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Offshore Wind Insider
by Business Network for Offshore Wind
Offshore Wind Insider is a podcast hosted by the Oceantic Network, formally the Business Network for Offshore Wind, featuring interviews with today's industry and government leaders who are making offshore wind a reality in America.
Episodes
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2021: Review of a Groundbreaking Year in U.S. Offshore Wind (Season 3 Ep 11)
2021 was an incredible year for U.S. offshore wind. The Biden Administration matched the pace of state governments to jumpstart the nascent industry and its supply chain. Join host Brandon Burke, along with the Network's Aybala Sen, Laura Hastings, and Sam Salustro, as they discuss the top…
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A.I. on the High Seas (Season 3 Ep 10)
Technological advances are making ocean mapping and offshore data collection easier, safer, and more accurate. One company at the forefront of this opportunity is Saildrone, who are utilizing their innovative uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to advance the U.S. offshore wind market. Join Brian...
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From Nantucket Sound to Vineyard Wind: The Evolution of U.S. Offshore Wind (Season 3 Ep 9)
The Biden Administration's bold, unified approach to kickstarting U.S. offshore wind deployment has created a consistent advancement of projects through the federal permitting process. Guest Matt Palmer, President of Wood Thilsted USA, a veteran of the U.S. offshore wind industry, has been…
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Washington State's Unique Opportunity in Offshore Wind (Season 3 Ep 8)
Washington State has an extensive maritime history, advanced infrastructure assets including deep-water ports, a strong workforce, a culture of innovation, and experience with large-scale electricity generation. Given these advantages, why aren't we hearing more about offshore wind in Washington?...
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Submarine Cables: Overcoming Supply Chain Bottlenecks (Season 3 Ep 7)
Supply chains across the world are being impacted by the effects of COVID-19. Manufacturing and production lines across America, including for offshore wind, have experienced backlogs. LS Cable USA's Project Director, Bill Wall, who has more than 40 years of worldwide offshore marine construction...
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Labor Unions and the Key to Getting Steel in the Water (Season 3 Ep 6)
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters' David Borrus weighs in on the intensifying workforce demands of the U.S. offshore wind industry and the key role organized labor can play to meet these growing needs. New projects over the coming years will demand more workers – requiring both older…
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The Future of Wind is Floating (Season 3 Ep 5)
The U.S. is poised to emerge as a leader in the floating offshore wind space. In late May, the Biden Administration continued its efforts to jumpstart the U.S. offshore wind industry by advancing offshore wind areas off of Northern and Central California. Off the West Coast, and in several other...
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California's Offshore Wind Future (Season 3 Ep 4)
California, the world's fifth largest economy, has some of the best offshore wind resources in U.S. waters. The state's ambitious climate legislation, SB-100, calls for 100 percent clean, carbon-free electricity by 2045. To-date, solar has driven significant changes in California's energy mix but...
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BOEM Director Amanda Lefton talks future of OSW (Season 3 Ep 3)
The Biden Administration has made clear that offshore wind is an important part of America's growing renewable energy portfolio. Amanda Lefton, new Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, joins host Brandon Burke to discuss the Biden Administration's focus on offshore wind, the recent...
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Nse Esema (NYC EDC), Teaera Strum (Strum Contracting), Damian Bednarz (EnBW North America)
Join host Brandon Burke and guests Nse Esema (NYC EDC), Teaera Strum (Strum Contracting), and Damian Bednarz (EnBW North America) as they discuss the intersections between offshore wind and diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice, through the lens of New York City's South Brooklyn...
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Jeff Grybowski (US Wind)
On the 4th anniversary of the Block Island Wind Farm going into commercial operations, US offshore wind veteran and US Wind's new CEO, Jeff Grybowski, returned for his second episode of Offshore Wind Insider. We talked about Jeff's new role, Maryland's increased state offshore wind target,...
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Fara Courtney (Outer Harbor Consulting), Rob Gramlich & Michael Goggin (Grid Strategies LLC)
Fara Courtney (Outer Harbor Consulting) and Michael Goggin and Rob Gramlich (Grid Strategies LLC) joined us to discuss the Network's Offshore Wind Transmission White Paper, published on October 26, 2020. Credits: Content, audio engineering, and sound design by Brandon Burke. Editing by Brian...
