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Skanska is about to transform a Brooklyn marine terminal into a major offshore wind hub

Baua Electric

Image courtesy of Equinor Construction giant Skanska has been awarded a contract to turn the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into one of the US’s largest offshore wind ports. Skanska’s $861 million critical infrastructure offshore wind hub project in Brooklyn will support the 2.1 Get started here. –

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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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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. Plus, the platforms have slip-resistant walkways and fences for access and maintenance. The triangular floating platforms are modular, so they can be connected to form large plants.

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EGEB: The US’s first offshore wind farm is currently offline; here’s why

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Ørsted says Block Island is offline for summer maintenance, and rumors are flying. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tampa just committed to 100% clean energy by 2035, but there’s a hitch.

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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.

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SunPower ceases residential installations, lays off 1,000

Baua Electric

SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) just sent an email to its employees saying that it will “wind down” residential solar installations and lay off 1,000 employees. We will still manage ongoing customer service needs, including operations and maintenance (O&M), and will continue to honor our Complete Confidence warranty. Get started here. –

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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

Blink Charging

If an EV is charged with electricity that is generated from renewable sources (such as solar, wind, geothermal, or hydroelectric), then there are no fossil fuel emissions associated with that charging or driving process. Attend an online or in-person event. EVs require less maintenance and therefore have lower maintenance costs.

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