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South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm received its Record of Decision (ROD) from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), reaching a critical milestone in the federal environmental review. South Fork Wind remains on track to be fully permitted by early 2022, and with the project’s joint…

Southern Power‘s 118-MW Glass Sands Wind Facility in Murray County, Oklahoma, is now operational. This project is Southern Power’s fifth wind facility in Oklahoma, and it contributes to the company’s growing fleet of clean energy resources from California to Maine. “We are pleased to see Glass Sands Wind Facility achieve commercial operation as this facility…

Construction is starting on the Vineyard Wind 1 project, the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States. The first steps of construction will include two transmission cables that will connect Vineyard Wind 1 to the mainland. The Vineyard Wind I project will generate 800 MW of electricity annually, from just off the coast of…

The U.S. Offshore Wind conference and exhibition will take place on March 15-16, 2022 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston and will feature more than 60 speakers across two tracks, 60+ exhibition booths, more than 40 hours of networking time and six breakfast briefings. Confirmed conferences speakers include some of the most influential figures…

Vaisala today introduced Strike Damage Potential, the newest solution within the company’s lightning damage insights. The solution enables users to compile the exact lightning data they need both during and after hazardous weather events near their facilities or assets. “Across the globe, billions of lightning events occur every year, and the strikes that connect from…

R&D Test Systems has installed the world’s first Fault Ride Through (FRT) test system rated at 66 kV for the Østerild test facility for Vestas wind turbines in Denmark. The system has been developed for the wind turbine manufacturer to conduct extreme voltage tests to ensure its turbines meet international standards required for their connection…

EDP Renewables North America (EDPR) and Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) celebrated with state and community leaders the completion of Indiana Crossroads Wind Farm at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 12. The 302-MW Indiana Crossroads Wind Farm, beginning commercial operations by the end of this year, will generate enough clean electricity to power the…

Dominion Energy Virginia awarded the largest submarine cable contract in U.S. history to Prysmian Group and DEME Group. The balance of plant (BoP) contract includes the complete package for the transportation and installation of the foundations and the substations and EPC services for the inter-array and export cables for the future largest commercial offshore wind…

Firetrace has launched its latest product, XD Tubing, a flexible fire detection tubing with enhanced chemical durability, to mitigate the risk of fire and total loss in offshore and near shore wind turbines. XD Detection Tubing detects fires by sensing either heat or flame, and resists corrosion, creep and ozone exposure as found in both…

ONYX Insight has launched its AI HUB full-turbine predictive analytics platform, bringing disparate data streams together to streamline and enhance operations and maintenance (O&M) decision-making while eliminating data silos. As global leaders continue in their bid to carve out a path to net zero at COP26, behind the scenes the wind industry is advancing its…

The first phase of RWE’s Baron Winds onshore wind farm is now under construction. The 121.8-MW project located in Steuben County in New York is comprised of 24 Vestas and 8 Siemens Gamesa turbines, and construction is expected to be complete in late 2022. “We’re thrilled to announce our third project in New York is…

GCube, the leading underwriter for renewable energy projects, has today launched a new, smarter, data-powered insurance offering.  The service, supported by Clir, a company dedicated to maximizing project returns from renewable energy assets, will leverage AI-led analytics and data sets to offer enhanced terms and reduced premiums for wind and solar operating companies. Over the…

Ørsted and Eversource are jointly investing in a Nexans subsea transmission cable manufacturing facility in South Carolina to provide subsea cables for the companies’ offshore projects in the Northeast. In 2019, Ørsted and Eversource entered into a framework agreement with Nexans, committing to purchase subsea cables for their Northeast offshore wind farms. Nexans will manufacture…

The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announced the return of its two offshore wind grant programs for Fiscal Year 2022 — the Maryland Offshore Wind Capital Expenditure Grant Program and the Maryland Offshore Wind Workforce Training Grant Program. These programs are designed to establish an offshore wind supply chain in Maryland by supporting local businesses —…

Wind Academy, a wind energy technician training program operated by international supplier of wind power solutions Siemens Gamesa, today announced a new initiative designed to help more aspiring wind turbine technicians to excel in careers in the fast-growing industry of U.S. wind energy, which supports 116,800 jobs throughout the United States. Through a partnership with…

Increasing focus on cost-competitiveness has led to prolific cost-cutting in the design, manufacture, construction and operation of offshore wind over the past decade. This competitiveness has increasingly come at the expense of quality control, increasing the frequency and severity of insurance claims in the sector, and putting pressure on a strained insurance market. As the…

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA), an infrastructure construction company with renewable energy and civil expertise, has been awarded a $49 million contract for the Deerfield II Wind Farm in Michigan. The award is for the construction of the approximately 110-MW utility-scale wind farm in Huron County, Michigan. Algonquin Power & Utilities, a North American renewable…

Siemens Energy was awarded its first offshore grid connection project in the United States. In a consortium with Aker Solutions, the company will supply the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system that will bring green energy from Sunrise Wind, New York’s first utility-scale offshore wind project, to the mainland. It’s the first offshore wind project…

WindESCo has launched a turbine control system for autonomous, cooperative control of wind assets, called WindESCo Swarm. Taking cues from nature, and the intuitive decision-making of birds in flight, WindESCo Swarm will enable turbines to cooperatively adjust positioning to boost production for the entire farm – not just single machines – by 3 to 5%…

Offshore wind supports manufacturer Gazelle Wind Power opened its first U.S. office in Austin, Texas. This is the company’s first office in the United States as it moves to capitalize on the country’s emerging offshore wind market. Gazelle Wind Power’s floating wind platform was designed to be lighter and more flexible than other offshore platforms.…