Wind

GE Renewable Energy to install turbines at Rajkot wind farm in Gujarat, India

Friday, 21 January 2022 Robin Whitlock GE Renewable Energy last week announced an order from Continuum Trinethra Renewables Pvt Ltd (a subsidiary of Continuum Green Energy) to supply, install and commission 37 units of its 2.7-132 onshore wind ...

US Department of Interior approves South Fork offshore wind farm

Thursday, 20 January 2022 Robin Whitlock

The US Department of Interior has given final permitting approval to the South Fork wind project, making it the second US offshore wind project authorised to begin construction.

Contracts for Empire Wind 2 and Beacon Wind Projects are Finalized

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 REM NY Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the finalization of contracts between the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Empire Wind Offshore LLC and Beacon Wind LLC, each ...

BV to deliver independent certification to the first floating wind project in the Celtic Sea

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 Robin Whitlock Testing, inspection and certification company Bureau Veritas (BV) has been selected to undertake the project certification of Erebus, the first offshore windfarm in the Celtic Sea, which is the area of ...

Houghton International Gives Enercon Wind Turbine New Lease of Life

Tuesday, 18 January 2022 REM In 2021, electro mechanical engineering specialist Houghton International carried out the repair and rewind of a 850kW direct drive wind turbine generator. The Enercon E48 wind turbine had been erected ...

Spain

Siemens Gamesa supplies 5.X turbines to Spanish wind farm

Tuesday, 18 January 2022 Robin Whitlock The 94 MW Iglesias wind farm in Burgos in the north of Spain will be the first onshore wind farm in Spain to feature SGRE’s 5.X platform turbines, the most powerful wind turbines currently available ...

Ocean Winds awarded a new seabed rights for offshore wind in Scotland

Monday, 17 January 2022 Robin Whitlock Engie’s joint venture Ocean Winds, held 50/50 with EDPR and dedicated to offshore wind, has been awarded the rights to develop new offshore wind generation capacity in the outer Moray Firth in Scotland, ...

Avangrid Renewables Takes Full Ownership of Commonwealth Wind

Wednesday, 12 January 2022 REM Iberdrola has formally concluded an agreement to take control of over 2,000 megawatts (MW) of US offshore wind capacity, consolidating its position as one of the largest developers of offshore wind in ...

Clir Renewables says blaming low wind resource for turbine underperformance may mask other issues

Tuesday, 11 January 2022 Robin Whitlock While 2021 saw some of the lowest wind energy production figures in recent times, wind energy operators may be incorrectly attributing reduced power generation solely to low wind speeds, rather than leveraging ...

Lethen Wind Farm Plans Submitted to Scottish Government

Monday, 10 January 2022 REM Fred. Olsen Renewables has applied to the Scottish Government for permission to develop a 17-turbine wind farm 10km north west of Grantown-on-Spey. If approved the proposals will bring forward a unique ...