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Rhode Island offshore wind project cleared to begin construction

Located about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, the project will have an estimated capacity of 704 megawatts, capable of powering nearly 250,000 homes.

Rough seas ahead as multiple offshore wind power purchase agreements are scrapped

Economic uncertainties have resulted in multiple East coast offshore wind power purchase agreements (PPA) to come to an end, with both developers and utilities deciding to back out of the agreements.

First monopile foundation installed at South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm

If the project remains on track to be completed by the end of 2023, it would become America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm to be completed in federal waters.

Ørsted launches data vessel to aid offshore wind development

The USV is designed as a generic sensor platform and can collect large amounts of data on the wind conditions, the state of the seabed, and biological and ecological measurements.

Microsoft will buy power from Ørsted’s 430 MWAC solar energy center Old 300, which is expected to come online next year. The project is located on 2,800 acres of privately-owned land in Needville.

New Jersey’s 1.1-GW offshore wind farm takes shape with selection of GE 12-MW turbines

Ocean Wind will use GE’s Haliade-X 12-MW wind turbine with an option to increase capacity to the 13-MW variant.