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Germany’s EnBW enters California offshore wind; Tech giants align to remove contract barriers

By Paul Dvorak | June 13, 2018

The article was first published by New Energy Update

Germany’s ENBW has entered the North American offshore wind market by joining Trident Wind’s project to build up to 1 GW of floating wind capacity off the coast of central California. ENBW has created a regional subsidiary, EnBW North America, and formed a joint venture with Trident Wind to advance the proposed 650 to 1,000 MW Morro Bay offshore wind project.

Goodby Morro Bay power plant. Hello, floating wind turbines.

“The initial focus of the joint venture is to obtain the site lease from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [BOEM] and on securing the grid connection which became available following the shutdown of the Morro Bay power plant,” ENBW said in a statement June 11.

ENBW is already active in the European offshore wind market and recently won its first Asian project in Taiwan. In April 2017, ENBW and Denmark’s DONG Energy became the first offshore wind power developers to acquire concessions at unsubsidized prices, bidding prices of zero euros per MWh to build wind farms in German waters.

Floating wind technology represents the future of offshore wind, according to ENBW. The group sees California as a key growth market for offshore wind, citing its “strong economy, continuously growing energy demand, ambitious renewable energy, and climate goals.”

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To read the complete article: https://goo.gl/cSoEto


Filed Under: Construction, Floating turbines, News
Tagged With: BOEM, enbw
 

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