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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,...
Consortium Addresses Mooring Components for Floating Wind Turbines
An international consortium led by Principle Power, a global energy technology and services company, and comprising the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Aker Solutions,...
Eolus Inks Agreement to Sell Wind Wall Wind Farm
Eolus, a wind power developer, has signed an agreement with Cubico Sustainable Investments for the sale of the Wind Wall 1 wind farm located...
Terracon Eases Renewable Site-Selection with Software Enhancement
Consulting and engineering firm Terracon says it has further enhanced Stage1, a site-selection tool, to now include environmental and geotechnical condition assessments.
Stage1 combines Terracon's...
SAGE Launches Crowdfunding Initiative for the Anpetu Wi Wind Farm
SAGE Development Authority, the first public power authority owned by a single Native nation in the U.S., has launched a new crowdfunding initiative that...
RWE Renewables’ Cranell Wind Farm Reaches Commercial Operation
RWE Renewables says the Cranell wind farm, a 220 MW project located in Refugio County, Texas, has achieved commercial operation.
The project is powered by...
Construction Begins on World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Kværner apprentice Arne Linga have started the construction of Hywind Tampen, a floating offshore wind farm, at Kværner...
Alliant Energy Reaches Iowa Wind Production Milestone
Alliant Energy, a public utility holding company, has completed its plan to add 1,000 MW of wind production in Iowa several months ahead of...
Sentient Science, Croda Partner to Extend Turbine Durability
Croda Int., a company that creates, makes and sells specialty chemicals, has entered into a new partnership with Sentient Science to explore the use...
ECO, Orsted and Eversource Execute Agreement for SOV
Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), Ørsted and Eversource have signed a long-term charter agreement for the provision of the first-ever U.S.-flagged Jones Act compliant service...
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...
Vineyard Wind Appoints Oytan, White to New Roles
Vineyard Wind, a 50/50 joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, has appointed Sy Oytan as deputy CEO and Bill White as...
AWEA Kicks Off Sixth Annual Safety Campaign
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the national trade association for the U.S. wind industry, has begun the U.S. wind industry’s annual safety campaign.
Stand...
Ohio Utility Issues Request for Proposals to Purchase RECs
FirstEnergy Corp., an electric utility headquartered in Akron, Ohio, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to purchase Ohio-compliant renewable energy credits (RECs) for...
ENERCON Selects Plataine’s AI-Based Solution to Streamline Manufacturing
ENERCON, a wind turbine manufacturer, has deployed Plataine’s AI-based optimization solution to automate and simplify cutting and kitting operations and to increase material yield...
Vestas Secures Multiple U.S. Supply Orders
Vestas, a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer and servicer of wind turbines, has secured orders to supply multiple U.S. wind farms.
The company received a 185...
Siemens Gamesa Delivers Customized Turbine Solutions to Swedish Wind Farms
Siemens Gamesa has signed a new deal for its 5.X wind turbine platform in Sweden. The company will deliver seven SG 5.8-170 and four...
NRG Systems Working with NREL on Bat Deterrent Tech
As wind energy installations increase, so does the potential impact on various wildlife species, including bats. Based on available data, migratory tree-roosting bats, such...
Utopus Insights, Vestas Demonstrate Self-Forecasting Pilot
Utopus Insights and its parent company, Vestas, have successfully used data from their five-minute self-forecasting pilot in Australia to produce customer cost-savings.
Inaccurate supply forecasts...
Ameren Unveils Largest-Ever Expansion of Wind Generation
Ameren Corp., a U.S. power company, has established a net-zero carbon emissions goal across all its operations in Missouri and Illinois - while also...