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Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group Launches New Website
The Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group (UVIG), formerly the Utility Wind Integration Group, has launched a new website, variablegen.org. In addition to presenting a...
GCube Underwrites 5 GW Of Offshore Wind, Offers Industry Advice
Noting that the company has underwritten a total of 5 GW of offshore wind thus far, GCube says that while clear growth within...
Town Orders That Wind Turbines Be Shut Down Every Night
The Fairhaven, Mass., Board of Health unanimously ordered on Monday that two wind turbines in town be turned off every night from 7...
Xcel Highlights Energy And Environmental Milestones
Last year, Xcel Energy achieved milestones in renewable energy, energy efficiency and emissions reductions, according to the company's annual Corporate Responsibility Report. Xcel...
EDPR, Indiana Michigan Power Co. Enter 200 MW Wind Energy PPA
Indiana Michigan Power Co. (I&M), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with EDP Renewables North...
Canadian Government Grants C$3 Million To Wind Energy TechnoCentre
The Canadian government has granted Quebec-based research facility Wind Energy TechnoCentre over C$3 million in new funding. Denis Lebel, minister of the Economic...
HELUKABEL Expands Operations In Germany
Cable manufacturer HELUKABEL has recently brought its expanded global logistics center in Hemmingen, Germany, online. The company says the $50 million project more...
Raising The Discourse: How Wind Industry Can Help Avoid ‘Climate Emergency’
As general-session panelists dutifully recited the attributes of wind energy at the recently concluded WINDPOWER 2013 in Chicago, fellow panelist Larry Schweiger, president/CEO...
Seajacks And Samsung Get To Work On Massive Offshore Wind Installation Vessel
Seajacks International has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build what the companies say will be the world's largest offshore...
GE Helps Develop Wind Turbine Testing Facility In U.K.
Wind turbine developers will soon have open access to a 50 million British pound testing facility at the National Renewable Energy Centre (NAREC)...
West Texas A&M University, UL Break Ground At Test Facility
West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) and independent safety, science and standards development company Underwriters Laboratories (UL) are building a large-scale wind turbine testing...
Clean Line Energy Completes Deal For New Mexico Transmission Project
Clean Line Energy Partners has completed the acquisition of Power Network New Mexico LLC, the project development company of the Power Network New...
MAKE: Long-Term Global Market Forecast Remains Unchanged
Despite a slowdown from the U.S. wind market in 2013, MAKE Consulting says its long-term global growth outlook remains unchanged and expects the...
Using FORCE, GL Garrad Hassan To Study New Offshore Wind Technology
In an effort to reduce the cost of energy from offshore wind farms, GL Garrad Hassan (GLGH) will study new technologies that can...
Rope Partner Teams Up With Bladena To Combat Blade Failures
Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Rope Partner and blade enhancement solutions provider Bladena are joining forces to combat blade failures. According to Rope Partner, research...
Fishermen’s Energy Moves Wind Sentinel Buoy Out To Federal Waters
After more than a year of preparation and near-shore testing near Atlantic City, N.J., offshore wind developer Fishermen's Energy says it relocated a...
CT Gov. Signs Law Amending RPS; Mandate Now Includes Large-Scale Hydropower
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, D-Conn., has signed into law S.B.1138, An Act Concerning Connecticut's Clean Energy Goals. The legislation amends the state's renewable...
The Numbers Don’t Lie: U.S. Utilities Continue To Embrace Wind Energy
Evidence that utilities are increasingly turning to wind energy is well documented, and recent announcements show this trend accelerating. Last year, for the...
Ontario Environmental Commissioner: Little Progress On Climate Change
Gord Miller, Ontario's environmental commissioner, reports that the province's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity sector are threatened by...
Gamesa Meets With Vietnam Delegation To Discuss Export Potential
A delegation of Vietnamese government officials, wind farm developers, business representatives and energy executives visited Gamesa Technology Corp.'s Bucks County, Pa.-based headquarters and...