Wind

Power Construction

MHI Vestas and Hitachi ABB Finalise Transformer Technology Agreement

Turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas has finalised an agreement to buy transformer technology from Hitachi ABB Power Grids in Taiwan.

Energy Investment

Lundin Makes $357,000 Investment in Swedish Wave Energy Start-Up

Non-profit investment company Lundin Foundation has invested $357,000 in wave energy foundation Ocean Harvesting Technologies.

Offshore Wind Power

Ampelmann Books Asian Offshore Wind Debut

Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann has signed a contract with Seaway 7 to provide one of its A-type systems for offshore wind work in Taiwan.

Wind Farm

ABO Wind Plans First Polish Onshore Build

ABO Wind will start work on its first wind farm in Poland next year, an almost 20MW development located 90km northeast of Wroclaw.

Wind Farm

Permission Granted for NnG’s Eyemouth Wind Farm Operations Facility

Neart na Gaoithe, a consortium of EDF Renewables and ESB, has secured approval to build an operations and maintenance building for its Eyemouth offshore wind fa…

United States

Renewables Now Generate More Power than Coal Amidst the Pandemic in the U.S.

​During this pandemic, Renewable energy (Hydro, Solar, Wind) dethrones Coal to produce more energy in the United States.

Offshore Wind Power

Brazilian State Signs Offshore Wind MoU with Mingyang

The Government of Ceará has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China’s Mingyang Smart Energy to develop an ”offshore wind complex” in this Brazilian …

Nuclear Policy

Rosatom Sees Wider Financing Options for New Build

The opportunities to attract private financing to new-build projects are growing, and the Russian state nuclear corporation hopes to draw on its recent experien…

Wind Turbine

GE to supply Cypress Turbines for 157MW Austrian Wind Project

GE Renewable Energy has been selected by PÜSPÖK Group to supply two windfarms located in the Burgenland region in Austria.

Energy Transition

Nuclear and Wind to Play Prominent Role in Poland’s Clean Energy Future

On the first day of the Economic Forum which took place 8 September 2020 in Karpacz, Polish Minister of Climate, Michał Jacket, made several announcements conc…

Offshore Wind Power

New Consortium Formed to Develop Offshore Wind Power Projects in Japan

JERA, Electric Power Development Company Ltd. , and Equinor have formed a consortium to jointly develop offshore wind power projects in Japan.

Wind Turbine

How does a Wind Turbine Work?

​How is wind power converted into electrical energy?

Offshore Wind Power

Oil Major BP Makes First Ever Move In Offshore Wind Energy

BP is making its first move into the offshore wind market with a strategic partnership in U.S. offshore wind assets with Equinor in a deal worth US$1.1 billion.

Wind Farm

Construction Starts on Wind Farm Fryslân in the Netherlands

Offshore construction work for Wind Farm Fryslân has started by driving the first of 89 foundation piles into the bottom of the IJsselmeer, a closed-off inland…

Wind Farm

Video: Liebherr - LR 1800-1.0 First Use in Wind Power

In a wind farm in Marsberg, about 120 kilometers from Essen, the brand new LR 1800-1.0 from Colonia Special Vehicles had its first use.