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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...
Department of Commerce Allots Funds to Develop Maine Offshore Wind
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross says the department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.166 million grant to the Governor’s Energy Office,...
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...
Iberdrola Sets Sights on Japanese Offshore Wind Industry
Iberdrola, a Spanish multinational electric utility company, says it is targeting the Japanese market as a new platform for growth in renewable energy, specifically...
Vestas Appoints Medina President of Vestas North America
Eduardo Medina, currently president of Vestas Mediterranean, has been appointed president of Vestas North America.
Simultaneously, Javier Rodriguez Diez, currently senior vice president of global...
NJBPU Opens Application Window for Second Solicitation of Offshore Wind
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has voted unanimously to open the application window for the state’s second solicitation of offshore wind...
Rapid Development of Clean Energy Needed to Meet Global Climate Goals
A major effort to develop and deploy clean energy technologies worldwide is urgently needed to meet international energy and climate goals, particularly in order...
NJBPU, NJEDA Approve Two MOUs for Offshore Wind, Clean Energy Projects
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) have approved two memoranda of understanding (MOUs) that...
Korean Consortium Acquires Equity Interest in U.S. Wind Portfolio
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Alpha Asset Management, Sprott Korea Investment, Hana Financial Investment and Korea Investment & Securities, a consortium of...
Wind Workforce: Best Practices for Gender Diversity
As governments around the world seek a green recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and look to invest in job creation in wind and renewable...
GWEC, ECCT Sign MoU to Develop Taiwan Offshore Wind
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT) have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop opportunities and...
U.S. Wind Industry Forges Ahead Despite Pandemic
The U.S. wind industry installed over 2.5 GW of new wind power capacity in the second quarter, bringing total U.S. capacity to nearly 110...
Durbin Proposes Bill to Fund Clean Energy Economy
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has introduced America’s Clean Future Fund Act, a bill that would spur job creation by investing in a clean...
AWEA Kicks Off American Wind Week 2020
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has kicked off American Wind Week 2020, the fourth annual national celebration of U.S. wind energy leadership. During...
Borssele Offshore Wind Project Achieves First Power
The 731.5 MW Borssele III/IV offshore wind project has achieved first power, a result of close collaboration between the Blauwwind project partners and the...
SPP to Implement Policy Changes, Refine Market Strategy
With approvals and guidance from its stakeholder-led committees and independent board, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a regional transmission organization, says it is planning to...
East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm Complete
East Anglia has strengthened its position as a center for renewable energy with the completion of the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.
All 102...
Monster Wind Blades Arrive at Port of Vancouver USA
The Port of Vancouver USA has received a shipment of wind turbine components that included the longest wind turbine blades ever to enter the...
Siemens Gamesa Secures Fifth Vietnamese Nearshore Project
Siemens Gamesa has secured its fifth Vietnamese nearshore wind farm project.
The latest deal, which surpasses the previous company record in scale for its fourth...
Demand for Wind Turbine Lubricants on the Rise
Driven by support from various governments, wind energy has grown rapidly since 2000. As a result, global lubricant demand in the wind energy industry...