US offshore wind power spending has oil in its sights
US investment in offshore wind power is predicted to rise from nothing 10 years ago to a level that nearly matches spending on offshore oil drilling, as an energy source Continue Reading
NREL researchers use adversarial training to super-resolve climate data; up to 50X higher resolution data
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a novel machine learning approach quickly to enhance the resolution of wind velocity data by Continue Reading
Solar and Wind Cheapest Sources of Power in Most of the World
Solar and onshore wind power are now the cheapest new sources of electricity in at least two-thirds of the world’s population, further threatening the two fossil-fuel stalwarts — coal and Continue Reading
Vigrinia offshore wind farm: Northam tours Dominion turbines
The boat had just lost sight of land when two delicate shapes appeared on the horizon, like needles sprouting from the sea. As the boat got closer, they seemed to Continue Reading
Wind Power and Turbines Are Facing Pushback From Europe’s Locals
Sweden—the country that brought the world 17-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg—is aiming to zero out greenhouse gases by 2045. To reach that goal, it’s ramping up wind energy. The country Continue Reading
A New Weapon Against Climate Change May Float
A strange-looking contraption that could represent a new frontier in clean energy wallowed in the water alongside a coal dock here in a bay in northwest Spain. This floating windmill with Continue Reading
Scotland launches 10 GW offshore wind leasing round
Crown Estate Scotland has launched the first round of offshore wind leasing in Scottish waters for a decade, with a draft target of up to 10 GW installed, it said Continue Reading
Wind Energy Investment To Overtake Oil & Gas In 2022 In Europe
The oil market collapse caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is set to delay several oil and gas developments in Western Europe, putting capital expenditure in the offshore sector on a Continue Reading
Floating Wind Farms Could Supply the World’s Electricity by 2040
The turbine inventor Henrik Stiesdal is small in the shadows of gigantic curves of steel, watching workers weld towers that will be rooted to the seabed. This factory in the Continue Reading
Plunging cost of wind and solar marks turning point in energy transition: IRENA
Plunging costs of renewables mark a turning point in a global transition to low-carbon energy, with new solar or wind farms increasingly cheaper to build than running existing coal plants, Continue Reading
The Future Of Wind Energy
Proponents of renewable energy have faced criticism for years that while wind and solar power generate clean energy, the supply chain behind the technologies used in wind tower turbines and Continue Reading
German offshore wind draft law sets 40 GW target by 2040
Draft law lifts maximum bid, adds second component to avoid draw Cabinet to decide Wed, stakeholders call for adjustments Hydrogen (non-grid) fields to be included at a later stage Germany’s Continue Reading
Floating Wind Gets a $22 Million Boost from Tokyo Gas
Japanese natural gas company Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd has made a bet that the future of renewable power will be floating at sea. The more than $22 million investment in developers Continue Reading
U.K. Grid Struggles as Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels
Renewables supplied more than 40% of electricity during first quarter of 2020, overtaking fossil fuels as storms battered the U.K. Output from wind farms was up by 40% compared with the Continue Reading
Battle Over World’s Biggest Wind Turbine Is Heating Up
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA, the Spanish wind turbine manufacturer, is to build what will be the world’s biggest windmill, by the thinnest of margins. The 14-megawatt machine with a rotor Continue Reading
German Wind Power Latest News: Local Incentives May Be Offered
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government may try to tame growing opposition to onshore wind developments by offering cash sweeteners to local councils and consumers. A plan drawn up by officials Continue Reading
Ameren looks to boost Missouri’s wind installations by 700 MW, cut coal-fired rate base
Ameren Energy told analysts Tuesday during an earnings call that it is “transitioning to a cleaner generation profile” and has agreements in place to add 700 MW of wind generation Continue Reading
Trump administration signals help coming for solar and wind energy amid pandemic
The Trump administration is signaling it is about to offer a lifeline to solar and wind projects battered by the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter sent to senators Thursday, the Continue Reading
Virginia climate law spurs significant clean energy push at Dominion
Dominion Energy updated investors Tuesday on medium-term clean power generation development plans resulting from recent Virginia legislation that includes spending $3.5 billion on developing 2.6 GW of offshore wind and Continue Reading
Climate Change Could Be Fought With Wood Wind Turbines
Standing nearly 100 feet tall on the rocky shore of the island Bjorko in southwest Sweden, a white wind tower looks indistinguishable from thousands of similar tubes that help generate Continue Reading
Massive Crane Collapse Could Delay U.K. Offshore Wind Farms
A crane mounted on a ship made to construct wind farms at sea collapsed over weekend, potentially delaying some of the U.K.’s biggest renewable power projects. Offshore wind farms, often valued Continue Reading
Solar and Wind Cheapest Sources of Power in Most of the World
Solar and onshore wind power are now the cheapest new sources of electricity in at least two-thirds of the world’s population, further threatening the two fossil-fuel stalwarts — coal and Continue Reading
New York regulator approves plan for offshore wind solicitation of at least 1,000 MW
New York regulators gave the green light for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, or NYSERDA, to sometime this year issue an offshore wind solicitation for at Continue Reading
Offshore Oil Could Soon Be Powered By Wind
Longer blades, taller towers, more powerful turbines: wind energy seems to be past the peak of innovation now, improving incrementally rather than with breakthrough. And yet none other than an Continue Reading
Giant Wind Park Starting Up Is Another Blow to Nuclear Industry
Sweden’s biggest wind farm began producing power this month, and the region’s nuclear reactors are feeling the heat. Vasa Vind AB’s Askalen started commercial output on April 1, increasing supplies in Continue Reading
