More than dozen offshore wind projects are in advanced stages of planning on the East Coast of the United States. The federal government has set a national goal to produce 30,000 megawatts of energy by 2030. With development of Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project and Avangrid Renewables’ Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind project, Hampton Roads, Virginia is now on a trajectory to lead offshore wind development in the U.S.
The Hampton Roads Alliance partnered with Xodus Group and BW Research to conduct a major offshore wind supply chain study for the Hampton Roads area in Virginia. The project pinpointed Hampton Road’s supply chain assets and uncovered any gaps, helping the Alliance in its efforts to support the U.S. offshore wind industry in Hampton Roads and identify key opportunities for economic expansion.
Xodus Group is a leading global energy consultancy. BW Research is a full-service applied research firm focused on economic & workforce research, customer & community research, as well as strategic planning and evaluation services.
In May 2021, Site Selection Magazine wrote an investment profile on Hampton Roads as the prime location for the supply chain of the Mid-Atlantic offshore wind industry. Site Selection magazine is an internationally circulated business publication covering corporate real estate and economic development.
Mangum Economics is a Virginia based firm that produces objective economic, quantitative, and qualitative analyses to help organizations make strategic decisions. The Hampton Roads Alliance commissioned Mangum Economics to complete a series of reports identifying the strengths and challenges facing the offshore wind industry in Hampton Roads.
Mangum’s assessment of the economic and financial contribution that Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project will make to Hampton Roads, and to Virginia as a whole. Read the report.
Building on the Potential Impact report, Mangum provides an estimate of the near-term and long-term workforce needs of the offshore wind industry in Hampton Roads. Read more.
Mangum’s report on strategies and opportunities for the development of the offshore wind energy industry in the Hampton Roads area. Download the report.
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