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BlackRock’s GRP III Nets $1 Billion for Renewable Energy Investments

BlackRock Real Assets says it has achieved a $1 billion first close for its Global Renewable Power III fund (GRP III), with commitments from...

Nordex Supplying Turbines for Mexican Wind Project

The Nordex Group has received an order to supply and install a total of 40 AW132/3300 and two AW132/3000 turbines in the state of...

Invenergy Selects IEA to Build Thunderhead Wind Energy Center

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc. (IEA), a construction company with specialized energy and heavy civil expertise, has been awarded a contract for the buildout...

Brouillette Confirmed As Next DOE Secretary

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dan Brouillette to be the 15th U.S. Secretary of Energy, taking the place of Rick Perry, who recently resigned...

Busch Ranch II Wind Project Comes Online in Colorado

Black Hills Corp. says construction has been completed and commercial operations initiated for the 60 MW Busch Ranch II wind project in southern Colorado. The...

EDF, ESB Kick off 450 MW Offshore Wind Development

The EDF Group and Irish energy company ESB have initiated construction on the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind project in the...

OHT Handling Foundation Installations for Dogger Bank Offshore Projects

Dogger Bank Wind Farms has named OHT as its preferred supplier for foundation installations at the consortium’s offshore wind farms. Dogger Bank, a joint...

Siemens Gamesa Introduces DD Flex Offshore Wind Technology

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of the new DD Flex concept and the SG 11.0-193 DD...

MTS Systems Acquires Wind Power Test Systems Firm R&D

MTS Systems Corp., a supplier of high-performance test and simulation systems and sensors, is acquiring the operating entities of R&D, including R&D Test Systems,...

KORE Power Energy Storage System Puts Safety Up Top

KORE Power, a developer of high-density, high-voltage energy storage solutions, has introduced a number of safety features in the design of its Mark 1...

Saft Energy Storage System Paired with 21 MW Wind Farm

Saft, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total, has won an order for three Intensium Max 20 High Energy containers from TuuliWatti, the Finnish wind developer...

Utility Petitions CPUC for 200 MW of New Renewable Energy

Colorado Electric, a subsidiary of Black Hills Corp., has submitted a proposal to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission seeking approval of a plan that...

Anbaric: An Offshore Wind Power Pipeline for Southern New England

Offshore transmission developer Anbaric has filed an application with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for non-exclusive rights-of-way to develop the Southern New...

NJ Boosting Offshore-Wind Target to 7.5 GW by 2035

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order No. 92, which raises New Jersey’s offshore wind goal from 3,500 MW of offshore wind-generated...

AMSC Puts D-VAR STATCOM Orders to Work in Wind Industry

AMSC, an energy solutions provider serving power grid and wind industry firms, recently closed $20 million in D-VAR STATCOM system orders - the majority...

Enel Initiates Construction of North Dakota’s Aurora Wind Farm

Enel Green Power North America has started construction of the 299 MW Aurora wind farm in North Dakota. Expected to be fully operational by...

GREEN Act Proposes PTC, ITC Extensions

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., has introduced the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act, which includes an extension of the wind power...

AEP Issues RFP for Wind, Solar Power Projects

AEP Energy Partners (AEPEP), a subsidiary of American Electric Power Co., is seeking proposals for offtake from new solar and new or repowered wind...

PJM Names New President and CEO

Grid operator PJM Interconnection has appointed Manu Asthana president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2020. Asthana has been working in the energy industry for more than...

New Joint Venture Sets Sights on Japanese Offshore Wind Market

Independent power producer Northland Power Inc. and Shizen Energy Inc. have formed Chiba Offshore Wind Inc., a 50/50 joint venture aimed at pursuing early-stage...

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