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Tim Sullivan & Brian Sabina, NJEDA
Tim Sullivan and Brian Sabina (New Jersey Economic Development Authority) joined us to discuss the New Jersey Wind Port, the WIND Institute, and other developments in New Jersey's offshore wind program. Credits: Content, audio engineering, and sound design by Brandon Burke. Editing by Brian...
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Erik Milito (NOIA), Feng Zhang & Max Cohen (Wood Mackenzie)
Erik Milito (National Ocean Industries Association) and Feng Zhang and Max Cohen (Wood Mackenzie) joined us to discuss Wood Mackenzie's August 2020 report "Economic Impact Study of New Offshore Wind Lease Auctions By BOEM." Credits: Content, audio engineering, editing, and sound design by Brandon...
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Janice Fuller, Lawrence Mott & Peter Shattuck, Anbaric
Janice Fuller, Lawrence Mott, and Peter Shattuck from Anbaric joined us to discuss Anbaric's unique approach to offshore wind transmission, including the company's OceanGrid proposals and some critical observations about the onshore grid. During the second half of episode, we focused on a recent...
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Mark Mitchell, Dominion Energy
Mark Mitchell from Dominion Energy joined us to discuss the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, Dominion Energy's recently-announced intention to construct a Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel, and Dominion Energy's uniquely integrated approach to offshore…
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Kent Herzog and Tony Appleton, Burns & McDonnell
Kent Herzog and Tony Appleton from Burns & McDonnell joined us to discuss offshore wind transmission, ports and harbors, and permitting. Credits: Content, audio engineering, and editing by Brandon Burke. Music by Brandon Burke, with contributions from Nathan Ezzo, Steven Reilly, and Miles Taylor....
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Mads Bernitt, Lautec
Mads Bernitt joined us to discuss Lautec's combined consultancy/IT approach to optimizing offshore wind development, including data integration and analysis for benchmarking vessel performance. Credits: Content, audio engineering, and editing by Brandon Burke. Music by Brandon Burke, with...
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David Maloney, DNV GL
David Maloney joined us to discuss DNV GL's new report, Offshore Wind: The Power to Progress. We considered how offshore wind could be a "new conventional" power generation resource, and touched on emerging markets, the role of pre-certification in the offshore wind development process, and joint...
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2019 in Review
Welcome to the new season of Offshore Wind Insider, the podcast from the Business Network for Offshore Wind! 2019 was an eventful year for the American offshore wind industry. Among many other developments, several states increased their offshore wind capacity targets, utility-scale projects were...
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Steve Dayney, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Our guest this episode is Steve Dayney, head of Offshore North America for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. We start our conversation with the company itself—what is Siemens Gamesa and what does it do? Then we get into some of the challenges facing this still emerging industry, and we discuss…
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Scott Jensen, Rhode Island Dept. of Labor and Training
Our guest this episode is Scott Jensen, Director of the Rhode Island Dept. of Labor and Training. We start by looking at the Block Island Wind Farm, the nation's first and still only operating offshore wind project, and how it has shaped the workforce in the state. We then talk about Governor…
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Lars Thaaning Pedersen, Vineyard Wind
My guest this episode is Lars Thaaning Pedersen, Chief Executive Officer of Vineyard Wind, soon to be the nation's first utility-scale offshore wind project. We begin our conversation with Lars and his background in the industry and with the company Vineyard Wind. We then devote most of our...
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Alejandro de Hoz, Avangrid Renewables
My guest this episode is Alejandro De Hoz, Vice President for Offshore Wind at Avangrid Renewables. We begin with Alejandro's background and then look at Avangrid Renewables, and its parent company Iberdrola, one of the world's largest electric power companies. We review Avangrid Renewables' US...
