offshore wind

World’s Cheapest Offshore Wind Farm to Power 600,000 Homes

World’s Cheapest Offshore Wind Farm to Power 600,000 Homes

Sweden’s Vattenfall set a world record for the lowest price ever paid for offshore wind power. The state-owned energy company bid EUR 49.9 (or $54) per megawatt-hour to develop the Danish Kriegers Flak, a 600-megawatt offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, about 15 kilometers off the Danish island Møn. Kriegers Flak. For comparison, the […]

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    World’s Cheapest Offshore Wind Farm to Power 600,000 Homes

    World’s Cheapest Offshore Wind Farm to Power 600,000 Homes

    Sweden’s Vattenfall set a world record for the lowest price ever paid for offshore wind power. The state-owned energy company bid EUR 49.9 (or $54) per megawatt-hour to develop the Danish Kriegers Flak, a 600-megawatt offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, about 15 kilometers off the Danish island Møn. Kriegers Flak. For comparison, the […]

    Long Island May Become Home to Nation’s Largest Wind Farm

    Long Island May Become Home to Nation’s Largest Wind Farm

    The nation’s largest offshore wind energy project is just one approval away from coming to fruition. The Long Island Power Authority‘s (LIPA) board of directors will meet July 20 to approve Deepwater Wind‘s 90-megawatt, 15-turbine wind farm, according to Politico. Turbines would be placed 30 miles offshore—over the horizon and out of sight from land—and […]