Orsted A/S unveiled the world’s largest offshore wind farm, an 87-turbine complex in the Irish Sea covering an area more than double the size of Manhattan.
The Walney Extension off the coast of northwest England has a generating capacity of 659 megawatts and is capable of powering 590,000 homes, according to Danish company Orsted, the world’s biggest developer of offshore wind farms.
The only functioning wind farm in the United States exists at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.
Wind power in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_the_United_States
With at least 12,750 wind turbines, the state of Texas ranks first in the U.S. for installed wind power capacity, measured at over 23,200 MW in 2017. https://www.evwind.es/2018/09/10/texas-leads-u-s-in-wind-energy/64465
Global asset manager the Carlyle Group has entered the wind power market by establishing a new subsidiary and acquiring a 612MW portfolio in New York state. https://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1492313/carlyle-group-acquires-612mw-portfolio-us
Fort Benning launches new wind tech training program for veterans https://www.windpowerengineering.com/business-news-projects/fort-benning-launches-new-wind-tech-training-program-for-veterans/