Wind

East Anglia ONE Wind Farm is Operational

Tuesday, 28 July 2020 REM East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm has become operational. With 714 MW of installed capacity and 102 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines, it is one of the biggest offshore wind farms in the world. Each year, ...

Dominion Energy Completes Construction of First Offshore Wind Project in U.S. Federal Waters

Monday, 29 June 2020 REM Dominion Energy has successfully installed the two turbine, 12-MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project 27 miles off Virginia Beach, Virginia. The first offshore wind farm to be approved by the ...

Nordex Group to Build Factory For Concrete Towers in Spain

Friday, 26 June 2020 REM The Nordex Group has started construction of a concrete tower factory in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. In Motilla del Palancar the wind turbine manufacturer has begun work for a factory for the production ...

France

GE Renewable Energy to hire 250 employees for its wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France

Thursday, 18 June 2020 Robin Whitlock

GE Renewable Energy has announced today its plan to recruit 250 employees at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Cherbourg, France, by the first quarter of 2021.

World Celebrates Global Wind Day

Monday, 15 June 2020 REM Today the wind industry is celebrating Global Wind Day, showcasing the growth and benefits of wind power in communities worldwide. Since last year’s Global Wind Day, over 51GW of both onshore and offshore ...

EDF Renewables, Enbridge and wpd Start Construction of the Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm

Monday, 08 June 2020 REM EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of the EDF Group, Enbridge, a leading energy infrastructure company in North America, and wpd, a European renewable energy company, announced the launch of the Fécamp offshore ...

A Virtual Look at How US Offshore Wind can Power a US Recovery

Wednesday, 27 May 2020 REM Investment in the vast U.S. offshore wind energy could double current electricity use, revitalize ports and coastal communities and help power the nation’s economic recovery, says the American Wind Energy ...

#AmericanWindWeek 2020: Wind Builds the Future

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 REM August is fast approaching, and that means it’s time to start planning for #AmericanWindWeek 2020, happening August 9-15. And to get your creative juices flowing, AWEA has announced this year’s theme: Wind ...

GE Renewable Energy and Fina Enerji to build 193 MW wind farms in Turkey

Monday, 18 May 2020 Robin Whitlock

GE Renewable Energy has announced it has been selected by Fina Enerji to supply 52 of its 3 MW platform onshore wind turbines for four wind farms in Turkey with a total capacity of 193 MW.

US offshore wind will make major contribution to economic recovery say speakers in IPF Virtual Conference

Friday, 24 April 2020 Robin Whitlock The largest offshore wind energy conference in the Western Hemisphere successfully brought together over 800 leaders in the US industry this week at IPF Virtual, the Business Network for Offshore Wind’s ...