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A federal judge has vacated President Donald Trump’s executive memorandum, lifting the pause on federal permitting for wind energy projects in a ruling on a lawsuit brought by over a dozen state attorneys general and the Alliance for Clean Energy New York. Several state-based climate jobs coalitions filed an amicus brief supporting the lawsuit. The brief…

LS Power has completed the acquisition of bp’s U.S. onshore wind business, BP Wind Energy North America. The acquisition adds ~1,300 MW net ownership of operating onshore wind capacity across 10 projects to LS Power’s diversified portfolio of renewable, energy storage, flexible natural gas and renewable fuels assets. With this addition, LS Power operates more…

Cordelio Power’s 135-MW Crossover Wind project in Cross County, Arkansas, has achieved commercial operations. “We are proud to announce that Crossover Wind is now generating electricity as the first utility-scale wind project in the state of Arkansas,” said Nick Karambelas, Chief Development Officer of Cordelio Power. Crossover Wind will make payments of approximately $950,000 per year…

The U.S. wind market installed 593 MW in Q2 2025, down 60% compared to Q2 2024. But installations through the first nine months of 2025 are projected to outpace 2024, reaching a total of 3.8 GW, according to the “U.S. Wind Energy Monitor” report released today by Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association…

ZX Lidars has advanced its wind lidar capabilities with the global release of ZX 300e, which received the world’s first 21-200 m IEC Classification at the independent test sites of wind engineering consultants. The announcement confirms that ZX 300e has exceeded the full conditions to satisfy the IEC 61400-50-2 standard, demonstrating no environmental variables to…

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy withdrew or terminated a total of $679 million in funding for 12 offshore wind projects across America. The Trump Administration has refocused the Department of Transportation (USDOT) and its Maritime Administration (MARAD) on rebuilding America’s shipbuilding capacity, unleashing traditional forms of energy, and utilizing the nation’s fossil fuel resources.…

Project developer Exus Renewables North America today launched ExusIQ+, a comprehensive suite of asset optimization products designed to maximize renewable energy performance. The suite debuts with Pitch Power+, an innovative monitoring tool that can deliver Annual Energy Production (AEP) gains of 1.5% to 15% per individual wind turbine across managed fleets. ExusIQ+ represents a new…

The Q1 U.S. wind market exceeded 2024’s pace, more than doubling activity with 2.1 GW of installations — but regulatory uncertainty led to a significant pullback in wind turbine orders, according to the U.S. Wind Energy Monitor report released by Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association (ACP). The report shows that all installations…

Equinor, the developer of Empire Wind, officially launched the Service Operations Vessel ECO Liberty on June 28 for deployment in its New York offshore wind project, marking the culmination of a major investment in the U.S. shipbuilding industry. Louisiana First Lady Sharon Landry served as the vessel’s “Godmother” during a christening ceremony on the Mississippi…

Triton Anchor, a subsea innovation company, announced it has been awarded two patents in the United States for its proprietary offshore anchor and subsea deployment tool, with a notice of allowance for the anchor patent also received in Japan. These newly patented technologies mark a major advancement in enabling low-cost, low-impact deployment of floating wind,…

Empire Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, has been informed by the Dept. of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that the stop work order has been lifted for the Empire Wind project, allowing construction activities to resume. “We appreciate the fact that construction can now resume on Empire Wind, a project…

Richardson Electronics, a global provider of engineered solutions for renewable energy and other power management applications, announced the expansion of its customer base through a supply agreement with TransAlta Corporation for its patented pitch energy modules designed for GE wind turbines and SSB platforms. TransAlta Corporation is one of Canada’s largest publicly traded power generators,…

In accordance with a halt work order issued by the U.S. government, Empire Offshore Wind LLC will safely halt the offshore construction in waters of the outer continental shelf for the Empire Wind project. On April 16, Empire received notice from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), ordering Empire to halt all activities on…

The American Renewable Energy Standards and Certification Association (ARESCA) is calling for experts who are directly and materially affected parties who are interested in participating as a member of an American National Standards (ANS) consensus body, known as the ARESCA Standards Committee of the Board (SCB), to support the adoption of the following IEC TC 114 and…

The U.S. wind market continued a downward trend in 2024, with 5.2 GW of total installations, the lowest in 10 years, according to the “U.S. Wind Energy Monitor” report released by Wood Mackenzie. The report shows that 3.9 GW of onshore builds came online last year, along with 1.3 GW of onshore repowers, and 101 MW…

Soluna Holdings, a developer of green data centers for intensive computing applications, has signed a term sheet for power for Project Hedy, a new 120-MW data center co-located with a 200-MW wind farm in South Texas. The wind farm is owned by a new power partner that focuses on developing and managing sustainable infrastructure solutions.…

UPC Power Solutions confirmed the successful completion of the repowering of all eight projects in its Stockyard Wind Portfolio. The last of the newly repowered turbines achieved full commercial operation this week, marking the culmination of an ambitious, multi-phase effort to restore, modernize and enhance 79 aging wind turbines on sites spread across the Texas…

The American Renewable Energy Standards and Certification Association (ARESCA) is notifying all directly and materially affected parties wishing to receive more information or to submit comments regarding the adoption of the following IEC TC 114 and TC 88 standards as American National Standards (ANS): ARESCA 62600-100-202x, Marine energy – Wave, tidal and other water current converters –…

EDF Renewables North America and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar, co-owners of the Las Majadas Wind Project, have entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with data center developer and operator Soluna Holdings. Under the terms of the agreement, Soluna will purchase up to 166 MW of energy produced by the Las Majadas Wind Project to…

RES announced it has been granted a U.S. patent for a new method of inspecting wind turbine blades. It allows users to accurately view both the internal and external image of blade damage in a single platform for the first time. The technology, part of RES’ 3DX inspection system, uses drones, AI and robotics to…