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Hexicon, Avapa Energy Join Forces on Floating Wind Power
Hexicon has created a 50/50 joint venture, AvenHexicon SRL, with Bologna-based Avapa Energy with the purpose of developing floating wind power projects in Italian...
Vestas Picks Up 221 MW Wind Turbine Order for U.S. Project
Vestas has received a 221 MW order to power a wind project in the U.S. The project consists of 46 V150-4.5 MW turbines, three...
Apollo, NextEra Energy Partners Fund Renewable Energy Portfolio
Funds managed by Apollo’s affiliates have made a first close on $816 million in a convertible equity portfolio financing agreement with NextEra Energy Partners...
GEM Group Commits Capital to Hydro Wind Energy Offshore Wind Technology Projects
Under a new agreement, GEM Global Yield LLC SCS, a private investment group, is committing to provide Hydro Wind Energy with a share subscription...
Record Year in 2020 for Wind Turbine Installation in the U.S.
In both 2019 and 2020, project developers in the United States installed more wind power capacity than any other generating technology. According to data...
TransAlta Places Order for Vestas Turbines for Oklahoma Wind Farms
Vestas has received a 301 MW order from TransAlta Corp. to power two Oklahoma wind projects. The order consists of 33 V162-6.0 MW turbines...
Marianne Wiinholt Steps Down as Orsted CFO
Having served as Ørsted’s CFO for the past eight years, Marianne Wiinholt has decided to step down to accept a position outside the energy...
Renewable Energy Became Second Most Prevalent U.S. Electricity Source in 2020
In 2020, renewable energy sources – including wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass and geothermal energy – generated a record 834 billion kWh of electricity, or...
Roaring Brook Wind Farm Increases New York Onshore Wind Power to 2,200 MW
The 79.7 MW Roaring Brook Wind farm is now operational in the North Country, representing the latest large-scale wind facility to enter commercial operation...
Maryland Public Service Commission Grants 808 MW to Momentum Wind
The state of Maryland has awarded US Wind Inc. 808.5 MW in offshore renewable energy credits (ORECs) for Momentum Wind, a new offshore wind...
Needham Bank Extends $25 Million Loan for Maine Wind Energy Project
Needham Bank has closed a $25 million loan to an affiliate of SWEB Development USA for the development of a wind energy project in...
Enel Green Power Launches Operations at Oklahoma Wind Farm
Enel Green Power North America has begun operating two new clean power plants, including its first renewables-plus-storage hybrid project. The new additions come as...
Maryland Commission Awards ORECs to US Wind and Skipjack Offshore Energy
Maryland’s offshore wind portfolio is poised to grow substantially with a decision by the Maryland Public Service Commission to award offshore wind renewable energy...
Siemens Gamesa, Dominion Energy Advance Plans for 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Project
Siemens Gamesa and Dominion Energy subsidiary Dominion Energy Virginia are taking the next steps forward with the delivery of offshore wind turbines at the...
U.K.’s Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Farm Reaches First Power Milestone
When fully operational, Hornsea 2’s 165 8 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines will be capable of generating 1.32 GW of clean electricity – taking...
MingYang Smart Energy Signs Offshore Wind Development Agreement with U.K. Government
MingYang Smart Energy and the U.K. Department for International Trade (DIT) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the China-based company to...
ENGIE, Hannon Armstrong Complete Final Renewables Project in U.S. Portfolio
ENGIE North America Inc., a renewable energy project development and management company, and Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc., an investor in climate solutions,...
Ocean Winds, Shell Win Award for Mayflower Wind Joint Venture in Massachusetts
Mayflower Wind, the offshore wind project developer of a joint venture between Shell New Energies LLC and Ocean Winds, was awarded a 400 MW...
Siemens Gamesa Installs SG 11.0-200 DD Machines at Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3
Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order for the supply of wind turbines for Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 offshore development. The 242 MW offshore...
Massachusetts Selects Avangrid Renewables’ Commonwealth Wind Joint Venture
AVANGRID Inc.'s Avangrid Renewables’ joint venture offshore wind project, Commonwealth Wind, has been selected as part of Massachusetts’ third offshore wind competitive procurement process....