Renewable Energy Magazine-Wind newsletter

GE Research Demonstrates Breakthrough MW Scale Modular, Multi-Level Wind Power Converter

 A team of engineers in the Electrical Systems group at GE Research have achieved one of the world’s firsts in the power conversion sector, demonstrating a MW-scale modular, multi-level wind power converter in its lab in Upstate New York.  The demonstration successfully culminates the key objective a five-year project through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Manufacturing Office’s (AMO) Next Generation Electric Machines program.

Hampton Roads Alliance Picks Xodus for Offshore Wind Supply Chain Research

The Hampton Roads Alliance has partnered with Xodus Group and BW Research to conduct a major offshore wind supply chain study for the Hampton Roads area in Virginia.  The project will be used to build out the US offshore wind industry in Hampton Roads and identify key opportunities for economic expansion.

Vineyard Wind Receives Final Environmental Impact Statement from BOEM

The United States offshore wind industry took a monumental step forward following today's announcement from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on the final environmental impact statement for the Vineyard Wind Project. This decision puts the first U.S. commercial-scale project a small step away from beginning construction. 

Ørsted Signs PPAs with Target and Hormel Foods

Target and Hormel Foods have signed long-term agreements with Ørsted to purchase energy from the 298 MW Haystack Wind project in Nebraska.

Wind Operations Europe 2021