Nov 3, 2014
Power and automation technology specialist ABB has bagged an order from the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to design, engineer, supply and install an AC power transmission cable system.
Nov 3, 2014
EDF Energy Renewables (EDF ER) has acquired the rights to develop the Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration Project near the port of Blyth in Northumberland.
Nov 3, 2014
The first of 78 wind turbines has been installed at Dong Energy’s first German offshore wind farm, Borkum Riffgrund 1.
Nov 3, 2014
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey has officially opened Dong Energy and ScottishPower Renewables’ West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm.
Nov 3, 2014
Recent developments in the high-voltage direct current cabling market could make it easier to provide ancillary grid services using wind energy, says EC investigation.
Oct 27, 2014
A report by the European Wind Energy Association claims wind could play a role in grid support. But for that to materialse, energy markets first need to adapt in terms of efficiency.
Oct 27, 2014
NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV) has strengthened its investment in the wind power sector. The company, the unregulated distributed power subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NJR), last week acquired its third onshore wind project in the Alexander Wind...
Oct 27, 2014
Canadian independent renewable power producer Innergex Renewable Energy has shared that the Mesgi’g Ugju’s’n (MU) Wind Farm has obtained the government decree from the Quebec government for a 150 MW wind project located in the Gaspé Peninsula, in Quebec.
Oct 27, 2014
Investment firm Blackstone last week confirmed a partnership with an experienced management team, led by Matthew Rosenblum, the founder and chief executive officer at Solops, to create Onyx Renewable Partners (Onyx).
Oct 27, 2014
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved Commonwealth Edison Company’s (ComEd) Grand Prairie Gateway Project, a new transmission line that will extend for 60 miles across Ogle, Dekalb, Kane and DuPage Counties.
Oct 27, 2014
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s V164-8.0 MW prototype recently set a new benchmark for power production when the turbine produced 192,000 kWh in a 24-hour period.
Oct 27, 2014
Centrica’s chief executive Sam Laidlaw has reportedly urged the government to revaluate its support for offshore wind and other costly low-carbon technologies. It is being emphasised that the current measures will hike the cost for energy consumers at a...
Oct 27, 2014
A2SEA has signed a contract for the 402MW Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm in the United Kingdom. The company will provide its specialist purpose-built offshore installation vessel Sea Installer to install the 67 Siemens 6MW turbines.
Oct 20, 2014
Wind power, not shale gas, was the biggest single cause of the fall in US carbon emissions from coal use. The European Union also highlights why wind is becoming an increasingly smarter energy option over “cheaper” sources.
Oct 20, 2014
Broadwind Energy is continuing its new order spree. The company has bagged $11m in new tower orders from a U.S. wind turbine manufacturer. Further details were not made public.
