Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (GLDD), a provider of dredging services, has named Eleni Beyko senior vice president of offshore wind – a strategic growth area for the company. Beyko brings more than 20 years of experience in program engineering, business leadership and project management in the automobile and offshore oil and gas markets. At GLDD, she is responsible … [Read more...] about Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Appoints Senior Vice President of Offshore Wind
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Shell, Simply Blue Partner to Develop Floating Wind Farm off Irish Coast
Shell has signed an agreement with Simply Blue Energy, an early stage marine project developer of sustainable floating wind, wave energy and aquaculture projects, to acquire a 51% share of their Simply Blue Energy Kinsale venture, which was set up to develop the Emerald Project, a floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea, off the south coast of Ireland. The joint venture will … [Read more...] about Shell, Simply Blue Partner to Develop Floating Wind Farm off Irish Coast
Boralex Closes on Sky High Solar Farm
Boralex Inc., a company that develops, builds and operates renewable energy power facilities in Canada, France, the U.K. and the U.S., says a wholly owned subsidiary of the corporation has completed a transaction with Delaware River Solar LLC to acquire Sky High Solar Farm, located in New York. Sky High Solar Farm is a 20 MW AC project located in the Tully. The project is … [Read more...] about Boralex Closes on Sky High Solar Farm
Virginia utility aims to shave peaks, boost solar with time-of-use rate pilot
Dominion Energy’s latest attempt at a time-of-use program has earned some praise from solar advocates. Solar United Neighbors and Dominion Energy don’t often harmonize in Virginia. So it’s worth noting when the nonprofit sings some praises for the utility behemoth’s rollout this month of a peak-shaving pilot program designed to ramp up … [Read more...] about Virginia utility aims to shave peaks, boost solar with time-of-use rate pilot
A net-zero code doesn’t need to derail affordable housing push, advocates say
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker cited the potential impact on affordable housing as a reason for his veto of a major climate bill. Allowing Massachusetts cities to adopt stringent energy performance standards on new construction is unlikely to slow housing creation, according to architects, energy efficiency advocates, and lawmakers pushing back on a recent climate bill … [Read more...] about A net-zero code doesn’t need to derail affordable housing push, advocates say