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Cape May County Comes Out Swinging Against Ocean Wind Offshore Projects

This week, the Cape May County Board of County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution that outlines stiff opposition to Orsted’s Ocean Wind 1 and...

One More Step for 1 GW+ Ocean Wind 1 Project

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental analysis of the proposed Ocean Wind 1 wind project off the shores of...

Federal Court Confirms Critical Approvals for Vineyard Wind

The U.S. District Court in Massachusetts this week upheld important federal approvals for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, which is...

Federal Approval Opens Door for Start of Construction on 3 GW SunZia Transmission Project

The Bureau of Land Management has approved the route for Pattern Energy’s SunZia Transmission project, enabling construction to begin on the massive renewable energy...

deugro Danmark Building Pair of Specialized Offshore Wind Vessels

deugro Danmark and partners Siemens Gamesa and Amasus Offshore are bringing two newly designed vessels customized for transporting offshore wind turbine components to the...

IberBlue Wind Proposes Floating Offshore Wind Farm in Spanish Waters

IberBlue Wind, a joint venture of Simply Blue Group, Proes Consultores and FF New Energy Ventures, says it is developing a floating offshore wind...

Richardson Electronics Debuts UPS System for Wind Turbines

Richardson Electronics Ltd. has released its new patent-pending ULTRAUPS3000 hybrid ultracapacitor uninterrupted power supply (UPS) for wind turbine control systems and other industrial applications...

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Draft EIS Is Released

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1 and...

CIP, Statkraft Win Auction for 500 MW Offshore Wind Project

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Statkraft have secured a 500 MW contract through Ireland’s Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme 1 (ORESS-1) auction for the...

California Positioned as Key Market for West Coast Offshore Wind

Offshore Wind California (OWC), the organizer of this week’s Pacific Offshore Wind Summit in Sacramento, says speakers at the summit have focused on the...

Innovative Childcare Program Will Support NY Offshore Wind Workers

Community Offshore Wind is partnering with United Way to launch the C.A.R.E. Program - Childcare Affordability and Resource Equity - a $10 million childcare...

Floating Offshore Wind Player Acquires Stake in F. Carceller

Gazelle Wind Power, the developer of a hybrid modular floating offshore wind platform, has agreed to take a controlling stake in Spain-based naval architect...

Grid Operator Selects Suppliers for Massive Transmission Initiative

TenneT, the transmission system operator for the Netherlands and a part of Germany, has selected Nexans, NKT, and a consortium of Jan De Nul...

Ranch Owners File Suit Against Blue Hills Wind

Two Texas ranches have filed a lawsuit against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), GH America Investments Group (GHA), GH America Energy and...

Key Suppliers Selected for 3.5 GW New Mexico Wind Power Project

Pattern Energy has selected Quanta Services Inc. and Hitachi Energy to build its SunZia Transmission and Wind project, which will enable access to over...

Construction Complete on Number Three Wind Energy Center

Invenergy has completed the 103.9 MW Number Three Wind Energy Center, located in Lewis County, N.Y. The project, which comprises 27 wind turbines, began construction...

Offshore Wind Industry Must Be Vigilant As Turbine Technologies Scale Up

GCube Insurance, an underwriter for renewable energy projects, recently conducted research that suggests the offshore wind sector must take action to address mechanical breakdown...

Groups Pushing for ‘Swift Finalization’ of Renewable Energy Modernization Rule

The American Clean Power Association (ACP), National Offshore Industries Association (NOIA) and Business Network for Offshore Wind (BNOW) have submitted comments to the Bureau...

Riggs Distler Providing Support Services for Revolution Wind, South Fork Wind

Ørsted and Eversource have selected Centuri Group Inc. subsidiary Riggs Distler & Company Inc. as a supplier for the Revolution Wind and South Fork...

Boralex Adds Large Energy Storage Component to Plouguin Wind Farm

Boralex Inc. has commissioned a 3.3 MWh battery storage system installed on the site of the Plouguin wind farm in Finistère, Brittany, France. Boralex was...

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