The Latest

News

See what people are saying about the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.

Subscribe to our newsletter

Receive email updates on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.

Sign up

Showing 1-10 of 75 results.
  • US Port Welcomes First Coastal Virginia Offshore Substation

    US Port Welcomes First Coastal Virginia Offshore Substation

    The first of three offshore substations for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has arrived at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal. According to the Port of Virginia, the substation is the first of its kind to ever arrive at an East Coast port and, at more than 4,000 tons, is the heaviest piece of equipment ever handled at the port.

    View

  • Virginias offshore wind farm just cleared another major construction milestone

    Virginia’s offshore wind farm just cleared another major construction milestone

    Dominion Energy announced that 78 monopile foundations and 4 offshore substation foundations were installed for the 2.6-gigawatt CVOW project during the first installation season, achieving the company’s initial objectives of at least 70 monopiles set into the sea floor 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach.

    View

  • Dominion wins second offshore wind lease area with lone bid

    Dominion wins second offshore wind lease area with lone bid

    Virginia’s largest utility was the lone bidder for the lease of 176,506 acres about 35 miles off the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The win means Dominion Energy has the potential to produce up to another 4 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power up to 1.4 million homes, directly adjacent to its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project currently being built.

    View

  • Dominion acquires a third offshore wind lease

    Dominion acquires a third offshore wind lease

    Dominion Energy has acquired yet another offshore wind lease, this one next to and east of the area in the Atlantic where its 2,600-megawatt, 176-turbine wind farm is under construction. The new lease is Dominion’s third, after it acquired a 40,000-acre lease off the North Carolina Outer Banks last month. That lease could host turbines generating 800 megawatts, enough to power 200,000 homes, if regulators approve.

    View

  • As offshore wind installation rises Dominion showcases environmental economic benefits

    As offshore wind installation rises, Dominion showcases environmental, economic benefits

    On a recent summer day, under blue skies, a 272-feet tall, 31-feet wide, 1,500-ton steel cylinder was being pushed into the ocean floor 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. The process will be repeated for months as Dominion Energy builds the country’s largest offshore wind project.

    View

  • Dominion Energys new ship may hold the key to US offshore wind energy

    Dominion Energy's new ship may hold the key to U.S. offshore wind energy

    In the mission to harness sustainable energy, the U.S. is behind when it comes to offshore wind energy ... One boat could carry the key to unlocking more green energy.

    View

  • Dominion Energy highlights environmental mitigation efforts at offshore wind site

    Dominion Energy highlights environmental mitigation efforts at offshore wind site

    Mitchell Jabs, environmental permitting manager for the wind project, said five years of research has her confident the ongoing construction is not harmful to the whales. “We feel very confident in that our mitigations are comprehensive,” Jabs said.

    View

  • Scientists to study how offshore wind construction off Virginia Beach impacts fish

    Scientists to study how offshore wind construction off Virginia Beach impacts fish

    Researchers with the Nature Conservancy and federal government are embarking on groundbreaking research off the coast of Virginia Beach to see how driving offshore wind turbines into the seafloor impacts fish behavior.

    View

  • As other wind projects stall Virginias approach keeps Dominions on track

    As other wind projects stall, Virginia's approach keeps Dominion's on track

    With the certainty that state oversight and the Clean Economy Act gave, Dominion was able to nail down firm contracts from suppliers. “The fact that we have a regulated project, and the fact that the Clean Economy Act set those targets, gave us the confidence to go to the vendors and say this is what we need on this schedule,” said Bob Blue, Dominion Energy's chair, president and chief executive officer.

    View

  • As industry struggles federal state offshore wind goals could get tougher to meet

    As industry struggles, federal, state offshore wind goals could get tougher to meet

    Jeremy Slayton, a company spokesperson, said the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s record of decision, the 2,600 megawatt, 176-turbine project’s “last major permitting milestone,” will allow some onshore construction to start. It’s scheduled to be finished by 2026.

    View