Category: Research and program updates

  • New California offshore wind report from the American Jobs Project

    New California offshore wind report from the American Jobs Project

    The American Jobs Project released a report today on California’s developing offshore wind energy sector. The Schatz Center’s offshore wind team provided technical review comments on a pre-publication draft for this report.

    This spring, the Center is embarking on a feasibility analysis of offshore wind development along California’s northern coast, with a focus on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Northern California Call Area. Funded through the California Ocean Protection Council, this project will conduct analysis related to four key areas: environmental impacts, coastal infrastructure, stakeholder benefits and concerns, and current policy constraints and recommendations. Offshore wind energy could be a powerful resource toward meeting California’s 2045 renewable energy goals, but a number of issues must be examined and understood before determining its viability within our region. For this study, we are collaborating with ecological consultants from H.T. Harvey and Associates, coastal engineering specialists from Mott MacDonald, and faculty in the Economics and Environmental Science & Management departments at Humboldt State.

  • Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid: Technical Kickoff

    Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid: Technical Kickoff

    On January 30-31, we held a technical team kickoff for the Redwood Coast Airport Renewable Energy Microgrid. Wednesday’s agenda included tariff structures, establishing a business case for microgrids, and plans for outreach and knowledge transfer. We also made a site visit to the airport, hosted by Cody Roggatz, Humboldt County’s Director of Aviation. On Thursday, the team described and further developed operational and technical details for the microgrid’s design and construction, including cybersecurity. Participants included the Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA), the County of Humboldt, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Schweitzer Engineering Labs, TRC, and The Energy Authority.

    Groundbreaking on the microgrid is scheduled for spring of 2020, with commissioning and full operation anticipated in December 2020. We have applied to PG&E for three new service agreements and will shortly file applications for a wholesale distribution tariff interconnection and a NEM2A interconnection. We also continue to work with permitting requirements from the Federal Aviation Administration for non-aeronautical use of airport land, and to facilitate RCEA’s application for match funding via a loan from the US Department of Agriculture.

    This complex project involves multiple owners and intersecting government agencies, a utility and a community choice aggregator, and a broad spectrum of technical partners. We are grateful for the expertise and commitment given from all of these collaborators toward the creation of an innovative, multi-customer, front of the meter, renewable energy microgrid.

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  • The world needs true geniuses now more than ever

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  • Does a blog post look better with a featured image?

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  • If you’re truly happy and you know it let it show

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  • Don’t let fear stop you from having great adventures

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