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Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Structural Integrity of Offshore Wind Turbines: Oversight of Design, Fabrication, and Installation - Special Report 305 Introduction 9 FIGURE 1-1 Approval process for offshore wind turbines set forth in 30 CFR 285. ) [NOTE: The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) consistency provision (15 CFR 930) requires that federal agency activities be consistent with the enforceable policies of a coastal state’s federally approved coastal management program.

Coast, including the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico, and even the West Coast. The West Coast has much greater water depths close to shore, however, and this is likely to constrain development in the near term despite a good wind resource, because wind turbine designs for such deep waters are just entering the prototype demonstration phase (Moe, 2010; Pool 2010). S. , outside the 3–nautical mile state boundary) and those under state jurisdiction. State projects are typically near shore and have marginally lower wind resources.

See 30 CFR 285 for details. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Structural Integrity of Offshore Wind Turbines: Oversight of Design, Fabrication, and Installation - Special Report 305 Introduction 9 FIGURE 1-1 Approval process for offshore wind turbines set forth in 30 CFR 285. ) [NOTE: The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) consistency provision (15 CFR 930) requires that federal agency activities be consistent with the enforceable policies of a coastal state’s federally approved coastal management program.

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