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Wind Energy Investment Slides 26% In Third Quarter
Global investment in clean energy totaled $56.6 billion in the third quarter - down 5% from the second quarter and 20% lower than...
Energy Storage, Demand Response Critical To Avoiding Wind And Solar Power Curtailment
Automated demand response (AutoDR), energy storage and natural-gas generation will all be critical to avoiding the curtailment of renewable energy like wind and...
New Website Provides Offshore Wind Energy Resources
The US Offshore Wind Collaborative (USOWC) has launched a new online portal designed to inform stakeholders in the emerging U.S. offshore wind energy...
Section 1603 Aftermath: Were Renewable Energy Developers Shortchanged?
The Section 1603 cash-grant program, established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was one of the stimulus measures enacted to...
Feds Approve Site For 3 GW Chokecherry And Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved the site for the massive Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project, a 3...
China Expected To Maintain Its Lead In Global Wind Energy Market
Cumulative global wind energy capacity reached 254 GW as of the end of June, according to the latest half-year report from the World...
Kaydon To Close South Carolina Bearings Facility
Kaydon Corp. says that due to the uncertainty surrounding the production tax credit (PTC), it is closing one of its three facilities in...
Bechtel, Subsea 7 Teaming Up On Offshore Wind, Transmission Projects
Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services providers Bechtel and Subsea 7 say they are collaborating on the development of offshore wind and associated...
Endurance Wind Power Partners With Denmark-Based Norwin
Endurance Wind Power (EWP), a manufacturer of distributed wind turbines, says it has formed a strategic partnership with Norwin A/S, a Danish wind...
Vestas Consolidates U.S. Wind Turbine R&D Locations
Vestas is shuttering its research and development (R&D) facilities in Houston; Louisville, Colo.; and Marlborough, Mass., and transferring those locations' employees to its...
Sandia Labs Helping Industry Tackle Wind Turbine Reliability
A new measurement developed by Sandia National Laboratories should help the wind energy industry benchmark its performance, understand vulnerabilities and enhance productivity. Until...
Finavera Wind Energy Close To Receiving Acquisition Offers
Wind power developer Finavera Wind Energy Inc., which put itself up for sale last month, says it has expanded discussions with four potential...
Study: South Carolina Offshore Wind Power Would Boost Economy
A wind farm off South Carolina's coast could generate thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in wages and state and local government...
Competitors Put Differences Aside To Rally Around Offshore Wind
Over 40 organizations involved in the wind energy supply chain are uniting around the common goal of advancing offshore wind energy in Europe....
3 GW Chokecherry And Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project Secures Permit
The Carbon County (Wyoming) Board of County Commissioners has approved Power Company of Wyoming LLC's (PCW) application for a conditional-use permit for the...
Vestas Terminates Contract With Former CFO Following Investigation
Vestas has confirmed that its board of directors has terminated the company's severance agreement with its former chief financial officer (CFO), Henrik Norremark....
With Sharpened Industry Focus, Is OSHA Coming To A Wind Farm Near You?
For years, the wind power industry maintained that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) did not understand the nuances of wind energy...
President Obama Named Defendant In Ralls’ Amended Complaint
The Chinese executives who were thwarted by President Obama in their pursuit of wind farm ownership have named him as a defendant in...
Environmental Commissioner Blasts Ontario’s Avian Mitigation Efforts
Gord Miller, Ontario's Environmental Commissioner, says the provincial government has not gone far enough in its efforts to protect bird and bats from...
LM Wind Power Set To Roll Out Modular Factory In Brazil
LM Wind Power confirmed its plans to expand the company's position in the Americas through the construction of a new blade manufacturing facility...