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First Offshore Wind Turbine Goes Up on Federal Lease

from National Fisherman

First Offshore Wind Turbine Goes Up on Federal Lease National Fisherman Dominion Energy and offshore wind developer Ørsted have installed the first two wind turbines on a federal lease, a milestone in what backers hope is a first step toward arrays off Virginia producing up to 2.6 gigawatts of power. The 459-foot wind turbine installation vessel Vole au Vent raised the first turbine to its tower June 20, and work was continuing to hang rotor blades on the second unit of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project, said G.T. Hollet, director of generation projects for Dominion, during the International Partnering Forum online offshore wind conference. READ MORE

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