Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) will supply three onshore wind farms in Norway with 70 units of its Onshore OptimaFlex wind turbines. The SWT-DD-130 turbines will each feature a rated capacity of 4.2 MW and a 130-m diameter rotor. All turbines will be installed on steel towers with 125-m hub heights. The project sites are…

Today New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that will move the state’s electricity mix to 50% renewable by 2030 and codifies the largest commitment to offshore wind power from any state. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) hailed the Garden State for their ambition by saying the following: “Today Governor Murphy sent an unambiguous…

Texo Drone Survey and Inspection Limited (Texo DSI) has announced that it has become an industrial partner of HOME Offshore (Holistic Operation and Maintenance for Energy from Offshore Wind Farms). HOME Offshore is a research project funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which partners five leading UK universities. The project…

Northland Power‘s Chief Executive Officer John Brace will retire on August 4, 2018, after 30 years with the company. Mike Crawley, currently Northland’s executive vice president, development, has been appointed to the role of chief executive officer, effective August 4. Brace will continue to serve as a director of Northland. Brace joined Northland in 1988,…

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Invenergy have announced an increase of CDPQ’s stake in Invenergy Renewables LLC, a privately held North American renewable energy company. With this transaction, CDPQ will have a 52.4% economic ownership in Invenergy Renewables, while Invenergy will continue to be the managing member of the company. Invenergy…

Facebook and European asset manager Luxcara have entered into long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 100% of the output and environmental (green) attributes of three contiguous wind projects (Gravdal, Skinansfjellet, and Eikeland-Steinsland) in southwest Norway. The projects, known collectively as the Bjerkreim cluster, will consist of 70 wind turbines of 4.2 MW each and should…

Senvion‘s Chief Executive Officer Jürgen Geißinger is stepping down with the Board’s agreement. Over the last two-plus years, Geißinger has led the company during a challenging time, successfully transitioning Senvion into a global company with a robust product portfolio and strong cost discipline, the company states. Today’s announcement reportedly comes as Senvion embarks upon the next…

As part of a $34 million announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research and development projects, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) will fund 87 new projects across 34 states, totaling nearly $13 million in funding. This…

Ideol and STX Europe Offshore Energy are teaming up to develop a breakthrough floating substation that will be compatible with both bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind farms. The solution aims at being market-ready for France’s upcoming floating commercial tenders. Based on Ideol’s shallow-draft Damping Pool concept and designed to operate in the world’s most extreme environments,…

Ameren Missouri has entered into an agreement to acquire, after construction, a 400-MW wind farm in northeast Missouri, the largest ever in the state. “We are excited to take this transformative step to bring more renewable generation to our customers,” said Michael Moehn, president of Ameren Missouri. “Adding more wind energy will help us achieve our goal…

Crown Estate Scotland has unveiled proposals to lease seabed to encourage a new generation of offshore wind projects in Scotland’s waters. The paper, published today, outlines the draft process and asks those interested to provide feedback to help shape the final approach. Projects will have to be sited in areas identified in Marine Scotland’s forthcoming Sectoral…

SeaTwirl and Siemens have entered into a cooperation agreement focused on developing the technical parts of a floating wind turbine. SeaTwirl is working to launch a commercial-sized floating wind turbine in 2020. ”Siemens is working for a smart and digital industrial production where renewable energy will lead to sustainable industrial production,” said Göran Persson, division…

Composites One and the Closed Mold Alliance are offering a two-day workshop on advanced materials, manufacturing processes, and repair techniques for wind-energy applications. The workshop, Advances in Wind Energy, is held in conjunction with Magnum Venus Products and IACMI–The Composites Institute, and will feature hands-on demos and dynamic presentations led by leading wind-energy professionals. The course will take…

The world’s newest and most powerful offshore wind turbine drivetrain test facility has enabled GyroMetric Systems Ltd. to develop a new product that will improve the efficiency of offshore wind turbines. GyroMetric has partnered with Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to develop and test an innovative condition-monitoring technology for application in offshore wind. Already a presence in…

Vattenfall’s battery@pyc, the largest co-located battery installation in the United Kingdom, is now operational, storing renewable wind power from the company’s Welsh onshore wind farm Pen y Cymoedd. The 22-MW facility, which shares electrical infrastructure with the Pen y Cymoedd wind farm, will help the UK National Grid maintain frequency levels and reliability of electricity…

Siemens Gamesa has launched a new Gamesa Electric technology and manufacturing center in the Madrid town of San Fernando de Henares. The plant is equipped with two test benches for testing and validating systems with capacity of up to 10 MW, up from the previous capacity ceiling of 2 MW. The new systems will be…

Mammoet has received an Environmental Award at this year’s Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association (SC&RA) conference in Boca Raton, Florida. The award is presented by the SC&RA to a member organization that demonstrates an outstanding contribution to environmental protection. Mammoet reportedly won the award this year for increasing the sustainability of its business and reducing…

  Frank May / service engineer / GlobeCore GmbH The last 20 years have seen strong growth in both the number of wind farms and the amount of power generated by wind. This growth is a logical consequence of the increasing demand for electricity and the need to diversify energy sources and reduce harmful emissions. The…

innogy consulting is strengthening its presence in North America by making Dr. Glenn George, a prominent advisor to the global energy and utility sectors, a founding partner of its U.S. subsidiary. “The U.S. energy market is the largest and most dynamic in the world. Strengthening our presence in North America is central to innogy consulting’s…

The Conservation Biology Institute, with support from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, recently launched the California Offshore Wind Energy Gateway, a website that “assembles geospatial information on ocean wind resources, ecological and natural resources, ocean commercial and recreational uses, and community values.” This information will help identify areas off the California coast that are potentially suitable…