Global wind turbine order intake hit new highs in 2023 with 155 GW procured for the year, an increase of 16 GW from 2022. As both China and Western markets broke records for order intake, annual investment reached an estimated $83 billion, according to Wood Mackenzie’s “Global wind turbine order analysis: Q1 2024” report. In Q4…
South Fork Wind completes construction offshore of New York
New York Governor Kathy Hochul today, alongside the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and other elected officials, announced the completion of the landmark South Fork Wind project, with all 12 offshore wind turbines constructed and the wind farm successfully delivering power to Long Island and the Rockaways. Today marks a historic milestone as…
FERC approves interconnection agreement for Empire Wind 1 project
Equinor today announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved on March 1 the Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (LGIA) executed between the company’s Empire Wind 1 project, New York ISO (NYISO) and Consolidated Edison Company of New York. The announcement marks the first FERC approval for any offshore wind project to connect directly into…
Ørsted sells majority stake in 957-MW onshore wind portfolio
Ørsted has signed a transaction with Stonepeak, an investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, divesting an equity ownership stake in a portfolio consisting of four U.S. onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 957 MW. This is Ørsted’s first partnership with Stonepeak and the second major farm-down of multiple assets in the…
Vaisala, DNV introduce guidelines for Wind Resource Assessment campaigns with dual scanning lidar
In a forward-thinking collaboration, Vaisala and DNV unveiled extensive guidelines for using scanning lidars in a dual system configuration (DSL) for offshore Wind Resource Assessment (WRA). The release of these guidelines helps improve dual scanning lidar bankability and contributes to creating the International Energy Agency (IEA) Task 52 recommended practice on using scanning lidar measurements…
Avangrid’s Midland Wind project starts spinning in Illinois
Avangrid, member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced Midland Wind has achieved commercial operation. The 106-MW wind farm located in Henry County is the company’s fourth wind farm in Illinois, bringing total capacity in the state to more than 600 MW. “We are proud to have achieved this milestone with Midland Wind, which is now…
Turbine bearing supplier Malloy completes warehouse expansion
Malloy, a wind turbine bearings supplier, has completed phase 1 of its warehouse expansion project. This investment increases Malloy’s overall warehouse capacity by 35%. “By expanding our warehouse, we’re directly addressing the needs of our customers who rely on our bearings for smooth operations and minimal downtime,” said Cory Mittleider, wind business unit Manager at…
ONYX Insight launches wind blade root monitoring solution
ONYX Insight has launched a blade root connection monitoring system following extensive field testing. The latest innovation in ONYX’s suite of predictive maintenance solutions is delivered through the organization’s proven ecoPITCH advanced sensing hardware, providing early visibility of any issues with a high degree of confidence and up to 12 months of warning before a…
BOEM designates offshore area with 2.4-GW wind potential off Oregon coast
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goals for deploying 30 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) designated two final Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore from Oregon. The WEAs were developed following engagement and feedback from…
Amazon signs PPA for Oregon wind project undergoing repowering effort
Avangrid, member of the Iberdrola Group, announced the signing of a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with Amazon to source renewable energy from an Avangrid wind farm located in Gilliam County, Oregon. The Amazon Wind Farm Oregon – Leaning Juniper IIA will have a capacity of 98.4 MW. “We are proud to have signed this…
UMass Amherst leads university coalition supporting offshore wind development
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and lead the Academic Center for Reliability and Resilience of Offshore Wind (ARROW), a new multimillion-dollar national center devised to accelerate reliable and equitable offshore wind energy deployment across the nation and produce a well-educated domestic offshore wind…
US company to establish offshore wind tower and steel forging plant on East Coast
US Forged Rings (USFR) today announced a $700 million investment in the U.S. offshore wind industry to construct a tower fabrication facility and a steel forging plant. The U.S. company will use these two facilities to service the growing domestic offshore wind market, filling a critical supply chain gap for offshore wind components. The company…
Companies use recycled wind turbine blades in sustainable concrete designs
RNWBL and Durability Engineers (DE) have received an award for the Dept. of Energy’s Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize. The award aims to address the environmental impact of wind turbine materials, specifically focusing on recycling solutions for fiber-reinforced composites and critical minerals. As the maintenance, repowering and retrofitting of existing wind turbine blades is poised…
2023 was record year for maturing late-stage offshore wind project activity globally
Despite supply chain headwinds and price pressures, the global offshore wind sector saw significant growth in its mature pipeline, as late-stage pipeline mergers & acquisitions (M&A), turbine orders and project financial investment decisions (FIDs) saw record activity in 2023. This has boosted the sector’s momentum into 2024, according to Wood Mackenzie’s ‘Offshore wind: 2023 in…
Ørsted says Maryland’s 966-MW Skipjack offshore wind project no longer makes financial sense
Ørsted announced that it will reposition Skipjack Wind, a combined 966-MW project in development off the coast of the Delmarva peninsula in Maryland, for future offtake opportunities. Following consultation with the State of Maryland, Ørsted has withdrawn from the Maryland Public Service Commission Orders approving the Skipjack 1 and 2 projects. Ørsted intends to continue…
New report finds 96% of wind businesses are affected by resource scarcity
A new report from ABB Motion, entitled “Circularity: No Time to Waste,” reveals that 91% of industrial businesses are feeling the effects of resource scarcity, prompting two-thirds to increase their investment in circularity initiatives within the next three years. Raw materials (37%) are seen as the scarcest resource, followed by energy (34%), labor (32%), and…
New Jersey tries again, gives two more offshore wind projects the greenlight
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) today awarded a combined 3,742 MW of offshore wind capacity to Invenergy and energyRE’s Leading Light Wind Project and Attentive Energy’s Attentive Energy Two Project. Leading Light Wind will reach 2.4 GW while Attentive Energy Two is sited for 1.342 GW. “The development of offshore wind energy…
PivotGen to revitalize 38-MW wind project in Pennsylvania
UPC Power Solutions, a joint venture between ACEN, PivotGen and UPC Solar & Wind Investments, announced today the completion of its purchase agreement with EDF Renewables North America. The closing of this agreement involves the purchase of the lessee interests in the 38-MW Chestnut Flats operating wind project located near Altoona, Pennsylvania. EDF Renewables will…
GE turbines to power 2.4 GW of SunZia project
GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind business announced a new equipment and long-term services deal with Pattern Energy to supply 674 3.6-1541 wind turbines that will provide more than 2.4 GW of power at the SunZia Wind project in New Mexico. SunZia Wind, which is expected to be the largest wind project in the Western Hemisphere at…
Vestas to supply 1.1-GW turbine order to SunZia project
Vestas has secured a firm order from Pattern Energy to power a major portion of its SunZia Wind project in New Mexico. It is Vestas’ largest order to date in the U.S. market and the largest single onshore project globally. Consisting of 242 V163-4.5 MW turbines, the 1.1-GW order is also the largest order globally…