(Wikipedia) -Global Wind Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually on June 15th. It is organized by WindEurope and GWEC. It is a day when wind energy is celebrated, information is exchanged and adults and children find out about wind energy, its power and the possibilities it holds to change the world.
Sunrise Wind Project Will Power More Than 320,000 Homes
(US Dept of the Interior), Mar. 26, 2024, The Biden-Harris administration today announced the Department of the Interior’s approval of the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project – the nation’s seventh approval of a commercial-scale offshore wind project under President Biden’s leadership. These seven projects have the potential to provide more than 8 gigawatts of clean, renewable energy to power roughly 3 million homes, and support the Administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030.
A Popular Argument Against Wind Power Flies Out the Window
Mar. 18, 2024 -This opposition can be a strong impediment to renewable energy development, so it’s worth addressing. That’s why an international team of scientists from the German Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), the Italian Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC) and the University of California, Berkeley analyzed the majority of home sales in the U.S. in the last 23 years.
Jan. 25, 2024 -Stung by the pullout of the world’s largest offshore wind developer from two projects off the New Jersey coast last fall, state energy regulators on Wednesday approved two new wind farm projects, saying they remain committed to making the state a leader in the nascent industry.
Both the projects chosen by the state Board of Public Utilities would be considerably farther offshore than earlier projects that generated significant opposition from onshore communities, one of whose concerns was that the turbines would be visible on the horizon from the beach.
Jan. 8, 2024 -Many renewable energy sectors continued to grow in 2023, but it was a rough year for U.S. offshore wind.
Out with the old, in with the new, right? Not quite.
Just days into 2024, and Equinor announced the termination of Empire Wind 2, and that got us thinking- how many similar projects have met an equally untimely demise?
Jan. 4, 2024 -Delaware officials have presented a report to Governor John Carney and other state lawmakers that explores offshore wind procurement for the state. It includes recommendations on maintaining flexibility, minimizing environmental impacts, and potential areas for wind power development.
The report, Proposed Offshore Wind Procurement Strategy for Delaware, reviews changing conditions in the offshore wind industry, identifies key factors in considering the development of an offshore wind program, highlights important developments looming in 2024 that will affect planning, and offers recommendations on how to structure an offshore wind procurement strategy to meet Delaware’s needs.
Jan. 3, 2024 -TFor the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms.
The joint owners of the Vineyard Wind project, Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, announced Wednesday the first electricity from one turbine at what will be a 62-turbine wind farm 15 miles (24 kilometers) off the coast of Massachusetts.
SunZia to Supply 3,000 MW of Clean energy to Arizona and California
Jan. 2, 2024 -They say good things come to those who wait. Clean energy customers in the Southwest are about to put that adage to the test.
After more than 17 years of navigating permits and approvals, Pattern Energy Group has closed $11 billion in non-recourse financing and started full construction of SunZia Transmission and SunZia Wind. The tandem is being billed by the company as the largest clean energy infrastructure project in U.S. history.
Dec. 23, 2023 - Unfounded claims about offshore wind threatening whales have surfaced as a flashpoint in the fight over the future of renewable energy.
In recent months, conservatives including former President Trump have claimed construction of offshore wind turbines is killing the giant animals.
Scientists say there is no credible evidence linking offshore wind farms to whale deaths. But that hasn’t stopped conservative groups and ad hoc “not in my back yard”-style anti-development groups from making the connection.
Dec. 19, 2023 -Governor John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Tom Harris announced that the State Mineral and Energy Board approved the state’s first-ever wind operating agreements in state offshore waters at its December meeting.
The board gave the nod to a 6,162-acre property agreement for Diamond Offshore Wind Louisiana (DOW Wind) off the coast of Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes and a 59,653-acre agreement for Cajun Wind off the coast of Cameron Parish...
Dec. 6, 2023 -Off the coast of eastern Long Island, an 800-foot tall turbine has begun sending electricity onto the U.S. grid from what’s set to be the country’s first commercial offshore wind farm.
It’s a milestone many years in the making and at the same time a modest advance in what experts say needs to be a major buildout of this type of clean electricity to address climate change.
Dec. 4, 2023 -Highview Power and Ørsted have completed a joint investigation into how combining the technologies of liquid air energy storage (LAES) and offshore wind could provide greater value for investors and consumers.
The two companies carried out an analysis of technical performance, route to planning approval, and route to market with a regulatory and economic assessment. They say there is added value in combining offshore wind with LAES to support reducing wind curtailment, increasing productivity, and helping the move to a more flexible, resilient zero-carbon grid.
