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Swift Current Energy Orders 41 Wind Turbines from Nordex Group

Swift Current Energy has signed an agreement with the Nordex Group to purchase 41 N149/4.X wind turbines for its 196 MW Castle Gap Wind...

Western Governors’ Association Calls for Regional Approach to Offshore Wind Development

The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) has approved and enacted offshore wind energy development as a policy priority and called for a collaborative, regional approach...

Norfolk Boreas Wind Farm Gains U.K. Planning Consent

The U.K. government has awarded planning consent for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm. The project is part of Vattenfall’s proposed Norfolk Zone and...

Engineers Begin Operations of HALT Test Rig for Offshore Nacelle Testing

Engineering specialist R&D Test Systems, a part of MTS Systems Corp., has designed and delivered a highly accelerated lifetime testing (HALT) test bench for...

Offshore Wind Development Could Generate Billions in Federal Revenue, ACP Reports

A new American Clean Power Association (ACP) report shows that expanded offshore wind leasing in the United States could generate up to $4.5 billion...

DTE Energy Touts Uptake of Wind Power

Michigan-based utility DTE Energy says that before year-end, it will have added 535 MW of renewable energy to its portfolio, including three wind farms...

Acquisition Targets Materials Advancements for Wind Turbine Blades

ExxonMobil Chemical Co. has acquired Materia Inc., a company focused on the development of new hydrocarbon-based materials that can be applied in areas including...
Western Spirit Transmission

Pattern Energy, RETA Energize Western Spirit Transmission Line

The Western Spirit Transmission line, developed jointly by Pattern Energy Group LP and the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (RETA), has been energized...

GEG, Haizea Construct Offshore Wind Tower Manufacturing Facility in Scotland

Global Energy Group (GEG), a Scotland-headquartered energy services company, and Haizea Wind Group, an offshore wind tower manufacturing specialist, are building a £110 million-plus...

Danish Energy Agency Awards Concession for Thor Wind Farm

As announced by the Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen), Germany-based energy company RWE has been awarded the concession for the Thor offshore wind project. With a...

Orsted, Google Sign Offshore Wind CPPA for Borkum Riffgrund 3

Ørsted has signed a 12-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Google, under which Google will offtake 50 MW of Ørsted’s planned 900 MW...

Seaway 7 Launches Production on New Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Seaway 7’s steel cutting ceremony has taken place for its next-generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) facility...

SSE Renewables, Equinor Sign Power Purchase Agreements for Dogger Bank C

SSE Renewables and Equinor, the joint venture partners co-developing the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the North Sea, have signed a 15-year...
WindESco

WindESCo Sources Phoenix Contact Processing Hardware for Swarm Solution

WindESCo, a company focused on accelerating annual energy production (AEP) for wind turbine stakeholders, has signed Phoenix Contact as a strategic technology partner. Phoenix...

Orsted Acquires Lincoln Land Wind in Illinois from Ares

Ørsted has acquired Lincoln Land Wind, a 302 MW onshore wind farm in Morgan County, Ill., from funds managed by Ares Management Corp.’s Infrastructure...

History in the Making: Vineyard Wind Breaks Ground

Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) joined dozens of dignitaries at Covell’s Beach in Barnstable, Mass., to break ground on Vineyard Wind 1,...

Pacific Offshore Wind Summit Planned for March 2022

Offshore Wind California (OWC) and Infocast have opened registration for the Pacific Offshore Wind Summit, set to take place March 28-30, 2022, in San...

Vestas Installs First 66 kV Fault Ride Through Test System

Danish offshore wind turbine test company R&D Test Systems has installed its first fault ride through (FRT) test system rated at 66 kV for...

The Crown Estate Develops Floating Wind Proposals in Celtic Sea

The Crown Estate has developed proposals for floating wind in the Celtic Sea. It has published further details on its plans, confirming its ambition...

Design Decreases Offshore Wind Farm Scour Protection System Costs by a Third

A new approach to scour protection installation is saving significant costs for Danish Kriegers Flak (DKF), Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm. Scour is a physical...

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