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Lorry Wagner, LEEDCo
Our guest this episode is Lorry Wagner, president of LEEDCo, the Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation, and the developer of Icebreaker Wind. LEEDCo is fairly unique as an offshore wind developer in that it's a non-profit organization rather than a for-profit developer. So we start our...
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Ditlev Engel, DNV GL Energy
Our guest this episode is Ditlev Engel, CEO of DNV-GL Energy. We start our conversation by covering what DNV-GL does and its participation in the US market. We get Ditlev's perspective on the US supply chain, where he sees gaps and opportunities, and the importance of both the overall market size...
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Tim Fischer, Ramboll
My guest this episode is Tim Fischer, Global Director of Offshore Wind for Ramboll. We start our conversation with Ramboll – its mission and its involvement in offshore wind. We then look at the state of the US market – what's been driving its growth, and where Tim sees business opportunities.…
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Jason Folsom, MHI Vestas
Welcome to Offshore Wind Insider, a podcast from the Business Network for Offshore Wind. I'm Josh Cohen, and my guest this episode is Jason Folsom, National Sales Director for MHI Vestas U.S. Jason has been active in the offshore wind industry for more than a decade and has seen a lot of changes,...
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2019 IPF Host Sponsor Preview: Doreen Harris, NYSERDA
NYSERDA's Doreen Harris previews the many ways in which NYSERDA, the Host Sponsor for the 2019 International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum (IPF), will be participating in this year's IPF. Published April 3, 2019
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Liz Burdock, Business Network for Offshore Wind
My guest this episode is our own Liz Burdock, President and CEO of the Business Network for Offshore Wind. Our conversation covers both strengths and challenges facing the US offshore wind industry today. We begin by looking at where the market stands today in terms of its potential capacity,...
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Sven Utermöhlen, E.ON
Our guest this episode is Sven Utermöhlen COO for offshore wind globally and for European onshore wind at E.ON. E.ON may be new to U.S. offshore wind, but it's an established leader in the global offshore wind industry and already has a strong presence in U.S. onshore wind. In our conversation…
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Gunnar Herzig, World Forum Offshore Wind
Our guest this episode is Gunnar Herzig, Managing Director of WFO, the World Forum Offshore Wind, a new organization dedicated to advancing offshore wind globally. We start the conversation by covering what WFO is and why Gunnar saw the need for this new, globally-focused organization. We then...
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Walter Cruickshank and Jim Bennett, BOEM
Our guests this episode are Walter Cruickshank and Jim Bennett, the Acting Director and the Program Manager for Offshore Renewables, respectively, at BOEM – the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which is the agency responsible for all energy leases in federal waters. Last week BOEM held an...
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Alicia Barton, NYSERDA
Our guest this episode is Alicia Barton, President and CEO of NYSERDA, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Alicia is an offshore wind veteran with over a decade of experience in the industry, and we begin the conversation with her describing her background and career…
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Walt Musial, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Our topic for this episode is Technical Standards for offshore wind, and our guest is Walt Musial, Manager of Offshore Wind at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, or NREL. Walt was in Washington, D.C. recently to chair a meeting of the Offshore Wind Technical Advisory Panel, which is where…
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Paul Gallagher and Doug Copeland, Nautilus Offshore Wind
In this episode our guests are Paul Gallagher, Secretary of Fishermen's Energy, and Doug Copeland, regional project development manager for EDF Renewables. Paul and Doug are leading the development of the Nautilus Offshore Wind project planned for three miles out from Atlantic City. In the...
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Joe Fiordaliso, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Our guest for this episode is Joe Fiordaliso, President of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. It hasn't even been a full year since Governor Phil Murphy's administration took office, and already New Jersey has quickly vaulted to a leadership position in offshore wind. In our conversation,...
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Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Offshore Wind Insider, the new podcast from the Business Network for Offshore Wind. Our guest for this first episode is arguably the person most responsible for America's first offshore wind farm: Jeff Grybowski, Chief Executive Officer of Deepwater Wind. In…
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Offshore Wind Insider is a podcast hosted by the Oceantic Network, formally the Business Network for Offshore Wind, featuring interviews with today's industry and government leaders who are making offshore wind a reality in America.
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