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A huge new 1.2 GW offshore wind farm is headed to New England

Baua Electric

Photo: Avangrid Vineyard Offshore, which developed Vineyard Wind 1, has submitted a proposal for a 1.2 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm to three New England states. GW of offshore wind capacity. Vineyard Wind 2 was proposed to each state and to the three states together under the New England solicitation process.

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The US just proposed 18 GW of new offshore wind sales

Baua Electric

Hywind floating offshore wind turbine by U.S. The US announced two proposals for offshore wind sales that could generate more than 18 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy – enough to power more than 6 million homes. It’s the first in a five-year lease schedule that could see up to 12 separate offshore wind auctions.

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GE scraps plans to make giant 18 MW offshore wind turbines

Baua Electric

Photo: GE Renewable Energy GE Vernova is abandoning plans to supersize its offshore wind turbines and will instead focus on rolling out smaller “workhorse” turbines. We believe the future of our offshore wind business will be the Haliade-X 15.5 The company made project losses in its offshore wind business last year.

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EGEB: 3 ways clean energy is making US grids more resilient right now

Electrek

Massachusetts announces $1.6 million in grants to support offshore wind workforce training. 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 US’s first large-scale offshore wind farm just missed its first power delivery deadline [update]

Baua Electric

Vineyard Wind 1 was supposed to deliver its first power to the Massachusetts grid by December 31 – but it didn’t. Vineyard Wind 1 came online late yesterday. One wind turbine near Martha’s Vineyard delivered around 5 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the grid. January 3: It’s finally game on!

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The US’s first large-scale offshore wind farm just missed its first power delivery deadline

Baua Electric

Vineyard Wind 1 was supposed to deliver its first power to the Massachusetts grid by December 31 – but it didn’t. Vineyard Wind 1 is a 50/50 joint venture between Avangrid and green investors Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. And it reiterated that deadline in a public newsletter on December 27. Get started here. –

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US to use AI to track the impact of offshore wind on endangered whales

Baua Electric

Hywind floating offshore wind turbine by U.S. Two US environmental agencies say they will start using AI to better monitor the impact of offshore wind farms on marine animals, particularly endangered North American right whales, of which there are only about 360 left in the world. Department of Energy is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

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