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Clean Energy Milestone: First Offshore Wind Installed in U.S. Federal Waters

June 29th, 2020 · Comments Off on Clean Energy Milestone: First Offshore Wind Installed in U.S. Federal Waters

A bit earlier this morning, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation on offshore wind and then headed out to see the first two offshore wind turbines installed in Federal waters. I’m in Virginia Beach this morning to sign important legislation that will help make our Commonwealth a national leader in offshore wind. Tune in: https://t.co/ejZhYmTQnm […]

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Tags: Offshore wind · virginia

A Virginia Clean Economy Future: Resources to mine: Solutions Project

December 30th, 2019 · Comments Off on A Virginia Clean Economy Future: Resources to mine: Solutions Project

In seeking to legislate paths to achieve a “clean economy”, one thing legislators do not lack are substantive and thoughtful roadmaps to look at and leverage. As per a post the other day, For decades, people have been working on and considering how to get Virginia on the path toward a clean energy future. And, […]

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Tags: dominion virginia power · environmental · environmental economics · Offshore wind · solar · virginia · wind power

Vive La France: Good news from across the pond (not just #FIFAWWC)

June 26th, 2019 · Comments Off on Vive La France: Good news from across the pond (not just #FIFAWWC)

France has decided to accelerate, significantly, its offshore wind program for a very simple reason: offshore wind will provide reliable, low-cost, clean electrons to power the French economy. Just announced, a new offshore wind project that will deliver electricity to the French grid for 44 Euros per megawatt hour (mWh) (e.g., under $US50 per mWh […]

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Tags: Energy · Offshore wind · renewable energy · wind power