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Report: Remote Sensing Critical In Pre-Construction Wind Assessment Campaigns
While met towers are the backbone of the wind industry and serve a range of wind forecasting needs, the value proposition for using...
Marmen Moves Into Its First U.S.-Based Manufacturing Plant
Canada-based wind tower manufacturer Marmen will move into a 150,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Brandon, S.D., with plans to employ approximately 250 workers in...
BLM Issues Right-Of-Way Grant For Terra-Gen Subsidiary
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a right-of-way grant to Alta Windpower Development, a subsidiary of Terra-Gen Power, to construct, operate,...
UMaine Deploys Floating LIDAR Technology
The University of Maine's (UMaine) Advanced Structures and Composites Center unveiled a buoy-based floating LIDAR system to collect deepwater offshore hub height wind...
AMSC Update: Copyright Infringement Hearing In Sinovel Case Scheduled For May 29
AMSC says that China's Supreme People's Court has scheduled a hearing for May 29 to review the jurisdiction of AMSC's software copyright infringement...
PG&E, Energy Commission Unveil Storage Project
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission have unveiled a battery energy storage system pilot project to better balance...
Clean Line’s Grain Belt Express Lines To Deliver Wind Energy Eastward
Clean Line Energy Partners says its Grain Belt Express subsidiary has received public-utility status from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) and will...
Canadian Government Investment Provides Job Training Support For Wind Energy
Northern Lights College will build and install a wind tower on its Dawson Creek, British Columbia-based campus to train the next generation of...
ENEL Increases Ownership Stake In Chisholm View, Prairie Rose Wind Farms
ENEL Green Power North America (EGP-NA) signed an agreement to purchase, from a GE Capital subsidiary, an additional 26% of the company operating...
Sec. Moniz: ‘We Need To Continue Our Focus On Wind’
New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz reiterated the Obama administration's 'all-of-the-above' approach to energy policy. During his first public comments, he gave special mention...
CanWEA Envisions 5 GW Of Wind In Alberta
The province of Alberta can generate 5 GW of wind power by 2025, says the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) in WindVision 2025:...
Falmouth, Mass., Voters Reject Turbine Decommissioning
The Cape Cod Times reported that Falmouth, Mass., voters rejected a question on Tuesday's ballot that would have funded the removal of two...
Heavy Equipment Auction To Feature All-Terrain 700-Ton Crane
An upcoming industrial auction of heavy industrial equipment used in wind farm construction will include a 2008 Terex Demag AC700 all-terrain crane with...
D.C. Nonprofit Selects Wind Energy Program
Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Groundswell has selected Herndon, Va.-based Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) to power 23 houses of worship and three public charter...
Wind Consortium Deploys Nacelle-Mounted LIDAR At Offshore Site In Irish Sea
A wind consortium says it has successfully deployed a power curve measurement procedure that analyzes power output in constantly changing conditions. The procedure...
California ISO Works To Advance Renewable Energy
The California Independent System Operator Corp. (California ISO) says its board of governors has approved a proposed market design change to help foster...
Vestas’ Engel Encourages EU Leaders To Adopt 2030 Climate, Energy Targets
If the European Union (EU) hopes to reach its climate and energy objectives, Vestas CEO Ditlev Engel says it must promptly agree on...
U.S. Execs Predict More Renewables Investment, Potential For Energy Independence
Ninety-five percent of U.S. energy executives expect continued research and development (R&D) investment in alternative energy projects this year, according to a new...
Juhl Energy Expands Into Canada; Acquires Two Projects In New Brunswick
Pipestone, Minn.-based Juhl Energy has acquired two Terravis Wind projects, located in western New Brunswick, Canada. According to Juhl Energy, the projects are...
Report: First-Quarter Wind Installations Lowest Since 2006
The first quarter of 2013 was the wind industry's worst first quarter since 2006, with the industry installing only 384 MW over the...