By Billy Ludt Bristol Community College will launch an innovative training experience for the safety and technical certifications required for careers in the U.S. offshore wind industry. Bristol was awarded $861,097 from the Baker-Polito Administration out of $14.6 million in the funding of Massachusetts Skills Capital Grants to 54 academic institutions to acquire the newest…
By WPED Staff Demand from major wind energy employers for standardized safety training has led to a major increase in the use of Global Wind Organisation (GWO) standards in North America. The training, which covers basic safety and technical skills for one of the fastest-growing jobs in America, almost doubled in 2019, with training providers…
By WPED Staff Greenbacker Renewable Energy announced that, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, it purchased the rights to a two-turbine 5-MW wind project, Holiday Hill, from Cornerstone Renewables. Located in Russell, Massachusetts, Holiday Hill is contracted to sell electricity through 25-year offtake agreements with three local utilities. “The Holiday Hill project is an excellent addition to…
By WPED Staff Hitachi, which announced in December 2018 it would acquire ABB’s power grids business, expects to complete the purchase in the first half of 2020. Hitachi will acquire an 80.1% stake in the power grids business, making it a consolidated subsidiary. Hitachi has entered into a purchase option to acquire the remaining 19.9%…
By Halle Kirsh Tuesday, March 24, 20202 pm ET / 11 am PT In this webinar, we will discuss how wind and solar operators have moved beyond the hype and are receiving the benefits of AI enabled asset management in the day to day operation and management of their projects. Use cases such as AI…
By WPED Staff A new report from Navigant Research examines the use of energy storage for wind integration, covering existing and upcoming projects, the competitive landscape and expected market growth. The rise of combined solar plus storage projects is reshaping the energy storage industry, yet employing energy storage for wind integration has fallen far behind….
By WPED Staff Petzl, manufacturer of professional safety equipment, will release an updated VOLT harness line this March. The VOLT harness line is designed to provide fall protection and comfortable work positioning for those working on towers or inside wind turbines. Both models, the VOLT and VOLT WIND are easy to put on and take…
By WPED Staff Floating wind farm foundations are seen as key to the future of the global offshore wind sector, but the industry has yet to be maximized in the United States. Join this free webinar ‘The Future is Floating’ featuring expert speakers from Green Giraffe, BVG Associates and Castle Wind today to learn how…
By WPED Staff Greentown Labs, the largest cleantech incubator in North America, and Vineyard Wind, developer of the first utility-scale offshore wind energy generation facility in the Northeast United States, announced their partnership to run a Greentown Launch accelerator program focused on offshore wind innovations. The Greentown Labs and Vineyard Wind Launch program will identify…
By WPED Staff WindESCo has signed an agreement with IntelStor to provide services on data and market analysis that will complement the company’s wind turbine performance analytics and smart sensing solutions. IntelStor will use its advanced algorithms and market analytics to evaluate the existing installed base of more than 300,000 operational wind turbines globally in…
By WPED Contributor By Bruce Hammett, President and CEO; and Denny McKissic, National Account Manager, WECS Renewables Not keeping wind turbines positioned toward the wind is a critical revenue killer for operators, not to mention the maintenance costs associated with slight positioning problems. Maintaining directional control requires properly functioning wind direction sensing systems and robust…
By WPED Staff Einstein Noah Restaurant Group announced a retail renewable energy agreement with ENGIE Resources to purchase energy produced by the Live Oak Wind Project in Schleicher County, Texas. The contract goes through 2023 and includes 100% of the electricity needs, or approximately 4,180 megawatt-hours annually, for all Einstein Bros. Bagels locations in Texas….
By Billy Ludt Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, Colorado, announced the availability of the Black Swift E2 UAS, an American-made, advanced unmanned aerial system (UAS) specifically designed for automated industrial and structural inspections. Its advanced navigation enables the Black Swift E2 to conduct highly accurate, up-close inspections of infrastructures…
By WPED Staff Vineyard Wind released a statement about the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) permitting timeline for the Vineyard Wind 1 Project. “We have received updated information from the Department of Interior that indicates the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Vineyard Wind I project will be published later…
By WPED Staff The Business Network for Offshore Wind, the leading non-profit advocate for U.S. offshore wind at the state, federal and global levels, will host its seventh annual International Partnership Forum (IPF) on April 21-24, 2020 in Providence, Rhode Island. New this year: the first-ever national offshore wind industry job fair plus a half-day…