Wind Power

Massachusetts and Rhode Island select nearly 2.9 GW of offshore wind in coordinated procurement, the largest in New England history

As a part of the procurement, Massachusetts selected 2,678 MW in total from three projects, while Rhode Island secured 200 MW from one.

The biggest problem facing offshore wind energy isn’t broken blades. It’s public opinion.

09.06.2024

Vineyard Wind blade failure amplifies concerns, conspiracies over nascent industry

Interior greenlights Maryland Offshore Wind Project

09.06.2024

More than a decade in the making, Maryland Offshore Wind has received a Record of Decision on its federal permit application. Final approvals for the 2 GW project could come later this year.

Another New Jersey offshore wind project runs into turbulence as Leading Light seeks pause

09.05.2024

Leading Light Wind is asking the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to give it a pause through late December on its plan to build an offshore wind farm off the coast of Long Beach Island.

Biden announces $7.3B for clean energy in rural America

09.05.2024

16 rural electric cooperatives have been selected to receive clean energy financing through the USDA’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program.

Revolution Wind installs first offshore turbine

09.04.2024

Revolution Wind has installed the first of 65 Siemens Gamesa turbines, the same model used at Ørsted and Eversource’s South Fork Wind.

Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy

09.03.2024

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have starkly different visions on how to address a changing climate while ensuring a reliable energy supply. But neither has provided many details on how they would get there.

First wind lease sale offshore Oregon announced for October

BOEM will auction two wind lease areas off the coast of Oregon on October 15, opening the door for up to 3.1 GW of development. …

Clean energy jobs grew at double the rate of overall US employment in 2023: report

The energy workforce overall added more than 250,000 jobs in 2023; 56% of those were in clean energy. The sectors experiencing the most growth include zero-emi…

More than 40% of global electricity was carbon-free in 2023

Two recent BloombergNEF reports show wind and solar represented more than 90% of new power capacity additions in 2023….

Southwest Power Pool asks FERC to postpone 2024 interconnection requests

SPP has asked for extra time evaluating generation interconnection requests, hoping to streamline its process and improve study assumptions….

We can do better: New report calls for more generator interconnection reforms

FERC Order 2023 made an impact on generator interconnection reform, and a new report outlines additonal steps to streamline the process….

Green giving? Michigan utility moves ahead on a plan that allows gifting renewable energy

Michigan’s largest energy provider is giving every household and business the option to match 100% of their energy use with wind and solar….

Resin made from biomass aids recycling of wind turbine blades finds NREL

NREL researchers have nicknamed the biomass-derivable resin PECAN (PolyEster Covalently Adaptable Network) and have demonstrated its use in a 9-meter blade prot…

In boosting clean energy in Minnesota, Walz lays foundation for climate influence if Harris wins

Walz’s effort to resolve a major obstacle to the clean energy transition nationwide is getting new attention since he was tapped as Kamala Harris’ running mat…

CPUC unanimously adopts plan advancing 7.6 GW of offshore wind

CPUC’s final decision recommends solicitations for offshore wind projects begin by 2027, with intent to deliver power no later than 2037….