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AWEA Kicks Off Inaugural American Wind Week

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has kicked off its inaugural American Wind Week, running today through Aug. 12. AWEA says it is recognizing that...
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Cape Wind’s Final SEIS Released By Feds

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has issued the final supplemental environmental impact statement for Cape Wind’s long-delayed wind farm proposed off the coast of Massachusetts.
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ALLETE Refurbishing Hundreds Of Wind Turbines For PTC Safe Harbor

Duluth, Minn.-based ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE Inc., has announced a strategic initiative to refurbish 385 turbines at three wind...
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Patent Wars Flare Again: GE Tags Vestas For ZVRT In U.S.

In a new complaint filed in U.S. District Court, GE lists a number of U.S. wind farms comprising Vestas turbines that potentially infringe a zero-voltage ride through patent.
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Deepwater Wind Reveals Plans For Biggest Offshore Wind, Energy Storage Combo

According to CEO Jeffrey Grybowski, Revolution Wind, proposed off the coast of Massachusetts, would be the “largest combined offshore wind and energy storage project in the world.”
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LEEDCo Moving Forward With Ohio Offshore Demo Project

Representing a major step forward for the proposed offshore demonstration project, the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has found that Icebreaker Windpower Inc.’s application...
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JPMorgan Chase Commits To 100% Global Renewable Energy

Adding to the growing list of major companies going all-in on renewables, financial services firm JPMorgan Chase has set a new goal to source...
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U.S. Wind In Q2: Notable Construction, Offshore And Rural Action

More than 40% more U.S. wind projects are under construction or in an advanced stage of development than at this time last year, according...
bankruptcy

Judge Green-Lights SunEdison Bankruptcy Deal, Reorganization

More than a year after filing voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, SunEdison has now been granted approval to exit Chapter 11...
canada

Wind Investor Takes Stake In Canadian Developer Boralex

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (la Caisse) has acquired a 17.3% interest in Quebec-based Boralex, which develops, builds and operates renewable energy...
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Siemens Gamesa Announces Quarterly Results, New Onshore CEO

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has released its results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2017 (April to June), showing a decrease in global...
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GE And Invenergy Working On 2 GW Wind Farm In Oklahoma Panhandle

The 800-turbine wind farm is part of the $4.5 billion Wind Catcher Energy Connection, which includes approximately 350 miles of transmission built by American Electric Power.
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Report: Renewables Capable Of Being ‘America’s Energy Choice’

In the last decade, clean energy in the U.S. has grown by leaps and bounds. Technologies that were once novelties - solar panels, wind...

New York Gov. Cuomo Plans Transmission Rebuild With Renewables In Mind

In an effort to strengthen the reliability of New York's electric power grid and enable more upstate renewables to connect to the statewide power...
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Feds Approve Site Assessment Plan For Bay State Wind

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the site assessment plan (SAP) for Bay State Wind, a...
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College Professor Biking 1,250 Miles To Promote Midwest Wind

Jim Tinjum, an avid bicyclist and professor of energy engineering and sustainability at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is in the middle of a 1,250-mile...
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Siemens Wind Power Shuttering Ontario Blade Plant

Siemens Wind Power Ltd., as part of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, has decided to close its wind blade manufacturing plant in Tillsonburg, Ontario, by...
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Xcel Program Powers Minneapolis Facilities With Wind And Solar

The City of Minneapolis and Xcel Energy have a new agreement under which the city will purchase 17.8 million kWh of solar and wind energy annually. Of this total, 14 million kWh will be used for the Minneapolis Convention Center.
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Wind Energy Proves To Be Good Fit On New York Farm

A farm owner in New York State is touting the advantages of the two Northern Power wind turbines powering his Sonshine Acres Farm. Vermont-based Northern...
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Suzlon Closing Brazilian Subsidiary Due To ‘Multiple Factors’

Suzlon Energy Ltd. is filing voluntary liquidation of its Brazilian subsidiary, Suzlon Energia Eelica do Brasil Ltda. (SEOB), which has been doing business in...

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