Nov. 28, 2023 - The urgent need to address climate change is driving a global quest for renewable energy sources. It’s also thrown a spotlight on promising, sustainable, and scalable solutions like offshore wind energy.
With its strategic location, favorable policies, and commitment to environmental sustainability, the state of Maryland’s rapid development of offshore wind projects has the potential to reshape its energy future and serve as a “how to” for others looking to do the same...
Developers, Though Still Drawn to the Lakes’ Powerful Winds, Have Been Reluctant to Return
Nov. 24, 2023 - At the tail end of the aughts, as it became clear that the United States would need to create much more renewable energy, fast, many believed the transition would be bolstered by the proliferation of offshore wind. But not off the coasts of states like Massachusetts and California, where it’s best positioned today. They thought the industry would emerge, and then take hold, in the Great Lakes.
Financial Headwinds Could be a Passing Storm or a Long-Term Headache for This Energy Source
Nov. 24, 2023 -Wind power has had a terrible year. In New Jersey, two gigawatt-scale offshore wind projects collapsed after the developer pulled out.
In Germany, one of the largest manufacturers of wind turbines sought 15 billion Euros ($16 billion) from the government to help fix defects in its newest models. And in the UK, an auction for offshore wind farms failed to attract any bidders at all.
Part of a National Effort to Improve Grid Reliability and More Could Save Reindeer and Livelihoods
Nov. 23, 2023 - A new project spearheaded by researchers at UConn, in collaboration with Eversource Energy and major technology vendor partners, aims to deploy new real-time grid-enhancing technologies as part of an overall collaborative strategy to support the introduction of renewable energy sources in the Northeast region and across the country.
Nov. 21, 2023 -bphas completed a technology upgrade at its Fowler Ridge 1 wind farm in northwest Indiana that the company says will enable the site to produce up to 40% power more efficiently and with greater reliability.
The project involved upgrading 40 turbines, including the installation of 120 individual blades and 40 new nacelles, and bp’s capital investment was around $100 million.
Nov. 21, 2023 -The first offshore wind turbine for South Fork Wind has been successfully installed, a milestone for New York’s offshore wind development and what will likely be the first completed utility-scale wind farm in U.S. federal waters.
The 130-MW offshore wind farm – owned by Eversource and Ørsted – is meant to support the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goal to develop 9,000 MW of offshore wind by 2035.
Nov. 20, 2023 -Despite the loss of two major offshore wind farm projects when Danish developer Orsted pulled out of New Jersey, the state is moving forward with its plans to support and grow the nascent industry.
The state Board of Public Utilities on Friday voted to seek bids for a transmission facility into which several offshore wind projects can plug, an important part of getting the power from ocean-based wind turbines into the onshore electrical grid.
Scientists Say That’s Not Backed By Credible Evidence
Nov. 11, 2023 -Some pictures show a whale lifeless on a beach. In others, the whale is on fire, jumping from the ocean, as wind turbines loom behind it. The pictures are shocking – intentionally so. Recently they’ve appeared on posters and placards and in social media posts in New South Wales’ Hunter and Illawarra regions, as part of a growing campaign against an Albanese government plan to open offshore windfarms zones off the coast.
The First American Made Subsea Cable That Connects a US Offshore Wind Farm to the Electricity Grid
Nov. 8, 2023 -Nexans, a cable and optical fiber company, announced the successful installation and site acceptance testing of the export cable for Ørsted and Eversource’s South Fork Wind Farm in Long Island, NY – the first American made subsea cable that connects a US offshore wind farm to the electricity grid.
If the project – owned by Eversource and Ørsted – remains on track to be completed by the end of 2023, it would become America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm to be completed in federal waters.
Nov. 7, 2023 -As part of the project, Mon Power will: :• Replace the existing wood structures with 29 new steel poles that are better suited to withstand severe weather elements, including high winds. • Install new wires that can carry more electrical load and accommodate greater customer demand. • Enable the line to carry increased power flow in the event of unplanned service interruptions on other transmission lines in the area.
It's Trying to Get Out of a $300 Million Guarantee
Nov. 7, 2023 -Last Tuesday, the Danish firm scrapped its Ocean Wind I and II projects in southern New Jersey, saying the projects were no longer financially feasible. The company cited supply chain issues, inflation and a failure to gain enough government tax credits.
The next day, the company wrote to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, saying it was withdrawing from an agreement it signed with the state under which it would forfeit the money if it did not build Ocean Wind I.
