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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...
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...
Carbon Trust: 70 GW of Floating Wind Capacity by 2040
The Carbon Trust has released the latest summary findings from the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (JIP).
The Floating Wind Joint Industry Project - Phase...
Despite Odds, Offshore Wind Had ‘Colossal Six Months’
Renewable energy capacity investment showed great resilience in the first half of the year despite the unprecedented economic shock caused by the coronavirus, according...
COVID-19’s Impact on Clean Energy Remains Unclear
While the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced air pollution in the U.S., the longer-term impact on the environment is unclear. In a recent study, MIT...
Fewer Wind Farms Under Construction Due to COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in the construction of fewer new wind farms, solar panels and other facilities to produce renewable energy, according to...
GWS Completes Turbine Installation at Harvest Ridge
Global Wind Service (GWS), a wind turbine installation and service company, has completed installation on the Harvest Ridge wind project in Douglas County, Ill.
Vestas...
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...
Senators Pen Letter Calling for Offshore Wind Safe Harbor Extension
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D.,R-La., and chairman of the Senate Energy Subcommittee, led a bipartisan group of nine senators who wrote the Treasury Department...
Vestas Looking to Hire Wind Technicians in Iowa
Vestas says its Wind Technician program in Iowa is rapidly growing. Job seekers with transferable skills from the automotive, agricultural, manufacturing, electrical, railway, aviation...
Lawmakers Look to Pass Green Tax Package
House Democrats have revealed a green tax package that offers tax incentives to the renewable energy industry, for electric vehicles (EVs) and for other...
ORE Catapult Adds Members to the FOWCoE
Ten of the world’s largest offshore energy organizations have joined the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s national Floating Offshore Wind Center of Excellence (FOWCoE)...
Iberdrola Acquires Majority Stake in Eight Swedish Wind Projects
Iberdrola has agreed to a deal to take majority acquisitions in projects with renewables company Svea Vind Offshore AB (SVO) for the future development...
H.R.2, The Moving Forward Act, Set to Boost Wind
What began as a bill aimed at boosting the U.S. transportation and infrastructure sectors has morphed into a $1.5 trillion federal stimulus package that...
DroneBase Secures $7.5 Million in Series C Funding
DroneBase, an aerial data analytics company, has raised $7.5 million in Series C funding, expanded its services to the renewable energy market with its...
Enel Green Power Starts Expansion of Cimarron Bend Wind Farm
Enel Green Power has started construction of the 199 MW expansion of the Cimarron Bend wind farm in Clark County, Kan.
The expansion, consisting of...
Xcel Commits $3 Billion to Clean Energy Projects
Xcel Energy, a company that delivers clean energy solutions from a variety of renewable sources, has proposed one of the largest packages of energy...
Siemens Gamesa Names New CEO
The board of directors of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) and Markus Tacke have mutually agreed to terminate his CEO contract. Andreas Nauen, who...
OREAC Touts Potential of Global Offshore Wind
The Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC) has unveiled its plans for attaining 1,400 GW of offshore wind globally by 2050 to drive decarbonization...
Offshore Wind Expenditure Set to Surpass Upstream Oil, Gas
In light of the postponement of multiple final investment decisions (FIDs) on projects and lower investments in offshore oil and gas, coupled with increased...