Offshore Wind Energy Co-Design Toolkit

The Offshore Wind Energy Co-Design Toolkit for Frontline Communities project is a collaboration involving Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia), the University of Virginia (UVA), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and community partners: The Shinnecock Nation, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Coastal Virginia (HCCCVA).

This toolkit offers a set of resources to improve the process of site planning by engaging with frontline communities. The use of community co-design can provide long-term societal benefits for stakeholders while improving the efficiency and effectiveness of outcomes.

Developers gain insights on what a project that addresses the needs of all stakeholders might look like, along with strategies to support their engagement processes. Social, technical, economic, and political aspects of site planning are considered.