Wind

Community feedback sought on major offshore wind farm

Tuesday, 06 November 2018 Robin Whitlock

Vattenfall is to start the statutory consultation process on the Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm this week when the company will seek feedback from local people during November and December.

Seven US states to double their wind power as development picks up finds latest AWEA report

Friday, 02 November 2018 Robin Whitlock Seven states in the US will soon build enough wind turbines to more than double their clean energy generation capacity, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) US Wind Industry Third Quarter ...

Iron Mountain Partners with NextEra Energy to Help Achieve Renewable Energy Goals

Wednesday, 17 October 2018 Dan McCue Iron Mountain Incorporated™, a leading storage and information management company, has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with an affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources for 145 MW of wind energy ...

TransAlta Renewables Adds 90MW of New Wind Generation in Pennsylvania

Monday, 15 October 2018 Dan McCue Canada’s TransAlta Renewables has revealed that Microsoft is its customer pursuant to a 15-year power purchase arrangement signed earlier this year for the 90-MW Big Level wind facility now under construction ...

Siemens Gamesa to supply 26 SG 3.4-132 wind turbines to Russian wind farm

Friday, 05 October 2018 Robin Whitlock

Siemens Gamesa will supply 26 of its SG 3.4-132 turbines to Enel Russia’s Azovskaya wind farm under the preliminary agreement signed with Enel in 2017 for 291 MW at two Russian wind farms.

Wind Energy Foundation becomes Wind Solar Alliance

Wednesday, 03 October 2018 Robin Whitlock The Wind Solar Alliance (WSA), formerly known as the Wind Energy Foundation, has a new name, reflecting an increased focus on rapidly deploying wind and solar energy to deliver the maximum economic and ...

Galloper Offshore Wind Farm Officially Inaugurated

Friday, 28 September 2018 Dan McCue Galloper Offshore Wind Farm was officially inaugurated in London by Hans Bünting, Chief Operating Officer Renewables at Germany’s innogy SE. The wind farm is located approximately 30km off the coast ...

Offshore wind manufacturing and development could mean 847 jobs for South Carolina

Wednesday, 26 September 2018 Robin Whitlock South Carolina could capitalise on the offshore wind industry to drive economic growth and support an annual average of 847 jobs through 2035, according to a report by the American Jobs Project in partnership ...

EWT announces first installation of a wind turbine at a German poultry farm

Tuesday, 25 September 2018 Robin Whitlock EWT, a supplier of wind turbines for localised wind energy generation, has announced, at WindEnergy Hamburg, the successful installation of the first wind turbine on a German poultry farm, near Schöppingen. ...

GE Renewable Energy Launches Cypress Onshore Wind Platform

Monday, 24 September 2018 REM GE Renewable Energy has unveiled its new onshore turbine platform, named Cypress, and the next model from that platform, GE’s 5.3-158 turbine. The platform advances the proven technology of GE’s ...