Wind Energy
GE Renewable Energy To Supply 200 MW Wind Turbines To Projects In Hebei
GE Renewable Energy announced last week that it had been selected to provide nearly 200 megawatts of wind turbines to the Qiansongba and Senjitu III wind projects in the Hebei province in China. Two separate projects will benefit from GE…
Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Project Gets Approved
The Public Service Commission (PSC) granted Skipjack Offshore Energy and U.S. Wind offshore wind renewable energy credits Thursday enabling them to move forward with their proposals to build 368 megawatts of offshore wind, located off the coast of Ocean City…
Massive 600MW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Starts Generating Power
One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms has been officially opened, delivering 600MW of clean power capacity to Dutch grid. The Gemini wind park, which is located 85km off the coast of the Netherlands, was unveiled yesterday after it…
In 10 Years, Wind Energy May Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels
Breaking news has surfaced in the world of renewable energy sources. In the U.S. alone, a new wind turbine is completed every 2.4 hours, and, in 2016, 5.6 percent of all electricity generated in this country was produced with wind…
Wind Energy Brings Comanche County, Texas, a Bit of Hope
More than 20 percent of the electricity being generated in Texas now comes from wind. It’s a little-known legacy of former Texas governor — now U.S. Energy Secretary — Rick Perry. He got it all going with infrastructure and incentives…
Wales’ Largest Onshore Wind Farm Reaches Full Power
Thirty-eight months after construction started, one of the UK’s largest onshore wind farms has come fully online, promising to cut carbon emissions by more than 300,000 tonnes a year. Vattenfall announced yesterday that its 76 turbine Pen y Cymoedd Wind…
Nebraska Sails Past 1K Megawatts of Wind-Energy Capacity
With the raising of a 400-megawatt wind farm in the state, Nebraska has sailed past 1,000 megawatts — or 1 gigawatt — of wind-generated capacity. Nebraska’s turbines provide over 1,300 megawatts of capacity with more on the way, looking to…