Monsoon wind speeds’ impact on industry is mixed across Indian regions
Wind speeds during India’s annual monsoon season have fallen by as much as 9 percent over the past two decades, with three of the...
Windserve Marine, LLC to provide U.S. offshore wind support services
The Reinauer Group of Companies has added a new member company, Windserve Marine, LLC, to provide support services to the U.S. offshore wind industry....
Demand drives wind development to new heights in first quarter of 2018
Strong demand for affordable, reliable wind energy drove a busy first quarter for new U.S. wind farm announcements. Wind power’s low cost and stable...
Higher hub heights eyed for North American wind
Many wind turbines in the United States consist of a steel tower with an average hub height of less than 100 meters. Yet higher...
Siemens Gamesa to refurbish turbine gearboxes for Eneco
Eneco, owner of the Princess Amalia Wind Farm, has selected Siemens Gamesa as the supplier for gearbox refurbishment. For the next five years, the...
Flurry of U.S. offshore vessel deals prepares market for huge turbines
Vessel suppliers and wind installation experts are collaborating to build new vessels and convert existing assets to bring rising turbine capacities to the booming...
Mortenson to build $140M wind projects in Illinois in 2018
Already the largest alternative energy builder in Illinois, Mortenson recently added three new Illinois wind farm projects that will contribute an additional 289 MW...
Siemens Gamesa to supply 70 wind turbines to three Norway projects
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will supply three onshore wind farms in Norway including 70 units of its Onshore OptimaFlex wind turbines. The SWT-DD-130 turbines...
Senvion posts one of the best first quarters in terms of order intake with...
Senvion has recorded one of the strongest first quarter order intake in the first three months of 2018 driven by solid business in new...
Siemens Gamesa to supply 199.5 MW at Live Oak wind project
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been selected by ENGIE North America Inc. to supply turbines for the Live Oak Wind Power Project. The company...
Senvion unveils new 4.2 MW turbines for North American market
Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, recently unveiled its 4.2 MW platform, the 4.2M140 and 4.2M148, based on the company’s 3.XM series.
The...
Siemens Gamesa secures new order in Japan for 74.8 MW
Siemens Gamesa continues to reinforce its presence in Japan by reaching its first agreement with Tokyu Land Corporation for two projects in Hokkaido and...
New research addresses ice accumulation
Ice accumulation is a serious problem for industries including aerospace, wind energy, power utilities, telecommunications, commercial fishing, and marine activities. Icing leads to material...
Dulas completes 100-meter met mast installation for Force 9 Energy
Dulas, a leading renewable energy consultancy, has completed the installation of its tallest meteorological (met) mast in Western Scotland. The 100-meter guyed lattice mast,...
NREL releases major update to wind-energy dataset
A massive amount of wind data was recently made accessible online, greatly expanding the amount of information available on wind flow across the continental...
Acciona receives grid-scale energy storage certificate by DNV GL
Acciona Energia, the biggest global operator exclusively in renewable energies, recently received the first ever prototype certificate for a grid-scale energy storage solution by...
New partnering arrangement enhances WSP’s offshore wind capabilities
WSP USA has entered into a partnership with Wood Thilsted, a specialist structural and geotechnical engineering consultancy, to provide detailed design services for offshore...
U.S. Department of the Interior charts big future for offshore wind
U.S. offshore wind development received a major boost from the Trump administration. The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)...
Floating offshore wind farm planned for California coast
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority has selected a consortium of companies comprised of Principle Power Inc., EDPR Offshore North America LLC, Aker Solutions Inc.,...
New York set to become leading hub for offshore wind
After years of false starts and delays, U.S. offshore wind is finally gaining momentum, fueled by innovation in turbine technologies, greater economies of scale,...
