A U.S. government auction for three wind leases off the coast of Massachusetts ended on Friday with record-setting bids totaling more than $400 million from European energy giants including Royal Continue Reading
Norwegian gas system operator Gassco and Canadian energy firm Enbridge are working on reviving a 350 megawatt (MW) offshore wind project to boost power supply security at Norway’s Nyhamna gas Continue Reading
Thanks to falling costs, unsubsidized onshore wind and solar have become the cheapest sources of electricity generation in nearly all major economies in the world, including India and China, according Continue Reading
A new study out of Minnesota found that 70 percent of the state’s electricity could come from wind and solar energy by 2050 — and it would cost about the Continue Reading
A spinning turbine that can capture wind traveling in any direction and could transform how consumers generate electricity in cities has won its inventors a prestigious international award and ~$38,000 Continue Reading
Orsted, the largest energy company in Denmark, which aims to become a global leader in offshore wind energy, has closed two transactions within the past four months as part of Continue Reading
The cost of new wind and solar power generation has fallen below the cost of running existing coal-fired plants in many parts of the US, threatening to wreck President Donald Continue Reading
Now this is worth knowing about. Simulations have shown that spinning turbine blades of offshore wind farms can actually slow the wind speeds of a hurricane. Imagine all those people Continue Reading
Highlights Summary We find that generating today’s US electricity demand (0.5 TW e ) with wind power would warm Continental US surface temperatures by 0.24°C. Warming arises, in part, from Continue Reading
All large-scale energy systems have environmental impacts, and the ability to compare the impacts of renewable energy sources is an important step in planning a future without coal or gas Continue Reading
The device is the latest in an array of technologies shipping companies are using to cope with rising fuel costs as the International Maritime Organization implements rules to reducing pollution Continue Reading
The US East Coast is leading the nation’s charge toward developing an offshore wind industry, and while the country only has 30 MW of offshore wind capacity installed currently, if Continue Reading
The U.S. would be key to Ørsted’s efforts to grow its global footprint. The company has installed about 25% of the installed offshore-wind capacity in the world, according to Marcus Continue Reading
In the 1980s, French ocean explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau commissioned the Alcyone, a vessel named after the daughter of the wind in Greek mythology, which used turbo-sails that provided thrust in Continue Reading
After tapping all of its near-shore capacity for wind, Norwegian certification body DNV GL said it would help China develop additional power resources offshore. Huadong Engineering Corp. has contracted DNV Continue Reading
One of the largest producers in OPEC, Iran is now operating one of its largest wind farms in the mountainous northwest, the government said. Representatives from the Iranian Energy Ministry Continue Reading
“There’s a kind of arms race under way,” says Aaron Barr, a principal consultant with research firm Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Bigger and Bigger Offshore wind turbines have been Continue Reading
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Electric Generator Construction Costs Based on 2016 EIA data for newly constructed utility-scale electric generators (those with a capacity greater than one megawatt) Continue Reading
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Bright and breezy days are becoming a deeper nightmare for utilities struggling to earn a return on traditional power plants. With wind and solar farms sprouting up in more areas Continue Reading
Three of Deepwater Wind’s turbines stand in the water off Block Island, R.I., in 2016. The company wants to build a wind farm off the coast of Maryland. (Michael Dwyer/AP) Continue Reading
Who would have thought wind’s transformation from subsidy-supported to self-financing power source would happen so quickly – not this publication, that’s for sure. Apart from diehard environmentalists, most consumers have Continue Reading
This is a story about death and resurrection, and as with all such stories, faith plays its part. Texas is by far the leading wind energy producer in the United Continue Reading
Between 2010 and 2016, the capacity-weighted average cost (real 2016$) of U.S. wind installations declined by one-third, from $2,361 per kilowatt (kW) to $1,587/kW, based on analysis in the U.S. Continue Reading
The Trump administration wants to fire up development of the U.S. offshore wind industry by streamlining permitting and carving out vast areas off the coast for leasing. July 5 (Reuters) Continue Reading
