Decode Leasing Strategy

Understand how planning areas, WEAs, auction formats, and bidding dynamics shape project value and developer behavior across regions.

Make Projects Bankable

Connect state targets, offtake structures, transmission choices, and procurement design to bankability, pricing signals, and investor confidence.

Reduce Permitting Risk

Learn how site assessment, stakeholder engagement, NEPA processes, and environmental mitigation influence timelines, cost, and downstream design.

About the course

Offshore wind projects increasingly stall or succeed based on early-stage planning, leasing outcomes, and permitting efficiency — yet these topics are often fragmented across policy, legal, and technical silos. This course brings them together, covering federal and state planning pathways, competitive leasing and auctions, site assessment and COP development, technology implications, stakeholder engagement, and environmental review. Content is developed and delivered by offshore wind practitioners who work directly in development, advisory, and regulatory roles. Learners leave with a systems-level understanding of how to structure, evaluate, and advance offshore wind projects before steel ever hits the water.

Curriculum

15 Chapters · 91 Lessons

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    Intro

    1. Welcome Free preview
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      Course Map

    3. Course Completion Requirements Free preview
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    Glossary

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      Course Glossary

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    Module 1

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      1.1: The Modern Offshore Wind Landscape

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      1.1.1: The “Recipe for Success”: Resource, Buildability, and Market

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      1.2: Jurisdiction 101: State vs. Federal Waters

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      1.2.1: Why the Division Exists: Administrative and Historical Context

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      1.3: Markets & the “Recipe for Success”

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      1.3.1: How Offtake Creates Bankability

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      Module 1: Practice Quiz

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    Module 2

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      2.1: Why State Targets Matter

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      2.1.1: The Rise of State Offshore Wind Targets

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      2.2: Utilities & Offtake: Power Purchasing in Practice

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      2.2.1: How State Solicitation Processes Work

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      2.3: Multi-State Dynamics & Cable Landfalls

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      2.3 Visuals

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      2.3.1: Multi-State Dynamics: When One Project Touches Several States

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      Module 2: Practice Quiz

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    Module 3

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      3.1: From Early Pilots to Competitive Leasing

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      3.1.1: The challenge of novelty

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      3.1.2: Geographic Expansion: Beyond the Northeast

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      3.2: Landmark Lease Sales & Pricing Signals

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      3.2.1: Landmark Auctions That Shifted the Industry

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      3.3: Regional Trajectories: Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf

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      3.3.1: Part 2: The Pacific Coast — Floating Wind and the Future of Deep-Water Deployment

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      Module 3: Practice Quiz

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    Module 4

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      4.1: Planning Areas, RFIs, and Call Areas

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      4.1.1: The Planning & Analysis Phase: Setting the Stage

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      4.1.2: From RFI to Call Area: The Winnowing Process

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      4.2: Draft and Final Wind Energy Areas (WEAs)—

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      4.2.1: Stakeholder Engagement Intensifies During Draft WEA Development

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      4.3: NEPA & Intergovernmental Task Forces

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      4.3.1: Intergovernmental Task Forces: Collaboration in Action

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      Module 4: Practice Quiz

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    Module 5

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      5.1: Auction Formats & Eligibility

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      5.1.1: Why the Federal Government Uses Auctions

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      5.1.2: Eligibility: Who Can Bid?

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      5.2: Bidding Dynamics: Asking Prices, Frozen Status, and Exit Bids

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      5.2.1: Exit Bids: The Final Signal of a Bidder’s Maximum Value

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      5.3: Strategy & Economics

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      5.3.1: Cost of Capital and Corporate Finance: The Economics Behind Bidding

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      Module 5: Practice Quiz

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    Module 6

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      6.1: Site Assessment Plans & Characterization

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      6.1.1: What Is a Site Assessment Plan?

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      6.1.2: Why Site Surveys Take Time—And Why That’s Important

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      6.2: Construction & Operations Plans (COP)

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      6.2.1: Key Components of the COP

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      6.3: Permitting Timelines & Process Efficiencies

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      6.3.1: Why Permitting Takes 6–8 Years (And Sometimes Longer)

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      Module 6: Practice Quiz

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    Module 7

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      7.1: Turbines, Foundations & Scale Effects

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      7.1.1: Part 1: The Modern Offshore Wind Turbine

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      7.2: HVDC & Grid Integration

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      7.2.1: Part 5: Grid Integration — Where Offshore Meets Onshore

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      7.3: Ports, Vessels & Jones Act Compliance

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      7.3.1: Vessels: The Critical Link in Offshore Construction

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      Module 7: Practice Quiz

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    Module 8

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      8.1: Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement Tactics

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      8.1.1: The First Step: Mapping the Stakeholder Landscape

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      8.1.2: Principles of Effective Stakeholder Engagement

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      8.1.2 Visuals

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      8.2: Commercial & Recreational Fisheries

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      8.2.1: How Offshore Wind Interacts With Fisheries

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      8.3: Navigation, Radar & Aviation Considerations

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      8.3.1: Aviation Considerations: Safe Skies Above the Offshore Environment

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      Module 8: Practice Quiz

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    Module 9

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      9.1: Protected Species & Sensitive Habitats

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      9.1.1: Understanding the Ecological Landscape: Who and What Needs Protection

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      9.1.2: Potential Offshore Wind Impacts on Species and Habitats

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      9.2: Cultural Resources & Tribal Consultation

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      9.2.1: Discovery Protocols: What Happens If Something Is Found?

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      9.3: Decommissioning: Planning & Bonding

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      9.3.1: Components of a Decommissioning Plan

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      Module 9: Practice Quiz

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    Module 10

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      10.1: Administrative Cycles & Industry Confidence

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      10.1.1: Understanding Administrative Cycles: The Realities of Long-Term Projects

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      10.1.2: How Industry Responds to Shifting Administrative Cycles

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      10.1.2 Visuals

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      10.2: Supply Chain Development & Workforce Readiness

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      10.2.1: Workforce Readiness: Preparing the People Who Power Offshore Wind

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      10.3: Forward Look: Scaling Responsibly

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      10.3.1: Preparing for a More Complex Policy Landscape

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      10.3.1 Visuals

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      Module 10: Practice Quiz

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    Module 11

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      11.1: Wrap-up

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    Final Assessment & Reflection

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      Course Recap and Final Assessment

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      Reflection

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      Final Assessment

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    Thank You + Post-Course Survey

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      Farewell

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      Post-Course Survey

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