Jeff Tittel, a longtime environmentalist and retired president of the New Jersey Sierra Club, called the settlement with Orsted “a sellout.” “The governor said they would be held responsible for the entire $300 million they owe the state …

Siemens Energy's wind turbine division Siemens Gamesa is planning to cut 4,100 jobs, or around 15% of its workforce, the unit's Chief Executive Jochen Eickholt said in an internal letter to staff seen by Reuters on Tuesday. "Our current …

A survey conducted by Westwood Global Energy Group (Westwood) highlights a lack of standardisation in floating technology (55%), manufacturing capability and capacity (51%), and port infrastructure (50%) as the most commonly cited major …

Shell had been spending heavily in offshore wind, aiming to leverage its experience extracting oil and gas at sea to become a leader in the technology. But soaring costs in the sector and a renewed focus on driving returns for …

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s office announced Tuesday that global renewable energy giant Orsted will pay the state $125 million for pulling out of two offshore wind projects off the coast last year, a move that upended a key part of the …

Washington’s seven-person Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, a clearinghouse for permits required by large projects, recommended slashing the proposal because of nests found in the area belonging to the endangered ferruginous hawk. …

A wind farm in southwest Iowa suffered a direct hit from a powerful tornado that crumpled five of the massive, power-producing towers, including one that burst into flames. But experts say fortunately such incidents are rare. Video of the …

The incredible footage captured by drone near Greenfield, Iowa with up-close helical suction vortex action. This tornado was very strong and damaged many windmills along its path and also struck the community of Greenfield. Team Dominator …

Another wind project on the East Coast may face challenges with turbine installation due to glauconite, a soil that crushes under high pressure. Preliminary geotechnical analysis for New England Wind, an Avangrid project, showed a risk of …

The city of Margate, within Atlantic County New Jersey adopted this resolution strongly opposing offshore wind development in waters off the coast of New Jersey. A portion of the resolution is provided below. The full document can be …

The jolting sound of the gavel quelled the unruliness of opponents of offshore wind projects several times during the Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday, May 16. Mayor Michael Collins threatened to clear the room before taking a vote …

Chestnut Solar's decision to withdraw their application follows stiff opposition from local residents and community groups, who have voiced concerns about the potential environmental impact, health risks and property devaluation …

The hunger for larger turbines led to some developers bidding projects based on turbines in early development stages, which can lead to offtake awards that are at higher risk of abandonment by awardees, a spokesperson for Danish turbine …

Councils will be urged by ministers not to approve planning permission for solar farms on high-quality farmland as part of Rishi Sunak’s drive to protect food security. A written ministerial statement will be laid before Parliament on …

Component failures have occurred at wind farms all over the world as the sector grapples with quality challenges following rapid growth of both the global fleet and turbine sizes amid a drive to cut use of fossil fuels to meet net zero …

Anti-wind farm campaigners are celebrating after the scrapping of plans to develop a nine-turbine scheme on the north Sutherland coast. Armadale Windfarm Action Group (AWAG) hailed the move as “a victory for local democracy”.

GCube’s new report, entitled “Vertical Limit: When is bigger not better in offshore wind’s race to scale?”, is compiled from ten years of the company’s claims data and draws on evidence from experts across the offshore wind sector to …

Most of the 10 wind turbines at the Hermanville wind farm are working again following $15 million in repairs during the past several months, says the CEO of the P.E.I. Energy Corporation. Tyson Bradley said additional money was spent on …