Renewable Energy Magazine-Wind newsletter

Feds Approve First Offshore Wind Farm in New Jersey

The US Dept. of the Interior has approved the Atlantic Shores South offshore wind energy project – the nation’s ninth commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project approved under President Biden. With today’s approval, the Department has approved more than 13GW of clean energy from offshore wind energy – enough to power nearly 5 million homes.   

Enbridge, First Nations and Métis Advance 200-MW Wind Energy Project in Saskatchewan

Enbridge Inc. and Six Nations Energy Development LP  – a newly-created consortium of Cowessess First Nation, George Gordon First Nation, Kahkewistahaw First Nation, Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, Pasqua First Nation and White Bear First Nations – announced plans to advance development of a new wind energy project southeast of Weyburn, Saskatchewan.

First Wind Turbine Installed at Borkum Riffgrund 3

The first wind turbine has successfully been installed at the German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 3. With an installed capacity of 913 MW, it will be the largest offshore wind farm in Germany once in operation. Borkum Riffgrund 3 is also the first offshore wind farm to be awarded without subsidies in the world. This has primarily been made possible by several long-term corporate power purchase agreements (CPPA), which Ørsted has signed with industrial and technology customers. Borkum Riffgrund 3 is jointly owned by Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure.

Principle Power signs MoU with HSG Sungdong to advance floating wind foundations

Principle Power has signed a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HSG Sungdong to cooperate on engineering developments for mass production and assembly of WindFloat technologies.

Masdar and GEK TERNA Strike Landmark €3.2 Billion Deal

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with GEK TERNA SA and other shareholders of TERNA ENERGY SA with the intention to initially acquire 67% of the company's outstanding shares at completion of the transaction, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions. 

Make More in America Initiative to fund expansion of ESS long-duration energy storage manufacturing capacity

Manufacturer of long-duration energy storage systems (LDES) for commercial and utility-scale applications, ESS Tech, Inc., has announced that a financing package of $50 million was approved by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Board of Directors under the Make More in America Initiative.

Global Offshore Wind Summit - Japan 2024