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Offshore wind coworking space opens in Norfolk
ODU, Hampton Roads Alliance and state behind the Landing
The growing offshore wind industry in Hampton Roads caught another gust Wednesday with the opening of a coworking and networking space in Norfolk’s World Trade Center. The hub, called the Virginia Offshore Wind Landing — or the Landing, for short — is a joint venture of Old Dominion University’s OpenSeas Technology Innovation Hub, the Hampton
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Report: Virginia gas shortage leaps to 52% in one day
Colonial Pipeline back up as of 5 p.m. Wednesday
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Updated 10 p.m. According to a website tracking gasoline prices and shortages based on crowdsourced data, 52% of Virginia’s gas stations had run out of gas as of 9 p.m. Wednesday, a gigantic leap since 5 p.m. Tuesday, when GasBuddy.com reported 8% outages in the state. The chief culprit appears to be panic buying prompted
Northam declares state of emergency related to gas pipeline shutdown
Says current reserves are sufficient for short shutdown
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Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency Tuesday, five days after the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a cyber-attack. The Texas pipeline is the primary source of gasoline for many retailers in Virginia and elsewhere on the East Coast, so its prolonged closure would interrupt distribution of gas to the state, the
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Dominion’s Surry nuclear plant’s lifespan extended to 2052-53
Nuclear Regulatory Commission grants extension for nearly 50-year-old nuclear reactors
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Dominion Energy Inc.’s two Surry County nuclear power reactors have received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to operate until 2052 and 2053. The two nuclear reactors at Dominion’s Surry Power Station, which are capable of generating enough power for 419,000 homes, received a 20-year extension from its previous license, which allowed the plants to
AES to provide carbon-free power for Google’s Loudoun data centers
Arlington-based Fortune 500 utility signs 10-year agreement with Google
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As part of Google LLC’s ambitious “moonshot” to produce all of its energy from carbon-free sources, Arlington-based The AES Corp. announced Tuesday that it has signed a 10-year agreement to provide carbon-free power for Google’s data centers in Loudoun County. A Fortune 500 international electrical utility, AES will provide 90% of the Google data centers’
SCC approves nine solar farms to provide power for Dominion
Richmond-based utility will own, operate three of the farms
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On April 30, the Virginia State Corporation Commission approved nine major solar farms, which have the potential to generate nearly 500 megawatts and power 125,000 homes for Virginia customers of Richmond-based Fortune 500 utility Dominion Energy Inc. “This is another major step forward in building a clean energy economy in Virginia,” said Ed Baine, president of Dominion
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Region closes in on becoming offshore wind hub
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Hampton Roads is on the cusp of becoming a supply chain hub for the thousands of components used to construct the massive turbines that will propel offshore wind farms being developed off the East Coast. American offshore wind projects currently rely on a European supply chain for turbine components, but shipping the enormous turbines, blades
VW named to Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies list
Company's progress on electric vehicles lauded
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Volkswagen Group, with its North American operations based in Herndon, was named this week to Time magazine’s inaugural 100 Most Influential Companies list, receiving accolades for its move into electric automobiles. The German automotive corporation has set aside $54 billion for electrified vehicles over the next five years, with plans for six new battery factories and
Dominion no longer pursuing second Richmond office tower
Utility cites gas business sale, working from home as reasons
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Dominion Energy Inc. no longer plans to pursue a second office tower in downtown Richmond. Last week, the Richmond-based utility notified the city that it no longer plans to pursue construction of 700 Canal Place, a proposed 17-floor office tower that would complement 600 Canal Place, a 960,000-square-foot, 20-floor office tower that opened in 2019.
Lynchburg’s BWXT wins $690M contract extension
Department of Energy contract focused on cleanup of Ohio uranium enrichment plant
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The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a contract extension to Lynchburg-based nuclear components and fuel supplier BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) worth up to $690 million, the company announced today. BWXT has worked with Irving, Texas-based engineering and construction firm Fluor Corp. on the project, an effort to decontaminate and decommission the former Portsmouth Gaseous