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Brazil Orders Bring Gamesa’s 2014 Order Intake To 3.3 GW
Thanks to a pair of fourth-quarter order wins in Brazil, turbine maker Gamesa saw its firm order intake exceed 3.3 GW in 2014....
Suzlon Sells 23% Stake To Dilip Shanghvi Family And Associates
On the heels of selling Senvion, turbine maker Suzlon continues to make moves to shore up its financial health. Dilip Shanghvi Family and...
EDF EN Canada Gets PPA For Nicolas-Riou Project
A wind energy consortium led by EDF EN Canada reports that Hydro-Quebec Distribution has awarded a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to the...
EDF Extends KCP&L Contract
EDF Renewable Services says Kansas City Power & Light Co. (KCP&L) has extended an operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement for the 100.5 MW...
Getting A Grip On Grinding Gearboxes: Why Such Events Need Not Be Showstoppers
As the central component of the drive system, the gearbox has always been a critical interface and constitutes 13% of the overall value...
Wind Energy To Power GM’s Mexico Facility
General Motors (GM) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Enel Green Power to purchase 34 MW of wind energy from a...
States Need Collaboration, Cohesive Policy To Catalyze U.S. Offshore Wind
Northeastern states will need to jointly develop clear and coherent policies to jump-start offshore wind, according to a report by Clean Energy Group...
BOEM Names Bennett To Lead Office Of Renewable Energy Programs
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has named James F. Bennett to lead the Office of Renewable Energy Programs - the program...
Cost Of Wind Energy In Michigan Declines By Half: Report
Since 2008, the cost of Michigan wind energy has been cut in half, according to a report issued by the Michigan Public Service...
Siemens Canada Signs Two Agreements With Canadian Colleges
The Canadian unit of wind turbine manufacturer Siemens has signed two memoranda of understanding with Seneca College and Sheridan College to advance the...
Southwestern Transmission Line Envisioned To Attract Renewables Is Energized
The Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) reports that a key southwestern transmission line has been energized. According to WAPA, the Electrical District No....
Pattern Energy Obtains PPA For Quebec’s Mont Sainte-Marguerite
Pattern Energy Group says its 147 MW Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind project has obtained a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Hydro-Quebec. The 147...
Having His Say: Wind Industry Working To ‘Negotiate Consensus’ On Oklahoma’s H.B.1554
Oklahoma Rep. Earl Sears, R-District 11, recently introduced legislation that would reduce zero-emission tax credits. If passed, the legislation would hamper the progress...
Florida Utility Seeks To Add Okla. Wind To Growing Renewables Base
Gulf Power has filed a petition asking the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) to approve an agreement to purchase the output from the...
Vestas To Supply V112-3.3 MW Turbines For BayWa’s U.K. Project
BayWa r.e. has tapped Vestas to deliver, install and commission nine V112-3.3 MW wind turbines for a wind farm, located in Bridlington, U.K....
Mainstream Renewable Power Secures Financing For South African Projects
Mainstream Renewable Power has completed financing totaling $760 million for three South Africa-based wind farms. The wind farms comprise the following: the...
How Wind Energy Can Meet EPA Clean Power Plan Requirements
As states and utilities increasingly focus on complying with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)...
Google Strikes Again! Signs 43 MW PPA With NextEra’s Golden Hills
Google has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with NextEra Energy Resources to purchase 43 MW of power from the Golden Hills...
China Poised To Overtake U.S. As World’s Leading Wind Producer By 2016: GlobalData
During this year's State of the Union address, President Obama cited the U.S. wind market as the world leader. The remark caused confusion,...
Nordex Awarded First Contract For N131/3000
Turbine maker Nordex has received the first order for its N131/3000 wind turbine. Launched last year, the N131/3000 turbine model was selected by...