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800-MW Vineyard Wind offshore project will be union-built

Five months into the Biden Administration: A whirlwind of federal action on offshore wind

An inside look at how safety standards are created for the wind industry

New federal permitting initiative should speed along Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project

Federal government opens New York/New Jersey waters to offshore wind development leases

Biden Administration gives greenlight to offshore development off West Coast

800-MW Vineyard Wind offshore project receives federal approval to begin construction

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Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions’ 182-MW Texas wind project reaches commercial operation

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions commenced commercial operation of its 182-MW Maryneal Windpower project in Nolan County, Texas. In 2019, cellular service Sprint signed a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for 173.3 MW of the wind generated by the project, which will reduce parent company T-Mobile’s carbon production by 9%. “Projects like Maryneal Windpower play…

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Five months into the Biden Administration: A whirlwind of federal action on offshore wind

By Georgena Terry, research associate, Clean Energy States Alliance In late March, President Joe Biden announced an offshore wind goal of 30 GW by 2030 in a manner that protects environmental assets and creates employment. Through a coordinated multi-agency approach, Biden plans to fast track the deployment of utility scale offshore wind. The focus will…

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Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions’ 182-MW Texas wind project reaches commercial operation

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions commenced commercial operation of its 182-MW Maryneal Windpower project in Nolan County, Texas. In 2019, cellular service Sprint signed a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for 173.3 MW of the wind generated by the project, which will reduce parent company T-Mobile’s carbon production by 9%. “Projects like Maryneal Windpower play…

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Former AWEA group to merge with Energy Storage Association

The boards of directors of the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and the U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA) have voted to pursue a merger of the two trade associations to combine their staff, programs, and members. ACP launched in 2021 as a new trade association unifying the wind, solar, storage and transmission industries. Previously, ACP…

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Facebook and Walmart purchase power from EDP’s latest wind project in Indiana

EDP Renewables North America has reached commercial operations at the 198-MW Headwaters II Wind Farm in Randolph County, Indiana. This second phase of the wind farm joins the operational 200-MW Headwaters I Wind Farm and boosts the significant economic benefits contributed to the surrounding communities and marks a key addition to EDPR NA’s growing portfolio…

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800-MW Vineyard Wind offshore project will be union-built

Vineyard Wind entered a project labor agreement (PLA) with Massachusetts Building Trades and local union affiliates for the construction of Vinyard Wind 1, an 800-MW offshore wind project, later this year. “We are proud to work with organized labor to make history by building the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind project, Vineyard Wind 1,” said…

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NRG Systems introduces cloud-based monitoring solution

NRG Systems, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of smart technologies for a range of wind, solar, and meteorological applications, announced today the launch of NRG Cloud, a platform for remotely monitoring the company’s measurement solutions. In addition to improving users’ access to their fleet of operational wind and solar resource systems, NRG Cloud features a suite…

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Skyward to test cellular-connected drones with the FAA

Skyward, a Verizon company, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test cellular-connected drones. This announcement reaffirms that drone technology like the software developed by Skyward is one of the innovations needed to empower cellular-connected drones to unlock complex operations like beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), universal…

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Leeward begins repowering, construction on 235 MW of New Mexico wind projects

Leeward Renewable Energy has closed construction financing to repower its 90-MW Aragonne Wind project and the construction of the new 145-MW Aragonne Mesa Wind project. Under a previously announced power purchase agreement with Arizona Public Service Company (APS), the projects, which will use GE wind turbine technology, will provide a combined 200 MW of wind…

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ERM acquires Renewables Consulting Group

The world’s largest pure-play sustainability advisory firm, ERM, has acquired RCG (The Renewables Consulting Group) – a global market intelligence, management consulting, and technical advisory firm operating exclusively in the renewable energy sector. The acquisition expands ERM’s capabilities to support clients across the entire lifecycle of large-scale renewable energy projects, from market intelligence and strategy…

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NJBPU awards 2.6 GW of offshore wind contracts to Ørsted and Atlantic Shores

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities voted today to greenlight 2,658 MW of wind power off the Jersey Shore. In a unanimous vote, the Board awarded 1,510 MW of capacity to Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind and 1,148 MW to Ørsted’s Ocean Wind II. In addition to strong environmental and fisheries protection plans, each project…

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Hitachi ABB Power Grids joins with BW Ideol on floating offshore wind innovation

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has signed a memorandum of understanding with floating offshore wind pioneer BW Ideol. The agreement relates to the global acceleration of delivering a market-ready floating substation offering and solution. Floating offshore wind is the next big frontier in offshore wind power. Installed capacity of floating offshore wind installations is forecast to…

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Poseidon Systems deploys wear-debris CMS solution on over 400 Duke wind turbines

Poseidon Systems has deployed its DM4500 debris condition monitoring solution across 10 sites within the Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions wind turbine fleet. These sites comprise of Siemens Gamesa, Suzlon, Nordex, and GE wind turbines — 402 turbines in total. “We appreciate Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions’ forward thinking and innovation integrating wear debris CMS into their…

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Leeward Renewable Energy constructing 145-MW wind farm for Colorado utility

Guzman Energy and Leeward Renewable Energy have executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 145-MW Panorama Wind Farm in Weld County, Colorado. The project will be Leeward’s third project in Weld County, bringing its total installed capacity in the county to 617 MW, reflecting an aggregate capital investment of over $850 million. “Electric cooperatives,…

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An inside look at how safety standards are created for the wind industry

By Wesley Witt, chair, and Kristy Abel, vice chair, GWO North America Committee The amount of standardized safety training continues to increase year-over-year across North America in the wind industry because companies gain productivity and a more flexible workforce, while workers are more easily hired and valuable to their employers. In 2020, the number of…

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RWE Renewables begins construction on 240-MW Blackjack Creek Wind Farm in Texas

Blackjack Creek, a 240-MW onshore wind farm, located in Bee and Refugio counties, Texas, is under construction by RWE Renewables. The project is expected to be online in late 2021 and will be powered by 50 4.8-MW Nordex turbines, generating enough green electricity to power more than 72,000 homes. “We look forward to the successful…

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REsurety whitepaper discusses the accuracy of 8760 energy models

A new white paper from REsurety, with contributions from Hannon Armstrong, a leading investor in climate solutions, offers an in-depth analysis into how using an “8760” energy model can lead to significant errors in revenue modeling — topping 30% in some high renewable penetration markets. An 8760 (also known as a typical meteorological year, or…

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