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How Dominion Energy Plans to Launch an Offshore Wind Empire

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Four years after the Block Island project first put wind turbines in American waters, the second U.S. offshore wind farm is about to rise 30 miles off Virginia Beach, and it’s happening in the middle of a pandemic. offshore wind project over the finish line — and the first to do so in federal waters.

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Vineyard Wind Prevails as Connecticut Chooses 804MW Offshore Wind Project

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Connecticut on Thursday selected Vineyard Wind’s 804-megawatt Park City project as the winner of its first offshore wind solicitation, setting up the seaport city of Bridgeport to become a significant hub for the emerging U.S. where state offshore wind targets have rapidly grown to exceed 20 gigawatts.

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Labour draws green dividing lines with promise of net zero emission power by 2030

Business Green

Labour's Party Conference kicked off yesterday, with the new tag line 'A Fairer, Greener Future' on prominent display, and the opening policy announcement coming in the form of a commitment to deliver a net zero emissions power system by 2030, a full five years earlier than the government's current 2035 target date.

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Liz Truss prepares to announce energy price freeze plan

Business Green

And there were conflicting reports over the price tag attached to the new support package. Proposals to accelerate planning processes for new offshore wind farms are also expected to be confirmed.

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The government has made this crisis worse than it needed to be

Business Green

The delicate equations required to gently wind down fossil fuel supply and demand in unison were always going to be immensely challenging, even before you realise some of those equations have to be carried out by violent sociopaths.

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Government set to lift fracking ban, confirm gas price freeze plan

Business Green

The plan is to be reviewed next Spring, but the government indicated the price freeze could stay in place for up to two years with the price tag expected to reach up to £150bn. Plans to fast track offshore wind planning approvals could also be confirmed, according to reports.

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'Green product scarcity' is looming: How can businesses remove the cleantech bottleneck?

Business Green

Indeed, while price tags for electric cars, offshore wind turbines, and plant-based meat may be increasingly affordable, they continued to command something of a price premium - and yet these firms have still thrived.

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