In 2018, Vaisala acquired Leosphere, the company behind the WindCube lidar suite. Leosphere today adopts the Vaisala name and branding. “Integrating Leosphere’s highly respected people and solutions has been highly advantageous, and today the integration is complete. Leosphere is now Vaisala,” the company said in a statement. From lidars, sensors and systems to digital services…

US Wind, a Baltimore, Maryland-based wind developer, is funding a 10-year program with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) for three research projects aimed at understanding the potential effects of offshore wind development on marine mammals, fish and birds. The research will take place in US Wind’s 80,000-acre federal Lease area off…

Enel Green Power North America has started construction of the 300-MW Seven Cowboy wind project in Kiowa and Washita counties in Oklahoma. Seven Cowboy’s 107 turbines are expected to generate over 1.3 TWh of energy each year, equivalent to the electricity needs of over 120,000 US households. The project is expected to generate over $55…

Today, Reuters Events today released further details on its flagship energy meeting for 2022, which has quickly become the world’s most prestigious focused energy transition event. Global Energy Transition 2022 (June 14-15, New York) will unite chief executive officers and senior stakeholders from the energy, industrial and government spheres to help global businesses turn their…

By Hans Landin, group VP at Timken When it comes to the equipment inside wind turbines, performance and reliability can’t be compromised. Turbines are often in remote locations like mountaintops and offshore outposts. They must be built to withstand very harsh and dynamic operating conditions. They’re relentlessly pounded with weather extremes including oppressive heat, freezing cold,…

The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review and will hold a wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the Carolinas on May 11. The lease areas cover 110,091 acres in the Carolina Long Bay area that, if developed, could result in…

American Electric Power’s 998-MW Traverse Wind Energy Center, the single-largest wind farm built at one time in North America, is now providing clean energy to customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Developed by Invenergy, Traverse is expected to generate 3.8 million MWh annually for AEP’s Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and Southwestern Electric Power…

Dutch subsea cable company WIND plans to establish a new cable storage yard in Rhode Island to serve the U.S. offshore wind industry. The cable storage yard at ProvPort in Providence, Rhode Island, should be fully operational by the beginning of Q3 2022. The main cable storage yard will be set up in Providence, with…

UL and ONYX Insight are collaborating on an expanded life evaluation program, using UL’s wind forecasting and structural assessment with ONYX Insight’s O&M expertise and predictive technology to help operators enhance performance and clean energy generation from their maturing assets. More than 15% of wind projects will reach approximately two decades of operation in 2022.…

Nexans has won a contract with Ørsted and Eversource to install and protect the export cable link for the Revolution Wind Farm. The project will connect the wind farm to the onshore grid and help Connecticut and Rhode Island states achieve ongoing commitments to develop offshore wind. This will be Nexans’ first cable installation project…

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved a $10.5 million grant for renovations at the Port of Humboldt Bay to support offshore wind activities in an area designated for development on the north coast. Once renovated, the new Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal will be capable of handling large heavy cargo vessels, offshore…

K2 Management has collaborated with Emerson’s business Mita-Teknik to launch P50 Booster, a tool aimed at helping wind and solar project owners and operators enhance operations and maintenance strategies. The solution, which is based on Emerson’s multi-brand renewable SCADA system, supports over 750 different turbine types, and provides analytical, predictive maintenance and forecasting tools to…

By J.L. Baker, CEO, GattiHR Many labor and workplace training concerns soon await the U.S. wind energy sector. In fact, several are unfolding right now. The industry currently employs about 7,000 wind-turbine technicians. That’s no doubt a hefty amount of labor. But according to industry reports, it’s not enough. Not even close. To meet the overwhelming…

The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed legislation to advance offshore wind and clean energy that will require independent procurement of transmission for offshore wind. An Act Advancing Offshore Wind and Clean Energy (H.4515) requires the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources to procure transmission for 2,400 MW of offshore wind. This approach will enable the offshore…

Danish machining company CNC Onsite has developed a patented method for repairing, not replacing, yaw rings on wind turbines on site. The process doesn’t require disassembly on the turbine rotor and nacelle necessary for replacing yaw rings. The teeth on yaw rings can wear down over time, and they’re necessary components for power production. “This…

Vaisala’s Helideck Monitoring System (HMS) revision now complies with the updated CAP437 standards for offshore helicopter landing areas issued by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). With its recent enhancements, the system exceeds the standard in delivering accurate, real-time, secure, and easily shareable weather data to ensure optimal operations for takeoffs and landings without compromising…

The Department of the Interior today announced the results of the nation’s highest-grossing competitive offshore energy lease sale in history, including oil and gas lease sales, with the New York Bight offshore wind sale. Today’s lease sale offered six lease areas totaling over 488,000 acres in the New York Bight for potential wind energy development…

Pattern Energy held a grand opening for its Western Spirit Wind power facilities in Central New Mexico. The four wind projects located in Guadalupe, Lincoln and Torrance Counties total more than 1,050 MW, enough to provide power to 900,000 Americans annually. “This project is doing it all: creating good-paying jobs, providing clean power to New…

Leeward Renewable Energy has successfully completed the construction of its two Aragonne projects, which included repowering its existing Aragonne Wind project and the construction of the new Aragonne Mesa Wind project. Located in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, the projects will provide 200 MW of wind power generation over a 20-year period to Arizona Public Service…

Engineering consulting group COWI has been contracted by Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, to deliver turnkey design for the wind turbine foundations for Empire Wind 1 and 2 off the coast of Long Island, New York With an anticipated generation capacity of more than 2 GW of renewable power, the…