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Risk Management Firm To Offer Insurance Coverage For Offshore Wind Turbines
Risk management services provider Munich Re says it will offer serial loss insurance coverage for offshore wind turbines. Munich Re's coverage pays for...
Innovative Smart Grid Program Helps City Keep Wind Energy Local
The small town of Summerside, located on Canada's Prince Edward Island, is home to approximately 15,000 people and 21 MW of wind energy....
India Set For Massive Wind Energy Growth Through 2030
Wind energy could soon supply 5 GW per year in India, thus helping to fight chronic power shortages in the country, finds a...
Renewable Energy Projects Represent Growing Share Of New Generation
Renewable energy projects - including wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and water - accounted for 41.14% of new U.S. electrical generating capacity installed in...
Worker Killed While Installing Wind Turbine In Germany
A subcontractor operating a crane installing Vestas wind turbines at a site in Germany was killed when a blade fell onto the crane...
BOEM To Hold Offshore Wind Energy Lease Sales For Development On Outer Continental Shelf
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced that it will hold competitive lease sales for renewable...
DOE-Funded Energy-Storage Hub Will Develop Solutions For Intermittent Renewable Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded up to $120 million over five years to a multi-partner team led by Argonne National...
Nordex To Cut 130 Positions In China
German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex says it will cut 130 positions at its Dongying, China, rotor-blade production facility by the end of the...
Western Wind Energy Receives Supplemental Section 1603 Payment
Western Wind Energy Corp. says its wholly owned subsidiary Windstar Energy LLC has been awarded a supplemental tax-free payment in the amount of...
Alignment Supplies Rolls Out Two New Measurement Apps
Alignment Supplies Inc., a provider of alignment-related products for shaft and machinery alignment and measurement, has released two new measurement program apps for...
Suzlon Tops 20 GW Of Wind Turbine Installations
Indian wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon has announced that it has surpassed 20 GW of wind turbines installed worldwide. The wind turbines span generations...
Study: Global Renewable Energy At A ‘Tipping Point’ As Governments Decrease Subsidies
The global renewable energy industry is at a tipping point, as developed markets are starting to close the door on generous subsidy programs...
European Parliament Dedicates 6 Billion Euros To Clean Energy Research
The European Parliament's Energy and Research Committee has voted to allocate 6 billion euros to renewable energy, energy storage, energy-efficiency and smart grids,...
Purnell Unveils New Clothing Line For Wind Energy Workers
Purnell has introduced a new line of apparel designed for personnel working in extreme environments, such as those commonly encountered by wind energy...
GE Working With NREL To Develop New Wind Turbine Blade Design
GE is working with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on a project to improve the...
ARPA-E Awards Funding To Renewable Energy, Cleantech Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded a total of $130 million to 66 energy research...
Gamesa Receives Funding For Wind Turbine R&D
Gamesa says it has received 260 million euros in funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) that will go toward the wind turbine...
3B Obtains GL Approval For Laminate Reinforcements
3B, a developer and supplier of fiberglass products and technologies, says it has received Germanischer Lloyd (GL) approval for SE2020 reinforcements for laminates...
AMSC Cuts 25% Of Its Workforce Due To ‘Challenging Conditions’
As a result of what the company calls 'challenging conditions in the wind power market,' AMSC says it has reduced its workforce by...
Wind Energy Output Tops Record-Breaking 10 GW In Midwest ISO Region
For the first time, wind energy output in the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator's (MISO) territory - which includes 11 U.S. states and...