Wind energy is on the up globally with 1000 GW likely to be in place soon. Longer term, if on-land and offshore sites get congested then there is the prospect of using airborne wind-energy devices or tethered kites that operate at high altitude.
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A Record-Busting Weekend for UK Wind Turbines
The UK’s wind turbines reached peak levels the weekend, providing a shocking 38 per cent of electricity. Wind generation exceeded the 16GW mark for the first time on Sunday 8th December, it surpassed a record set earlier in the day, with 15.81GW mark. The wind is the largest electricity source on the UK grid, with […]
Europe’s Offshore Wind Industry Grapples With New Demands
As markets open up in countries such as France and Poland, the offshore wind industry faces the same old questions on local jobs and investment.
Can America’s First Floating Wind Farm Help Open Deeper Water to Clean Energy?
The floating wind farm off Maine’s coast could be operational by 2022. The technology could be a model for other states with deep waters, and deep local opposition.
‘Investment case boosted’ in emerging offshore wind markets
The acceleration of offshore wind development in new markets boosted several countries in the latest renewable energy country attractiveness index (Recai) from advisors EY. Twice a year, EY release its attractiveness index for global energy markets marking them on policy, pipeline and investment climate. In its report, it also breaks down each country’s investment appeal […]
Offshore Wind Energy Could Generate Enough Electricity to Power the World. Will the U.S. Get on Board?
Last week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted a boom in renewable energy, forecasting the power capacity for renewable sources will increase 50 percent over the next five years.
EDP Renewables to build 302MW wind farm in Indiana
Spanish renewable energy company EDP Renewables (EDPR) through its subsidiary EDP Renewables North America, has signed an agreement to build and transfer a 302MW windfarm in the US state of Indiana.
The rise of wind power: what to expect in 2019
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) recently released their 2018 third-quarter report, noting that seven states are near doubling their capacity to generate electricity from the wind.
Chinese Wind-Turbine Maker Must Pay $59m For Stealing Trade Secrets
A federal judge has ordered China’s largest wind-turbine firm, Sinovel, to pay $59 million for stealing trade secrets from a Massachusetts-based technology company. Last January, Sinovel was found guilty of stealing trade secrets in federal criminal court in Madison, Wis. The company paid an Austria-based employee of American Superconductor Corp. to steal its source code […]
Building it Better: How Wind EPCs Are Driving Down Wind Energy Cost
While the all-in cost to build a wind farm has fallen dramatically over the years, due in part to larger and more powerful turbines that can harness more wind energy for less money, the cost of building the projects themselves has also fallen but still has a ways to go. “Driving out waste in our […]