Virginia Approves Gamesa Offshore Turbine in Chesapeake Bay
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Virginia approved construction of a wind turbine in Chesapeake Bay that may be the first installed in U.S. waters.
The state’s Marine Resources Commission granted permission to Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA’s U.S. unit to install a 5-megawatt prototype three miles (4.8 kilometers) from the town of Cape Charles, according to a statement today from Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell.