Strengthening U.S. ‘Electric Highway’ will fast-track growth, report says
The United States urgently needs a 21st Century update of its aging power grid and the solution, well-planned transmission investment, will more than pay...
IRENA: Renewables are low-cost key to boost climate action
Renewable power is the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world already today, the latest report from the International Renewable Energy...
Connecticut bill will allow up to 2,000 MW of procured energy
Vineyard Wind LLC, a leading offshore wind developer based in New England, recently congratulated Gov. Ned Lamont for his signing of House Bill (HB)...
Siemens Gamesa appoints Alfonso Faubel as Onshore CEO
The Board of Directors of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy recently appointed Alfonso Faubel as the company’s new Onshore Business CEO, effective July 29.
“We are...
Allete to sell wind power to Fortune 500 companies
Allete Clean Energy recently announced it has acquired the Diamond Spring wind project in Oklahoma from Apex Clean Energy and will build, own, operate,...
Turbine engineering and services firm moves to Portland
Greater Portland Inc. recently announced Diamond WTG Engineering & Services Inc., a division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. has relocated its headquarters to Portland,...
Connecticut governor announces offshore wind plan
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont recently announced that the state and its partners have reached an agreement on a harbor development plan for State Pier...
Offshore wind hydrogen production could be subsidy-free within 10 years
New offshore wind hydrogen proposals in Germany and Netherlands expand the revenue potential for offshore wind and deployment learnings will lower hydrogen production costs...
Enel Green Power acquires U.S. renewable energy developer Tradewind Energy
Enel, through its U.S. renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc., recently closed an agreement to purchase Kansas-based renewable developer Tradewind Energy, Inc.
Under...
Uptake’s AI recognized for revolutionizing energy sector, more
Industrial artificial intelligence leader Uptake was recently named as a 2019 New Energy Pioneer by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (NEF). The award is in...
Bethany Frew elected to ESIG board of directors
The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) recently announced Bethany Frew, an engineer in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory...
Visser & Smit Hanab awarded East Anglia One Cable contract
High Voltage offshore wind specialists Visser & Smit Hanab have been awarded the contract to perform all array cable terminations and testing work at...
President proposes $193.4 million for BOEM in 2020
President Donald Trump recently proposed a $193.4 million fiscal year 2020 budget for BOEM to safely and responsibly manage offshore energy and mineral resources.
The...
Ardian acquires wind farm from OX2
Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, recently announced a 300 million euro investment to build a wind farm in Åndberg/Härjedalen, Sweden. Ardian acquired the...
DNV GL issues study of R&D pathways for supersized blades
DNV GL recently released an in-depth study, commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which examines the challenges associated with...
Wind-energy industry R&D spending to top $36.9 billion by 2028
As the wind-turbine market enters a new era driven by subsidy and tax credit free cost parity, a new generation of wind-energy technology is...
Skyline Renewables acquires additional wind portfolio
Skyline Renewables has purchased a 117-MW wind portfolio from NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), the clean-energy subsidiary of New Jersey Resources.
The U.S. wind farms...
AMSOIL announces strategic agreement in China
In a public signing ceremony, global wind industry leaders Envision Energy, NGC, CLCP, and AMSOIL recently became strategic partners in the world’s largest renewable...
Clobotics partners with GEV Wind Power on AI-based turbine-blade inspections
Clobotics recently announced its global strategic partnership with GEV Wind Power — one of the largest wind O&M companies from Europe, to deliver AI-based...
APAC to lead gearbox, direct-drive markets, says GlobalData
Asia-Pacific (APAC) is expected to lead the global wind gearbox and direct drive equipment markets with a share of 46 percent and 53.5 percent,...
