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AES Places Order for 48 Vestas Wind Turbines
Vestas has received a 216 MW order for wind turbines from The AES Corp. to power the Chevelon Butte Wind Farm Phase 2 in...
First Floating Wind Farm Passes Five-Year Operations Mark, Declares Equinor
Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating offshore wind farm, has passed five years in operation since its commissioning in 2017. Located off the coast...
Boralex Purchases EDF Renewables’ Interest in Five Texas, N.M. Wind Farms
Boralex Inc. has completed the acquisition of EDF Renewables North America’s interest in five operating wind farms with a total installed capacity of 894...
Eolus Receives Research Permits for Two Offshore Wind Projects with 3.5 GW Capacity
The Finnish government has given consent regarding research permits to Eolus for the two offshore wind projects Wellamo and Tuulia in the Finnish Bothnian...
Vestas Captures 73 MW Order for V110-2.0 MW Wind Turbines
Vestas has received a 73 MW order to repower an undisclosed wind project in the U.S. The order consists of 33 V110-2.0 MW wind...
Delaware Court Implements Moratorium on New Utility-Scale Wind Projects
In Delaware, the Kent County Levy Court has placed a moratorium on developing new, larger wind projects, reports Paul Kiefer of Delaware Public Media.
The...
Vestas Receives 288 MW Order of V150-4.5 MW Wind Turbines from ENGIE
Vestas and Engie Brasil Energia SA have expanded their partnership with the 288 MW order of 64 units of V150-4.5 MW wind turbines for...
TUV NORD Utilizes Drones for End-of-Warranty Wind Turbine Inspection
Concrete tower parts of concrete-steel hybrid wind turbine towers can show abnormalities in the material a few years after construction. Are these signs of...
Massachusetts Releases $180 Million in Funding for Offshore Wind Infrastructure
The Baker-Polito administration is releasing $180 million in funding through the Offshore Wind Ports Infrastructure Investment Challenge, a competitive funding opportunity opened earlier in...
Wind Power Was Second-Largest Source of U.S. Electricity Generation on 3/29
On Tuesday, March 29, wind turbines in the Lower 48 states produced 2,017 GWh of electricity, making wind the second-largest source of electric generation...
RWE Wins Consent Award for Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm
Irish Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has awarded RWE a Maritime Area Consent (MAC) to the Dublin Array offshore wind...
California ISO Approves TransWest Express Transmission Project
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has approved TransWest Express LLC’s application to become an ISO participating transmission owner and to join the ISO’s...
Marubeni Begins Operations at Akita and Noshiro Ports Offshore Wind Farms
Marubeni Corp. has implemented the first large-scale offshore wind power project in Japan at Akita Port and Noshiro Port in Akita Prefecture.
The projects were...
NJ BPU Extends Comment Deadline for Third Offshore Wind Solicitation
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has released the draft solicitation guidance document (SGD) for its third offshore wind solicitation. A virtual...
Richard Luijendijk Set to Lead Onshore Wind Business for Siemens Gamesa
Siemens Gamesa has named Richard Luijendijk as the new CEO of its onshore business, Reuter states, replacing Lars Bondo Krogsgaard.
The news was reported by...
RWE Chooses Port of Blyth as Offshore Construction Base for Sofia Wind Farm
RWE has signed up Port of Blyth as offshore construction base for its 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. Commissioned in December 2000, Blyth...
Vattenfall, Metsahallitus Form Joint Venture for New Korsnas Offshore Wind Farm
Vattenfall has entered into a joint venture with Metsähallitus to build and operate Finland’s first major offshore wind farm. The project, located at Korsnäs...
ACP Study Shows Wind, Solar Energy Benefits for New England
A new study commissioned by the American Clean Power Association (ACP) has found that additional renewable capacity will lower energy market prices and provide...
EU Adopts Emergency Measures on Renewable Energy Permitting
EU energy ministers agreed to urgently speed up the permitting of renewables, reports Wind Europe. The decision for emergency measures to accelerate permitting had...
BOEM Opens Comments for EIS for Proposed Offshore Wind Energy Project
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New England Wind energy project offshore...