Wind

TÜV NORD Inspects Wind Turbine Towers With Drones

Tuesday, 20 December 2022 REM Concrete tower parts of concrete-steel hybrid towers of wind turbines can show abnormalities in the material a few years after construction.Are these signs of weakness or can they still be classified as ...

Rivian signs news wind energy deal with Apex Clean Energy to power Illinois manufacturing

Friday, 16 December 2022 Robin Whitlock Rivian and Apex Clean Energy have announced the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity from the renewable energy company’s proposed Goose Creek Wind farm in ...

Octopus Energy’s Winder platform identifies 2.3GW British onshore wind potential with local community support

Wednesday, 30 November 2022 Robin Whitlock

Octopus Energy Generation’s match-making platform for wind energy identifies 2.3 GW of potential new British onshore wind energy that could be unleashed where people want it.

RES submits plans for 126 MW Bloch Wind Farm

Friday, 25 November 2022 Robin Whitlock RES has submitted a planning application for its 21-wind turbine Bloch Wind Farm to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit for determination, to be located on land adjacent to the existing Solwaybank ...

RES holds successful Hill of Fare wind farm consultation

Thursday, 17 November 2022 Robin Whitlock Independent renewable energy company RES is delighted with the success of its four-week pre-application consultation for the 17-turbine Hill of Fare wind farm to the north of Banchory in Aberdeenshire, ...

Major Investment Planned to Develop South Auckland-Waikato Offshore Wind Industry

Monday, 14 November 2022 REM The consortium formed by BlueFloat Energy, Energy Estate and Elemental Group announced its plans for a multibillion-dollar investment in offshore wind projects in South Auckland and West Waikato, Aotearoa. ...

Vineyard Wind Begins Offshore Cable Installation

Monday, 07 November 2022 REM Vineyard Wind announced that cable installation for the first commercial scale offshore wind farm has begun approximately 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. The company also announced that it expects ...

Ireland

Shannon Foynes Port on course to become international floating offshore wind energy hub

Friday, 04 November 2022 Robin Whitlock A review of the Shannon Foynes Port Company’s Vision 2041 masterplan by global experts Bechtel explains how the deep waters of the Shannon Estuary would facilitate the deployment of floating offshore ...

Mainstream and Ocean Winds sign seabed lease agreement for 1.8 GW floating offshore wind ScotWind site

Wednesday, 02 November 2022 Robin Whitlock Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds have signed the seabed lease agreement with Crown Estate Scotland to the value of £36 million for the development of a 1.8 GW floating offshore wind farm off ...

Iberia to Strengthen Case as World Leading Hub for Floating Offshore Wind

Thursday, 27 October 2022 REM Iberia will strengthen its case as a world-leading hub for floating offshore wind as energy sector heavyweights descend on the Portuguese capital to direct the region's future roadmap. Leaders from the ...