The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released a report on the U.S. offshore wind market, revealing a rapidly growing pipeline of projects across 32 leases totaling 51,377 MW of expected capacity – enough electricity to power the equivalent of more than 20 million homes. Additionally, offshore wind project development, construction and operations are expected to…
Richardson Electronics unveils new line of pitch energy modules for wind turbines
Richardson Electronics announced its new ULTRAPEM line, a series of ultracapacitor-based modules that replace lead acid batteries within various wind turbine platforms using electric pitch systems. These new products add to the company’s portfolio of patented energy storage solutions. The new ultracapacitor-based energy storage series consists of pitch energy modules that operate at greater than…
Balmoral releases offshore wind scour protection system
Established supplier to the oil and gas sector, Balmoral has adapted and transitioned several of its proven buoyancy and protection solutions for use in the fixed and floating offshore wind sector. Products such as buoyancy, cable protection, bend limiting devices and crossover solutions have been readily accepted by the wind sector that is keen to…
Clir Renewables launches Clir Insight for Asset Development product
Clir Renewables has announced the launch of Clir Insight for Asset Development, a new product that leverages 200 GW of data to improve technology selection and operation, and ensure mitigation of risk. In an increasingly competitive market, developers are faced with a dynamic risk profile, considerable practical challenges, and uncertainty for successful execution of renewables…
ZF Wind Power to set up 15-MW powertrain test rig later this year
R&D Test Systems, a Danish wind turbine test system supplier, has received a follow-up order from ZF Wind Power to develop and deliver a new end-of-line test bench needed to verify the system functionality on manufactured powertrains, including the gearbox, generator and main bearing arrangement, prior to shipping to the OEMs. The test rig, which…
Siemens Gamesa unveils wind turbine tower made with sustainable steel
Siemens Gamesa has unveiled a wind turbine tower made of more sustainable steel. Towers consist of approximately 80% steel plates, and the new GreenerTower will ensure a CO2 reduction of at least 63% in the tower steel plates compared to conventional steel. Siemens Gamesa’s new thorough qualification process will verify that only a maximum of…
Michigan’s largest wind project is now operational
Michigan’s largest wind park, Meridian Wind, is now operational. Spanning three townships across Midland and Saginaw counties, the 225-MW wind park has 77 wind turbines and generates enough clean energy to power more than 78,000 homes. DTE Energy managed all aspects of Meridian Wind’s development, from land acquisition and permitting through construction, and will assume…
MGE completes 92-MW Red Barn Wind Farm in Wisconsin
Madison Gas and Electric‘s (MGE) newest wind farm is fully operational and delivering renewable energy to the grid. MGE partnered with Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, on the 92-MW Red Barn Wind Farm. MGE owns 9.1 MW of the wind farm in the Grant County towns of Clifton and Wingville.…
Colorado wind turbine tower manufacturing plant to increase yearly production by 10,000 towers
Construction is underway for an expansion to the world’s largest manufacturing plant for wind turbine towers, a project designed to double production and lead to the hiring of at least 850 new employees. CS Wind executives welcomed Colorado Gov. Jared Polis for a groundbreaking Tuesday at the plant in Pueblo, where dozens of project partners,…
Mammoet providing heavy lift services on 2 US offshore wind projects
Mammoet, an engineered heavy lift and transport services provider, has secured contracts for two offshore wind projects in the United States, both of which begin construction in 2023. Together, the two contracts cover a range of port scopes, including the load-in, load-out, handling and temporary storage of XXL monopiles, plus the pre-assembly of turbines in…
Leading Light Wind invests in workforce development for New York offshore wind
Leading Light Wind, an American-led offshore wind project in the New York Bight, announced three initiatives to establish Staten Island as a hub for the American offshore wind industry. The first is a $900,000 partnership with CUNY College of Staten Island to develop the next generation of offshore wind workforce; an Offshore Wind Scholars Program…
ONYX Insight and Nearthlab unveil whole turbine predictive maintenance partnership
ONYX Insight, a global provider of predictive maintenance solutions (PdM), and Nearthlab, an autonomous drone solution company, have entered into partnership to deliver a whole turbine predictive maintenance solution for wind farm operators. The industry is currently seeking to make operations more efficient amidst the backdrop of a labor, resource, and inflation-challenged environment. Together ONYX…
Peregrine to redevelop 80-MW Iowa wind farm in operation since 2001
Peregrine Energy Solutions, an integrated multi-technology clean energy platform with a focus on utility-scale energy storage, will operate, redevelop and expand the assets of Old Gold Energy Center (formerly known as Top of Iowa I), an 80-MW operating wind asset in northern Iowa. The assets were acquired by Peregrine through a partnership with a global…
Two new offshore wind ports proposed by AE1 for New York Harbor
Attentive Energy One (AE1), a joint venture of TotalEnergies and Rise Light & Power, today announced plans for two offshore wind port facilities in New York Harbor generating $400 million in economic activity in the state. In connection with the 1,400-MW proposal, which AE1 submitted to NYSERDA in January 2023, the project has entered into…
Krebs & Riedel releases new solution for grinding large gears for wind turbines
As wind turbines get bigger and more powerful, the industry continues to try to reduce production costs. This requires production methods that can produce gears cost-effectively and in high quality, even with complex flank modifications. Gear sizes in wind power typically range from 800 to 4,000 mm, with some gears even reaching a diameter of…
DNV studies offshore wind potential off coast of Maine
DNV has completed a series of reports for Maine’s Governor’s Energy Office for the Maine Offshore Wind Initiative. The initiative was launched in June 2019 to outline a clear roadmap to develop floating offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine, while ensuring balance with Maine’s maritime industries and environment. Maine has abundant coastline and some…
Global lightning data now integrated into Vaisala’s Helideck Monitoring System
Vaisala announced today the integration of lightning data from Vaisala’s Global Lightning Dataset GLD360 — part of its Xweather suite of weather and environmental data services — into its Helideck Monitoring System. Built to meet the demands of challenging offshore environments, Vaisala’s Helideck Monitoring System now utilizes reliable and accurate thunderstorm and lightning information from GLD360,…
WindESCo successfully completes wind industry’s first major wake steering installation
WindESCo has announced the successful installation of its Swarm technology across Longroad Energy’s Milford I & II wind plants in Utah, featuring a combined capacity of 306 MW. The commissioning of Swarm at Milford marks the wind industry’s first full-scale implementation of commercial wake steering and collective control technology. Wakes at the wind farms create…
Northstar Marine Services adds vessels to support US offshore wind development
Northstar Marine Services, marine transportation and support services provider, acquired the 265-ft anchor-handling OSV, the Northstar Navigator, and the 208-foot purpose-built spill response vessel, the Northstar Responder. These vessels will be used to support upcoming offshore wind work and a wide variety of other marine projects in the northeast United States. With more than 12,000…
Biden Administration opens Gulf of Mexico to offshore wind leases
In another step by the Biden-Harris administration to grow America’s clean energy economy, the Department of the Interior today is proposing the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico. The announcement is part of the Administration’s latest actions to expand offshore wind opportunities to more regions of the country, building on investments in the…