Shell has signed an agreement with Simply Blue Energy, an early stage marine project developer of sustainable floating wind, wave energy and aquaculture projects, to acquire a 51% share of their Simply Blue Energy Kinsale venture, which was set up to develop the Emerald Project, a floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea, off the south coast of Ireland. The joint venture will … [Read more...] about Shell, Simply Blue Partner to Develop Floating Wind Farm off Irish Coast
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SPP: In 2020, Wind Energy Tops Coal, Natural Gas
In 2020, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a regional transmission organization, became the first regional transmission organization to have wind as its number one fuel source – outpacing the company’s use of coal and natural gas. “Maintaining reliability with this large amount of wind is extraordinary,” says Barbara Sugg, president and CEO of SPP. “To … [Read more...] about SPP: In 2020, Wind Energy Tops Coal, Natural Gas
Clearway Awards Betchel-Reed EPC Contract for West Virginia Wind Farm
Clearway Energy Group, a developer and operator of clean energy projects, has selected the Bechtel-Reed & Reed joint venture to build its Black Rock wind farm in Grant County and Mineral counties, W. Va. The new wind farm represents a nearly 15% increase in the state’s wind power. The Bechtel-Reed & Reed team will engineer, procure and construct the farm. The … [Read more...] about Clearway Awards Betchel-Reed EPC Contract for West Virginia Wind Farm
Onshore Wind Offers Economy-Boosting Opportunities to Rural U.S.
In the next decade, rural communities have a significant opportunity to strengthen and diversify their local economies by embracing and actively engaging in the ongoing renewable energy transition, according to a recently released report from the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). According to RMI’s Seeds of Opportunity report, by 2030, renewable energy capacity in the U.S. … [Read more...] about Onshore Wind Offers Economy-Boosting Opportunities to Rural U.S.
Vineyard Wind Gives BOEM Green Light to Resume Permitting Process
Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind development company, has notified the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that the company is rescinding its December 2020 request to withdraw the construction and operations plan (COP) for Vineyard Wind 1, allowing the federal permitting process to resume. “We have completed our final review and determined that no changes to the … [Read more...] about Vineyard Wind Gives BOEM Green Light to Resume Permitting Process