Pier Wind Terminal Development Project is Underway

Aspen is working with the Port of Long Beach on an extremely exciting project – the Pier Wind Terminal Development Project. 

Ports are a key component to the development of offshore wind (OSW) as they can provide large areas for the assembly of floating foundations and wind turbine generator systems prior to being shipped out to the OSW farms, anticipated to be located in the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management lease areas in Central and Northern California.

 The State has estimated that 3 to 5 staging and integration (S&I) sites and 4 foundation assembly sites, each of which is estimated at approximately 80-100 acres, are needed to meet California’s goal to deploy 25 GW of OSW power by 2045 and support the US in meeting its goal to deploy 110 GW of OSW power by 2050 and 15 GW of floating OSW power by 2035.

For the Pier Wind Development Project, Aspen has completed the project description and Initial Study/Notice of Preparation, which was issued on November 30, 2023. The Notice of Intent is expected to be issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers in December 2023.  

Aspen will be working on technical studies and the EIR/EIS through 2024-2025. 

Watch the video from Port of Long Beach to learn more about this exciting project.