It’s Busier Than You Think Out There: Working Toward A Model of Co-Existence Between Wind And Other Ocean Users

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET

Location: Room 302

Moderator(s)

Julia Lewis, MEM (she/her/hers)

Head of Permitting- Americas
Equinor

Speaker(s)

Noé Rouxel (he/him/his)

Sr. Project Manager & Consultant- Offshore Wind
DNV, California
CS

Capt. Richard Shultz

United States Coast Guard
BV

Brian Vahey

Vice President – Atlantic Region
The American Waterways Operators
Deirdre Boelke

Fisheries Manager
RWE
Dave Belote, MA, MS, MBA, Col (ret) USAF

Managing Partner & CEO
DARE Strategies LLC
Virginia Beach, Virginia

The ocean is a busy place, and offshore wind needs to coexist with maritime traffic and DoD activities. Deconflicting the seas to create space for wind turbines is both an art and a science. Our panel brings together regulators from USCG, DoD, BSEE, and BOEM, as well as the maritime industry, to explain the tools they use and challenges they face at both the leasing and permitting phases.