Dominion Buys First Wind Turbines - a podcast by WHRO Public Media

I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University and this is a Strome Business Minute.
Back in October, Virginia signed a deal with Dominion Energy to buy renewable energy, including wind-generated. But Virginia is one of nine states that doesn’t yet produce wind energy. That’s about to change. Dominion announced the signing of a contract with Siemens Gamesa, a Spanish manufacturer of turbines, which will be installed on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind farm just off Virginia Beach. Construction on the wind farm actually began last June and is expected to be complete later this spring. While Virginia has a goal of generating thirty percent of energy needs by wind before 2030, a goal for this farm is to determine how many turbines will be needed and whether offshore wind farms will generate more electricity than on shore. To learn more, visit odu.edu/business. This Strome Business Minute is presented by the Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University.

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