German energy company E.ON said Thursday the start of turbine installation at the Arkona wind farm in the Baltic Sea sets the clock ticking for a 2019 launch. The company Continue Reading
High-Voltage Direct Current Transmission Report A new study commissioned by EIA examines the role of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) lines in integrating renewables resources into the electric grid. The review Continue Reading
The first battery used to store energy from wind power from a facility offshore Scotland was installed Wednesday, Norwegian energy company Equnior said. Equinor, formerly known as Statoil, started handing Continue Reading
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas and offshore services firm Maersk Supply Service are teaming up to tackle the cost of transporting and installing ever larger wind turbines. Seeking to remain Continue Reading
Turkey said on Thursday that it would be accepting applications for the construction and operation of a 1,200-MW offshore wind farm— the world’s biggest —by October 23. The Renewable Energy Continue Reading
Norway’s Petroleum and Energy Minister Terje Søviknes will meet next week with companies and other stakeholders to discuss the potential construction of offshore floating wind farms in Norwegian waters, Søviknes Continue Reading
Global spending on renewable energy is outpacing investment in electricity from coal, natural gas and nuclear power plants, driven by falling costs of producing wind and solar power. More than Continue Reading
Britain’s gone nine days with almost no wind generation, and forecasts show the calm conditions persisting for another two weeks. The wind drought has pushed up day-ahead power prices to Continue Reading
Several governors in U.S. states said they’re taking the initiative in building up national recognition for leadership in renewable energy. “We’re taking another step forward in rebuilding New Jersey’s reputation Continue Reading
U.S. conglomerate General Electric will test the world’s largest wind turbine in a facility in northeast England, it said on Tuesday. GE Renewable Energy, the renewable arm of the U.S. Continue Reading
Investment in new wind farms in Europe last year fell 19% on the year to Eur22.3 billion ($27.5 billion), according to an annual report by wind lobby group WindEurope. Total Continue Reading
In most parts of the world there is probably not enough wind power capacity, but in northwestern China there is too much, it seems. As a result, one city in Continue Reading
Wind power generated a record 6.3-percent share of total U.S. electricity last year, with four states generating more than 30 percent of their electricity from wind power, the American Wind Continue Reading
BP Wind Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Rolling Thunder I Power Partners LLC, has signed a purchase agreement to install a high-storage battery at its Titan 1 Wind Farm in Continue Reading
Plans for offshore wind farms and new power cables are expected to help facilitate Dutch government plans to close coal plants and end gas production at the Groningen field by Continue Reading
Beatrice, the largest wind farm off the coast of Scotland, is closer to working now that cables are installed for the grid. Image courtesy of Scottish energy company SSE April Continue Reading
A consortium of power and engineering firms are advancing on what could be the first wind farm off the coast of California, the project director said. The Redwood Coast Energy Continue Reading
A battery mandate is under consideration for new wind power installations in China, an energy-storage company said. File photo by Pat Benic/UPI April 2 (UPI) — In response to a Continue Reading
Prices for solar, wind, and battery storage are dropping so rapidly that renewables are increasingly squeezing out all forms of fossil fuel power, including natural gas. The cost of new Continue Reading
Almost every state along the Atlantic coast — 12 out of 14 — has offshore wind potential that exceeds its current electricity needs, according to a new study. Bringing the Continue Reading
In a report on energy efficiency trends, British energy company BP said onshore wind could become the most economical source of electricity within 30 years. A technology outlook for 2018 Continue Reading
General Electric Co. GE -0.64% said Thursday that it is planning to build what would be the world’s largest offshore wind turbine—a behemoth nearly three times as tall as the Continue Reading
German energy company E.ON starts construction on its eleventh wind farm in Italy. Photo courtesy of E.ON Feb. 19 (UPI) — In what would be its eleventh such project to Continue Reading
Put to the test with high winds and strong seas, Norway’s Statoil said a floating wind farm in Scottish waters shows promise for deepwater installations. During its first three months Continue Reading
As one of the first technologies used to generate electricity, hydroelectric power has historically provided the largest share of renewable electricity generation in the United States. However, this year EIA Continue Reading
