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SCC approves Dominion’s $9.8B offshore wind farm
176-turbine farm will be 27 miles off Va. Beach coast
The State Corporation Commission has approved Dominion Energy Inc.’s application for the proposed $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project (CVOW), which calls for the construction of 176 wind turbines
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Tilting toward windmills
Siemens Gamesa positions region as offshore wind hub
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Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A.’s October 2021 announcement that it will build the nation’s first offshore-wind blade factory at Portsmouth Marine Terminal has put Hampton Roads on a trajectory to
Dominion vessel to assist in building Northeastern offshore wind farms
$500M Charybdis will go to sea in late 2023
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Dominion Energy Inc. has reached an agreement with two companies to charter its offshore wind turbine installation vessel to assist with construction of two offshore wind farms in the Northeastern
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Appalachian Power issues RFP for solar, wind projects
Company seeks projects to help it comply with Virginia Clean Economy Act
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Appalachian Power Co. on Monday issued a request for proposals (RFPs) for up to 300 megawatts of solar and/or wind generation resources. This is the first in a string of
Dominion announces construction has begun on offshore wind vessel
Vessel will be used in construction of utility's massive wind farm off coast of Virginia Beach
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Dominion Energy Inc. announced Wednesday that construction has begun on the utility’s new vessel that will ferry the workers and huge components needed for its planned buildout of the largest
Kitty Hawk offshore wind project to create 600 jobs in Hampton Roads area
N.C. turbines will run power cables to substation in Virginia Beach
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Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of Connecticut-based Avangrid Inc., submitted construction and operations plans on Dec. 11 for the first phase of its Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind project, a development it
Northam announces wind training alliance
Mid-Atlantic Wind Training Alliance to provide workforce training for offshore, onshore wind energy
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Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday announced the formation of the Mid-Atlantic Wind Training Alliance, Virginia’s first workforce training collaborative for the offshore and onshore wind energy industries. The program will
Va. offshore wind industry could create 5.2K jobs, study finds
Dominion wind farm projected to create 1.1K+ jobs, generate $209M
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The offshore wind industry could create up to 5,200 jobs in Virginia (with a majority in Hampton Roads) and an estimated $740 million in total economic activity during the next
Northam speeds up Virginia’s clean energy timetable
Clean Energy Virginia initiative aims for carbon-free electricity production by 2045
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The governor announced Tuesday the Clean Energy Virginia initiative, a project that aims to generate 100% of Virginia’s electricity from carbon-free sources by 2045 while investing in solar and wind
Dominion sets net-zero carbon goal by 2050
The goal covers carbon dioxide and methane emissions emissions from electricity generation and gas infrastructure operations.
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Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. announced Tuesday a new goal of achieving net-zero carbon dioxide and methane emissions from its electricity generation and gas infrastructure operations by 2050. The new benchmark