How a Turbine Put The Brakes on NY Offshore Wind Projects
by gCaptain
gCaptain— (Bloomberg) — The fledgling US offshore wind industry took another blow Friday — but for a new reason: a desired turbine isn’t available. The absence of 18-megawatt turbines set off
www.utilitydive.com—New York nixes 3 offshore wind projects, notes GE Vernova move to abandon 18-MW turbine. The three canceled projects represented 4 GW of provisionally awarded capacity.
@MichaelWestBiz—Licences go to nation's first offshore wind projects. Australia’s first offshore wind projects will start off Victoria’s coast after leading contenders were awarded feasibility licences. Granting licences for the nation-leading Gippsland zone, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said offshore wind would be “energy rich and jobs rich” for six development zones around Australia. “That’s why major Australian energy users – from Alcoa in Portland, […]
KOBI-TV NBC5—City of Brookings continues opposition on Offshore Wind Energy Project. BROOKINGS, Ore. —The Brookings City Council discussed the opposition to the Bureau of Oregon Energy Management’s Offshore Wind Energy Project proposed for the Oregon coast Monday. BOEM is looking to add offshore wind farms in areas that cover over 200,000 acres ranging around 18 to 32 miles off the coast of Curry and Coos Counties. […]