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DONG Officially Signs On For 450 MW German Offshore Project
DONG Energy has decided to build German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2, expected to be fully commissioned in the first half of 2019.
With...
DOI Moves To Foster Wind Energy Development Offshore Hawaii
DOI Secretary Sally Jewell has issued a call for information to gauge the industry’s interest in commercial wind leases in two areas offshore Oahu.
Navigant: U.S. To Deploy 77.3 GW Of Distributed Renewables By 2025
The U.S. is expected to deploy 77.3 GW of distributed renewables, especially solar photovoltaics, distributed wind power and biogas, between 2016 and 2025, according to...
White Paper Examines Clean Energy Policy Options For Massachusetts
Economists at The Brattle Group have released a new white paper examining the clean energy resources available for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and key...
NRDC Moves To Replace Calif. Nuclear Plant With Clean Energy
Although there have been plans to shutter other nuclear plants, this is the first to make a no-carbon-emissions replacement commitment.
DONG Energy To Invest Billions In Regional Offshore Wind By 2019
DONG Energy will have invested 5.4 billion British pounds in developing offshore wind farms off the coast of North West England by 2019, according...
Kansas Utility Offers Green Bonds To Support Western Plains Wind Farm
Kansas-based electric utility Westar Energy is offering investors $350 million in green bonds, which will be used to invest in wind energy projects –...
MIT: China Needs To Make Some Adjustments To Reach Its Wind Power Potential
China has an opportunity to massively increase its use of wind power – as long as it properly integrates wind into its existing power...
Gamesa And Siemens Officially Sign Deal To Become One
Rumors of a potential merger have been swirling all year, but the two giant wind OEMs have now signed a binding agreement on the deal.
U.K. Energy Company Enlists Cyberhawk For Turbine Blade Inspections
U.K. energy company SSE PLC has enlisted the services of Cyberhawk Innovations, a provider of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based inspection work, to carry out close visual...
How Close Are Siemens And Gamesa To Sealing Their Big Merger?
Is the Siemens-Gamesa merger finally coming to fruition? According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, which cites sources familiar with the...
Subsea Cable Failures Are Taking Toll On Offshore Wind Sector, Underwriter Warns
Incidents relating to the installation and operation of high-voltage subsea cables are the most costly cause of financial losses in the global offshore wind...
Expect Dramatic Drops In Wind And Solar Electricity Prices By 2025: IRENA
The report estimates that by 2025, average electricity costs could decrease 59% for solar PV, 35% for offshore wind and 26% for onshore wind.
Happy Global Wind Day! GWEC Celebrates 1.1 Million Wind Jobs
Today, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is celebrating annual Global Wind Day and highlighting the socio-economic benefits generated by the wind industry, which...
New York Completes Electric Grid Project To Bring Renewable Energy Downstate
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) have announced the completion of a $120 million transmission project...
Report Says Renewables Will Beat Coal, Gas With Lowest Electricity Costs
Low prices for coal and natural gas are likely to persist, but they will fail to prevent a fundamental transformation of the world electricity...
Siemens Initiates Construction Of Cuxhaven Wind Turbine Facility
Siemens says it has begun construction on its new offshore wind turbine plant in Cuxhaven, Germany, only one year after the initial investment decision.
According...
Minnesota Power Resource Plan Includes 100-300 MW Wind Procurement
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted unanimously to approve Minnesota Power’s 15-year resource plan, which includes investments in wind and solar power...
Mass. House Approves Energy Bill With Offshore Wind Carve-Out
Passing the House with a 154-1 vote, the new bill requires the state to procure 1.2 GW of offshore wind power by 2027.
Wind Key To Success Of Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan: CanWEA
Ontario has released its new Climate Change Action Plan, which Kathleen Wynne, premier of Ontario, says will provide the province’s citizens and businesses with tools...