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Vestas Appoints New CTO, COO
Vestas has appointed Anders Nielsen its new executive vice president and CTO, taking over for Anders Vedel, who will continue in a role as...
U.S. Wind Industry Sets Construction Record in First Quarter
The U.S. wind industry installed over 1,800 MW of new wind power capacity in the first quarter, while the volume of projects under construction...
Van Oord Installs First Slip-Joint Turbine Foundation
Van Oord has successfully installed a slip-joint foundation at the Borssele Wind Farm Site V. It is the first time anywhere that a submerged...
France Sets Ambitious Offshore Goals
France’s ambition to increase electricity production from renewable energy sources will make the country Europe’s fourth-largest offshore wind power producer in 2030, with 7.4...
Purdue University Conducting 3D-Printed Concrete Research
Purdue University engineers are conducting research on a way to make offshore wind turbine parts out of 3D-printed concrete, a less expensive material that...
Dominion Energy Virginia Adds Wind to Long-Term IRP
In just one year, Dominion Energy Virginia has quadrupled the amount of solar and wind generation in its 15-year, long-term integrated resource plan (IRP)....
East Coast, West Coast: Very Different Offshore Wind Industries
In order for many states to fulfill the goals they set to significantly reduce emissions or reach complete carbon neutrality by 2050, they will...
AVANGRID Expands Wind Generation in 2019
In 2019, Avangrid Renewables, the third-largest U.S. wind operator, commissioned 831 MW of new wind projects and prepared for the construction of 700 MW...
MHI Vestas Sources Blade Materials in Taiwan
MHI Vestas has confirmed a purchase agreement with Swancor to source several key blade manufacturing components in Taiwan.
This contract strengthens Swancor’s presence in the...
NYSERDA Holding Off on Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Solicitation
Although the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has authority from the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to issue a...
Dominion Remains on Schedule to Construct Virginia Offshore Project
Dominion Energy and its contractors have remained on track to ensure the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project remains on schedule to become an...
Subsea 7 Awarded Netherlands Offshore Contract
Subsea 7 S.A., a company that specializes in the delivery of offshore projects and services, has been awarded a substantial offshore contract by Vattenfall...
Dominion Nears Construction on Offshore Wind Project
Dominion Energy and Ørsted say the turbine components and monopiles for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project have shipped to North America.
The...
Oriel Wind Farm Concludes Geotechnical Campaign
The Oriel offshore wind farm has successfully concluded a month-long geotechnical survey campaign during March. It was performed by Geoquip AS, an offshore contractor...
Parkland Completes Turbine Installation at Northwester 2
In a joint operation with MHI Vestas and Jan De Nul Group, Parkwind has completed the final installation of turbines at the Northwester 2...
Wind Powers 2019 for Another Record Year
Wind power emerged from 2019 as the U.S.’ top choice for new power after building 9.1 GW, representing 39% of new utility-scale power additions.
With...
Aker Solutions, Cognite Awarded Digital Offshore Grant
Aker Solutions and Cognite have been awarded a $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) for a project called NextWind Real Time...
Offshore Wind Industry Needs 77,000 Trained Workers by 2024
The offshore wind industry will need over 77,000 trained on-site workers to fulfill 2020-2024 market forecasts in North America, China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, and...
Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind Names New Head of Federal Affairs
Ørsted has named Margaret "Maggie" Lemmerman as the company’s new head of federal affairs for U.S Offshore Wind.
Lemmerman will be based in Washington, D.C....
National GHG Emissions Fall 10 Percent Since 2005
Since 2005, national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have fallen by 10%, and power sector emissions have fallen by 27% - even as our economy...