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The prospects for offshore wind in California, Volts Podcast, August 14, 2024 (1 hr. 9 mins.)
In late July, Volts podcast host David Roberts held a conversation on the prospects and future of California offshore wind with Adam Stern, executive director, Offshore Wind California, and Jocelyn Brown-Saracino, offshore wind lead at the US Department of Energy.  David Roberts: “There’s been talk about offshore wind in California for decades, but the last few years have seen a flurry of activity… Virtually all of the state’s big players — the legislature, the California Energy Commission, the state's public utility commission, and the state's grid operator — have put forward planning or goals or funding or some kind of support for offshore wind… I’m talking to Adam Stern, head of the industry coalition Offshore Wind California, and Jocelyn Brown-Saracino, the offshore wind lead at the US Department of Energy. We’ll get into everything California is doing to spin up an industry and the current state of floating wind turbines, which will be needed in the deep West Coast waters…”

A Golden Future with Offshore Wind California, American Shoreline Podcast Network, June 28, 2021 (1 hr. 7 min.)
On this episode, Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham continue their coverage of the offshore wind energy boom occurring around the American Shoreline, this time focusing on the exciting plans already in the works to bring offshore wind to the Golden State. Joining the show is the executive director of Offshore Wind California, Adam Stern, a California-based environmental and climate leader with more than 25 years of experience in nonprofits, business, and government. Get to know Adam and his organization as we discuss the importance of offshore wind in CA, federal and state management and policy strategies, and what future offshore wind development means for the California shoreline.

Norton Rose Fulbright Currents Podcast: Offshore Wind in California, March 30, 2021 (20 min.)
Adam Stern, executive director of Offshore Wind California, and Jim Berger, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, join us to discuss prospects and growing momentum for offshore wind power in California. We start with an overview of progress to harness offshore wind in the US, the potential to bring this renewable energy technology to California, what it would mean for clean power, jobs and climate in the Golden State, new legislative initiatives as well as hurdles and financing to develop offshore wind in California, and how much this new industry is expected to grow in the next 10 years.