Latest Wind power News

2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says

Apr. 16, 2024 14:25 PM EDT

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 record, according to a new report by the industry's trade association. The latest Global Wind Report, published Tuesday by the...

Biden administration approves the nation's eighth large offshore wind project

Apr. 02, 2024 14:08 PM EDT

The Biden administration approved a new wind project off the Massachusetts coast Tuesday that is large enough it will provide more electricity than the state's former coal-fired generating station. Avangrid’s New England Wind is the United States' eighth large offshore wind project...

Maine wants to lead in offshore wind. The state's governor says she has location for a key wind port

Feb. 20, 2024 15:19 PM EST

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the location of an offshore wind port critical to developing the nation's first floating offshore wind power research array, the state's governor said Tuesday. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill...