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two centuries ago
in the california gold rush of the 1840s
american author mark twain said
during the gold rush it's a good time to
be in the pick and shovel business
a new gold rush is now taking place off
the u.s east coast where offshore wind
prospectors have staked claims where
they will invest
100 billion us dollars over the next 10
years
the largest announced investment to date
is dominion energy's 2.6 gigawatt
project off virginia
near where the first permanent english
settlement in america was founded
lies the chesapeake bay entrance and a
complex of natural harbors and
industrialized waterfront areas
known as hampton roads
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we are starting with two turbines
off of our coast we hope to expand that
to
2600 megawatts
of wind energy off of our shores
we invite you to learn more about the
advantages of this historic region for
investing in the pick and shovel
business of offshore wind
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hampton roads is rich with abundant
maritime
assets four port of virginia terminals
four commercial shipyards with large
floating dry docks and dozens of smaller
ship repair and boat building facilities
located in the central mid-atlantic
virginia is well positioned to be a
supply chain
hub that can receive build and deliver
the largest offshore wind components to
all existing u.s east coast lease areas
with ocean transport at 10 knots
virginia-built components can reach
any lease area or its marshalling port
within a day and a half
the port of virginia routinely serves
post-panamax
ultra-large container vessels and is
also accustomed to receiving
and handling the large cranes that serve
those vessels
the container cranes at virginia
international gateway
are of the same scale as offshore wind
turbine foundations it is thus
easy to envision the port supplying
american-made
steel in the water for hundreds of
offshore wind turbines
up and down the u.s east coast
with upgrades now complete at the port
of virginia's
other container terminals portsmouth
marine terminal is now being evaluated
as a major
offshore wind supply chain hub it is the
only terminal on the u.s
east coast with sufficient land area to
host fabrication
and assembly of all offshore wind
components
eastern state has its own rich maritime
heritage
with waterborne commerce dating back to
the colonial era
but in modern times virginia has more
full-time shipyard workers than all
other mid-atlantic states combined
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virginia also is home to more than 500
000 workforce-ready veterans who have
rotated out of military service
and thus well-suited for new careers in
offshore wind
and we are preparing to submit a lease
application to secure locations in
federal waters now
for wind energy research and testing and
environmental data gathering
that will move offshore development of
wind resources forward more quickly
virginia recently collaborated with
dominion energy
and orsted to allow for construction of
two six megawatt wind turbines off of
our coast
this will be the first deployment of
commercial scale turbines
in federal waters with the port's unique
waterfront properties unparalleled
shipbuilding workforce and hampton roads
deep wide channels with unlimited air
clearance
all the way to the open sea virginia is
unmatched in its offshore wind
manufacturing potential
from corner office to shop floor
to research lab to vessel deck plates
virginia is all in for offshore wind
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