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University Lands DOE Grant To Research Grid Integration Of Renewables
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted the University of Central Florida (UCF) a $3.2 million award to lead one of four...
Gamesa Offshore Prototype Sets New Spanish Record
Gamesa says its G128-5.0 MW prototype offshore turbine, located in the Canary Islands region, has marked record-high power generation for wind turbines in...
Need To Downsize Your Renewable Energy Project? CAISO Says It Has You Covered
The California Independent System Operator Corp. (CAISO) board of governors has approved interconnection rule changes intended to enable power plant developers to downsize...
Pennsylvania Convention Center Opts For Renewables
The Pennsylvania Convention Center has announced that NRG Business Solutions, a part of NRG Energy Inc., will be powering its facilities with a...
The Switch Applies Its Wind Energy Tech To Shipbuilding
The Switch has announced that it is applying its wind energy permanent-magnet generator technology to the marine and shipbuilding sector. Combining The Switch's...
NaturEner Provides Montana Governor Insight Into Its Local Wind Activities
NaturEner, which designs, develops and operates utility-scale renewable energy projects, hosted Montana Gov. Steve Bullock at its San Francisco corporate offices on Tuesday....
EDPR Notes 1 GW Of New U.S. Power Purchase Agreements In 2013
EDP Renovaveis SA (EDPR) says it has secured 1 GW of new power purchase agreements (PPAs) in the U.S. so far this year....
Africa’s Biggest Wind Farm Goes Online In Ethiopia
Over the weekend, Africa's largest wind farm began producing power after stakeholders flipped the switch on the 120 MW Ashegoda Wind Farm, located...
Liberty Power Donates Wind-Generated RECs To Event In Texas
Liberty Power, an independent retail electric supplier, has announced it will donate wind-generated renewable energy certificates (RECs) to match 100% of the estimated...
Consulting Firms Establish JV To Enter U.S. Offshore Market
U.K.-based Pelagian and Boston-based Pioneer Consulting have established P2 Offshore Consulting, a new joint venture (JV) focused on providing marine consulting and management...
Swedish Company Buys U.S. Bearings Maker Kaydon Corp.
Sweden-based SKF Group has closed its acquisition of Kaydon Corp., a Michigan-based company that, among other things, provides bearings to the wind turbine...
The Switch Ramps Up Full-Power Converter Factory In China
The Switch and partner Scanfil, a contract manufacturer and systems supplier for professional electronics, have set up volume production of full-power wind turbine...
First Wind Marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Pink Turbine
To show support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Boston-based developer First Wind says it is again lighting one of its wind turbines...
AWS Releases Annual Report For Global Wind Speed Anomalies
AWS Truepower LLC, a provider of renewable energy consulting and information services, has announced the release of its first Annual Wind Trends Bulletin....
CanWEA Presents Its Annual Wind Energy Awards
At its 29th Conference and Exhibition in Toronto this week, the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) presented its annual awards in recognition of...
REpower Installs Its 5,000th Wind Turbine
REpower Systems SE, a subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, notes that it has installed its 5,000th wind turbine. The REpower 3.2M114 turbine was...
Texas High School Cuts Ribbon On Wind And Solar Energy System
Taylor High School (THS) in Texas hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate the installation of the school's new renewable energy system,...
Utility Buying Wind-Generated RECs From University Of Delaware
Delaware Municipal Electric Corp. (DEMEC) has announced it will be purchasing renewable energy credits (RECs) for three years from a wind turbine at...
National Research Council Of Canada Announces Energy Storage Program
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has announced its Energy Storage for Grid Security and Modernization research program. According to the NRC,...
Wind Energy Showcased At College Football Game In Iowa
On Oct. 2, MidAmerican Energy Co. supplied renewable energy credits (RECs) from one of its wind farms to a football game between Iowa...