Workforce Analyses and Assessing Professional Labor Needs. This report offers new insights into the professional workforce that will be needed in order to deploy floating offshore wind (FOSW) in California. The report (a) evaluates existing workforce analyses and tools, (b) examines key factors influencing job projections, and (c) assesses professional labor needs across multiple industry activities, including project development, supply chain, operations and maintenance, port development, and transmission infrastructure.