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Norwegian Energy Ministry OKs Two Cross-Border Transmission Projects
The Norwegian Energy Ministry has granted Statnett licenses to construct two transmission projects, one connecting to Germany and one to the U.K., meant...
EDF EN Canada Commissions Community Wind Farm In Quebec
EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, has flipped the switch on the La Mitis community wind project in Quebec....
Virginia Governor Unveils Energy Plan That Includes Offshore Wind Focus
Gov. Terry McAuliffe, D-Va., has formally unveiled the 2014 Virginia Energy Plan, which highlights an 'all of the above' strategy that features an...
University Of Delaware Uses On-Campus Wind Turbine To Fund Fellowships
The University of Delaware (UD) has announced it is now funding graduate fellowships through the sale of renewable energy credits (RECs) from the...
SgurrEnergy Expands North American Footprint With New Texas Office
Renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy has expanded its North American presence by opening a new office in Austin, Texas. Complementing the company's two existing...
Maine Regulators Officially Sign Off On First Wind-Emera JV
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has issued its written decision confirming approval of Northeast Wind Partners, a joint venture between Boston-based First...
SKF Opening New Factory To Capitalize On Brazil’s Growing Wind Energy Market
SKF - a Sweden-based supplier of bearings and seals, among other products - has announced it is investing about $30.6 million in a...
Report: EU Onshore Wind Cheaper Than Coal, Gas And Nuclear
In the European Union, onshore wind is cheaper than gas, coal and nuclear when externalities are stacked with the levelized cost of energy...
Alstom And DCNS Team Up To Develop Floating Offshore Wind Turbine
Alstom and DCNS have signed a partnership agreement to develop and commercialize an integrated system for a 6 MW floating wind turbine. The...
Mainstream Approved To Build 450 MW Offshore Wind Farm In North Sea
Mainstream Renewable Power has received consent from the Scottish government to build and operate its 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm...
Turbine Maker China Ming Yang’s President Steps Down
Wind turbine maker China Ming Yang Wind Power Group has announced that Xueyong Zhao, president and board member, has resigned for personal reasons....
MidAmerican Plans $280M Investment To Expand Its Iowa Wind Energy Portfolio
Utility company MidAmerican Energy Co. has announced plans to invest up to $280 million more in Iowa wind generation to develop one new...
Poll Shows Albertans Support Development Of More Wind Energy
Almost 80% of Albertans say the government of Alberta has not done enough to develop wind power and other renewable forms of large-scale...
First Wind Selects GE’s Wind PowerUp Platform
GE has contracted with renewable power producer First Wind to implement PowerUp services on 107 GE 1.5-77 and 1.5-82.5 wind turbines at the...
Iberdrola To Carry Out Floating Turbine R&D Project In The U.K.
Iberdrola, via its engineering and construction subsidiary, has teamed up with the Scottish University of Strathclyde and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult to start...
U.S. Industry Expects Tipping Point For Offshore Wind
Many company executives and wind power stakeholders believe the U.S. offshore wind industry is turning a corner, with construction of more than one...
Ontario Beer Retailer Raises A Glass To Green Energy, Launches Pilot Program
The Beer Store, an Ontario beer retailer operating over 400 locations, has teamed up with Bullfrog Power, a Canadian green energy provider, to...
Stillwater Utilities Authority Orders Natural Gas Engines To Help Integrate Renewables
Wartsila Corp. has been contracted to supply a 56 MW Smart Power Generation power plant to the Stillwater Utilities Authority (SUA) in Oklahoma....
Gamesa Enters Deal To Supply 18 MW Turkish Wind Farm
Gamesa has signed an agreement with Ayres Elektrik Uretim to supply the 18 MW Ovares wind farm, located in Izmir, Turkey. The scope...
Renewable NRG Systems Names New VP Of Engineering
Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG), a designer and manufacturer of decision support tools for the global renewable energy industry, has hired Wallace Lafferty to...