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DEME Installs First Jacket on Moray East Offshore Wind Farm

Despite the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and a last-minute crane failure prior to the delivery of DEME’s newly built offshore installation vessel...

Turbine Manufacturer Awarded Double Order in Vietnam

Siemens Gamesa has been awarded a double order, including one for the largest nearshore wind farm in Vietnam, as the country quickly advances on...

Innergex Acquires Portfolio of Idaho Wind Farms

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc., an independent renewable power producer, has acquired all the Class B shares of a portfolio of six operating wind farms...

Siemens Gamesa to Service German Offshore Wind Park

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will service Germany’s newest offshore wind park - the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II). The installation of 32 Senvion...

Kansai Electric Power Acquires Interest in Aviator Wind Holdings

Kansai Electric Power has entered into an agreement through its subsidiary, KPIC USA LLC, to acquire a 48.5% interest in Aviator Wind Holdings LLC,...

N.J. Agency Releases Draft Offshore Wind Strategic Plan

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has released its draft Offshore Wind Strategic Plan (OWSP), putting in motion the roadmap to meet...

Wind Plants Can Provide a Suite of Services to the Grid

As energy providers explore new ways to integrate renewable energy sources reliably into the electric grid, they can now look to wind plants to...

Balmoral Touts Integrated Cable Protection System

Balmoral says its in-house ‘Discovery Unit,’ a combination of product R&D, materials and testing specialists, has created an integrated cable protection system (CPS) for...

Iberdrola Selects Ingeteam for Battery Storage System

Scottish Power Renewables, Iberdrola's subsidiary in the U.K., has awarded Ingeteam, an international technology group that specializes in electric power conversion, a contract for...

Japan Sets its Sights on Offshore Wind

In a recent press conference, the Japanese government unveiled its plans to aim for a significant increase in the country’s offshore wind capacity over...

Iberdrola Bringing Wind Power to Texas Retail Market

Iberdrola Texas has entered into the Texas marketplace, offering customers a renewable energy option that’s 100% sourced within the state.  Texas is the number one...

NREL Develops Weather Forecasting Technology

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a novel machine learning approach to quickly enhance the...

Orsted, TSMC Sign Corporate Power Purchase Agreement

Ørsted and Taiwan-based TSMC have signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA).  TSMC will offtake the full production from Ørsted’s 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b...

Cordelio Acquires Illinois Wind Development Portfolio

Cordelio Power has acquired two wind projects under development in central Illinois.  The Glacier Sands and Moraine Sands projects are expected to achieve commercial operations...

Offshore Wind Power: Present Challenges and Future Realities

Sustainability and resilience are major market drivers reshaping how the power industry views the economics of renewable energy in North America. The influx of...

Vestas Utilizes New Blade Inspection Technology

Sulzer & Schmid, a Swiss company pioneering UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) technology for wind rotor blade inspections, says Vestas has extended the use of...

AEP Receives Regulatory Approval for Wind Projects

While the Public Utility Commission of Texas denied the approval of Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s (SWEPCO) plan to add 309 MW of wind energy...

Ingeteam Unveils Advanced Simulation Models for Grid Stability

Ingeteam, a global technology group that specializes in electric power conversion, has unveiled its advanced simulation models developed to address the complex grid stability...

A Primer on Quality Assurance Foundation Testing for Offshore Wind

As offshore wind farms become widespread, so does the need for quality assurance testing of their foundations. GRL Engineers Inc.'s experts first perform a pile...

Orsted Completes Plum Creek Wind Project on Schedule

Ørsted has completed a 230 MW wind farm in Nebraska's Wayne County.  Plum Creek consists of 82 wind turbines and represents Ørsted's first operational project...

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