Windfloat PacificPO Box 14265 , Portland, Oregon, United States

WindFloat Pacific, developed by Principle Power, is ready to launch in Oregon, creating good-paying jobs for our local workers while raising the profile of the region as a cutting-edge green technology innovator.  WindFloat Pacific will be located off the Oregon Coast, producing cleaner, renewable offshore wind energy and reducing harmful pollution from our environment that threaten our air and water quality. The expansion of wind energy in Oregon would also mean diversification and competition in our energy market, spurring job creation and economic growth across the state.  The unique WindFloat design enables our structures to be fully assembled onshore before being towed to its final location – roughly 15 to 18 miles off the coast. This offshore location is sited over the horizon, preserving our beautiful shoreline views and avoiding whale migration corridors.  Clean, renewable WindFloat energy provides great benefits for Oregon. The project will spur local job growth, creating good-paying jobs in multiple industries across the state. It will put Oregon on its way to leading in the cutting-edge clean energy technology sector. And it provides us with cleaner air for healthier communities – now and for future generations.

OREGON’S CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE

The next big innovation in renewable energy is happening just off the Oregon Coast. WindFloat Pacific is bringing the country’s first floating offshore wind project to Oregon, boosting our economy and creating jobs while preserving clean air and water.

Oregon Jobs and Investment

Launching off the Oregon Coast, WindFloat Pacific can bring home an ability to harness clean, renewable energy while reaping economic and jobs benefits throughout the state.  Windfloat Pacific will invest millions of dollars in the Oregon economy and create hundreds of new Oregon jobs during development, construction, and operations, including jobs for engineers, environmental scientists, technicians, and skilled trades.  The innovative WindFloat design enables structures to be fully assembled onshore before being towed to its final location. This means that final assembly of the tower, blades, and turbine are affixed to the floating platform will occur in Oregon costal ports, creating new jobs for coastal Oregonians.  Our WindFloat project is just the first step in building out the clean wind energy industry in Oregon, putting into motion opportunities for thousands of jobs and significant economic benefits for our state.

Leadership

Oregon has a unique opportunity to lead in the next step forward for renewable energy in the United States – expanding our access to renewable energy, building out a new clean energy market, and raising the profile of our region as a cutting-edge green technology innovator. WindFloat Pacific will establish Oregon as a global leader in a growing multi-billion dollar clean energy industry.  The growing U.S. offshore wind industry will be a major driver of job creation. The U.S. Department of Energy expects that thousands of Americans will work in offshore wind by 2030. WindFloat Pacific will spur local job training, assembly facilities, and research right here in Oregon – laying the vey foundation our state needs to become leader in the clean energy sector.  As the world’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm, WindFloat Pacific will establish the port facilities, supply chain and skilled labor force needed to develop floating offshore wind farms throughout the Pacific. As this industry grows, we can put thousands of Oregonians to work serving local, regional, and global market place.

Sustainable Future

WindFloat Pacific is a key piece of Oregon’s story for a sustainable future. We’re doing our part to produce clean, renewable energy to improve air and water quality for our future generations, while supporting and creating good-paying local jobs. Providing new energy sources is critical to Oregon’s future, to help us avoid power shortages or price spikes in coming years.  WindFloat is a pilot project that puts us on track to meet these energy needs with cost-effective, renewable, clean energy sources. WindFloat Pacific can usher in a new clean energy industry for Oregon, one that creates good family-wage jobs now, while creating a better and cleaner energy future for our kids. Wind energy can help us transition from coal to clean, renewable energy sources to power our lives.  Our project will help Oregon achieve its clean energy goals and benchmarks, while spurring economic and job growth around the state. WindFloat Pacific project is committed to helping Oregon transition to clean, renewable wind energy to help our environment and our economy.