Other Wind Farm Projects Along the Atlantic Coast Have Run into Trouble
Oct. 31, 2023 -The Interior Department on Tuesday approved a plan to install up to 176 giant wind turbines off the coast of Virginia, clearing the way for what would be the nation’s largest offshore wind farm yet.
The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, to be built by Dominion Energy, is the fifth commercial-scale offshore wind project approved by the Biden administration. If completed, the 2.6-gigawatt wind farm would produce enough electricity to power more than 900,000 homes, without creating any of the carbon dioxide emissions that are heating the planet.
Making Way For Offshore Wind Electricity Connection
Oct. 26, 2023 - For decades, tourists heading to the New Jersey beach resorts of Ocean City and Cape May saw the towering smokestack of the B.L. England Generating Station as they zipped past it on the Garden State Parkway.
The 463-foot-tall (141.1-meter) stack was a local landmark and even a weather forecaster for some residents who glanced outside to see which way emissions from its top were blowing, and how fast, as they decided what to wear for the day.
Oct. 26, 2023 - UK-based wind-turbine inspections’ company Perceptual Robotics (PR)is celebrating a milestone after its Dhalion system successfully inspected more than 250 onshore wind turbines in Scotland.
A significant number of the inspected turbines have been safeguarded from critical damage failure thanks to PR's solution that blends autonomous drones and AI. Meanwhile, the damage to the remaining turbines was assessed and integrated into optimized repair campaigns, and systematic status monitoring put in place.
Metal Trees With Micro Wind Turbines and Plastic Solar Leaves
Oct. 24, 2023 -Metal trees with micro wind turbines and plastic solar leaves generate green electricity that can be used right then and there, even in ordinary gardens. They’re not an eyesore, and are more compact and easier to install than their regular turbines.
Oct. 13, 2023 -Regulators on Thursday gave the go-ahead for a multistate wind-energy power line to provide the equivalent of four nuclear power plants’ worth of energy to Missouri consumers.
At issue is the Grain Belt Express, a power line that will carry wind energy from Kansas across Missouri and Illinois before hooking into a power grid in Indiana that serves eastern states.
Oct. 10, 2023 -The offshore wind industry is a key player in the UK’s journey towards a cleaner way of living and working and achieving its ambitious Net Zero targets.
To meet the UK government’s goal to generate 30% of the nation’s electricity from offshore wind by 2030, the sector must undergo rapid scaling which involves fully embracing robotic technology. Robotics presents a huge opportunity for the offshore wind sector to keep pace with the scale of change, strengthening the UK’s competitive edge in clean energy.
UK’s Dogger Bank A Offshore Wind Farm Has Started Producing Electricity to Power UK Homes
Oct. 10, 2023 -Power is now being transmitted from an offshore wind turbine at Dogger Bank A to the UK’s national grid via a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system.
The 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm is being built 130 km off the coast of Yorkshire in three 1.2 GW phases known as Dogger Bank A, B, and C.
Oct. 9, 2023 -Siemens Gamesa, one of the largest offshore wind turbine makers in the world, signed an agreement to purchase hundreds of tons of rare earths from Arafura, beginning in 2026, to make giant magnets for its seagoing turbines. The reason a major manufacturer entered a contract with a mining company that isn’t mining anything yet? As CEO Jochen Eickholt told Reuters, Siemens Gamesa is almost 100% reliant on China for rare earth magnets — and its customers want to change that.
More Ships Are Running On Wind Power, As the Global Industry Tries to Fight Climate Change
Oct. 3, 2023 -One ship was pulled across the sea with the help of an enormous sail that looked as if it belonged to a kite-surfing giant. Another navigated the oceans between China and Brazil this summer with steel and composite-glass sails as high as three telephone poles.
Both harness a natural propellant that oceangoing vessels have depended on for centuries: the wind. And they’re part of a growing effort to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels.
Sep. 22, 2023 -While the United States has excellent wind resources over much of the country, some locations are less windy and, as a result, have not seen much wind energy development. Harnessing wind power in a cost-effective manner has long been a challenge in these areas. But new technologies could make it possible to profitably capture winds blowing higher above the ground across much of the United States.
Low-Cost Renewable Energy Concept For Wind Turbines
May, 2021, (SOLARIMPULSE FOUNDATION)-Using kites flying at higher altitudes, the kite turbines are accessing better wind resources. They provide clean energy in a more stable pattern than other renewable energy solutions. Thanks to the kite principle, they require 90% less material resources and hence they are more economically attractive. Kite turbines take off like drones using four propellers.
