By Amy Komatsuzaki, VP of remote operations, IHI Power Services Corp. Wind power generation represents a growing segment of wind power globally and in the United States. From 2000 to 2021, the amount of wind power generated in the United States grew from 5.59 terawatt hours to 379.77 terawatt hours. The renewed emphasis on green…
Leading Light Wind submits New York offshore wind bid for 2.1 GW of power
Offshore wind development company Leading Light Wind has submitted its bid for an offshore wind power contract to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). New York’s third competitive offshore wind solicitation includes a $500 million investment in offshore wind ports, manufacturing, and supply chain infrastructure. Leading Light Wind proposes delivering up…
Offshore Wind Innovation Hub is open and accepting applicants
The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (OWIH) is open for business and announced its first call for applications. The Brooklyn, New York-based Hub was founded in mid-2022 to identify and help develop promising start-ups to drive new innovations in the offshore wind industry. The three-year initiative is backed by Equinor and bp, partners developing the Empire…
DOI to update regulations and fast-track offshore wind development
The Dept. of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a proposed rule to update regulations for clean energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The proposed regulations would modernize regulations, streamline overly complex and burdensome processes, clarify ambiguous provisions and enhance compliance provisions in order…
Duke Energy puts 207-MW wind project in operation in Iowa
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS), a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy, has placed into commercial operation the 207-MW Ledyard Windpower project in Kossuth County, Iowa. “More than 10% of the nation’s wind power is in Iowa, and it’s exciting for our company to begin operating in that market,” said Chris Fallon, president of Duke Energy…
December 2022 Issue: 2023 Renewable Energy Handbook
Welcome to the 2023 Renewable Energy Handbook We’re wrapping up another hectic year for renewable energy policy in the United States. And as busy as everyone has been, we’re sure a few standout stories missed your eyes this year. Don’t worry, this handbook reviews what has been trending in both the solar and wind industries…
Basin Electric Power Cooperative signs PPA on 200-MW Engie wind project
Basin Electric Power Cooperative has entered a 25-year, 200-MW power purchase agreement (PPA) on ENGIE North America’s North Bend Wind project located in Hughes and Hyde counties in South Dakota. The output from North Bend, which is expected to become operational in late 2023, will join Basin Electric’s renewable energy mix, which provides generation to…
DOE to award nearly $3 million to U.S. small-scale wind R&D
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced plans to award $2.9 million to 11 manufacturers of small- and medium-scale wind turbines. These awards will support technology innovation and mitigate market and regulatory barriers to deployment of distributed wind turbines for use by homeowners, farmers, businesses, and others under DOE’s Competitiveness…
BOEM advances environmental regulatory process on Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project
Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project reached a major regulatory milestone Monday when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 2.6-GW project planned off the Virginia Beach coast that will generate enough clean, renewable energy to power up to 660,000…
Competence is just as important when building the offshore wind workforce
By Wayne Mulhall, Managing Director at James Fisher Renewables The news is awash with positive stories about offshore wind; technical surveys have commenced for Finland’s latest 2.1-GW project, Australia’s state of Victoria has released its Offshore Wind Implementation Statement setting out steps to install 9 GW by 2040, while the Chinese city of Chaozhou plans…
Vaisala updates features for WindCube lidar
Vaisala has released several enhancements to WindCube lidar including new design features, measurement capabilities and service and support for optimal Wind Resource Assessment (WRA) in extreme weather conditions across a diverse array of climates. With wind farms evolving to include larger turbines, increased heights, and deployment in a wider range of environments and conditions, the…
Equinor, Invenergy among winners in California offshore wind lease auction
The Department of the Interior today announced results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s wind energy auction for five leases offshore California. The lease sale represents the third major offshore wind lease sale this year and the first-ever for the Pacific region. Today’s sale drew competitive high bids from five companies totaling $757.1 million,…
Steel manufacturer signs PPA on 200-MW Indiana wind project
EDP Renewables SA, through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America, and Cleveland-Cliffs, an American flat-rolled steel company, have executed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 180 MW of the 200-MW Headwaters III Wind Farm in Randolph County, Indiana. Headwaters III, located approximately 70 miles east of Indianapolis along the Ohio border, is…
EV manufacturer Rivian buys 50 MW of power from Goose Creek Wind farm
Rivian and Apex Clean Energy today announced the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 50 MW of electricity from the renewable energy company’s proposed Goose Creek Wind farm in Piatt County, Illinois. As Rivian’s first large-scale procurement, the agreement supports the company’s long-term vision of enabling high-impact renewable energy projects that reduce its…
Offshore Grids: The energy transitions next frontier
By Hitachi Energy The European Union’s North Sea countries recently vowed to build more than half of the bloc’s needed offshore wind capacity by 2050 in order to reach EU climate neutrality. At the heart of the ambition to turn the North Sea into a green energy powerhouse lies the idea that countries will collectively…
Low-emission crew transfer vessel from BAR Technologies coming to US offshore wind projects
Innovative simulation-driven marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies has announced that its low emission crew transfer vessel (CTV) design, the BARTech 30, will be available for the first U.S. offshore wind projects in 2024, following quotes at several U.S. shipyards. BAR is meeting with the U.S. offshore wind vessel supply chain at the International Workboat Show…
Pryme Group develops 2 tools for offshore wind foundation installation
Pryme Group, an engineering collective that designs solutions for global industrial markets, has launched two specialist tooling systems for offshore wind installations, via Caley Ocean Systems. Pile Fixation Tool (PFT) and PileProp are designed to support the installation of monopile and jacket foundations for offshore wind, by providing a localized, rigid deflection constraint, prior to…
Burns & McDonnell, Bay Ltd. partner on boosting U.S. offshore substation supply chain
To help the U.S. reach its offshore wind generation targets and address global supply chain challenges for the industry, Burns & McDonnell and Bay Ltd. are teaming up to provide U.S.-based engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction of offshore substations. The engineering will be led from Burns & McDonnell offices in the Northeast, and the fabrication…
Three reasons why digitalization of wind farms is reshaping green energy
By Dominique Verhulst, Global Head of Utilities, Nokia When Hurricane Ian hit Florida in September, it was the 15th climate disaster in the United States in 2022 that individually caused billion-dollar damage. Similar evidence of climate change is everywhere. More than 33 million people were impacted by floods in Pakistan this year, and an ozone…
Ingeteam develops new offshore power converter product range up to 18MW
Ingeteam, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion and turbine control equipment, announced that a recent in-house R&D study has allowed them to work out the optimal electrical power conversion designs for offshore wind turbines up to 18MW. Ingeteam says it designed its new medium voltage full power converter range ‘as a response to some…