Wind

  • Tri-State signs PPA for 150MW wind project

    Feb 10, 2014

    Westminster, Colorado-based Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a wholesale electric power supplier, has entered into a 25-year agreement with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources.
  • Principle gets green light for 30MW pilot

    Feb 10, 2014

    The U.S. Department of the Interior has shared that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in the U. S. has given the green light for Principle Power to submit a formal plan to build a 30MW pilot project using floating wind turbine technology...
  • Post-warranty O&M: how to balance cost, quality and control of services

    Feb 10, 2014

    All decisions pertaining to pre-and-post warranty O&M management is a significant milestone in the timeline of a project.
  • Round up and key insight from the European Wind O&M Forum, Hamburg

    Feb 5, 2014

    Last week saw a truly international delegation gather at the 6th Annual O&M Forum in Hamburg to discuss key themes and trends across the O&M field
  • DOE marks $2m to taller towers

    Feb 3, 2014

    The U. S. Energy Department has marked budget worth $2m to tap wind energy using taller towers.
  • EWEA: 418 offshore turbines online in 2013

    Feb 3, 2014

    A report released by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has shared that 418 new offshore wind turbines, in 13 wind farms, worth between €4.6bn and €6.4bn, were fully grid connected last year, totalling 1,567 MW, 34% more than in 2012.
  • Iberdrola Ingeniería launches Marin-El R&D project

    Feb 3, 2014

    Iberdrola Ingeniería has introduced the Marin-El R&D project in order to design a new marine substation for offshore wind farms.
  • New collaborative project launched in the UK

    Feb 3, 2014

    SPARTA (System Performance, Availability and Reliability Trend Analysis), a new collaborative project between ORE Catapult, The Crown Estate and offshore wind farm owner/ operators, has been launched.
  • RWE npower renewables changes name

    Feb 3, 2014

    The U. K. arm of RWE’s renewable energy division has decided to go ahead with a new name.
  • Milestone for Vestas’ V164-8.0 MW prototype

    Feb 3, 2014

    Vestas’ first V164-8.0 MW prototype wind turbine has successfully produced its first kWh of electricity.
  • Galloper signs deal with ABP

    Feb 3, 2014

    Galloper Offshore Wind Farm has signed an agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) to locate its O&M base at Lowestoft.
  • Northland Power to boost stake in 600MW Gemini project

    Feb 3, 2014

    Northland Power has entered into agreements for the rights to acquire Typhoon Offshore’s 5% interest in Gemini.
  • Dong sells stake in London Array 1

    Feb 3, 2014

    Energy group Dong Energy has signed an agreement to sell half of its 50% share in the 630 MW offshore wind farm London Array 1 to La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse), for a total sum of £644m.
  • Dong Energy’s chairman to step down in March

    Feb 3, 2014

    The Danish Parliament’s Finance Committee last week gave its nod for the final implementation of the investment agreement between the Danish State, Dong Energy, Goldman Sachs, Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension, PFA as well as existing minority stakeholders.
  • O&M considerations for floating turbines

    Feb 3, 2014

    France is pushing full steam ahead with plans for a range of floating turbine designs. And some of them are even intended to make operations and maintenance easier. We also look at US progress in the floating turbine arena.

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