The American Clean Power Association (ACPA) and several offshore wind industry members addressed a letter to Congress requesting the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program’s budget be increased to $750 million in the FY 2022 infrastructure appropriations bill. The letter cites President Joe Biden’s clean energy goals and coastal states’ goal of nearly 30 GW…
By Ion Etxarri, R&D Quality & Innovation Manager of Ingeteam Wind Energy As market demand for wind turbines has grown, so too have the demands for quality and performance. This is especially the case for critical components such as power converters because the performance of the whole turbine depends on them. The response is focused…
By Gareth Brown, CEO, Clir Renewables In February 2021, Texas faced a disastrous power failure as a result of an unexpectedly severe winter storm. Natural gas wells froze, transmission substations went offline, and the grid operator was forced to initiate rolling blackouts, leaving millions of homes and businesses without power for days. This extreme cold combined…
