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S&P Global Ratings: U.S. Offshore Wind Still Uneconomical

The latest research from S&P Global Ratings contends U.S. offshore wind is still uneconomical, especially compared to onshore wind and solar.  The new report, Foresight...

Timken Appoints New Senior Sales Manager

The Timken Co., a company that specializes in engineered bearings and power transmission products, has appointed Eric Pressley senior sales manager of its energy...

Offshore Wind Conference Adds a National Job Fair to Itinerary

The International Partnering Forum, taking place in Rhode Island April 21-24, 2020, says it will launch a national offshore industry job fair and workforce...

Siemens Gamesa Supplying Turbines for Alberta Wind Project

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy says it is supplying 45 of its SG 4.5-145 wind turbines to Suncor for the company's Forty Mile wind power...

Vineyard Wind Permitting Is Delayed

Vineyard Wind says the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) permitting timeline for the Vineyard Wind 1 Project has been lengthened.  “We...

IEA: Emissions from Energy Production Finally Stopped Growing

According to new data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions stopped growing in 2019: Global emissions were unchanged at...

The White House Commits to Offshore Wind Power

The White House has called for increased spending on efforts to manage the growth of offshore renewable energy development - including offshore wind energy...

Grace Industries Releases WorkForce Line of Fall Protection Products

Grace Industries has introduced a new line of Lone Worker fall suspension alert-notification products for people who work at heights. Fall protection remains in the...

EnBW Expands Team Before Critical Offshore Year

With heightened momentum in the U.S. offshore wind sector and expanding opportunities to engage with numerous stakeholders in the year ahead, EnBW North America...

Wildhorse Mountain Wind Facility Attains Commerical Operation

Southern Power, a U.S.-based wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Company, says the 100 MW Wildhorse Mountain Wind Facility in Pushmataha County, Okla.,...

Saint-Gobain North America Makes Huge Energy Deal

Saint-Gobain North America, one of the world’s largest building materials companies, says it has entered into a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement (vPPA) to...

Tri Global Expands Wind Energy Development

Tri Global Energy, an independent renewable energy company, says it has maintained its position as the leading developer of wind energy projects under construction...

Used Wind Turbine Blades Pose a Growing Waste Problem

What happens to wind turbine blades after their operational lifespan ends? Although wind power is considered one of the cleanest types of energy, there...

Karankawa Wind Farm Reaches Commercial Operation

Avangrid Renewables LLC, a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc., says it has achieved commercial operation at the 307.06 MW Karankawa Wind Farm. The wind farm is...

Construction Completed at Bright Stalk Wind Farm

Construction has been completed at EDP Renewables’ (EDPR) Bright Stalk Wind Farm, a 205 MW project located northeast of Bloomington-Normal in McLean County, Ill.  Bright...

American Wind Installations on the Rise

The latest data released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) reveals that North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean installed 13,427...

Hexacon AB Develops Floating Wind Farm Software

Hexicon AB, a developer of floating offshore wind projects, has created software that estimates the yield output of wind farms that utilize multi-turbine floating...

Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance Names 2019’s Top 10 Energy Buyers

The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) has released its Deal Tracker, which highlights 2019’s top 10 large energy buyers. Facebook was 2019’s largest energy buyer,...

Luxcara and Vestas Finalize Turbine Agreements in Finland

Luxcara, an independent asset manager in the global renewable energy market, and Vestas, a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer and servicer of wind turbines, have...

Siemens Gamesa Boasts Strong Commercial Performance

Rising demand for wind power as a response to the transition towards non-polluting energies drove Siemens Gamesa's commercial activity in the first quarter of...

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