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Grijalva, Castor Introduce the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act
House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., has unveiled his Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act along with his co-lead, House Select Committee on...
Renewables on the Rise: Wind Power Triples in a Decade
In 2019, the U.S. produced over 30 times more solar power and more than triple the amount of wind energy than it did in...
Equinor Submits Bids to New York’s Second Offshore Wind Solicitation
Equinor, a European energy company, has submitted bids into New York’s second offshore wind solicitation.
Equinor submitted its proposals to the New York State Energy...
TGE, CIP Achieve Commercial Operation of Bearkat II
Tri Global Energy (TGE), an independent renewable energy originator and developer, says project owner and partner, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a fund management company,...
Corporate-Driven Procurement Fuels U.S. Renewables Market
More than any other country, the U.S. has a growing portion of new renewable energy projects being built to meet demand coming directly from...
SGRE Tests, Approves New Wind Lidar Technology from ZX Lidars
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) says it has tested and approved a nacelle-based wind lidar, the ZX TM, a new technology from ZX Lidars.
Based...
TransAlta Renewables’ WindCharger Reaches Commercial Operation
TransAlta Renewables Inc., a publicly traded renewable independent power producer, says its 10 MW WindCharger battery storage project has reached commercial operation.
WindCharger is Alberta's...
PSC Approves Expansion of New York’s Clean Energy Standard
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo says the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved an expansion of the Clean Energy Standard to refocus...
European Energy Files for Permission to Build Two Offshore Wind Farms
European Energy has officially filed for permission to build its two Danish offshore wind farms known as Omø South and Jammerland Bay.
The announcement follows...
Texas Leads the Way in Wind Power
In 2019, wind-powered generation contributed 84,400 GWh of electricity in Texas, an 11% increase from the 75,700 GWh generated in 2018.
Substantial growth in wind...
Scotland Strengthens Offshore Wind Supply Chain
A new group has been set up to make sure Scotland’s energy supply-chain companies benefit from new floating offshore wind projects in Scotland and...
Waves Group Handling Surveyor Services at Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Waves Group, an independent marine consultant, has begun work at the world’s largest offshore wind farm - Dogger Bank. The wind farm is being...
Northam Forms Mid-Atlantic Wind Training Alliance to Build Wind Energy Workforce
Gov. Ralph Northam has formed Virginia’s first offshore and onshore wind workforce training collaborative, the Mid-Atlantic Wind Training Alliance. The program will offer industry...
National Grid Launches National Grid Renewables
National Grid, through its competitive, non-regulated National Grid Ventures unit, has launched National Grid Renewables, the new brand name for its U.S. renewable energy...
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Ready to Enter Commercial Service
Dominion Energy says the two-turbine, 12 MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project, located 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, successfully...
Cathie, BGS Awarded Ground Model Contract for Two Offshore Wind Farms
SSE Renewables has awarded Cathie and the British Geological Survey (BGS) a contract to develop a ground model for the FEED design of the...
Vestas Receives Wind Project Order from Vietnamese Developer
Soc Trang Energy Joint Stock Co., a subsidiary of Xuan Cau Co. Ltd., has placed a 29 MW wind project order with Vestas.
Located in...
OPSB Removes Modified Turbine Feathering Requirement from Icebreaker Project
The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has formally adopted an oral motion - that was unanimously approved - which removes a requirement that Icebreaker...
Vinci VR, SGRE Awarded Grant to Develop VR Training for U.S. Offshore Wind
Vinci VR, a Boston-based startup that provides virtual reality (VR) training for various industries, in partnership with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), has been...
Berkshire Hathaway Subsidiaries Renew Contract with Uptake Technologies
BHE Renewables and MidAmerican Energy, two subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, have renewed their contract with Uptake Technologies.
Uptake has previously worked with both companies...