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GE Renewable Energy Selects Veolia in Blade Recycling Agreement

GE Renewable Energy has signed a multi-year agreement with Veolia North America (VNA) to recycle blades removed from its U.S.-based onshore turbines during upgrades...

Timken Invests Heavily to Expand Renewable Footprint

The Timken Co., a company that specializes in engineered bearings and power transmission products, says it is allocating more than $75 million in capital...

Cognite, WindSim Collaborate on Wind Farm Simulation Technology

Cognite, a global industrial AI software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, says it is collaborating with WindSim, a provider of computational fluid dynamics based wind farm design...

US Wind Names Grybowski CEO

US Wind Inc., an offshore wind energy development company, has named Jeffrey Grybowski as CEO.  Grybowski will lead US Wind as the company embarks on...

Third Quarter Shatters Previous U.S. Energy Storage Records

Approximately 476  MW of energy storage were  deployed this year - an increase of  240% over the previous high set last quarter, according to...

Renewables Consulting Group Appoints Offshore Wind Specialist

The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG), a sector specialist advisory firm, has appointed energy market specialist Craig Brown, who will work from RCG’s New York...

Nordex 5.X Turbine Receives IEC Type Certification

The Nordex Group has received the IEC Type Certificate, which is valid worldwide, in accordance with the standard IEC 61400-22 for the N149/5.X turbine...

Agencies Turn Focus to Offshore Energy Safety, Sustainability

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have issued a...

ZF Wind Power Extends SHIFT Gearbox Platform

ZF Wind Power has added two new variants to its modular gearbox platform, SHIFT: the SHIFT 3k and SHIFT 7k.  The SHIFT 7k variant -...

Equinor, SSE Renewables Reach Financial Close on Dogger Bank Wind Farm

Equinor and SSE Renewables have financially closed on the first two phases of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The total senior debt facilities across the...

Vestas Launches Vestas Ventures Investment Program

To accelerate the deployment of sustainable energy, the electrification of societies and unlock new growth opportunities, Vestas has launched a new venture investment program...

Boralex Enters Agreement to Acquire Wind Farms in Quebec

Boralex Inc., a company that develops, builds and operates renewable energy power facilities, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the full 49%...

NREL Validates Resin to Improve Recyclability of Turbine Blades

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of thermoplastic resin for use in the manufacture of wind turbines by producing a...

Leeward Renewable Energy Names Allen CEO

Leeward Renewable Energy, a North American renewable energy developer and provider, has promoted Jason Allen to the position of CEO. Allen has been acting...

Eskim Selects the Nordex Group to Optimize Turbine Performance

The Nordex Group has been selected by Eksim to optimize the aerodynamics of rotor blades on 80 N100/2500 wind turbines located on five wind...

SSE Renewables Joins Marubeni, CIP on Joint Bids for ScotWind

SSE Renewables, a Scottish renewable energy developer, has joined forces with Marubeni Corp. and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to work together on joint bids...

Equinor Proposes Offshore Wind Tower Plant at Port of Albany

Equinor has proposed to locate the U.S.’ first offshore wind tower manufacturing facility at the Port of Albany, in upstate New York. Developed jointly...

Republicans, Democrats Support Clean Energy Tax Incentives

Bipartisan majorities support a number of tax incentives that seek to reduce the use of fossil fuels, according to a new in-depth survey conducted...

Siemens Gamesa Adds New Turbine to 4.X Platform

Siemens Gamesa has added a new turbine to its 4.X platform, the SG 4.7-155. Combining the company’s expertise and track record in the 4 MW...

Nordex Group Receives Order from Texas Wind Farm Developer

The Nordex Group has received another large wind turbine order for N149/4.0-4.5 turbines from the Delta4000 series. A Texas wind farm developer placed the...

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