Data and Dashboards
The National Sea Grant Offshore Wind Energy Liaison initiative aims to lift up information from other organizations that keep up with the progress of offshore wind development in the United States.
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) facilitates the responsible development of renewable energy resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. Visit BOEM’s state activities webpage for a map of areas where offshore wind energy planning and leasing activities are occurring across the country.
The Gulf of Mexico Alliance and key partners have developed several important tools for Gulfwide coastal management. These tools support partner and stakeholder engagement and enhance our regional capacity to share and integrate data.
The Permitting Dashboard is an online tool for tracking federal government environmental review and authorization processes for large or complex infrastructure projects: Visit Fast-41’s permitting dashboard.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory offers wind resource data available to the public via its online geospatial tools and downloadable maps and data sets: Review NREL’s wind resource data, tools, and maps.
The Northeast Ocean Data Portal (NROC) hosts a data table that gives users access to information associated with operational and proposed OWE projects from Maine to North Carolina. Visit NROC’s Offshore Wind Project data table. It also hosts an interactive map of OWE development on the east coast of the United States.
Permitting Resources
Resources that will help you understand where different offshore wind energy projects are in the permitting process.
Mapping and Data Resources
Resources that will help you understand where different offshore wind energy projects are located, data that breaks down wind energy, and more.
The Northeast Ocean Data Portal (NROC) also hosts an interactive map that uses geospatial data to showcase where offshore wind energy development is occurring in the Atlantic Ocean along the east coast of the United States.
The West Coast Ocean Data Portal is a project to increase discovery and connectivity of ocean and coastal data and people to better inform regional resource management, policy development, and ocean planning. This portal houses data relevant to offshore wind energy.
Science Resources
Resources that will help you understand what the best available science is saying about offshore wind energy.
The Environmental Studies Program (ESP) develops, funds, and manages scientific research of the highest degree of scientific integrity to inform BOEM’s decisions. Research in biological sciences, chemical sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences is made available through the ESP Hub.
The Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind (RWSC) staff has compiled a table of all ongoing studies regarding offshore wind and wildlife research from publicly available sources. Learn about all of the ongoing projects by visiting their database here.
Tethys was developed by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to support the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office and Water Power Technologies Office. Tethys facilitates the exchange of information and data on the environmental effects of marine and wind energy technologies.
The U.S. Offshore Wind Synthesis of Environmental Effects Research (SEER) effort aims to synthesize key issues and disseminate existing knowledge about environmental effects, inform applicability to U.S. waters, and prioritize future research needs. Topics include effects on marine mammals, EMFs, and more.
WindExchange provides resources to help communities weigh the benefits and impacts of wind energy. Visit WindExchange’s webpage to review a collection of wind energy maps and charts showing wind energy data and trends.