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Jan 30, 2023

Tech researchers aim to transform power grid

Across the American landscape about 3,000 more wind turbines have popped up every year since 2005, and more than 2.7 million homes in the U.S. now sport solar panels. The power grid also is transforming, but the system is still better suited to centralized coal-fired plants, not widely dispersed sources of renewable energy. A four-person […]

aerial view of Portsmouth Marine Terminal
Aug 16, 2022

Skanska wins $223M contract for offshore wind farm prep

New York-based Skanska USA won the $223 million contract to redevelop the 72 acres of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal that Dominion Energy Inc. will use as a staging area for its $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. The company announced the award on Tuesday. The CVOW calls for the construction of 176 wind turbines […]

May 5, 2022

Lambert’s Point Docks in Norfolk to become $100M maritime center

In a deal predicted to bring more than 500 jobs and over $100 million in capital investment, the Lambert’s Point Docks property in Norfolk will become a maritime operations and logistics center to support local offshore wind, defense and transportation industries. The land, owned by Norfolk Southern Railway Co., has been leased by Virginia Beach-based […]

Dominion Energy’s $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project off Virginia Beach is set to be completed in 2026. Photo courtesy Dominion Energy Inc.
Apr 28, 2022

Tilting toward windmills

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A.’s October 2021 announcement that it will build the nation’s first offshore-wind blade factory at Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT) has put Hampton Roads on a trajectory to become a supply chain hub for the country’s nascent offshore-wind energy industry. The Spanish wind turbine company is investing $200 million to build the […]

Apr 11, 2022

Fluence to acquire renewable energy SaaS company

Arlington-based energy storage and digital application company Fluence Energy Inc. announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Nispera AG. Nispera is a Zurich-based artificial intelligence and machine learning-enabled software-as-a-service company that targets the renewable energy sector. It helps clients monitor, analyze, forecast and improve renewable energy assets’ p[...]

This is a pivotal time for electric utilities such as Dominion Energy, which are upgrading power grids and systems to accommodate renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. Photo by Mark Rhodes
Mar 30, 2022

Power plays

Virginia’s largest electric utilities are deploying an array of technologies as they decarbonize, digitalize and decentralize their power grids to meet the state’s and their own clean energy goals. Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. and Charleston, West Virginia-headquartered Appalachian Power are expanding their solar, wind and battery storage portfolios while advancing a massive pow[...]

Mar 30, 2022

SW community colleges to create wind manufacturing workforce

The presidents of four community colleges in Southwest Virginia signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday to establish a wind manufacturing workforce development partnership. “Today’s MOU signing is meaningful because it demonstrates our resident and abiding interest in collaborating. Our four community college presidents are setting an example of how to find ways to work together[...]

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. is building the nation’s first offshore-wind blade factory in Portsmouth. Photo courtesy Siemens Gamesa
Feb 27, 2022

Tilting toward windmills

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A.’s October 2021 announcement that it will build the nation’s first offshore-wind blade factory at Portsmouth Marine Terminal has put Hampton Roads on a trajectory to become a supply chain hub for the country’s nascent offshore wind energy industry. The Spanish wind turbine company is investing $200 million to build the […]

Dec 17, 2021

Q&A: Quebec official discusses Va. trade mission

Quebec’s delegate general in New York, Martine Hébert, visited Virginia this week on a trip to strengthen economic relations between her province and the commonwealth. Appointed in August by Quebec Premier François Legault and based out of New York, Hébert is responsible for promoting the province’s economic interests in the mid-Atlantic region. She previously served […]

Dec 14, 2021

Southwest Va. project will help manufacturers enter wind energy supply chain

Public-private campaign InvestSWVA announced Tuesday the launch of an economic development initiative designed to help Southwest Virginia manufacturers find entry points in the supply chain for wind energy equipment components. The initiative, called Project Veer, will connect Southwest Virginia manufacturers with industry experts, public sector partners, the Hampton Roads Alliance, Dominion Energ[...]

Oct 25, 2021

Siemens Gamesa to build first U.S. offshore wind blade factory in Portsmouth

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A., a Spanish wind turbine company, will invest $200 million to build the first U.S. offshore wind turbine blade manufacturing facility in Portsmouth, creating 310 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday from the Port of Virginia’s Portsmouth Marine Terminal. Siemens Gamesa is a partner in Dominion Energy‘s 2.6-gigawatt, $7.8 billion [&helli[...]

Jul 1, 2021

Federal approval process starts for Va. Beach wind farm

Friday will mark an important milestone for Dominion Energy Inc.’s wind energy plans, as the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management begins its two-year permitting and environmental review of the 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. That’s the next step before construction begins in 2024, Dominion said in a news release. Gov. Ralph Northam and […]

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