By WPED Staff The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is calling on governments across the world to refrain from introducing trade barriers which impact wind turbine equipment and to ensure an open investment climate for companies financing the global energy transition. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), investment in renewables needs to…
By Billy Ludt Governor Ralph Northam and Apex Clean Energy announced that the state of Virginia has entered into a power purchase agreement for the output of the approximately 75-MW Rocky Forge Wind project, located in Botetourt County. The agreement represents the purchase of the full capacity of the project, which will become Virginia’s first…
By WPED Staff Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives announced a new wind energy project award valued at approximately $67 million. The award is for construction of the Richland Wind Farm in Sac County in western Iowa. The power generated by the 130-MW project’s planned 53 GE WTG turbines will be delivered into the Iowa electrical grid….
By WPED Staff Dominion Energy has received two key determinations from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding the design, fabrication and installation of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. “This is a significant milestone as we move forward on building the first-ever fully permitted offshore wind project in federal waters,” said Mark…
By WPED Staff The Ørsted and Eversource Joint Venture (JV) officially marked the arrival of its first Connecticut office in downtown New London. Members of the Ørsted and Eversource JV joined alongside future neighbors and the New London business community at a ceremonial groundbreaking event at the Muddy Waters Café at 42 Bank Street. “The…
By WPED Staff Pattern Energy Group will acquire ownership interests in two operating wind power facilities, the Henvey Inlet Wind facility in Ontario and the Grady Wind facility in New Mexico. The company has also entered into an agreement for a $260 million private placement of perpetual preferred stock (Series A Preferred Stock) with certain…
By WPED Staff Wind energy researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are among a team of authors inviting the scientific community to address three challenges that will drive the innovation needed for wind to become one of the world’s primary sources of low-cost electricity generation. Their call to action…
By WPED Staff Clean Power Alliance (CPA) signed a power purchase agreement for a new utility-scale wind turbine project. The project was approved by CPA’s Board of Directors at their Oct. 3 board meeting. The project contracts 300 MW from the White Hills Wind project in Arizona, with an expected output of 830,000 MWh/year. It…
By WPED Staff Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. has begun commercial operation of the 350.3-MW Foard City wind farm, a project consisting of 139 GE wind turbines spreading over 31,449 acres in Foard County in Texas . The wind farm benefits from a 12-year power purchase agreement with Vistra Energy for 300 MW of the Foard…
By Billy Ludt The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Empire State Development (ESD) and the New York Department of Transportation (DOT) is issuing a Request for Qualifications seeking proposals for pre-qualification from port operators and market participants who are interested in upgrading and investing in New York ports to support the…
By WPED Staff DNV GL has awarded Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy with the Type Certificate for offshore for its SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine. The certificate confirms full compliance of the turbine design to the international wind turbine standard IECRE OD-501 and allows for immediate market implementation. The turbine will be installed in offshore…
By Kim Dorsey Wednesday November 13, 20192 PM ET / 11 AM PT We will discuss the test plan and results that Nord-Lock and the operator developed to monitor the Nord-Lock washer solutions for their fleet’s blade bolt loosening issues out on the field. The test plan will cover how to properly install the Nord-Lock…
By WPED Staff A coalition of wind industry leaders have announced the launch of Offshore Wind California (OWC). Committed to providing industry expertise, innovative solutions and a dedicated voice for offshore wind in California, OWC is poised to lead the promotion of responsible and sustainable deployment of offshore wind power in the state’s energy system….
By WPED Contributor By Seren Direct drive wind turbines account for one-third of all wind power generation. Compared to other wind technologies they have higher energy output and lower maintenance requirements, which means they are favored offshore. To operate direct drive turbines, permanent magnets are needed — and obtaining these magnets is increasingly complicated. In…
By WPED Staff Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and ENGIE Resources announced a series of multiyear energy agreements through 2024 in which the university will purchase energy from the Radford’s Run Wind Farm for its Pittsburgh campus. Martin Altschul, director of strategic facilities initiatives at CMU, said that ENGIE’s support of wind projects played a critical…