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GE and Green Investment Group Team Up for 650MW Swedish Onshore Wind Project
GE Renewable Energy and the Green Investment Group are teaming up to deliver a 650MW wind project in Sweden, having acquired what they claim will be one of the largest single-site onshore...
October Winds Help Deliver ‘Unprecedented’ Renewable Power to Scotland’s Grid
Strong winds in October helped Scottish turbines generate more than 1.7 million megawatt hours of electricity the powered the equivalent of around 4.5 million homes.
The performance capped a "spectacular month" for renewables,...
China Makes a Big Bet on Offshore Wind
In China, the year witnessed newly added wind power capacity of about 23 GW, decreasing 24 percent from a year earlier, according to data released by the Chinese Wind Energy Association. The...
Ørsted to Sell 50 Per Cent Stake in Giant Walney Offshore Wind Project
Renewable energy firm Ørsted - the Danish company formerly known as DONG Energy - has agreed to sell half its stake in the 659MW Walney offshore wind project currently under construction off...
EDF Sells Majority Stake in Five UK Wind Farms
EDF Energy Renewables announced plans to sell its majority stake in five wind farms across Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire for £98m in order to release equity to invest in developing further renewable projects...
Last Saturday, Every Fourth Light Bulb in Europe was Powered by the Wind
As you settled down to watch Strictly Come Dancing last Saturday evening there was a one in four chance your TV was being powered by the wind.
Trade body WindEurope confirmed yesterday that...
US Signs Deal With Denmark To Expand Offshore Wind Energy Cooperation
A new deal calling for further cooperation in the offshore wind energy sector has been signed by the US and Denmark, thanks to a fairly positive view of wind energy within the...
Swedish Startup Tilts Into Power With Wooden Windmills
A Swedish startup says its modular windmills can cut costs and help solve the logistical challenge of transporting giant masts to wind farms. Modvion, a Gothenburg-based company backed by the Swedish Energy...
Clemson University Set To Test World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has signed an agreement with Clemson University in South Carolina to test the world’s most powerful wind turbine, a 9.5 megawatt wind turbine, helping to elevate the United...
Open Ocean Wind Farms Could Power the World
Two Californian scientists have worked out how to achieve a wind-powered world that provides the entire planet with wind energy without spoiling the view with turbines on every hilltop.
The answer: take wind...
51-Turbine Skookumchuck Wind Energy Project Moves Forward
Thurston County is requesting proposals for qualified firms to prepare a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) for review of a planned 51-turbine wind-powered electrical generation project on 19,654-acres of land that straddles...
Report: UK’s ‘Outdated’ Onshore Wind Ban Blocks Cheapest Form of New Energy
The government's "outdated" ban on developing new onshore wind farms on mainland Britain is blocking access to the cheapest available form of new electricity generation, and having a negative impacts on bills,...
India To Auction 4.5 Gigawatts Of Wind Power Projects By February 2018
Sticking to its announced road map to expedite wind energy auctions, India will put 4.5 gigawatts of capacity on the block by February 2018.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced...
Jeff Bezos Launches 253 MW Amazon Wind Farm Texas From 300 Feet Up
From atop a wind turbine Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos launched the company’s largest wind farm yet, the 253 MW Amazon Wind Farm Texas project, which will provide more than 1 million MWh...
DTE Buys Easements for Wind Farms
Since April, DTE Electric Company has recorded easements on 276 parcels of agricultural property in Branch County for the purpose of evaluation for wind farm developments.
Atwell Engineering, as agents for DTE, has...
Kite Wind Power Could Help Power Saudi Arabia
“Wind turbines on the Earth’s surface suffer from the very stubborn problem of intermittent wind supply,” said Udaya Gunturu, a researcher with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, who is...
