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Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion system with methanol engine to power four SAL heavy lift vessels; wind farm installations

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This will therefore make these ships among the first to be prepared to operate on methanol, a clean burning sulfur-free alternative to conventional fossil-based marine fuels. They will also be the first methanol capable ships to employ a variable speed main engine in a hybrid installation.

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California Energy Commission adopts offshore wind goals: 5GW by 2030, 25 GW by 2045

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The California Energy Commission (CEC) adopted a report establishing offshore wind goals and moving the state one step closer to development of the clean energy resource off California’s coast. Additional transmission infrastructure will be needed to deliver offshore wind energy from this region to the grid.

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China’s offshore wind growth soars with more than 300GW installed

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China is the world’s biggest polluter – and it’s also the world’s leader in clean energy growth. China’s installed offshore wind capacity has now reached 302.2 more… The post China’s offshore wind growth soars with more than 300GW installed appeared first on Electrek.

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DTE Energy partners with Ford on new rooftop solar installation and battery storage

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The array includes an integrated battery storage system and will be used to power newly installed electric vehicle (EV) chargers. The solar array, the third DTE has constructed with Ford, can generate 1,127 MWh of clean energy. The company’s 18 wind parks and 32 solar arrays generate enough clean energy to power 670,000 Michigan homes.

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Rivian will install a wind turbine to power new R1 electric vehicles’ first charge

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Rivian plans to install a 2.8 megawatt wind turbine on the east side of its Normal, Illinois, manufacturing plant. The wind turbine will provide clean energy to charge new R1 vehicles for the first time.

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The US’s largest offshore wind farm just got its first monopile

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gigawatt (GW) Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW), which will be the US’s largest offshore wind farm, has installed its first monopile foundation. The Orion , DEME Group’s heavy lift vessel, installed the monopile foundation approximately 29 miles off the Virginia Beach coast.

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Rhode Island & Connecticut’s 704 MW Revolution Wind achieves first ‘steel in the water’

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Photo: Revolution Wind The 704-megawatt (M) Revolution Wind, Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm, just hit a major milestone. Revolution Wind’s site is more than 15 miles south of Rhode Island and 32 miles southeast of Connecticut.