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New Consortium Encourages Offshore Wind Development In Lake Ontario
A consortium of Lake Ontario-based organizations has been formed to encourage and facilitate the development of offshore wind power in Ontario. A number...
Company Receives Gov’t. Funding For Wind Turbine Brake-Pad Development
Canada Economic Development has announced that the Canadian government has awarded $53,145 in repayable funding to B&B Brake Pads Inc. to develop a...
Vestas Seeking Corporate Partners To Promote Wind Energy
Vestas says it has launched a marketing campaign whereby it will collaborate with other corporations to encourage and demonstrate the benefits of wind...
Xcel Energy Using Wind Power Forecasting System To Shift Load
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has developed a wind energy forecasting system with Xcel Energy that they say enables the utility...
Illinois Institute Using GE’s Wind Predictive-Diagnostics Software
GE says it is working with the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) on a study to investigate ways to improve wind farm productivity...
Travelers Forms Clean Energy And Technology Practice
The Travelers Cos. Inc. says it has formed a new practice devoted to clean energy and technology-focused insurance products, as well as risk...
MISO Board Committee Gets Behind Transmission Expansion Plan
The system planning committee of the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc.'s board of directors has endorsed the MISO Transmission Expansion Plan 2011...
Gamesa Prototype Reaches New Record For Energy Output In Spain
Turbine manufacturer Gamesa reports that its G128-4.5 MW wind turbine prototype achieved a new record for energy output by a single turbine in...
New Group Launched To Promote Energy, Cleantech Businesses
A new group has been created to serve as an umbrella organization for energy and cleantech businesses. The group, Advanced Energy Economy (AEE),...
DONG Energy Acquires Right To Develop 400 MW Offshore Wind Farm
DONG Energy says it has acquired, for approximately 30 million euros, the right from Energiekontor AG to further develop the Borkum Riffgrund West...
Cat Reman To Remanufacture Vestas Wind Turbine Components
Caterpillar Inc. and Vestas Wind Systems say they have reached a 10-year agreement for Caterpillar to remanufacture Vestas wind turbine components. Under the...
MasTec Board Authorizes Stock-Repurchase Program
MasTec Inc. says its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $75 million of MasTec common stock over the next...
Alstom To Establish Two Offshore Wind Manufacturing Sites In France
Following the call for tenders for offshore wind energy launched in July by the French government, Alstom says it is planning to establish...
AWEA Honors Wind Sector Leaders For Contributions To Industry
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has announced the recipients of the 2011 AWEA Awards, which honor wind industry supporters, leaders, innovators and...
Ingeteam Boosts Manufacturing In China
Ingeteam, a designer, developer and manufacturer of electrical and electronic systems to equip wind turbines, says it has opened a new production plant...
Siemens Opens Wind Power Distribution Facility In Kansas
Siemens has opened a new wind power distribution facility in Wichita, Kan. The 73,000 square-foot warehouse, with seven acres of outside storage, will...
Dokka Fasteners’ Parent Company Acquires Cardinal Fastener
Dokka Fasteners Inc., a provider of large-diameter fasteners to wind turbine manufacturers and their suppliers, has announced that its parent company, The Wurth...
Canada, Norway Collaborating On Energy Resource Development
The Honorable Joe Oliver, Canada's minister of natural resources, and Ola Borten Moe, Norway's minister of petroleum and energy, have signed a joint...
Castrol Industrial Signs Deal With Siemens
Wind turbine lubricant provider Castrol Industrial says it has signed a purchase agreement for Siemens Wind Power to use Castrol's Optigear Synthetic X...
Second Wind Brings Remote Sensing Tech To Brazilian Market
Second Wind says it has formed an agreement with Brazilian engineering and manufacturing firm Hatec Neves Engenharia to make Second Wind's remote sensing...