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EDF Banks Oklahoma Wind
Allianz and MUFG have together invested tax equity in EDF Renewable Energy’s 225MW Great Western wind farm in Oklahoma. The project is located in Ellis and Woodward Counties, about 200km northwest of Oklahoma City. Allianz Capital Partners head of renewables…
World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Breaks 24-Hour Record for Energy Generation
Anyone who still thinks wind power is just a load of hot air obviously hasn’t been paying attention. Witness the V164, a prototype wind turbine that Denmark’s MHI Vestas Offshore tested at Østerild at the close of 2016. With a…
Offshore Wind Energy in U.K. Far Ahead of Lower-Cost Target
The winds of change are blowing harder in the U.K. The price of energy generated by offshore wind farms has been falling steadily, and ahead of schedule too. Costs have fallen 32 percent since 2012, bringing them below a target…
Siemens Unleashes 8MW Giant
Siemens has installed and commissioned its new 8MW offshore wind turbine at the Østerild test site in Denmark. The installation went “according to plan” the German manufacturing giant said and the hardware will now enter the final development phase. A…
Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Gets Green Light
New York State made clean energy history today when the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) approved a contract for the nation’s largest offshore wind project, which will be located in the waters off Eastern Long Island. The approval is the…
Revolutionary Flapping Wind Turbine Mimics Hummingbirds to Produce Clean Energy
A new flapping wind turbine from Tunisia marks a revolutionary breakthrough in the field of mechanics. Until recently, scientists have been limited in their ability to apply new understandings of animal and human motion to machines, according to Tyer Wind.…
Green Light for Wyoming Giant
The US has given the green light to the Power Company of Wyoming’s (PWC) 1.5GW Chokecherry Sierra Madre wind farm, the first part of a two-phase 3GW development. The Federal Bureau of Land Management has issued environmental approval for the…