California Energy Commission chair David Hochschild announced at the COP 28 climate conference in Dubai that the state has joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA).
California previously set a target of building up to 5 GW of capacity by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045 as part of its transition to 100% clean electricity.
“California is proud to partner with other national and subnational governments around the world to bring clean offshore wind power into the mainstream and achieve 2,000 GW worth of capacity by 2050,” says Hochschild.
In addition to contributing capacity towards reaching the alliance’s 2030 goal, California committed to information sharing, as well as policy and technical exchanges with other members.
GOWA, which aims to accelerate global offshore wind capacity, was founded last year by the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities; the International Renewable Energy Agency and the Global Wind Energy Council. Members include Australia, Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, St. Lucia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Last year, worldwide installed offshore wind capacity totaled 65 GW, according to GOWA, whose members collectively seek to build 380 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030.
