Contractor Ferrovial used two 500-ton crawler cranes to raise and rotate six vertically cast floater elements for transport and assembly to support the 2-MW turbine in 85 ft of water.
Firm's environmental review award and engineering contract relate to same natural gas project, agency says, after watchdog group raises issues over the link.
Former coal sector lobbyist Andrew Wheeler fits incoming Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's slower approach on fossil fuel transition, but nomination has clean energy proponents aghast.
Solar energy added 9,604 MW through Oct. 31, 2021, up 28% from the same period a year earlier, says the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Recent regulation changes in Massachusetts and California are aimed to push development, but with some opposition.
The worldwide sector is set to rise 2.3% a year in real terms, reaching $16.6 trillion by 2030, with four of the 10 fastest growing markets in Asia, says a London-based economic forecaster.
A leading private US armed forces housing manager settles criminal and civil cases alleging padded bills and poor maintenance dating back to 2013; firm cites unit restructuring but now has court-ordered outside compliance monitor.
Coverage related to the COVID-19 pandemic continued to attract the most page views, but there were also several engineering failures that garnered much attention as well.
Bechtel, Webuild, Strabag and Dragados are among bidders for the $1.3B, 1.5-GW Coire Glas project in Scotland, but project revenue uncertainties remain.
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