In the US a second offshore wind project was connected to the grid and has produced the first electricity. However, this success is overshadowed by the current policy of the still acting president Donald Trump, who has put a stop to further offshore development in several coastal states.
The US has put into operation its second offshore wind farm. As Danish project developer Ørsted announced via Twitter , the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project of energy utility Dominion Energy is now connected to the grid and produces its first electricity.
The two 6 MW wind turbines, manufactured by Siemens Gamesa, were erected 43 kilometres off the east coast of Virginia and will undergo ...