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Senvion CEO Meets With Prime Minister Trudeau
Last Friday, Jurgen Geissinger, CEO of Germany-based wind turbine manufacturer Senvion, met with Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister.
Geissinger was an attendee of the St....
Vestas Reclaims No. 1 Wind OEM Title; Who Else Made The Top Five?
Taking the spot back from Goldwind, the Danish company’s return to No. 1 was partially driven by an uptick in U.S. orders, according to preliminary findings from FTI Consulting.
Wind Power Helps Drive Michigan Toward RPS Goals
All of Michigan’s electric providers met or exceeded the state’s 10% renewable portfolio standard (RPS) in 2015, according to the Michigan Public Service Commission’s...
Court Makes Decision In Fishing Industry vs. N.Y. Offshore Wind
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has decided not to grant a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit brought by a host...
Siemens Is Reconfiguring Its Mechanical Drives Unit
In an effort to enable the business to operate more efficiently and flexibly, Siemens is giving its mechanical drives (MD) unit a new setup....
New Campaign Pushes For U.S. Colleges To Go All In On Renewables
Environment America and the Student Public Interest Research Groups have launched a campaign that aims to secure commitments from American colleges and universities to...
Iron & Earth: Oil Sands Workers Ready For Renewable Energy Shift
Launched in March 2016, the Iron & Earth initiative works to help retrain tradespeople in the fossil fuel industry to transition into the renewables sector.
Wind Makes It Big In Central U.S.; SPP Sets New Record
Southwest Power Pool Inc. (SPP), touting a new wind penetration record of 52.1%, says it has become the first regional transmission organization (RTO) in...
Delaware State Opens Renewable Energy Education Center
Exelon Corp. and Delmarva Power, a public utility owned by Exelon, have announced the opening of Delaware State University’s (DSU) Renewable Energy Education Center.
The...
GridShare Crowdfunding Platform Launches For Renewables Industry
GridShare LLC has commenced operations as an independent crowdfunding platform to help renewable energy projects and cleantech companies raise capital.
Through the platform, potential investors...
Vestas Lays Out Full-Year 2016 Results
For full-year 2016, Vestas is reporting a wind turbine order intake of 10,494 MW and a service order backlog valued at EUR 10.7 billion.
In...
How Did Wind Energy Perform Globally In 2016?
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has released its annual market statistics for 2016, when total global installed wind capacity reached nearly 487 GW.
Led...
Fishing Industry Fights N.Y. Offshore Wind Area In Court
Lawyers representing a host of fishing communities, associations and businesses - led by scallop industry trade group the Fisheries Survival Fund - argued in...
Move Over, Hydro: Wind Is Now The U.S.’ Biggest Renewable Energy Source
“Wind power isn’t a red or blue industry; it’s red, white and blue,” says Tom Kiernan, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, which has just released results from the fourth quarter of 2016.
Introducing Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses Inc.
Consolidated Edison Inc. has established a new holding company, Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses Inc., which brings together Con Edison Solutions, Con Edison Development...
Nordex Reports Several Gains In Home Wind Market
German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex installed substantially more wind turbines - 267 units - in its domestic market in 2016 than it did in...
Total Domination: Renewables Account For Majority Of New U.S. Capacity (Again)
Exceeding newly installed capacity from natural gas, nuclear power, oil and coal combined, renewable energy sources made up a big chunk of U.S. electrical generation put into service in 2016.
How A Penn State Student Landed A Career In The U.S. Wind Biz
It’s as if everything Amanda Berta touches turns to gold.
In 2015, the senior majoring in energy engineering in Penn State's College of Earth and...
Michigan Utility Launches New Renewables-Purchasing Program
Detroit-based utility DTE Energy has announced MIGreenPower, a new program that will allow customers to buy power from Michigan wind and solar farms starting...
GE Touts Record Year For Onshore Wind Power
It was a very good year: In 2016, GE Renewable Energy secured a record 7 GW of onshore wind orders, representing a 19% increase...