Feb. 8, 2021 (Renewable Energy World)-GE Research, GE Renewable Energy, and LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business were recently selected by the US Department of Energy (DoE) to research the design and manufacture of 3D printed wind turbine blades.
The GE business units will partner with the Oakridge National Lab and the National Renewable Energy Lab on a 25-month $6.7 million project to develop and demonstrate an integrated additive manufacturing process for novel high-performance blade designs for the future of large rotors.
Climate Reality Project - For thousands of years, people across the globe have harnessed the power of wind in one way or another – whether to pump water, grind grain, or propel boats. But today, wind has become a powerful way of generating electricity. And better yet, it’s renewable and doesn’t pollute the air we breathe.
Cities, states, countries, and companies around the world are increasingly turning to wind energy to power our world. But, thanks to Big Polluters, there’s a lot of misinformation out there. In this e-book, we set the story straight and give you the facts so you know what to say the next time you hear a Big Polluter talking point about wind power.
Vestas and EDPR Install Single-Converter Wind-Solar Hybrid
Mar. 28, 2018 - The two companies installed the demonstrator – which consists of a V112-3.0MW turbine and a new 372kW solar PV array – at EDPR’s Janda III wind farm in Cádiz, south-west Spain.
Power from the solar PV panels is fed to the turbine as direct current, which is then converted and transformed by the turbine’s power conversion system, which Vestas upgraded especially for the project, to export power to the grid.
By connecting wind and solar through the turbine’s electronics and using its full-scale converter, the number of converters is reduced, the two companies explained.
Study Finds Offshore Wind Farms Have Powerful Advantage Over Land Turbines
Oct. 9, 2017 Floating wind turbines at sea could create up to three times as much electricity as turbines on land, increasing the energy potential for a technology that has yet to be proven at scale, a new study suggests.
Sep. 19, 2017 (Power Technology) — Hornsea Project Two (HP2) is being constructed within the Hornsea Zone of the North Sea, UK. With a total capacity of approximately 1.4GW, the wind farm is expected to be the largest of its kind worldwide.
Project developer Ørsted (previously Dong Energy) gained the rights to the project in August 2015 through the acquisition of SMartWind, a 50:50 joint venture (JV) between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Financial Services.
The scoping report for the project was completed in 2012. The consent application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) for examination in January 2015 and completed in March 2016.
Apr. 25, 2017 -Stand atop a wind turbine and you get some powerful perspective. When you’re 280 feet off the ground, your feet clinging to the deck, the breeze blowing past, you’ve got a clear view of the power of wind energy. Wath the video.
Over 47% of Their Energy was Generated by Wind Turbines in 2019
Jan. 3, 2020(CleanTechnica),- Power generated by wind turbines at sea increased to 18% last year from 14% in 2018, while onshore wind accounted for 29%.
Denmark is a world leader in renewable energy and is way ahead of its nearest rival Ireland, which generated 28 per cent of its energy from wind in 2018.
BladeBUG Inspects, Resurfaces, and Repairs Wind Turbine Blades Remotely
(CleanTechnica),Here’s a story about a tiny little bit of technology that could have a significant impact on renewable energy, particularly wind turbines. Efficiency is a big deal in the world of wind and solar energy. Dust, dirt, pollen and bird droppings can reduce the efficiency of solar panels, so people have invented ways to wash them in order to keep them producing electricity as efficiently as possible.
Wind turbines have blades that can be hundreds of feet long and weigh thousands of pounds. Not only do they operate high up in the air, many are located miles offshore where accessing them is both difficult and hazardous.
Dec.5, 2016 -The latest developments in blade pitch technology have opened new opportunities for wind turbine manufacturers. We will look at five key trends of this rapidly evolving technology and three important insights to keep in mind to make wise pitch system decisions, avoid pitfalls, and choose the right pitch partner.
SOffshore Wind Farms See Promise in Platforms That Float
Sept.29, 2016 The sun was beating down on the leafy campus of the University of Maine one afternoon last month. But inside a hangarlike laboratory, a miniature hurricane was raging.
SAmerica’s First Offshore Wind Farm May Power Up a New Industry
Aug. 22, 2016 The idea of building turbines offshore, where strong, steady wind could, in theory, generate large amounts of power, has long been seen as a vital step toward a future based on renewable energy.
