Giant New Jersey offshore wind award to kickstart US market

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Winning bid was submitted by Danish power firm Ørsted, beating competition from EDF, Shell, and Equinor

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities last week granted the state's first offshore wind award to Danish energy giant Ørsted, paving the way for its 1.1GW Ocean Wind project to deliver clean power to...

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