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Pattern Energy inks longterm PPA for Broughton Wind Project in Québec

The largest wind operator in Canada will double its capacity in Québec once the Broughton Wind project comes online in 2029.

Equinor breaks ground on marine terminal key to supporting offshore Empire Wind 1

Once completed, the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal will be one of the largest dedicated offshore wind hubs in the United States.

Interior makes moves to advance Maryland’s offshore wind development

A memorandum of understanding between BOEM and Maryland will continue ongoing efforts to explore and identify potential areas for offshore wind leasing.

“This is not over”: Idaho legislators rebuke BLM’s revised Lava Ridge Wind project

Idaho elected officials will continue to fight the development of Lava Ridge Wind, a proposed generation project northeast of Twin Falls.

Avangrid partners with startup for wind turbine recycling process

Avangrid recently donated 300 pounds of decommissioned wind turbine blades to WindLoop to test recycling processes.

Avangrid, CPS Energy expand power purchase agreement for Texas wind farm

The agreement provides CPS Energy with a 161-MW portion of Avangrid’s Peñascal I wind farm in Kenedy County, Texas south of Baffin Bay.

Maine’s lease approved for floating offshore wind site

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of its Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) of an offshore wind research lease in t…

New Jersey speeds up its offshore wind solicitation schedule

The NJBPU recently announced the opening of the state’s fourth solicitation for 1.2 to 4 GW of offshore wind generation capacity. The application window wil…

DOE-funded wind testing center upgraded to accommodate longer turbine blades

When WTTC opened in 2011, it tested land-based wind turbine blades that typically spanned around 50 meters (164 feet). Today, the WTTC is testing both land-base…

Not dead yet: proposed $1.7B wind farm gets CPR from Washington Governor

Governor Inslee rejected a recommendation that would have cut plans for Horse Heaven- a $1.7B proposed wind farm- in half. …

First monopile foundation installed at Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind

Dominion Energy says the 2.6 GW project is still on schedule to be completed in late 2026, as a federal ruling looms….

Massive New York projects nixed as NYSERDA concludes third offshore wind solicitation

NYSERDA provisionally awarded three offshore projects in October, but has decided against granting final awards to Attentive Energy One, Community Offshore Wind…

DOE: It’s not too late to close the wind energy workforce gap

The report laid out several key takeaways that the NREL says could help “boost the quality and quantity of applicants” for wind energy jobs….

Global Wind Report: 2023 was a record year for wind installations

The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on reco…