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Capstone Infrastructure Agrees To Acquire Canadian Wind Developer
Capstone Infrastructure Corp. has agreed to acquire Renewable Energy Developers (ReD) (formerly Sprott Power Corp.) for approximately C$70 million. The transaction, supported by...
To Facilitate Small Wind In Canada, CanWEA Teams Up With DWEA
To strengthen the development of the small wind industry in Canada, the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) has announced a partnership with Flagstaff,...
British Prime Minister Cameron On Hand To Celebrate London Array
Nearly four months after the final offshore wind turbine was energized, several dignitaries, including British Prime Minister David Cameron, were on hand to...
New Mexico To Lease Land For 1 GW Wind Farm
The New Mexico State Land Office is seeking lease bids for the El Cabo wind farm, a proposed 1 GW wind energy project...
Siemens Reveals Root Cause Of Turbine Blade Breaks
Following an investigation, Siemens says two separate incidents in which a B53 rotor blade broke off were both caused by 'adhesive bonding failure.'...
Global Wind Industry To Add More Than 241 GW From 2012 To 2017
The global wind power industry is poised to add more than 241 GW of capacity between 2012 and 2017, at an average growth...
N.M. Utility Proposes Plan For More Solar And Wind Energy
PNM, New Mexico's largest electric utility, has proposed a plan to build three new solar projects in 2014 and purchase energy from an...
RES Americas, BP Wind Energy To Battle In Court Over Finished Pennsylvania Project
RES Americas has filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania against BP Wind Energy and Mehoopany Wind Energy LLC (MWE), a joint venture between BP...
Wind Turbine Maker Sinovel To Shutter Four Subsidiaries
China-based wind turbine maker Sinovel is shutting down four subsidiaries and insists the closures are not related to its legal issues with the...
GE Stops Wind Turbine Joint Venture With Harbin Electric
Citing fundamental differences in commercial priorities and business strategy, GE says it has come to a mutual agreement to dissolve its joint venture...
Report: Rise In Wind And Solar Power Will Boost Energy Storage Market
The installed capacity of energy storage systems (ESS) for solar and wind power integration will total 21.8 GW from 2013 to 2023, finds...
Texas Utility Adds 570 MW To Wind Portfolio
On June 27, Texas-based utility Austin Energy got the go-ahead from the Austin City Council to enter into three new wind power purchase...
Nordex Ceases U.S. Production Amid ‘Weakened Demand’
Citing weakened demand and policy uncertainty, Nordex SE has announced it will end U.S. production after the company completes the orders in its...
DNV KEMA: Wind Energy Assessments Have Improved Substantially
Performance predictions for large-scale North American wind energy projects placed in service between 2010 and 2012 were substantially more accurate than for projects...
U.S. Justice Department Charges Sinovel With IP Theft From AMSC
China-based Sinovel and three individuals have been charged with stealing intellectual property (IP) from U.S.-based AMSC, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced...
TransAlta Launches TransAlta Renewables
TransAlta Corp. says it is creating TransAlta Renewables to provide investors with the opportunity to directly invest in a highly contracted portfolio of...
SgurrEnergy Deploying LIDAR At Scottish Wind Farm
Utility and power generator SSE will use SgurrEnergy's Galion LIDAR to assess power performance at its Griffin wind farm, located near Perthshire, Scotland....
IEA: Renewables To Beat Out Natural Gas By 2016
Power generation from renewable sources worldwide will exceed that from natural gas and be twice that from nuclear by 2016, making renewables the...
Iberdrola Adds 217 MW To Europe’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm
Iberdrola, through its British subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, has completed the expansion of what the company says is the largest onshore wind farm in...
Gamesa Executive Named To EU-Sponsored Advisory Board
An executive for turbine manufacturer Gamesa has been named to the advisory board of the SafeLife-X project, an initiative aimed to identify aging...