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November 1, 2023
Central Coast Offshore Wind Information Session, San Luis Obispo, California
Watch the video playback of the Central Coast offshore wind public forum held in San Luis Obispo with federal and state policy makers and industry leaders on November 1, 2023. Offshore Wind California executive director, Adam Stern, spoke (starting at 2:04:00 of video playback) on an offshore wind industry panel moderated by SLO County Supervisor Bruce Gibson that also featured representatives from Morro Bay leaseholders, Erin Lieberman, Invenergy, Tyler Studds, Golden State Wind, and Martin Goff, Equinor, along with Molly Croll, ACP-CA. Mr. Stern highlighted the industry’s progress with the passage of AB 1373 and the other critical next steps California must take to bring offshore wind online. Also featured at the forum were U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal and Jimmy Panetta, state Senator John Laird, Assemblymember Dawn Addis, California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild, and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regional director Doug Boren. 
Click here for video playback and more details of the forum 

September 2023
Going Big on California Offshore Wind – Setting a Course for 25 GW & Beyond (5:58)
Offshore Wind California  
Watch the new video highlighting California offshore wind’s milestones and momentum, and essential next steps to deliver its benefits, coming out of the 2023 Pacific Offshore Wind Summit in Sacramento. “Twenty miles off California’s coast, in the deep blue Pacific Ocean waters, a clean-energy revolution is in the making. One that promises to bring big benefits to Golden State residents by creating new jobs and investment in our port communities and help California meet its climate, clean-energy, and grid-reliability goals. Large floating offshore wind turbines – assembled by California workers and spinning out-of-sight to most shore dwellers – are poised to play a vital role in ensuring the state’s renewable energy future as part of a diverse clean-power portfolio that keeps the lights on and electric grid humming around the clock… California is setting a course to be global leader and hub for floating offshore wind… The time to act is now.”
Watch video here 

September 8, 2022
Power in the Pacific: Unlocking Offshore Wind Energy for the American West
Watch the video playback of the September 8, 2022 Congressional field hearing on the future of California floating offshore wind power that was held in Morro Bay, California by the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources. The hearing was led by U.S. House Subcommittee Chair, Representative Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), and heard testimony from among the following expert witnesses: Doug Boren, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regional director, Ronald Tickle, deputy assistant secretary at Department of Defense, Kourtney Vaccaro, California Energy Commission lead commissioner for offshore wind, Dawn Ortiz-Legg, San Luis Obispo County supervisor, Debbie Arnold, San Luis Obispo County supervisor, Violet Sage, Northern Chumash Tribal Council chair, Matthew Arms, Port of Long Beach director of environmental planning, Josh Boswell, REACH Central Coast vice president of policy and economic development, Jeremiah O’Brien, Morro Bay Commercial Fisherman’s Organization vice president, Adam Stern, Offshore Wind California executive director, Mark Simonin, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 639 business manager, and Eddie Ahn, Brightline Defense executive director.
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Watch video of Mr. Stern's remarks here
Mr. Stern answers questions from Members of Congress

July 18, 2022
California Offshore Wind: Post-Lease Activities Technical Briefing
Watch the video playback of the July 18, 2022 Offshore Wind Technical Briefing for California and other West Coast regulatory agency staff — organized by Offshore Wind California and American Clean Power–California — in anticipation of the California offshore wind lease auction scheduled for later this fall. The Technical Briefing webinar was conducted to give agency staff an overview of activities that offshore wind lessees will undertake as part of the development of a technically sufficient Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Construction and Operation Plan (COP). Briefings were presented by the following offshore wind experts: Whitney Fiore, Offshore Wind Lead, SWCA; Elizabeth Dewing Andrews, PhD, Lead Geophysicist, Avangrid Renewables; Michael Francis, PE, Lead Geotechnical Engineer, Avangrid Renewables; Chris Morris, Director of Engineering, Avangrid Renewables; Ruth Perry, PhD, Regulatory Affairs, Offshore Wind Americas, Shell Renewables; Noelle Mathies, Marine Biologist, WSP; Steven MacLeod, Lead Environmental Scientist, WSP; Holly Goyert, PhD, Senior Wildlife Biologist (Avian), Offshore Wind, AECOM; Rachel Pachter, Chief Development Officer, Vineyard Offshore; Geri Edens, DIrector of Permitting, Vineyard Offshore.
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November 19, 2021 
Webinar Panel, "Offshore wind energy on California’s Central Coast. What you need to know," SLO Tribune (video) 
Watch the video playback of the Webinar panel, "Offshore wind energy on California’s Central Coast. What you need to know," hosted by the SLO Tribune and examining the impact to Californians of federal and state government plans to open 376 square miles off California’s Central Coast to floating offshore wind turbine development. The proposed wind farm at the newly designated Morro Bay wind energy area is expected to generate up to three gigawatts of clean electricity, enough to power a million homes.  The panel includes moderator, Mackenzie Shuman, reporter, SLO Tribune; Salud Carbajal, Central Coast Congressman; Doug Boren, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Pacific regional director; Karen Douglas, California Energy Commissioner; Melissa James, REACH CEO; and Ben Ruttenberg, Cal Poly associate professor and director of the Center for Coastal Marine Sciences. 

August 18, 2021
California's Offshore Wind Electricity Opportunity Report Legislative Briefing, USC Schwarzenegger Institute (video)
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute hosted a Webinar on its new report, "California’s Offshore Wind Electric Opportunity," examining the economic and environmental impact of developing 10 GW of offshore wind power for the Golden State. The online briefing highlighted the bipartisan backing, broad support and significant benefits of offshore wind power, with speakers including former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California Senator Fran Pavley, California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild, California Assemblymembers David Chiu and Laura Friedman (authors of legislation to jumpstart the state’s offshore wind industry), Aker Offshore Wind Senior Vice President Jonah Margulis, Brightline Defense Executive Director Eddie Ahn, Operating Engineers Local #3 District Representative Jeff Hunerlach, and report authors Research Professor Adam Rose and Research Associate Professor Dan Wei of the USC Price School of Public Policy.

December 3, 2020
What Does Biden’s Win Mean for Offshore Wind in California? (recording, 1 hr.)
Panelists: Dan Reicher, Clean Energy for Biden; Dennis McGinn, Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.); Kelly Boyd, Arc Strategies and Offshore Wind California; Tom Soto, Diverse Communities Impact Fund. Moderated by Adam Stern of Offshore Wind California.

August 5, 2020 
How Offshore Wind Supports California’s Clean Energy and Greenhouse Gas Initiatives (recording, 1hr. 24 min.) 
Panelists: Walt Musial of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Molly Sterkel of the California Public Utilities Commission, Chris Busch of Energy Innovation LLC, and Eddie Ahn of Brightline Defense. Moderated by Adam Stern of Offshore Wind California.

July 16, 2020
Advancing Offshore Wind in California during Covid (recording, 1 hr. 29 min.)
Panelists: Jim Bennett of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Karen Douglas of the California Energy Commission, Dan Jacobson of Environment California, and Chris Potter of the Ocean Protection Council. Moderated by Adam Stern of Offshore Wind California