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Construction Begins on World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Kværner apprentice Arne Linga have started the construction of Hywind Tampen, a floating offshore wind farm, at Kværner...

Sentient Science, Croda Partner to Extend Turbine Durability

Croda Int., a company that creates, makes and sells specialty chemicals, has entered into a new partnership with Sentient Science to explore the use...

Orsted Completes the Willow Creek Wind Project

Ørsted, a company that develops, constructs and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, says it has completed Willow Creek Wind - a 103 MW...

AWEA Kicks Off Sixth Annual Safety Campaign

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the national trade association for the U.S. wind industry, has begun the U.S. wind industry’s annual safety campaign.  Stand...

Ohio Utility Issues Request for Proposals to Purchase RECs

FirstEnergy Corp., an electric utility headquartered in Akron, Ohio, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to purchase Ohio-compliant renewable energy credits (RECs) for...

Vestas Secures Multiple U.S. Supply Orders

Vestas, a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer and servicer of wind turbines, has secured orders to supply multiple U.S. wind farms. The company received a 185...

Siemens Gamesa Delivers Customized Turbine Solutions to Swedish Wind Farms

Siemens Gamesa has signed a new deal for its 5.X wind turbine platform in Sweden. The company will deliver seven SG 5.8-170 and four...

NRG Systems Working with NREL on Bat Deterrent Tech

As wind energy installations increase, so does the potential impact on various wildlife species, including bats. Based on available data, migratory tree-roosting bats, such...

Dynegy Enters Partnership to Supply Willis Tower with Wind Power

Dynegy, a company that delivers price-protected electricity plans for residential, municipal aggregation, commercial and industrial customers, has entered into a multi-year partnership with Chicago's...

Whitmer Introduces the MI Healthy Climate Plan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed Executive Order 2020-182 and Executive Directive 2020-10 to create the MI Healthy Climate Plan.  The governor’s plan will protect Michiganders’...

GE Renewable Energy Receives Three Wind Turbine Orders From Invenergy

GE Renewable Energy has received three orders for its 2.X onshore wind turbines from Invenergy, a company that develops, owns and operates large-scale sustainable...

SRE Developing Portfolio of Wind Projects off Taiwan Coast

Swancor Renewable Energy, backed by affiliates of U.S.-based Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, says it is developing a portfolio of offshore wind projects in the northwestern...

National Grid, TenneT Partner to Explore Interconnectivity of Wind Farms

National Grid Ventures, the commercial development arm of National Grid plc, and TenneT, a Dutch transmission system operator, have entered a cooperation agreement to...

GRL Engineers: Quality Assurance Foundation Testing for Offshore Wind

As offshore wind farms become widespread, so does the need for quality assurance testing of their foundations. For over 40 years, GRL Engineers Inc....

Circle Power Executes Two PPAs with UPPCO

Circle Power, a Michigan-based renewable developer, has executed two power purchase agreements with Michigan's Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCO). Circle Power is backed by...

MHI Vestas, Verton Partner to Address Wind Turbine Safety

MHI Vestas, a Danish wind turbine manufacturer, and Verton, the inventor of the world’s first remote-control load orientation solution, have partnered to tackle wind...

COOEC-Fluor Awarded Offshore Fabrication Contract

Fluor Corp., a global engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction and maintenance company, says its joint-venture COOEC-Fluor Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. fabrication yard in Zhuhai, China,...

New York Creates Office of Renewable Energy Siting

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the availability of proposed regulations that would implement the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act.  The draft...

Vestas, Hempel Partner on Wind Turbine Protection Solutions

Vestas, a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer and servicer of wind turbines, and Hempel, a supplier of coating solutions, have entered into a new strategic...

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Awarded Indiana EPC Wind Contract

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc., a construction company with renewable energy and specialty civil expertise, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)...

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