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Gamesa Notes 10,000th Installation Of 850 kW Wind Turbine
Gamesa reports it has installed its 10,000th 850 kW turbine. The company achieved the milestone at the Adrar wind farm in Algeria, where...
GE Blade Crashes To The Ground At DTE Wind Farm
Detroit-based utility DTE Energy has ceased work on its 112 MW Echo Wind Park after a blade from a GE 1.6-100 turbine broke...
Interior Department Approves Most Of 1.5 GW Transmission Line Project
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved a majority of the proposed Gateway West Transmission Line Project, a 990-mile, high-voltage line...
Permit In Hand, Wind Developer Finds State Tough Sledding
Emerging Energies of Wisconsin (EEW) recently became the first wind developer in Wisconsin to receive a permit since the state enacted strict siting...
CAISO Board Approves Western Energy Imbalance Market Design
The California Independent System Operator's (CAISO) board of governors has approved the design framework for an energy imbalance market (EIM), which CAISO says...
Floating Wind Turbine Producing Power Offshore Fukushima
A consortium has officially flipped the switch on its 2 MW floating offshore wind turbine off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, site of...
LM Wind Power Sells Brakes Business To Altra Holdings
Turbine component maker LM Wind Power Group has agreed to sell its Svendborg Brakes company to Altra Holdings Inc., a Massachusetts-headquartered supplier of...
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...
Vestas Seeks Hundreds Of New Workers At Colorado Plants
Vestas is on the lookout to hire hundreds of new employees at its Colorado manufacturing plants. The announcement comes after the turbine maker,...
Report Shows Promising Financial Uptick For Gamesa
In a new financial report, Gamesa reveals it is on track to reach the upper end of its objectives for profitability and sales...
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...
MidAmerican Starts Working On 1 GW Of Wind, Taps Siemens As Turbine Supplier
MidAmerican Energy Co. has revealed details about its plans to develop 1.05 GW of new wind generation in Iowa by the end of...
Maine Offshore Wind Consortium Releases Some Details About 12 MW Project
A University of Maine-led consortium has released the public version of its proposal to develop Maine Aqua Ventus I, a 12 MW offshore...
Beyond 2015: Could Michigan Triple Its Renewables Mandate?
Tick tock. The legislative clock is ticking. Five years ago, Michigan established a 10% by 2015 renewable portfolio standard (RPS), but what lies...
U.K. Offshore Wind Outpaces Onshore During ‘Record Breaking’ Year
For the first time, U.K. offshore wind has outpaced onshore installations in the region, according to a new report from RenewableUK. In addition,...
Siemens Wind Division Closes Out The Year Strong
Citing 'strong offshore performance,' Siemens reports that its wind division generated EUR 179 million in profits during the fourth quarter of 2013 (Q4'13)...
Vestas Says Turnaround Plan Is On Course Despite Revenue Drop
In the third quarter of this year (Q3'13), Vestas generated revenue of EUR 1.442 billion - a 27% decrease year-over-year. Nonetheless, the company...
U.K. Government Funds Research To Cut Costs Of Offshore Wind
The U.K. Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has announced 2.5 million British pounds (approximately $4 million) in new government investment aimed...
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...