Onshore and offshore wind, from turbine orders and grid connections to the politics that stall or speed them.
A speargun — the kind used for recreational diving — is not the first thing that comes to mind when engineers need to map the ocean…
Every wind turbine and propeller blade on Earth relies on century-old math. Engineers have quietly known for decades that this math is broken. Since the 1920s,…
An innovative Dutch floating wind turbine design shows how to unlock higher power density over the ocean. As global energy demand continues to accelerate, nations face…
The Chinese are tapping energy in deeper waters using a “V-shaped” wind turbine with two rotors. Worldwide, the need for clean power is rapidly rising, and…
The tremendous activity in the wind energy sector is a testament to how determined companies are to meet set objectives in the clean energy transition. In…
German renewable energy developer PNE AG locked in French government auction support for its 22 MW Oinville-Saint-Liphard wind farm in the Centre-Val de Loire region, the…
Vestas just locked in a 43 MW wind turbine order in Germany. It’s part of the company’s third-quarter intake. The contract comes from Eurowind Energy A/S…
Some of the turbines still spinning at O’ahu’s Waiau Power Plant were installed back in 1947. That is over a decade before Hawaii even became the…
More than 70% of Earth’s surface is ocean, and running through it — just beneath the waves — are powerful currents carrying enormous amounts of kinetic…
A unique phenomenon trailing behind offshore wind turbines was observed over the North Sea. Wind infrastructure is rapidly expanding across oceans worldwide as electricity consumption continues…
Sweden generates more than 20 percent of its electricity from onshore wind and has staked its industrial competitiveness on a green power future. Yet when it…
New York developers are facing immense offshore wind obstacles regarding six chosen ocean sites for turbine installation. Global offshore wind capacity must expand to meet the…
Wind speed has long been treated as the master variable of wind energy — the number that determines how much electricity a turbine will produce on…
Building massive clean energy projects in open water requires incredibly precise engineering. Companies spend millions planning these facilities. They need to know exactly how the air…
A Texas turbine proves that renewable infrastructure not only meets clean electricity demand, but also another critical need. The continued reliance on fossil fuels in the…
The wind energy sector is particularly fascinating because of the great attention to detail that developers must apply before pursuing projects. The most important component is…
A parked wind turbine looks like the safest version of itself — blades locked, rotor still, waiting out the storm. But aerodynamically, standstill may be one…
The coast of Maine became home to the first large-scale floating wind turbine to deliver grid power. Nations are rushing to decarbonize as strict climate mandate…
A floating wind turbine never stands perfectly still. Its platform rolls and pitches on ocean swells, and that constant motion has long been treated as a…
Every massive wind turbine dotting our hillsides and shorelines holds a dirty little secret: the very part responsible for generating clean electricity keeps breaking down. Wind…
A Minnesotan wind turbine shows that wind energy can produce more than just electricity. Various global industries are racing to decarbonize their operations, but many have…
From space, the ocean looks totally quiet. Its surface stretches flat across satellite images. It seems vast, blue, and completely still. Just beneath that surface, tiny…
RWE has installed 36 of the 72 turbines at the Thor offshore wind farm off Denmark’s west coast near Jutland, reaching the halfway point in construction…
Floating wind turbines in Japan are tapping deeper waters, which are now also impacting marine life. Major coastal hubs are struggling to meet rising energy demands…
Cadeler just took delivery of Wind Ace—its eleventh offshore wind installation vessel and second A-class newbuild—on schedule and within budget. Built over two years at COSCO…
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has agreed to sell its Swedish wind and solar operations to Danish renewable energy company Eurowind Energy A/S. The deal covers onshore…
It is possible to store wind energy deep underground by compressing air, but one vital factor must be met. As global electricity consumption continues to increase,…
Wake steering has long looked like one of wind energy’s most promising free gains: deliberately point a turbine slightly off the wind, redirect its shadow away…
Aker Solutions’ consultancy arm Entr and its wholly owned subsidiary Unitech Power Systems have landed a contract from Nadara to run electrical infrastructure studies for the…
The European clean energy landscape is enduring a period of great solidarity and unity at a time when the world is attempting to eliminate carbon emissions.…
A small community in Missouri installed four giant turbines and became a prime example of quietly embracing sustainability. Some major economies are struggling to decarbonize their…
On June 30, 2026, GE Vernova wrapped up a four-year, $7.2 million modernization of its high-voltage R&D laboratory in Noventa di Piave, near Venice, Italy. The…
A freshwater offshore wind project got stalled after six turbines in Lake Erie, near Cleveland, raised some concerns. As global electricity demand rises, nations are rapidly…
Imagine flying a drone directly into a violent ocean vortex. Off the coast of Scotland’s Orkney Islands, where tidal currents rip past at over 9 miles…
Picture a floating wind turbine the size of a city block — 120 meters wide, riding ocean swells with its hull anchored 30 meters below the…
Think about a wind farm. You probably picture massive structures spinning in perfect harmony. But there is a hidden struggle happening out there. In a wind farm,…
Offshore wind farms in the North Sea don’t just harvest the wind — they reshape it. As turbines extract energy from the air, they leave behind…
European countries have displayed a tremendous willingness to meet their targets during the ongoing clean energy transition. Countries and continents are adopting different strategies as they…
Wind turbines are everywhere. Hundreds of thousands spin across crop fields, mountain peaks, and open plains on every continent. But until recently, a massive problem existed.…
Beneath the North Sea, thousands of miles of cable carry electricity from offshore wind farms to the mainland. They also route vast amounts of internet traffic…
Scottish business leaders are raising serious concerns about the UK’s upcoming energy infrastructure blueprint, warning it could put Scotland’s £96 billion ($124 billion) ScotWind offshore wind…
Floating offshore wind is moving fast. Twenty-seven countries have set offshore wind targets, Japan just brought its first commercial floating farm online, and France, the UK,…
Thousands of American farms, rural cooperatives, and small energy developers rely on public wind maps to decide where to plant a turbine. Most do not have…
A structure taller than the Eiffel Tower and weighing nearly 8,000 tonnes recently sailed out of Gaolan Port in southern China, headed for one of the…
On a cold, still night in wine country, frost can erase an entire harvest in hours. Growers have long relied on heaters, fans, and helicopters to…
Imagine a scorching summer afternoon. The sun is beating down relentlessly. Millions of people blast their air conditioners at the exact same time. The electric grid is absolutely…
GE Vernova announced on June 30, 2026, the completion of a four-year, $7.2 million modernization of its high-voltage R&D laboratory in Noventa di Piave, near Venice,…
When a massive wind turbine shuts down during an extreme storm, its blades don’t simply rest. Parked and exposed to howling winds from an unexpected direction,…
Wind turbines are among the most sophisticated machines in modern energy infrastructure — precision-engineered, computer-optimized, and central to the global push away from fossil fuels. Yet…
Crews scanning the North Sea floor for leftover World War II explosives weren’t expecting a history lesson. They wanted to find old bombs and expected 20th-century…
