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...
Han-Eco® B offers compatibility with metal connectors
HARTING multiplies the possible uses of plastic connectors with the new Han-Eco® B series. The Han-Eco® range now includes plastic housings that are fully...
Vestas receives 143-MW order in the U.S.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) recently placed an order for 143 MW of V126-3.45 MW turbines for the Bearkat II Wind project in Texas.
Bearkat II...
Renewable energy industry gets training boost
Altitec, a leading provider of wind-turbine rotor-blade repair and maintenance services and technician training, recently opened an Altitec Academy in Australia. The first training...
O&M jack-up vessel to join the Fred. Olsen Windcarrier fleet
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has signed a long-term time charter with Falcon Global for their jack-up vessel Jill. The jack-up vessel will be an integrated...
Geo-location mapping project crosses 100K turbine milestone
An ambitious project led by IntelStor to map the geo-locations of every wind turbine in the world has hit a major milestone.
IntelStor has now...
Ericsson and Comau show 5G Digital Twin at Hannover Messe
Ericsson and Comau recently showed the Digital Twin enabled by the 5G connectivity to the Hannover Messe. This innovation project, which is being tested,...
ONYX: Operators must embrace disruptive technologies
Embracing disruptive digital technologies for the collection and analysis of wind-turbine data offers the best route to reducing the costs of operations and maintenance...
NRG’s Bat Deterrent System reduces bat fatalities by 67 percent
A trial of NRG Systems’ Bat Deterrent System at the Pilot Hill Wind Project in Illinois yielded an overall reduction in bat fatalities of...
Pfisterer will supply a 52-KM underground cable system
Westnetz, one of Germany’s largest distribution network operators, is building a 17-kilometer underground cable system in Hunsrück as part of its efforts to support...
Eurowind Energy picks Siemens Gamesa for Denmark wind project
Siemens Gamesa has signed an order with Eurowind Energy for Thorup-Sletten, the largest onshore wind farm in Denmark to date. The 18 onshore turbines...
CdA becomes key player of the European energy transition
Chantiers de l’Atlantique (CdA), one of the leaders in European maritime industry, is associated with the official inauguration of the Arkona offshore wind farm,...
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...
Inox Wind licenses AMSC’s 3-MW class wind-turbine design
AMSC, a global energy solutions provider serving wind and power grid industry leaders, recently announced that it entered into an exclusive license agreement for...
Vestas receives 224 MW order in the United States
Vestas has received a 224-MW order in the U.S. for V110-2.0 MW turbines.
The order includes supply and commissioning of the turbines as well as...
Siemens Gamesa to supply 21 MW for China wind farm
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) reached a contract* to supply six SG 3.4-132 wind turbines with a flexible power rating of 3.65 MW to...