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Leadership 100

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Setting the Scene

Four years ago, the offshore wind industry came together to strategize how best to advance the industry under a new federal administration. The result has been impressive – 10 projects representing 15 GW of power generation through permitting, one project done and three more under installation, billions for ports and transmission systems, and new long-term tax credits. Despite a major wave of inflation and global economic challenges forcing 75% of projects to restructure their offtake agreements, it appears as the U.S. market is drawing strength and drawing investments into the supply chain.

Just as momentum is building, the industry faces another federal election. By the time the Leadership 100 Committee meets in early December, a new administration – either under Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump – will take power and wield significant influence over the pace of offshore wind development in the U.S.

The Leadership 100 Committee will analyze the environment, discuss opportunities, and prioritize a collective action plan under the new Administration setting hard goals and assigning responsibilities. To help inform this plan, Oceantic Network has been convening Working Groups and key constituencies from its membership to derive a policy recommendation list to be enacted under the next administration.

Federal policies can only advance the industry so far. We will also look further into the future, identifying and tackling foundational issues within the market to ensure predictable deployment. Building the supply chain and infrastructure system needed has proven difficult. While state demand for offshore wind appears unrelenting, cost and perception issues continue to plague the industry, potentially leading to a softening of support from the industry’s biggest ally. The Leadership100 Committee will consider and chart a path forward for near-term and long-term success.

With offshore wind’s abundant potential to provide reliable clean energy, create good-paying jobs, and drive new economic development, the industry is already playing a critical role in the U.S. transition to renewable energy sources. State demand for offshore wind also continues to grow as governments chart roadmaps to carbon neutrality. But successfully deploying the industry at scale comes with new challenges unknown to other renewable energy sectors. A hostile marine environment increases project risk, and a strained supply chain has created development bottlenecks. All of this makes financing, construction, manufacturing, and installation difficult. This unique industry requires innovative strategies and solutions to achieve a robust U.S. market.

With a national goal of 30 GW of offshore wind expected to be financed, under construction, and built by 2030, the industry faces multiple issues that require new strategies and thoughtful actions. A cohesive group representing the U.S. offshore wind supply chain needs to identify the most pressing industry needs (i.e., workforce development, training, finance, R&D, grid and transmission, market development, and public support) and best responses to ensure the continued growth and positive development of this emerging U.S. energy industry.   

Objectives

  • Identify and discuss important industry initiatives to advance the U.S. offshore wind sector and its associated supply chain.  
  • Analyze opportunities under a new federal administration and create prioritized action plan to advance industry under next four years  
  • Identify emerging challenges, foundational issues and subsequently develop solution processes for longer-term engagement plans and responses to the most pressing industry needs.  
  • Utilize and review National Offshore Wind Strategies and prioritize the initiatives with allocation of actions needed to solidify and to grow the U.S. offshore wind sector.  
  • Target public support to depolarize industry and ensure state and federal leaders continue creating policies that advance the industry  
  • Set a clear direction for the year with an annual work plan — a course of actions for the industry and a subset for the Network to implement during the calendar year. 

Work Scope

  1. 1. Assemble the leaders of the offshore wind industry.   
  2. 2. Bring senior figures in U.S. offshore wind development together to organize and develop an in-person annual meeting agenda, which will drive an annual work plan and include discussions such as “Opportunities & Updates,” “Market Challenges & Barriers,” and “Industry Needs & Innovations.”  
  3. 3. Identify important initiatives of the industry aimed at advancing the U.S. offshore wind sector and its associated supply chain.  
  4. 4. Identify the most pressing needs of the industry and engage in collaborative discussions of industry-related topics.  
  5. 5. Utilize best practices from other industries and invite outside subject matter experts as guest speakers to explore new approaches.  
  6. 6. Prioritize the initiatives with allocation of actions needed to solidify and to grow the U.S. offshore wind sector, including appropriate industry strategies and actions, which may also include requests to government and joint industry partnerships with academia.  
  7. 7. Collaboratively develop and approve an annual work plan that assigns actionable responsibilities within Leadership 100 and the Network.  
  8. 8. Determine sources and levels of funding for any identified actions.  
  9. 9. Report results of the actions of the group during future meetings.  

Agenda

  • Wed, December 11 2024

    • Optional Dinner

      Henrietta’s Table

      1 Bennett St, Cambridge, MA 02138

      *Located inside The Charles Hotel

       

  • Thu, December 12 2024

    • Networking Breakfast

      Join colleagues for a networking breakfast.

    • Welcome + Agenda Review

      Speakers:

      • Liz Burdock, President & CEO, Oceantic Network
      • Jason Gershowitz, Principal& Senior Facilitator, Kearns & West
    • Developer Perspective: State Landscape, Planning, and Priorities

      How committed are developers to weathering the current political climate?

      Speakers:

      Carrie Cullen Hit, Senior Director – Grid + Transmission Policy, Vineyard Offshore

      Rebecca Tepper, Secretary, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

    • Offshore Wind Pipeline: Challenges + Opportunities

      Pipeline Status and Risks

      Speaker: Sam Salustro, Senior Vice President of Policy, Oceantic Network

      Federal Update

      Speaker: TBD

    • Networking Break

      Connect with colleagues during the morning networking break.

    • Federal 100 Day Plan Review

      Speaker:

      • Sam Salustro, Senior Vice President of Policy, Oceantic Network
    • The Supply Chain: New Offshore Energy Messenger

      Opposition Campaigns + Lessons Learned/ Unified Industry Messaging

      Speaker: Stephanie Francoeur, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Oceantic Network

      Coordinated Campaigns + Coalitions/ How Oceantic Members can Contribute

      Speaker: Sam Salustro, Senior Vice President of Policy, Oceantic Network

       

    • Networking Lunch

      Join us for a networking lunch.

    • States Perspective: State Landscape, Planning, and Priorities

      What actions can be taken at the state level to continue market growth? How can states reinforce what the supply chain is going to do to move/manage the incoming administration?

      Speaker:

      Adrienne Downey, Director, Power Advisory

    • Networking Break

      Connect with colleagues during the afternoon networking break.

    • Defining Success Over the Next Four Years

      Group Discussion: What does success in the next four years look like? What are the priorities for the industry?

       

    • Closing Remarks

      Speaker:

      • Liz Burdock, President & CEO, Oceantic Network
    • Networking Reception

      End the day with a networking reception

Hotel

Oceantic Network’s block of discounted rooms is full. You can book rooms outside of the block:

Boston Marriott Cambridge
50 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142

The Link

The Leadership 100 meeting will be held at The Link in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
255 Main StreetCambridge, MA 02142

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