Virginia Wind Energy Update
The Virginian-Pilot is reporting that a joint venture between two renewable-energy firms could soon bring the development of one of the first offshore wind turbine testing facilities to Northampton County on the Eastern Shore.
Governor Bob McDonnell announced yesterday that Virginia had landed the collaborative project, which is expected to test and certify large offshore and land-based electricity-producing wind turbines. The project, called Poseidon Atlantic, will be the first such facility in the United States and will help fill a growing need globally for facilities that test and certify wind turbines.
Poseidon Atlantic LLC plans to spend roughly $9 million and begin construction by mid- to late-2012. The company is a joint venture between Real NewEnergy, a renewable-energy technology firm based in Rockville, Md., and Ecofys, a subsidiary of the Dutch utility company Eneco. Active in European wind-generated energy, Eneco has developed projects with more than 2,500 megawatts of capacity.
Read The Virginian-Pilot article for more details or check out the press release issued directly by the Governor’s office.
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