Project Development

Evolving regulations for wind turbine end-of-life

Representatives from Colorado are proposing that wind energy companies should be required to remove decommissioned wind turbines from leased land before becoming eligible for federal tax credits.

First five turbines installed at Vineyard Wind 1

12.07.2023

Once energized in the coming weeks, Vineyard Wind 1 will deliver approximately 65 MW of energy from five GE Haliade-X turbines. The wind farm is expected to be an 806 MW project when fully operational.

10 large solar projects in development for 2024

11.07.2023

FirmoGraphs is tracking more than 100 very large solar projects starting construction in 2023 with a total estimated value of nearly $40 billion. Here are five projects to watch.

Rising cost of wind & solar is keeping PPA prices high – report

10.17.2023

Wind and solar project developers face rising costs across the board, from financing, to interconnection, to labor and supplies, tempering boost from federal tax credits.

Rhode Island to seek 1,200 MW of new offshore wind capacity

09.28.2023

Rhode Island Energy is expected to issue its RFP in October, with proposals being due in early 2024 and a potential selection being made in Summer 2024.

Amazon’s renewables investments contributed $5.4B to global GDP since 2014, company says

09.28.2023

Amazon announced it has built the first economic analysis to identify the impact of its renewable energy projects at the global, U.S., and state levels.

Dominion completes environmental review for Virginia offshore wind farm

09.25.2023

CVOW remains on budget and on schedule; Dominion Energy expects to begin offshore construction in early 2024 and is expected to conclude in late 2026.

Survey work begins for pair of proposed wind farms offshore North Carolina

The wind farms from TotalEnergies Renewables USA and Cinergy Corp are expected to be operational in the early 2030s….

Nacelles arrive at 800 MW Vineyard 1 offshore wind project

With this delivery, all components are now in New Bedford for the construction of the GE Haliade-X turbines….

Zoning ordinances for US renewables are increasing, NREL study says

The NREL study identified 1,853 local wind ordinances in effect during 2022 compared to 286 in 2018….

Offshore substation installed to support Massachusetts offshore wind farm

Array cables from Vineyard Wind’s 62 turbines will connect to the electrical service platform, where power will be routed to the two export cables that will bri…

Rough seas ahead as multiple offshore wind power purchase agreements are scrapped

Economic uncertainties have resulted in multiple East coast offshore wind power purchase agreements (PPA) to come to an end, with both developers and utilities …

Amazon reaches 30 solar and wind projects in southeastern U.S., more than 400 worldwide

Amazon continues to expand its global renewable energy portfolio in its effort toward net-zero carbon…

First monopile foundation installed at South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm

If the project remains on track to be completed by the end of 2023, it would become America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm to be completed in federal …

Enel and Meta partner to bring wind power to Illinois data center

Data center electricity use is predicted to increase fifteen-fold by 2030, up to 8% of projected total electricity demand….

5 mega solar projects starting construction in 2023

FirmoGraphs is tracking more than 100 very large solar projects starting construction in 2023 with a total estimated value of nearly $40 billion. Here are five …