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Gamesa Program Extends Guarantee On Turbine Life Cycle
Gamesa has earned certification from DNV GL for the turbine maker's so-called 'useful life extension program' for its G47-660 kW machines. The program...
Boralex To Acquire Enel Green Power’s French Assets
Quebec-based Boralex Inc. has announced it will acquire Enel Green Power's French subsidiary for a total net consideration of C$400 million (approximately $344...
Europe’s Largest Battery Storage Project Goes Online In The U.K.
S&C Electric Co. has announced that the 6 MW/10 MWh Smarter Network Storage (SNS) project has officially opened in the U.K. The company...
Transmission Study Shows Nebraska Could Handle A Lot More Wind Power
With its current transmission infrastructure, Nebraska has the potential to integrate at least 2 GW more of wind energy, according to a new...
Invenergy Wraps Up Spring Canyon Expansion Wind Energy Center
Invenergy has started commercial operation of the final phase of its Spring Canyon Expansion Wind Energy Center. The 60 MW Spring Canyon Expansion...
Portland General Electric Completes 267 MW Tucannon River Wind Farm
Oregon-based utility Portland General Electric Co. (PGE) has announced that its 267 MW Tucannon River wind farm is online in Washington. Tucannon River...
Onyx Renewable Partners Names Leanne M. Bell Chief Financial Officer
Onyx Renewable Partners, a developer, financier and operator of large-scale solar and wind energy projects, has appointed Leanne M. Bell the company's chief...
U.S. OPIC To Back 100 MW Kenyan Wind Project
Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC), the U.S. government's development finance institution, has approved new financing commitments, including funding to support a Kenyan wind...
EDF’s Global O&M Portfolio Nears 11 GW
EDF Energies Nouvelles says its operations and maintenance (O&M) portfolio has grown 20% globally this year, thanks to several new agreements for wind...
Report: Wind Has More Than Enough Potential To Cover World’s Energy Needs
Wind energy has enough resource potential to cover the world's total energy supply needs, according to the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA). The...
Consumers Energy Opens 111 MW Michigan Wind Farm
Michigan-based utility Consumers Energy has announced commercial operation of its 111 MW Cross Winds Energy Park. With completion of the wind farm, the...
DOE Releases Draft EIS For 3.5 GW Wind Transmission Project
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking public comment on the newly released draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Plains...
Boralex Achieves Milestones At Wind Projects In France And Canada
Canada-based Boralex Inc. has announced milestones for three of its wind power projects. Through its Boralex Europe S.A. subsidiary, the company has completed...
Gamesa Inks EUR 750 Million Loan Deal
Gamesa has entered into a EUR 750 million syndicated loan agreement with 15 Spanish and international financial institutions. The company says this agreement...
Sen. Franken Leads Bipartisan Effort To Boost Investments In Distributed Wind
U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is leading a bipartisan group of senators in pressing the Obama administration's top energy official to increase funding...
Le Plateau 2 Wind Farm Goes Online In Quebec
Invenergy and the Regie intermunicipale de l'energie Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine have announced commercial operations at their 21.15 MW Le Plateau 2 wind farm in Quebec....
Vestas Wins 310 MW Order For Kenyan Wind Farm
Vestas has won an order to supply the 310 MW Lake Turkana project in Kenya, which the company says is expected to be...
Gearbox Express To Double Footprint By Building New Facility
Gearbox Express (GBX), a provider of down-tower wind gearbox remanufacturing services, has announced plans to double its footprint by building a new, 75,000-square-foot...
1.2 GW Hornsea 1 Offshore Wind Project Gets The Go-Ahead
The U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has granted development consent to the 1.2 GW Hornsea 1 offshore wind project, to...
HYTORC To Help Clemson University Test Giant Wind Turbines
South Carolina-based Clemson University is in the process of completing its Clemson University Restoration Institute (CURI), a testing facility designed to perform trials...