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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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Ltd, (DSME) a contract to build a specialist ship for the construction of offshore wind farms. Rendering of the offshore wind farm ship. They are able to transport and install the largest available offshore wind turbines, including foundations. Martin Skiba, Head of Offshore Wind at RWE Innogy. Click to enlarge.
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billion contract from independent power producer Caithness Energy to supply wind turbines and provide services for an 845-megawatt (MW) wind farm project to be located in Oregon. The wind farm, called Shepherds Flat, has received the majority of the necessary government permits to operate and is ready to be built.
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