MARA has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Great Plains Wind in Hansford County, Texas, with 240 MW of interconnection capacity and 114 MW of nameplate wind power capacity. The acquisition represents a major step forward in MARA’s objectives to convert underutilized sustainable resources into economic value, achieve near-zero energy cost, and enable broader … Read more

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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved US Wind’s construction and operations plan for offshore wind off the coast of Maryland – potentially bringing 2 GW of renewable energy to the East Coast. This is BOEM’s final permit approval for US Wind’s federal permitting application, allowing the company … Read more

Please note that opinion pieces (including letters, editorials, and blogs), reflect the viewpoints of their authors; National Wind Watch does not necessarily agree with them in their entirety or endorse them in any way, nor should it be implied that the writers endorse National Wind Watch. Simple ad pointed to a website post on the … Read more

RWE and marine nature-inclusive design specialist ARC Marine have launched a pilot project to install ARC Marine’s reef cubes at the Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK. The reef cubes are designed to both protect the wind turbine foundations and enhance marine biodiversity, according to the two companies. Photo courtesy RWE The companies last … Read more

Last Updated on: 25th June 2025, 01:02 pm The global offshore wind market is heading for another boom year in 2025, though industry insiders advise that it won’t be quite as boomy as in the past. Blame the US, which is failing to flex its considerable offshore muscles despite the luxury of vast, sprawling coastlines … Read more

RWE officially opened its ‘Grimsby Hub’ offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) facility in the UK on 9 July. From the new O&M base, located at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Grimsby, RWE’s teams will maintain and operate the Triton Knoll and Sofia offshore wind farms. Photo: RWE The Grimsby Hub also houses RWE’s … Read more

Please note that opinion pieces (including letters, editorials, and blogs), reflect the viewpoints of their authors; National Wind Watch does not necessarily agree with them in their entirety or endorse them in any way, nor should it be implied that the writers endorse National Wind Watch. Over the past few days those of us living … Read more

Entrion Wind’s Top Mooring Assembly (TMA) Monopile technology has completed the Technology Qualification (TQ) process and has received a formal Statement of Feasibility from DNV. Source: Entrion Wind The Statement of Feasibility was awarded following an evaluation under DNV-SE-0160, passing “a rigorous vetting process” for qualifying novel technologies for offshore use, said Entrion Wind. This … Read more

Claims that mega-batteries will fix wind and solar’s natural intermittency problem turn out to be mega-myths. First, lithium-ion batteries of the kind pitched by Tesla – like every kind of battery – do not generate a single watt of power and are net consumers of electricity during their charge/discharge phase. Second, they are insanely expensive … Read more