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Ambitious Developer Plans 1 GW Community Wind Farm In S.D.
South Dakota-based developer Dakota Plains Energy wants to team up with local landowners in Lincoln County to build a community wind farm between...
DONG Energy Partners With Academia To Lower Offshore Wind Costs
DONG Energy will work with three universities to research and develop methods to reduce the cost of energy from offshore wind turbines. The...
Vestas Faces Possible Lawsuit From Deminor
Deminor International intends to sue turbine maker Vestas on behalf of disgruntled investors. Vestas says the claim is based on an existing lawsuit...
Romax Rolls Out New Patent
Citing the need for increased reliability in wind turbines, drivetrain design provider Romax Technology has been granted a U.K. patent for a twin...
AMSC Reports Lower Revenue, Widening Net Loss
Devens, Mass.-based wind and grid services provider AMSC reported revenues were $23.1 million for the quarter ending June 30, compared with $28.7 million...
Alstom Inaugurates Its First Wind Tower Factory In Latin America
Power generation and transmission provider Alstom says it has opened a wind tower factory in southern Brazil, the company's first such plant in...
GCube Lists Most Common Wind Insurance Claims
Blade damage and gearbox failure are the most common U.S. wind energy insurance claims, according to renewable energy insurance services provider GCube. Based...
Siemens Finances Crawler Crane To Help With Wind Farm Maintenance
Siemens Financial Services says it has recently completed a $4.35 million financing package with Utah-based Mountain Crane Service to support its acquisition of...
Despite Record-Breaking Installs, Report Says U.S. Must Find Way To Rebuild Pipeline
By now, most everyone in the U.S. wind industry understands that last year's 13 GW-plus installed capacity shattered all previous records. But how...
Major Provider Energizes First Of Seven CREZ Lines
Electric Transmission Texas (ETT), a joint venture between subsidiaries of American Electric Power and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., has energized the first of...
Marubeni And Mainstream Agree On Equity Investment
Mainstream Renewable Power and Japanese Trading Company Marubeni Corp. have agreed on a EUR 100 million equity investment deal that sees Marubeni gaining...
Greenbriar Capital Acquires Partial Ownership In Utah Wind Farm
Greenbriar Capital Corp. has completed an acquisition agreement with Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Champlin Windpower LLC to become a 50% owner of the 80...
U.K. Government Pumping Funds Into Offshore Wind Industry
The U.K. government has unveiled a plan to invest 66 million British pounds into the region's offshore wind industry. At a ceremony officially...
Mass. Community College Offers Offshore Wind Training
Massachusetts-based Bristol Community College (BCC) will offer a new certificate program to prepare local residences for the rise of an offshore wind industry...
Bank Enters 10-Year Deal To Power Texas Branches With Green Energy
BBVA Compass, a commercial banking company that operates 688 branches in several states, and Choice! Energy Services, a Houston-based retail energy consultant and...
Granite Conducts Intern Training At Mesalands Wind Center
Granite Services International Inc., an affiliate of GE, held wind technician intern training at New Mexico-based Mesalands Community College's North American Wind Research...
UMaine Granted $1M To Build Wind-Wave Generation System
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, have announced that the University of Maine (UMaine), along with partners Maine Maritime Academy,...
Deepwater Wind Wins First U.S. Federal Offshore Wind Auction
Deepwater Wind has won the U.S.' first-ever competitive lease auction for renewable energy development in federal waters, bidding $3.8 million for both available...
Hypocrisy Over Bald Eagle Protection From Wind Turbines Begins At The Federal Level
Bald eagles came close to extinction in the 1950s and 1960s as a result of more than a century of illegal shooting and...
Siemens CEO Resigns; Wind Power Profits Drop In Q3
Siemens AG has announced that CEO Peter Loscher will resign from his position at the end of the day Wednesday and leave the...