U.S. adoption of offshore wind technology has been slow compared to European counterparts. Europe’s first offshore wind installation, Denmark’s Vindeby, came online in 1991 with a capacity of 4.9 MW.

An inquisitive reader recently asked a curious question on Facebook: Does a bolt of lightning provide enough energy to power a town? I don’t know, but there is a way to get a fair estimate. Let’s find ...

They say all good things come to pass and wind farms are no exception. For Alberta’s Cowley Ridge Wind Farm, Canada’s first and oldest commercial wind facility, the end of its operating life came ...

Back in 2017, GTM Research published a report on the state of the U.S. energy storage market through 2016. The study projects that by 2021 deployments of stored energy — a combination of residential, ...

The world’s first gigawatt-capacity floating offshore wind farm remains a little way off, but advances across the industry are bringing it ever closer. As it stands, floating offshore wind farms have ...

UPC Power Solutions confirmed the successful completion of the repowering of all eight projects in its Stockyard Wind Portfolio. The last of the newly repowered turbines achieved full commercial ...

2016 was pretty momentous. Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election and the UK voted to leave the European Union. Spotlight won best film at the Academy Awards and Stranger Things debuted on ...

The first phase of RWE’s Baron Winds onshore wind farm is now under construction. The 121.8-MW project located in Steuben County in New York is comprised of 24 Vestas and 8 Siemens Gamesa turbines, ...

The renewable energy sector is being forced to reduce the levelized cost of electricity (LCoE). The wind energy industry is striving to match or exceed the LCoE of traditional energy sources. Due to ...

Leading-edge erosion is a major cause of wind turbine blade wear. As the turbine rotor spins in the air, it hits dust, dirt, insects, hail, and more. That does not sound like much until you consider ...

Offshore wind is enjoying a boom time, contributing more and more to the global energy transition with smarter operations and more powerful wind turbines. Europe is still the largest market, ...

Designed to withstand the unique challenges and wide range of conditions in both wind energy and maritime applications, the newly released Vaisala Ultrasonic Wind Sensor WM80 brings accurate wind ...