Inside Clean Energy: At a Critical Moment, the Coronavirus Threatens to Bring Offshore Wind to a Halt
The only operating offshore wind farm in the U.S. is the Block Island Wind Farm, located off the shore of Rhode Island. Credit: Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images Inside Clean Continue Reading
World’s wind power capacity up by fifth after record year
The world’s wind power capacity grew by almost a fifth in 2019 after a year of record growth for offshore windfarms and a boom in onshore projects in the US Continue Reading
Total acquires Global Wind Power France
“Total has bought Global Wind Power France, a company with a 1 GW portfolio of onshore wind projects, the French oil and gas company said Friday. This is Total’s second Continue Reading
Japan Launches Its First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm
Moves to unlock the full potential of Japan’s offshore wind industry are underway with the announcement of a task force set up to accelerate the sector’s development. Ambitions are to Continue Reading
The U.S. Is Ramping Up Its Wind Power Production
We already know that in order to meet the international greenhouse emissions standards set by the Paris climate agreement, we are going to have to do a lot more to Continue Reading
Germany’s Push for Wind Power Encounters Resistance
Germany has set some of the most ambitious goals of any nation for shifting from fossil fuels to greener energy. Now the centerpiece of that push—onshore wind power—is slumping, prompting Continue Reading
Warren Buffett’s Secret For Super Cheap Energy
In this year’s edition of his letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Warren Buffett had one more success story to share: the story of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, which this year celebrates Continue Reading
SPP tracker: Power prices fall on lower gas, wind continues to displace coal
Weakening spot natural gas prices pulled down Southwest Power Pool wholesale power prices nearly 31% year on year in February, as wind generation continued to displace coal-fired power for a Continue Reading
Total Shortlisted For $7 Billion Wind Project
Total is among the shortlisted bidders for an offshore wind power project that has been estimated to cost some $7 billion, Bloomberg reports , citing unnamed sources in the know. Continue Reading
European wind sets second weekly record in a row averaging 88 GW
European wind power generation averaged 88 GW last week, setting another new record and pushing hourly German power prices into negative territory over the weekend, data aggregated by WindEurope showed Continue Reading
Alliant eyes 1,000-MW solar buildout on top of active wind installations
Alliant Energy said Friday it is likely to file in the second quarter with regulators its rate plan covering the first tranche of a 1,000 MW solar buildout that will Continue Reading
Eversource expects over 1,700 MW of US Northeast offshore wind power online in 2024
Eversource Energy executives told investors Thursday they expect to have 1,714 MW of offshore wind power capacity operational by the end of 2024 and they are confident about winning bids Continue Reading
Europe adds 15.4 GW wind capacity in 2019, up 27% on year
Europe added 15.4 GW of wind capacity in 2019, bringing total installed capacity to 205 GW, WindEurope said Monday. Three-quarters of additions were onshore (11.8 GW), while a record 3.6 Continue Reading
The UK Needs To Invest $62 Billion In Wind Turbines To Reach Energy Target
According to renewable energy analysts Aurora, in order to fulfil the goal, 260 wind turbines will have to be installed a year, roughly one for every working day. The UK’s Continue Reading
Wind records tumble as storm hits Northwest Europe, with more to come
European wind turbines generated a record 109 GW Sunday afternoon as a powerful storm moved across Northwestern Europe, WindEurope data showed Monday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize Continue Reading
After Three Record Breaking Years, Is The U.S. Wind Energy Boom Over?
In 2019, the U.S. wind power industry recorded its third record-breaking installation year in a row, with new wind capacity hitting 9.14 GW. To date, there are another 44 GW Continue Reading
Wind generation installations to hit record 15.2 GW in 2020: Wood Mackenzie
The US is likely to build 15.2 GW of wind generation in 2020, a Wood Mackenzie consultant maintains, led by growth in the Midwest, West and in Texas, which industry Continue Reading
German 2019 onshore wind additions fall to lowest level since 2000
German onshore wind additions amounted to 1,078 MW last year, their lowest level since 2000, German wind association BWE said Tuesday. Taking into account the 155 MW of repowered projects Continue Reading
The North Sea’s Most Important Energy Play Isn’t Oil
Things have not been looking good for North Sea energy. In fact, last November, Oilprice went so far as to declare that “ North Sea Oil Is Doomed With Or Continue Reading
Poland onshore wind distance law to be amended
Poland is to amend the 10-H distance law for onshore wind projects in the first half of this year, the country’s development minister Jadwiga Emilewicz said Thursday. Receive daily email Continue Reading
Wind, Solar To Dominate New U.S. Power Capacity This Year
Wind and solar power will dominate the electricity generation additions across the United States in 2020, accounting for an overwhelming 76 percent of all new capacity set to begin commercial Continue Reading
German 2019 North Sea offshore wind output jumps 21% to 20.2 TWh
German North Sea offshore wind farms generated 20.2 TWh in 2019, up 21% on the year, system operator Tennet said Monday. December itself set a new monthly record with output Continue Reading
Dominion selects Virginia offshore wind turbine supplier amid PJM capacity market uncertainty
Dominion Energy said Tuesday it selected Siemens Gamesa to supply offshore wind turbines for its 2,600-MW installation off the coast of Virginia, but the project’s economics could be challenged if Continue Reading
Denmark plans $30 billion offshore wind island that could power 10 million homes
Denmark is moving forward with plans to build an artificial island tying in power from offshore wind farms of up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of capacity, more than enough to Continue Reading
Onshore Wind Capacity In The US Tops 100 GW
Total installed onshore wind power capacity in the United States has already exceeded 100 gigawatts (GW), with more than half of that nameplate capacity installed over the past seven years, Continue Reading