Wind

  • Cape Wind signs lease agreement

    Sep 15, 2014

    Cape Wind has entered into a lease agreement with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Centre (MassCEC) for the use of the South Coast Marine Commerce Terminal, located on New Bedford harbour.
  • Dong powers up Westermost Rough Offshore wind farm

    Sep 15, 2014

    Danish utility Dong Energy has shared that electricity has been generated for the first time at Westermost Rough Offshore wind farm off the UK’s East Coast.
  • Improvement in ports and vessels raise the bar for offshore construction

    Sep 15, 2014

    Offshore wind specialists in Europe are under constant scrutiny as they attempt to achieve relatively shorter construction periods with new projects that are coming online. In this context, the role of the chosen port and vessel technology is of...
  • Boost for four US wind power R&D projects

    Sep 8, 2014

    The Energy Department in the United States has allotted $4.5m to four wind power R&D projects located in Maine, North Carolina, Nebraska, and Texas.
  • New report focuses on effective use of jack-up vessels

    Sep 8, 2014

    The Crown Estate has released a report, stressing on the apt use of jack-up vessels to reduce costs associated with the maintenance of offshore wind turbines.
  • Crown estate launches offshore archaeological protocol

    Sep 8, 2014

    The Crown Estate has launched a protocol for archaeological discoveries that have been discovered on the seabed through offshore renewables activity.
  • US offshore wind making progress, but craves policy certainty

    Sep 8, 2014

    A report produced by Navigant Consulting for the Energy Department in the United States has indicated that there is a need to provide policy certainty in order to maximise offshore wind development.
  • Acciona Energía signs deal in Mexico

    Sep 8, 2014

    Acciona Energía has bagged a contract to build a wind farm for private investors in Mexico. The contract, worth $111m, has been signed with Actis and Comexhidro for the design, engineering and construction of a 49.5 MW wind farm.
  • Gwynt y Môr achieves major milestone

    Sep 8, 2014

    RWE Innogy UK has shared that more than half of the 160 turbines at its Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm have been commissioned and are generating electricity.
  • Dudgeon Offshore Wind finalises contract

    Sep 8, 2014

    Dudgeon Offshore Wind, which holds the licences and consents to enable it to construct the Dudgeon offshore wind farm, has chosen to work with Siemens Transmission and Distribution for the electrical system infrastructure.
  • Northland Power, RWE Innogy sign deal

    Sep 8, 2014

    Independent power producer Northland Power and RWE Innogy have signed an agreement for Northland to acquire an 85% equity stake in three offshore wind projects.
  • Early bird will catch the worm in Canadian wind supply chain

    Sep 5, 2014

    Canada is the fourth largest exporter of renewable power in the world, but wind power makes up a very small part of the mix in this vast country. We look at how new energy policies are pushing wind projects forward and equally creating supply chain...
  • Case for commercialised floating turbines in offshore Japan stronger than ever

    Aug 25, 2014

    While floating offshore wind is a nascent technology, comprising just the first demonstration projects, it could be that large scale floating turbine arrays become the norm in the future, as a natural development of the offshore wind industry.
  • EDP Renewables sells minority stake in US portfolio

    Aug 24, 2014

    EDP Renewables (EDPR) has executed a new asset rotation transaction in the United States.
  • AMSC bags $15m order

    Aug 24, 2014

    AMSC has bagged a $15m order for wind turbine electrical control systems (ECS) from India-based Inox Wind.

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