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DOE Advances Fishermen’s Energy – And Two Alternates – In Offshore Wind Technology Program
On May 27, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) identified three projects from its offshore wind portfolio - the Atlantic City Windfarm, developed by...
SgurrEnergy Secures Beatrice Construction Monitoring Contract
Glasgow, Scotland-based SgurrEnergy has won a three-year construction monitoring contract for the 588 MW Beatrice offshore wind farm, located in the Outer Moray Firth, approximately 14...
Suzlon’s Tanti On Improving Financials: ‘We Are Back To Profit’
The financial picture at Suzlon continues to improve. On May 30, the turbine maker capped a remarkable year in which it reported strong sales...
Hogan Vetoes Maryland Legislation To Increase State RPS
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed legislation that would move Maryland’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to obtain 25% of the state’s electricity from renewable sources within...
Senvion Closes Framework Agreement For 100 MW With PROKON
Turbine manufacturer Senvion has closed a framework agreement with PROKON for four wind farms in Germany for a total capacity of 100 MW.
According to...
Dominion’s Offshore Demo Project Loses Federal Funding
The U.S. Department of Energy is withdrawing $40 million in funding for Dominion Virginia Power’s proposed offshore wind demonstration project, which would install two...
DOI-Approved Oregon Wind Project Gets Rejected In Federal Court
A federal appeals court has rejected the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) approval of an industrial-scale wind project on Steens Mountain in southeastern...
Senvion Signs German Contract For New 3.4M140 Turbine
Senvion has signed a conditional contract for the first Senvion 3.4M140 wind turbine, which will be a prototype the company is planning with e-wyn...
DNV GL’s Crivella Named Women Of Wind Energy’s 2016 Rising Star
DNV GL's Ellen Crivella was honored with the 2016 Rising Star Award at the Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) luncheon at this week’s WINDPOWER...
Vestas Exec Appointed Chairman Of Global Wind Energy Council
Vestas’ Morten Dyrholm has been appointed chairman of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), a global trade association representing the wind industry.
Dyrholm, vice president...
Beatrice Offshore Wind Project Nets $1.3 Billion EPCI Contract
Seaway Heavy Lifting and Subsea 7 SA have been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract from Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd. (BOWL) in...
U.S. Employment In Wind Industry Saw Big Spike Last Year: IRENA
More than 8.1 million people worldwide worked in the renewable energy industry last year - a 5% increase from 2014 - according to a...
Al Rudeck Named President Of ALLETE Clean Energy
ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Duluth, Minn.-based ALLETE Inc., has appointed Al Rudeck company president to replace Eric Norberg, who is retiring...
Seacat Secures Burbo Bank Charter Deal With DONG Energy
Offshore wind project developer DONG Energy has awarded Seacat Services, an offshore energy support vessel operator, with the supply contract for all crew transfer...
Proposed Mass. Energy Bill Devotes 1.2 GW To Offshore Wind
According to several renewables stakeholders, the draft legislation is a good step forward but needs a bigger commitment to wind energy.
AWEA’s Annual WINDPOWER Shows ‘Wind Is Winning’
The American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2016 is in full swing in New Orleans, where wind power executives are saying wind power -...
E.ON Gains New Investors In 200 MW Texas Wind Farm
E.ON Climate & Renewables North America (EC&RNA) has closed tax equity financing with investors Allianz Capital Partners and State Street Corp. in exchange for...
The 10 Greenest Power Programs Of Utilities, According To NREL
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released its latest assessment of leading utility green power programs in the country.
Using...
HUVRdata, EdgeData Team Up For Unmanned Turbine Inspections
Austin, Texas-based HUVRdata and Grand Forks, N.D.-based EdgeData are collaborating on drone-based aerial inspection services for the wind power industry.
The partnership will leverage HUVRdata’s...
Whirlpool Bringing Wind Power To Two More Ohio Plants
Appliance manufacturing giant Whirlpool Corp. has announced a $13.5 million investment to build wind projects to help power its Marion and Ottawa manufacturing plants...