Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 17:52:07 +0000
As a clean and renewable power source, wind offers massive potential for alleviating some of the growing challenges that countries worldwide are looking to address through the development of new forms of energy generation. At ABB, we look at how developments in electrical system design are helping to turn wind into a major source of […]
A Wyoming court on April 5 sentenced NextEra Energy Resources affiliate ESI Energy to five years of probation and fined the wind power developer more than $8 million for three counts of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). The violations include alleged failures to apply for “eagle take permits” (ETPs) at facilities in Wyoming […]
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:06:44 +0000
Vestas occupies the top spot when it comes to market share among global wind turbine manufacturers, according to a new analysis, but the Danish business is not immune to the challenges facing several of the leading companies in the wind power sector. Supply chain issues are buffeting wind energy, as they have other industries. Though […]
Credit to Author: Danielle Garland| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:54:56 +0000
How much do you know about data center decarbonization? How about sustainability at large in major companies? On March 29th, CleanTechnica’s CEO, Zachary Shahan, will be hosting a live webinar with a panel of thought leaders from big shots Hitachi and Intel to discuss these topics and more. Sustainability is moving from a nice-to-have to […]
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:44:29 +0000
A wind farm comprised of four projects in central New Mexico, serving areas of that state and California, is now online and takes the title of the largest wind power installation in the U.S. Pattern Energy Group, among the world’s largest privately-owned developers and operators of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects, on Feb. […]
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:07:51 +0000
Poland’s pursuit of offshore wind took a step forward with the announcement that Siemens Gamesa will supply turbines for two new installations in the Baltic Sea. The MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III projects, being developed by Equinor and Polenergia, will use SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbines, as part of two “Preferred Supplier […]
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 23:07:37 +0000
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) plans to lay off 200 workers at two U.S. wind power equipment manufacturing facilities. The company on Feb. 9 said the job cuts are due to a reduction in orders for commercial wind turbines. An SGRE spokesperson said more jobs cuts at the plants—one in Hutchinson, Kansas, and the other […]
Credit to Author: Jared Wigginton| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:06:32 +0000
In the race to generate and distribute renewable energy, developers must clear numerous regulatory hurdles. For many projects, this may include obtaining a voluntary “incidental take” permit under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA). The BGEPA incidental take permitting program has frustrated both developers and operators due to, among other things, uncertainty of […]