A year after President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling for a review of American supply chains, the Department of Energy (DOE) released what it called its first-ever comprehensive assessment of the U.S. clean energy supply chain.
Financial support will also be needed to spur offshore wind port and vessel infrastructure, both of which are in their infancy. The federal government can also help by prioritizing financing of offshore wind ports and vessels through the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration programs and the DOE Loan Programs Office.
There has been some progress on building out the U.S. offshore wind supply chain.
In October 2021, Siemens Gamesa, Dominion Energy, and Ørsted announced that they would partner to build a $200 million blade finishing facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, to support Dominion's 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project that is in development.
A month later, the first subsea HVDC cable facility in the U.S. opened in Charleston, South Carolina. French fiber optic cable manufacturer Nexans partnered to deliver 1,000 km of cables to Ørsted and Eversource for North American offshore wind farm development until 2027.