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EGEB: Oil kingdom Saudi Arabia launches its first wind farm, the Middle East’s largest

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Saudi Arabia’s first wind farm is now connected and producing clean energy. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: Final turbine is in place at the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The final floating turbine is connected at the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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EGEB: Biden administration opens up the US Pacific coast to offshore wind

Electrek

New US wind and solar scheduled for connection to the grid has reached record levels. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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The first wind farm on California’s coast just came online

Baua Electric

Photo: Strauss Wind The Strauss Wind Project in Santa Barbara County, the first wind farm on California’s coast, is now online. The 98-megawatt (MW) Strauss Wind is near Lompoc, on the Central Coast, with Vandenberg Space Force Base to the south, west, and northwest. Developer BayWa r.e. Get started here. –ad*

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New Jersey resuscitates offshore wind with two new projects

Baua Electric

Photo: Ocean Wind 1 Ørsted dealt New Jersey a massive blow by canceling 2.2 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind last year, but the state just added 3.7 New Jersey was expected to announce another offshore wind solicitation at the beginning of 2024, and it’s delivered. GW of new projects to its pipeline.

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Italy is putting a big hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm in the sea

Baua Electric

Photo: SolarDuck A 540-megawatt (MW) hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm is going to be developed off Italy’s southern coast, in the Ionian Sea. The triangular floating platforms are modular, so they can be connected to form large plants. Plus, the platforms have slip-resistant walkways and fences for access and maintenance.

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World’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm beats expectations in the face of extreme storms

Baua Electric

Photo: WindFloat Atlantic WindFloat Atlantic – the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm – has now been online for three years and continues to break its own power output records. The offshore wind farm sits 20 km off the coast of Portugal in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, north of Porto. A 20 km long (12.4

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