Duke Energy and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill have signed an agreement for a pilot project to install offshore wind turbines in the state’s Pamlico Sound. Duke and UNC are completing the project’s scoping document. After that is complete, Duke will issue a request for proposal for engineering and construction services. Turbines would be installed from eight to 10 miles offshore and would have a capacity of about 3.5 MW. Source: Engineering News-Record.