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ZephIR LIDAR System Achieves New Certification
ZephIR has announced that its CW LIDAR system, ZephIR 300, has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification by BM TRADA. The LIDAR system measures...
Three Regional Clean Energy Stock Indices Launched
NYSE Euronext and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) have partnered to launch three regionally focused clean energy stock indices. The indices will cover...
Capital Safety Acquired By Global Investment Firm
Capital Safety, a manufacturer of fall-protection equipment, says it has been acquired by KKR, a global investment firm, from Arle Capital Partners, which...
Wind Energy Services Co. Adding New Offerings, Employees
Wind Energy Services Co. (WES), a specialist in composite components such as blades, nacelles and nose cones, says it will expand its service...
Avista Utilities Slims Down Wind Power Plans In Favor Of Natural Gas
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) says Avista Utilities plans to add 240 MW of wind power to its portfolio under its new...
Brookfield Completes Combination Of Renewable Power Businesses
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP have completed their previously announced strategic combination of the renewable power assets of...
Lauby Cited For Work In Grid Reliability
Mark Lauby, vice president and director of reliability assessment and performance analysis at the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC), was named a...
Broadwind Inks Manufacturing Deal With Caterpillar
Broadwind Energy says it intends to manufacture welded sub-assemblies for Caterpillar's lines of large draglines, crawlers and excavating equipment. These components will be...
Ecotech Institute’s Wind Program Adds New Simulators
The Ecotech Institute is beefing up its wind energy training and safety labs to better prepare students for careers in the wind industry....
Report: Near-Term Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Unlikely
A new report from a U.K. marine consultancy finds that the lack of near-term cost reductions in offshore wind could stunt the industry's...
EPA Announces Green Power Award Winners
What do the Empire State Building and Google have in common? Each recently won a Green Power Leadership award, an honor demonstrating the...
Gamesa Honors Employees For Innovation
Turbine manufacturer Gamesa has awarded employees for technological advancement in the areas of material handling and wind turbine power controls, as part of...
Zoltek Expands Carbon Fiber Operations
St. Louis-based carbon fiber manufacturer Zoltek Corp. is expanding into a 135,000 square-foot manufacturing facility and technical center specifically targeting wind energy. Zoltek...
Massachusetts Government Launches New Renewable Energy Program
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) and the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) have launched what they call their Clean Energy Results...
GE Opens Renewable Energy Logistics Center In Mississippi
GE has opened a new central logistics center for renewable energy components in Olive Branch, Miss. The company says the facility is part...
DOE Recognizes Best Renewable Energy Programs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has recognized four organizations for expanding the market for electricity produced from renewable energy. According to the...
Wind Gear Manufacturer Moventas Acquired By U.K. Company
U.K.-based industrial engineering group Clyde Blowers has signed an agreement to acquire wind gear manufacturer Moventas Wind Ltd. and industrial gear manufacturer Moventas...
Utilities, ISOs Using Wind-Plant Output Forecasts To Improve Reliability
The Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group (UVIG), formerly the Utility Wind Integration Group, has released an updated version of a summary table detailing markets...
ABB Makes Acquisition To Aid In Wind, Solar Integration
ABB has announced it will acquire Powercorp, an Australian renewable power automation company. According to ABB, the acquisition is intended to help the...
ZBB Energy-Storage System To Help Utility Integrate Renewables
ZBB Energy Corp., a developer of renewable energy platforms, says it will provide an energy-storage system to Jackson, Wyo.-based Lower Valley Energy that...