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Meta’s Arizona data center to be powered by solar + storage project

Meta will receive the majority portion of the solar energy generated by Ørsted’s Eleven Mile Solar Center, a 300-MW solar farm and 300-MW, four-hour battery energy storage system currently under construction in Pinal County, Arizona.

Decades after Europe, South Fork Wind sends first commercial wind power onto US grid

Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource announced Wednesday the first electricity from what will be a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Montauk Point, New York. It will be New York’s first offshore wind farm.

First US-made export cable installed at South Fork offshore wind farm

The cable is the first American made subsea cable that connects a US offshore wind farm to the electricity grid.

Orsted wants out of $300M forfeiture for scrapped New Jersey offshore wind farms

The Danish firm recently scrapped its Ocean Wind I and II projects in southern New Jersey, saying the projects were no longer financially feasible.

Orsted puts up $100M guarantee that it will build New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm by 2025

In August, Orsted said the project would be delayed until 2026 due to supply chain issues, higher interest rates, and a failure so far to garner enough tax credits from the federal government.

Offshore wind energy plans advance in New Jersey amid opposition

They come as New Jersey continues to grow as a hub of opposition to offshore wind projects from residents’ groups and their political allies.

Orsted shares fall 20% as it faces $2.3 billion risk

The company cited supply chain issues, high interest rates, and a lack of tax credits for the issues it faces….

Opponents say the tax break is illegal because the law was written to benefit only one entity….

Ørsted to recycle solar PV modules with Solarcycle

Recycling a solar panel ranges in cost from $20 to $30, while dumping the same panel in a landfill runs $1 to $2….

Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure plan 5.2 GW of offshore wind

The projects would more than double Denmark’s current installed offshore wind capacity and form the basis for a Northern European green energy hub….

Why Eversource might exit its offshore wind partnership with Ørsted

The Eversource board voted to conduct a strategic review of the energy giant’s offshore wind interests, would could result in the partial or complete sale of it…

Equinor, bp partner to build offshore wind hub at New York port

Equinor and bp plan to invest up to $250 million to build an offshore wind staging and assembly hub at a Brooklyn, New York port to meet the needs of their ongo…

Work starts on New York’s first offshore wind project

South Fork Wind Farm is a 132 MW project to be located 19 miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island. The project is approved to install 12 or fewer wind tu…

South Fork offshore wind project is cleared for construction

The 132 MW offshore wind project is set to start construction this summer….

GE to produce zero waste wind turbine blades by 2030, company says

The plan will be carried out by LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy subsidiary, which will aim to deliver no excess manufacturing materials and packaging to la…