Renewable Energy Magazine-Wind newslette

Ørsted Acquires Deepwater Wind Creating New US Offshore Wind Platform

Danish offshore wind giant, Ørsted, has acquired Deepwater Wind, for a reported $510 million. The two companies’ offshore wind assets and organizations will be merged creating the leading US offshore wind platform with the most comprehensive geographic coverage and the largest pipeline of development capacity.

Lake Erie Icebreaker Wind Project Receives Federal Approval

A federal review of the proposed Icebreaker Lake Erie wind energy project that spanned more than two years found no significant environmental impacts. The report states that the project would not significantly affect migratory birds.

TransAlta Renewables Adds 90MW of New Wind Generation in Pennsylvania

Canada’s TransAlta Renewables has revealed that Microsoft is its customer pursuant to a 15-year power purchase arrangement signed earlier this year for the 90-MW Big Level wind facility now under construction in Hector Township, Pennsylvania.