Projects

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…

Despite years of investment and innovation, the U.S. energy transition continues to lag. According to Ember, a globally recognized climate and energy think tank, wind and solar accounted for just over 17% of America’s electricity generation in 2024 — far from what’s needed to reach net-zero targets. Transmission bottlenecks, overloaded interconnection queues, and stalled feasibility…

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…

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…

Revolution Wind has successfully completed installation of the project’s first offshore wind turbine, an historic milestone for Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first large-scale offshore wind farm and the first multi-state offshore wind farm in the nation. A centerpiece of the region’s blue economy, Ørsted and Eversource’s Revolution Wind is directly creating roughly 1,200 jobs across…

Following the completion of the fifth offshore wind lease sale held during the Biden-Harris administration, the Dept. of the Interior announced the results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. The sale — the first in the region in…

New York’s largest offshore wind project, Sunrise Wind, a 924-MW project developed by Ørsted, started construction today. Once completed, the project will provide enough clean energy to power approximately 600,000 New York homes. Gov. Kathy Hochul also announced the issuance of New York’s fifth offshore wind solicitation to advance the next wave of clean energy…

Exus Renewables North America has begun repowering the 139-MW Twin Ridges Wind Farm in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, as part of a planned $200 million investment in the community. Wind energy repowering involves upgrading older wind turbines or entire wind farms with the latest technology to increase their efficiency, capacity, and lifespan. This process typically includes…

The first monopile foundation for the 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW), the largest offshore wind farm under construction in the United States, was installed approximately 29 miles off the Virginia coast. The monopile was installed by the Orion, DEME Group’s heavy lift vessel. Once complete in late 2026, CVOW will be made of 176…

Empire Wind and the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and Vicinity (BCTC) announced a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the construction of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT). The revitalized SBMT will play a key role in Equinor’s development of the Empire Wind offshore wind project as a staging and assembly…

Ørsted today announced submission of its proposed project, Starboard Wind, to the Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency. Ørsted’s proposed 1,184-MW Starboard Wind project would deliver clean and reliable offshore wind power to Connecticut. Utilizing the New London State Pier for staging and assembly, Starboard Wind would bring nearly $420 million of direct investment and…

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…

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…

New York State has conditionally awarded two offshore wind projects from its fourth offshore wind solicitation – an 810-MW project, Empire Wind 1 (developed by Equinor), and Sunrise Wind, a 924-MW project (developed by Ørsted and Eversource). The projects will create more than 800 family-sustaining construction jobs and invest $2 billion in economic development statewide,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Power from the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project was delivered to the New England grid for the first time. At 11:52 pm on Tuesday, one turbine delivered approximately 5 MW of power, with additional testing expected to happen both on and offshore in the coming weeks. The project expects to have five turbines operating at…