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Deepwater Wind Signs Deal To Reduce Offshore Project’s Impact To Whales
A coalition of environmental and conservation groups and developer Deepwater Wind have announced an agreement to implement additional protections for endangered North Atlantic...
What Developers Want Addressed At This Year’s WINDPOWER Conference
Members of the wind industry have converged in Las Vegas this week to attend the American Wind Energy Association's WINDPOWER 2014 Conference and...
French President Says GE Bid For Alstom Is ‘Not Acceptable’
The French government has shown opposition to GE's $17 billion offer to acquire the energy business of France-based Alstom and indicated that it...
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Cape Wind PPA
A federal judge has dismissed Cape Wind opponents' latest lawsuit, which challenged the offshore wind project's power purchase agreement (PPA) with utility NSTAR....
U.S. Taps K2 Management To Build Offshore Wind Database
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has engaged K2 Management to build a global installation database for offshore wind....
Pattern Energy Sees Solid Q1, Plans To Buy Majority Of Texas Wind Project
Independent power company Pattern Energy Group Inc. has announced financial rises for the first quarter of this year (Q1'14), as well as its...
Bird Group Readies To Sue Interior Dept. Over New Eagle Kill Rule
Washington, D.C.-based American Bird Conservancy (ABC) has announced its intention to sue the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), charging the agency with...
Xcel Energy Breaks Wind Power Record In Upper Midwest
Xcel Energy achieved a milestone at 3 a.m. on April 27, when wind power met 46% of customers' electricity needs in the company's...
Can Radar Really Predict Risk To Birds And Bats At Wind Projects?
Since the late 1990s, radar has been used to study the movement of birds and bats at more than 100 wind energy sites...
Energy Storage Test Center Opens In New York
The Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Test and Commercialization Center has opened in Rochester, N.Y., to provide testing and validation services needed...
Capital Safety Acquires Brazilian Fall Protection Company Altiseg
Capital Safety, a Minnesota-based provider of fall protection equipment, has acquired Brazil-based Altiseg Equipamentos de Seguranca de Trabalho. Details of the transaction were...
Broadwind Energy Reports Strong Revenue Gains, Improved Earnings
Broadwind Energy Inc., a Cicero, Ill-based provider of wind components and services through its towers, gears and energy services divisions, reported strong revenue...
With REC Purchase, Mars Moves Toward Carbon-Neutral Operations
In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Mars says it will purchase enough renewable energy certificates (RECs) from the soon-to-be built Mesquite...
Alstom Backs GE’s Offer, But Siemens Looms In The Background
France-based industrial giant Alstom says it will support GE's $16.9 billion binding offer to acquire its thermal, renewables and grid businesses. According to...
Geronimo Kicks Off Neighborhood Forest Program
In celebration of Earth Week 2014, Edina, Minn.-based Geronimo Energy partnered with Neighborhood Forest to donate more than 1,200 trees to schools across...
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Is Now Berkshire Hathaway Energy
Effective immediately, Des Moines, Iowa-based MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. - the No. 1 owner of wind-powered electric generation among rate-regulated utilities - has...
Maine Students Set To Compete In Blade Design Challenge
Maine high school students are readying themselves for the sixth annual Maine Wind Blade Challenge on May 2. Developed by Maine Composites Alliance,...
Vegas-Bound AWEA Releases Modest First Quarter Numbers: Is PTC Extension In The Cards?
As it readies for the annual WINDPOWER 2014 Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas next week, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reports...
Report: Plane Crash Kills Four At South Dakota Wind Farm
On April 27, a small airplane crashed on the site of NextEra Energy's South Dakota Wind Energy Center, killing all four passengers on...
NaiKun Nets $700,000 Private Placement
NaiKun Wind Energy Group says it received a much-needed financial boost from Joseph Houssian, a director at the company. According to NaiKun, the...