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Legal & General Complete First UK Offshore Wind Investment
Legal & General has made its first UK offshore wind investment, today announcing plans to channel £300m into what promises to be the world's largest offshore wind project.
The project in question, the...
Statoil Launches “World’s First” Floating Wind Energy Project, Hywind Scotland — Where Will It Lead?
The Norwegian oil firm Statoil confirmed years ago its final investment decision to develop what is now the “world’s first” floating wind energy project — the Hywind wind farm pilot park offshore...
Facebook Signs PPA With Enel Green Power NA — 320 Megawatt Rattlesnake Creek Wind Farm
Enel Green Power North America has announced this week it has begun construction on the 320 MW Rattlesnake Creek wind farm, which will also provide 200 MW of renewable energy to Facebook’s...
Ingeteam Surpasses 40 GW of Installed Wind-Power Capacity
Ingeteam, an independent supplier of electrical conversion equipment, has announced that it surpassed the milestone of 40 GW of installed wind-power capacity worldwide thanks to record sales of its converter product lines....
Renewables Provided 44.1% Of Germany’s Electricity In October
Germany added 2.3 gigawatts of new onshore wind capacity in the first half of 2017. Though it failed to meet the target last year, the Renewable Energy Act set an annual target...
MGE’s Proposed Saratoga Wind Farm Wins PSC Nod
Madison Gas & Electric has the green light from state regulators to build a wind farm in northeastern Iowa in 2018 to serve its customers.
It is one of several wind projects on...
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,...
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...
Vestas Joins RE100 in Bid to Help More Firms go 100 Per Cent Renewable
Vestas has become the latest high profile name to officially join the RE100 initiative, after reiterating its commitment to sourcing 100 per cent renewable power as its turbine manufacturing operations expand.
The wind...
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...
