Coal Continues Decline in U.S.

According to a SUN DAY analysis, renewable energy electrical generating capacity has now surpassed that of coal for the first time.

World's Biggest Wind Turbine Nears Installation

Tower sections of GE Renewables' Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine have been loaded and shipped to its prototype site in the Netherlands.

The turbine manufacturer has officially opened its new office in Boston as the company prepares to install the turbines at Vineyard Wind, the U.S. market’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project.

Connecticut Senate Approves Additional 2 GW of Offshore Wind

State Senate passed a bill to require utilities to buy as much as 2 gigawatts of offshore wind. The bill now heads to Governor Ned Lamont for signature.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide continued its rapid rise in 2019, with the average for May peaking at 414.7 parts per million (ppm) as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. state of Hawaii reports.

GPG and Vision Close Construction Financing Arrangement for Australia Wind Project

Once finished, the 180 MW Berrybank wind farm will be one of the largest in Victoria

BayWa r.e. Acquires Forsa Energy's UK Renewable Energy Business

BayWa r.e. increases onshore wind pipeline and continues growth strategy in the UK

UK: Two Weeks Without Coal

Britain hits new clean energy record by generating electricity without coal for two weeks in a row

The European Union experienced the first climate election in history on Sunday. Not because politicians had put the topic at the centre of their election campaigns, but because of citizens aware of their power at the ballot paper.

Enel Starts Construction of Oyster Bay Wind Farm

Enel has begun construction of its 140 MW Oyster Bay wind farm in the Kouga Local Municipality, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province.

China To End Subsidies for Onshore Wind

China will end subsidies for new onshore wind power projects at the beginning of 2021, the state has announced

Microsoft Powers Cloud with Clean Energy

Microsoft signs PPA for 90MW of the 731.5 MW offshore wind project Borssele III/IV

Two current US examples show how the wind energy industry and conservationists work together to support species. In Germany, on the other hand, both sides are increasingly irreconcilable.

Hope for Senvion

Negotiations underway for takeover of insolvent German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion

EDP and ENGIE Joint Venture for Offshore Wind

The two energy companies join forces and signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a co-controlled 50/50 joint-venture in fixed and floating offshore wind.

DEME Offshore Awarded Hornsea Two Contract

DEME Offshore won contract for transport and installation of 165 foundations and turbines at UK’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm

In Massachusetts, a discarded coal-fired power plant will be turned into a logistics centre for offshore wind energy. In Germany, too, former coal mining areas could be converted to new life and promising regions using renewable energies.

U.S. Department of Energy Finances Wind Energy Research

The Department of Energy has selected four projects to develop high-efficiency, lightweight wind turbine generators for tall wind and offshore applications

Keppel O&M Wins Contract for Two Substations in Taiwan

Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured a contract from Ørsted for the construction of two offshore wind farm substations worth more than S$150 million

In almost all parts of Europe, renewable energies are now taken for granted as part of the national electricity mix and contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. In the Balkan States, though, renewable energy projects still face numerous institutional, political and regulatory challenges.

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier was awarded a contract by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the transport and installation of 100 V164-9.5MW wind turbines for the Moray East project off the East coast of Scotland.

Nordex Group Joins Global Wind Organisation

The Global Wind Organisation is an international collaboration for creating safer and more productive workforces

Project owner Nexif Energy has proactively negotiated with turbine manufacturer Senvion to ensure continued progress on the Lincoln Gap Wind Farm while Senvion addresses its financial difficulties and requirements

Nidec SSB Wind Systems is expanding its sales activities on the French market with its new strategic partner Mywindparts. In an interview with Windfair, Nidec SSB Wind Systems Sales Manager Jörg Meyer explains about the cooperation.

Energy Companies RWE and ENGIE Exit Coal in Germany

While RWE is putting plans for a new coal-fired power plant on hold, the French want to sell their shares in coal-fired power plants in Germany and the Netherlands.

Siemens Gamesa Receives Orders for more than 0.5 GW in North America

Turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was able to secure contracts for SG 4.5-145 wind turbine from the U.S. and Canada totalling 681 MW

The Block Island offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island is still the only offshore wind farm in the U.S. However, though the development of the US offshore wind industry is progressing rather slowly, various sectors are already profiting from it.

DNV GL Awarded Arkona Offshore Wind Farm with Project Certificate

The Arkona Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea has been awarded with a certificate which confirms a safe and reliable power supply

Vestas Hits New Highs in Poland

Vestas has received a 132 MW order from Windfarm Polska III sp. z o.o., owned by German Stadtwerke München (SWM), for the Jasna wind project Pomorskie Voivodship, in northern Poland.

LM Wind Power Manufactures World's Largest Wind Turbine Blade

The company has produced the first rotor blade to surpass the length of 100 meters.