Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans are partnering with Diamond Offshore Wind to explore the potential for generating wind power in the Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans CityBusiness reports.
Diamond Offshore has signed a memorandum of understanding with Entergy to evaluate and possibly develop wind power in the Gulf. The agreement “provides a legal framework for Entergy and Diamond Offshore Wind to work toward the development of potential offshore wind demonstration projects located in Louisiana state waters and will focus in the near term on the evaluation of grid interconnection to determine the optimal size and locations of future offshore wind development,” according to an Entergy announcement.
Boston-based Diamond Offshore Wind was formed by Diamond Generating Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp. to develop and operate offshore wind projects and has developed seven commercial-scale projects so far. Read the full story.
