By WPED Staff GE Renewable Energy has developed Sierra, an onshore wind turbine platform designed specifically for the North American region. Credit: Rich Crowder/GE The 3.0-3.4 MW turbine features a 140-m rotor and at a range of hub heights, including a 500 ft option and includes GE’s two-piece blade GE has today manufactured, installed and…
By WPED Staff International energy developer TotalEnergies has been named a winner by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for the development of an offshore wind farm off the coast of North Carolina. Located 20 nautical miles (37 kilometers) from the coast, the lease covers a 120 square nautical miles area (222 square kilometers) that…
By WPED Staff NRG Systems, a designer and manufacturer of smart technologies for the wind, solar and meteorological industries, has added ZX Lidars’ ZX TM Lidar to its remote sensing portfolio. Credit: NRG Systems ZX TM is a nacelle-mounted Lidar that uses continuous wave technology to measure the full shear and veer wind profile across…
By WPED Staff Acciona is celebrating 10 years of operations at the Dempsey Ridge Wind Farm in Roger Mills and Beckham Counties, Oklahoma. The wind farm generates 132 MWh per year, enough to power 46,000 Oklahoma households. “Since May 2012, Dempsey Ridge has provided Oklahoma with safe, sustainable and cost-effective power,” said Joaquin Castillo, CEO…
By WPED Staff Keystone Tower Systems has begun commercial production of the first utility-scale spiral-welded towers at its new factory in Pampa, Texas. The factory currently has 40 employees with plans for further hiring. The first tower will be delivered this summer to a project in Texas. Keystone Tower Systems has invested more than 10…
By WPED Staff Algonquin Power & Utilities‘ subsidiary Liberty is developing a 112-MW wind project in Michigan to support Facebook’s parent company, Meta, in reaching its renewable energy goals. The new Deerfield II wind project is expected to reach commercial operations in 2023. Deerfield II is located in Huron County, Michigan, adjacent to Liberty’s Deerfield…
By WPED Staff RWE Renewables‘ El Algodon Alto, a 200-MW onshore wind farm, located in San Patricio County, Texas, is in operation. RWE Renewables’ El Algodon Alto, a 200-MW onshore wind farm is powered by 91 Vestas turbines and will generate enough electricity to power more than 60,000 homes. “We’re excited to announce another one…
By WPED Staff Avangrid Renewables has achieved commercial operation at its 200-MW Golden Hills wind farm in Sherman County, Oregon. The facility, which provides enough renewable electricity to Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to power over 60,000 homes annually, began operations on April 29, 2022. The project supports PSE’s carbon dioxide emission reduction goals while providing…
By WPED Staff Global offshore wind company RWE Renewables will collaborate with Greater New Orleans (GNO) and GNOwind Alliance to build a program to accelerate Louisiana’s supply chain engagement with the emerging offshore wind industry. Over the next six months, GNO will host a series of informational workshops and company-specific interviews with the aim of…
By WPED Staff The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish two separate Calls for Information and Nominations for possible leasing in areas that are determined to be suitable off the coast of Oregon and in the Central Atlantic. BOEM Director Amanda Lefton made the announcement…
By WPED Staff The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower) provided 96.3% of the domestic electrical generating capacity added in January and February 2022, according to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign. According to the latest issue…
By WPED Staff Rise Light & Power and Delaware River Partners (DRP) today announced a plan to invest millions to develop a site for a submarine cable manufacturing facility to support the New Jersey offshore wind industry. The facility will be at the DRP-owned Repauno Port & Rail Terminal in Greenwich Township. Rendering of cable…
By WPED Staff Kardie Equipment, a TGM Wind Company and the largest distributor of the Bronto Skylift in North America, will increase its fleet by more than 65% with the purchase of additional aerial work platforms, including Bronto’s new S341HLA, which reaches 104 m (341 ft). This expansion makes Kardie Equipment the sole owner and…
By WPED Staff In 2018, Vaisala acquired Leosphere, the company behind the WindCube lidar suite. Leosphere today adopts the Vaisala name and branding. “Integrating Leosphere’s highly respected people and solutions has been highly advantageous, and today the integration is complete. Leosphere is now Vaisala,” the company said in a statement. From lidars, sensors and systems…
By WPED Staff US Wind, a Baltimore, Maryland-based wind developer, is funding a 10-year program with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) for three research projects aimed at understanding the potential effects of offshore wind development on marine mammals, fish and birds. The research will take place in US Wind’s 80,000-acre federal…