Even four years after the commissioning of Block Island, the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., American authorities are still struggling with offshore wind. Now the next project has taken a heavy blow. The industry isn't getting off the ground.

Offshore wind and the Americans - it's not love. This is a summary of the situation the developers of power plants at sea in the United States are facing. Even four years after Block Island was commissioned, the 30 MW wind farm remains the only realized project so far.

Actually, the industry wanted to be much further down the road by now. Above all, the authorities keep putting new obstacles in the way of developers. While flourishing offshore wind farms have been ...

 The world is set to build fewer wind turbines, solar plants and other installations that produce renewable electricity this year because of the impact of the Covid-19 crisis, but next year the industry will rebound.

The ...

 The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) want to speak with one voice for renewable energy in Canada.

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and the Canadian ...

 Cornwall Insight reports this as a result of a significant decline in wholesale prices.

Solar PV captured prices were, on average, 8.4% and 14.9% below baseload levels in March and ...

 Queensland Parliament has introduced the 'Forest Wind Development Bill 2020' to forward planning of the 1200 MW onshore wind farm

The Australian state of Queensland is planning a massive wind farm called Forest Wind which has the potential to become the largest onshore wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere. An important milestone has now been reached in the develoment: The wind farm proposed for the Wide Bay Burnett region is continuing to advance with the introduction of the Forest Wind Development Bill 2020 ...

 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has announced that its recently unveiled 14 MW offshore wind turbine is intended for the upcoming 300 MW Hai Long 2 project in Taiwan.

The new SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine will be used in the 300 MW Hai Long 2 project in Taiwan, as announced by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) and Hai Long Offshore Wind (Hai Long). In addition, the use of the new turbine for the 1,044 MW Hai Long pipeline is being considered.

How many turbines will actually be erected there has not yet been ...

 European Energy has received approval for its environmental impact assessments (EIA) for two offshore wind projects, Omø South and Jammerland Bay in Denmark. This means that the wind farms will soon be ready for construction.

The development of the two wind farms has been underway since 2012, according to European Energy. It is now expected that the wind farms can be commissioned in 2023. The green electricity is expected to supply more than half a million Danish households and will also save about 750,000 tonnes of ...

 Ailes Marines selects Prysmian to provide the submarine inter-array cables for the Offshore wind farm in Saint-Brieuc

Ailes Marines in charge of the development, construction, ...

 Today around 85 to 90% of wind turbines’ total mass can be recycled. But turbine blades represent a specific challenge.

Today around 85 to 90% of wind turbines’ total mass can be recycled. But turbine blades represent ...

  wpd europe GmbH completes infrastructure and foundation construction for Swedish wind farm Aldermyrberget

After challenging infrastructure work, which began in June 2019, the Swedish wpd team was able to complete the ...

 The DEWI Offshore and Certification Centre GmbH (DEWI-OCC), an independent certification body within UL, has achieved reaccreditation from Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH (DAkkS) to provide certification for offshore wind turbines and their...

 GE will supply 38 of its 2.7-132 wind turbines for Low Wind Speed conditions

GE Renewable Energy announced today it has been selected by POWERICA Ltd to supply 38 of its 2.7-132 onshore wind turbines to be ...

 The company sets new three-year sustainability targets

Sustainability integration in business and in short and long-term remuneration  

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables systems ...

 Hollandse Kust Zuid III and IV offshore wind farm in The Netherlands will be constructed by Vattenfall and its partners.

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and ...

 The general meeting of shareholders of the internationally operating project developer PNE AG took place on May 20, 2020 in the form of an online meeting.

The general meeting of shareholders of the internationally operating ...