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Offshore wind project near Virginia Beach to use giant turbines with 108-meter blades

May 27, 2020

A vast offshore wind project planned for waters off the coast of Virginia Beach looks set to use Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s latest wind turbines, it was announced Tuesday.

The European company said that the 2.64 gigawatt (GW) Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind commercial project will utilize its SG 14-222 DD turbine.

Dominion Energy has previously described the scheme as the “largest offshore wind power project” in the United States.

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