The US is set to break ground on its largest offshore wind operation yet in a move that some say will pave the way in bringing a long-neglected source of renewable energy to America's power grid.
Three offshore wind plants will be constructed in the North Sea and three in the Baltic Sea between 2021 and 2025.
Portugal's electricity consumption was met fully by renewable energy for a 70-hour period beginning on March 9 and for a 69-hour period beginning on March 12.
Onshore wind farms in Scotland have posted a record-level of electricity generation for the start of the year.
The country’s monthly clean energy production exceeded demand, according to a report.
The two 350 MW wind farms are to be completed by 2022. Constructing wind farms without public subsidy means that the facilities can sell their electricity on the wholesale power market.
General Electric says it’s ready to build the world’s biggest offshore wind turbine, a structure stretching to skyscraper heights and capable of powering more homes than any current rivals.
These cities have large populations, such as Seattle, Vancouver, Oslo, Auckland and Nairobi. The analysis also shows that 43 cities out of 102 have now reached the astounding feat of running on 100 % renewables.
New figures show Europe added record levels of wind power last year.
The Netherland's national railway company, NS, has announced that all of its electric passenger trains are now 100 percent powered by wind energy.
Hornsea Project One is expected to be operational in 2020, and it will produce power for more than one million homes.
France announced a 10-point scheme on Thursday to halve the time it takes to get onshore wind farms up and running and double the amount of electricity generated by turbines by 2023.
Wind power has set a new record in the UK, topping 10GW of output for the first time according to the latest data.
The next goal is for Denmark to reach 50% wind energy by 2020.
A company who controls the grid system of the Netherlands, released plans to construct an artificial island to host the world's largest wind farm.
