The Kitty Hawk offshore wind farm can be expected to deliver substantial economic growth and employment to Virginia and North Carolina, according to the project’s economic impact study (EIS), with nearly 1,000 jobs to be created once the wind farm is operational.
Big Stimulus For Clean Energy: Covid Relief Bill Includes Green Tax Credits For Solar, Wind And Carbon Capture
Dominion Gathers Jones Act Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Team
Dominion Energy Files Construction and Operations Plan for Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project
- Filing with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management begins approximately two-year federal review process
- Company on schedule to start construction on 2,640-megawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) in 2024
- CVOW estimated to create hundreds of millions of dollars of positive economic impact, hundreds of jobs, enough renewable energy to power up to 660,000 homes
Dominion Energy Continues Development of First Jones Act Compliant Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
Vessel will base operations out of Hampton Roads and is expected to be available to support U.S. offshore wind turbine installations by the end of 2023
-- Global shipbuilding firm Keppel AmFELS is constructing vessel at Brownsville, Texas shipyard
-- Project supports Dominion Energy's industry-leading clean energy profile
Dominion wants Hampton Roads to anchor offshore wind installation business, and a $500 million ship
Avangrid Renewables Submits Construction and Operations Plan for Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind Project
CVOW propels emerging US offshore wind market
In September, the first offshore wind farm in US federal waters delivered first power to the grid. The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project is the first approved by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the second offshore wind farm constructed in the US. It is also the nation’s first offshore wind project owned by an electric utility company.
Virginia is leading in offshore wind – 180 turbines expected to be in service by 2026
Virginia Is All In for Offshore Wind
The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) released its newest recruiting tool today, a video highlighting the details of why the Commonwealth is the ideal place for offshore wind prospectors.