July 23, 2021 (ZME Science) -They look like airplane propellers running circles on the spot, spinning round and round all day long. Wind turbines take the kinetic energy from the wind and use their giant rotors to capture some of it turn it into electricity, and they may play a key role in saving us from catastrophic climate change. Let’s take a closer look at how wind turbines actually work.
Wind turbines are based on a simple principle, in essence: the wind turns the blades, which causes the axis to rotate, which is attached to a generator, which produces electricity. The stronger the wind, the more electricity is generated. That’s why we usually see industrial-scale wind farms with high towers and large blades across the world: larger blades can gather more power and are more efficient. But while the basic principle is simple, the technology is complex.
Adwen’s AD 5-135 turbine obtaind the first Type Certificate based on the Guideline for the Certification of Offshore Wind Turbines, Edition 2012 issued by DNV GL. This new guideline updates the previous version from 2005 to fully comply with GL’s Guideline for Onshore Wind Turbines, edition 2010, and to cover IEC 61400, parts 1 and 3.
AES
Emmisions-free energy storage
AES Energy Storage is a subsidiary of The AES Corporation, a company that has served utility customers around the world for more than 30 years, helping them to deliver safe, reliable power.
First Wind
Their slogan is, "Clean Energy Made Here"
First Wind is an independent North American wind energy company exclusively focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale wind energy projects in the United States. Based in Boston, First Wind has developed and operates 875 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity at 15 wind energy projects in Maine, New York, Vermont, Utah and Hawaii. First Wind is also currently managing the construction of an additional project with 105 MW of generation capacity.
GE’s Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbine
Prototype Operating at 13 MW
Rotterdam, October 22nd 2020 -- GE Renewable Energy announced today that its Haliade-X prototype, the world’s most powerful wind turbine operating to date, has been optimized and is now operating at a 13 MW power output. The prototype will undergo a series of tests to perform different types of measurements and obtain its type certificate in the coming months.
The Haliade-X 13 MW, which is an uprated version of the prototype that has been successfully operating in Rotterdam since November 2019, recently secured its provisional type certificate§ and set a new world record by generating 288 MWh in one single day.
Helix Wind
Small is Beautiful: Helix Power Sees a Small Wind Turbine On Every Rooftop
While many companies are still pursuing big centralized wind farm projects, such as the one near Palm Springs, CA, there’s also a movement to install smaller wind turbines in backyards and on rooftops.
Scott Weinbrandt spent 25 years working in computer technology, including 10 years as an executive at Dell, the direct-sales computer giant, as well as time as a senior vice president at Gateway, the onetime San Diego computer maker that is now part of Acer. During that time, the computer industry moved from centralized mainframes to distributed personal computers.
Nenuphar
Off-Shore Wind Energy Platforms
Nenuphar Better balance: Vertical-axis wind turbines, like this dry-land prototype developed by Nenuphar, could make offshore wind more economical. Credit: Nenuphar
Wind turbines attached to floating buoys can harness stronger, more sustained winds in the open ocean.
But the floats now used for such deep-water installations may prove prohibitively expensive because the buoys needed to keep them above water are enormous. Now a project in France is turning the turbine design on its head for what developers hope will be a low-cost alternative.
New Wind
Wind power is a 2.0 by NewWind power generation system in the form of tree whose leaves act like so many mini wind turbines.
Taking advantage of the lower air flow, it can operate all types of wind 360 ° turbulent and laminar, urban and natural environment.
His design of biomimetic inspiration allows seamless integration into all types of landscape, whether urban or rural. All the technology is invisible; no cables or apparent generators, everything is integrated in the branches and trunks.
The silence of operation vertical axis cancels the noise of traditional wind turbines.
Siemens
Wind Turbines With Fewer Parts
Demand for clean power generation is growing.
With highly efficient, robust and reliable wind turbines, Siemens has a demonstrated history in delivering proven solutions to onshore, coastal and offshore sites. Siemens Wind Power’s service team is dedicated to keeping the turbines running optimally throughout their entire lifecycle. Siemens also offers integrated solutions and services that meet the demands of the entire wind energy conversion chain.
Vestas Wind
Vestas launches new V126-3.0 MW turbine with structural shell blade design.
The turbine is the latest variant of the 3 MW platform on which the V112-3.0 MW is built. Vestas will continue to optimise this platform in order to offer further options to the customers.
Vortex Bladeless
A technological leap forward and a revolution in wind energy. A more efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly way to produce energy.
W.R.I.S.E.
Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy
Answering a call for representation for women across all sectors of renewable energy, the nonprofit organization Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) has formally changed its name.