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Iberdrola To Use 5 MW Areva Wind Turbines For 400 MW Offshore Project
After a tender process, Iberdrola and Areva Wind have entered a preferred wind turbine supplier agreement for the Wikinger offshore wind project, which...
Southwest Power Pool Breaks Wind Energy Penetration Record
At one point during the evening of Dec. 2, 30.2% of Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) power generation came from wind energy - a...
New ‘Offshore WindHub’ To Serve As Resource For Nascent Offshore Wind Industry
The U.S. Offshore Wind Collaborative (USOWC) has released its Offshore WindHub, an information portal designed for stakeholders in the developing U.S. offshore wind...
NextEra Energy Resources Achieves 10 GW Milestone
With the dedication of the 400 MW Limon Wind Project in Colorado, NextEra Energy Resources LLC says it has commissioned 10 GW of...
NRG Energy Completes Merger With GenOn Energy
NRG Energy Inc. and GenOn Energy Inc. have officially completed their merger, thus creating the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., according...
Chinese Court Expected To Hold Additional Hearing On AMSC-Sinovel Case
AMSC says it expects China's Supreme People's Court to hold an additional hearing regarding AMSC's case against Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. regarding...
Western Wind Energy Extends Loan Due Dates
Western Wind Energy Corp. says it has extended C$25 million in short-term notes to various extended due dates up to and including April...
REpower Plunges Into Ontario Wind Market With New Manufacturing Plant
REpower Systems, a subsidiary of Suzlon Group, says it will build - or retrofit - a rotor-blade manufacturing facility in southern Ontario as...
Renewable Energy M&A Activity Stays Strong, But Deal Size Decreases
The number of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the North American renewable energy sector grew by two-thirds year-over-year in 2011, but the...
New Permitting Road Maps Released For Offshore Wind Power Development In Maine
Following last week's U.S. Department of Energy awards to two Maine offshore wind engineering, site evaluation and planning projects, the Maine Composites Alliance,...
European Commission Awards 1.2 Billion Euros To Renewable Energy Projects
The European Commission (EC) has awarded over 1.2 billion euros in funding to 23 innovative renewable energy demonstration projects. The projects cover a...
Technological Improvements Expected To Lower Wind Turbine Gearbox Costs
Thanks mainly to an uptick in installations, the global market for wind turbine gearboxes increased from an estimated $3.2 billion in 2006 to...
Shermco Industries Acquired By Asset Management Firm
Shermco Industries Inc. - a provider of testing, maintenance, repair, engineering, training and commissioning services for low-, medium- and high-voltage electrical equipment, motors...
New Memorial Fund’s Proceeds To Be Used For Offshore Wind Technology
The University of Maine has formed the Matthew R. Simmons Memorial Fund at the school's Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Seeded with $250,000,...
Updated: AWEA’s Bode Resigns, Gramlich Named Interim CEO
Denise Bode, chief executive officer at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), will resign the post and return to private practice as a...
Report: U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Progress Expected To Be ‘Lackluster’ Through 2016
Offshore wind energy installations are expected to achieve a compound annual growth rate of 44% between 2011 and 2016, with 18 GW of...
GDF SUEZ Sells Stake In C$2 Billion Renewable Energy Portfolio
GDF SUEZ has sold a 60% equity interest in its 680 MW Canadian renewable energy generation portfolio, which is valued in excess of...
Exelon Says AWEA’s Latest PTC Proposal Is “Completely Unacceptable”
Exelon Corp. called the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) latest plan on the production tax credit (PTC) 'completely unacceptable.' On Dec. 13, AWEA...
First Wind Scholarship Program Opens For Fourth Year
Boston-based wind developer First Wind says that applications are available for its annual scholarship program. As part of the 2013 program, as many...
TVA Demonstrates Wind Power Leadership in 2012
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) says it added more than 1,100 MW of installed capacity from seven wind power sites this year. The...