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SAS Signs Agreement To Support Offshore Wind Farm Work
Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) says it has signed a framework agreement with Leonardo Helicopters for six additional AgustaWestland AW169s to support the rapidly growing...
PUC Unanimously Approves Xcel’s Energy Plan To Double Wind, Solar
At its final hearing yesterday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) unanimously approved Xcel Energy’s 15-year energy plan that would add renewables, retire coal operations...
Nordex Boasts Wind Portfolio Totaling EUR 64 Million In Germany
Nordex says that it was awarded six new contracts in September with a combined value of approximately EUR 64 million in its domestic market, bringing...
Alliant Energy Collaborates On Up-To-500 MW Proposed Wind Project
Alliant Energy's Iowa utility has reached a settlement with customer groups on its proposed new wind project that, if approved, will be up to...
E.ON To Manage 253 MW Amazon Wind Farm In Texas
Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE) has selected E.ON Energy Services to provide asset management and balance-of-plant services for its Amazon Wind Farm Texas, near Snyder,...
Report: Global Renewables Investments Drop Big Time In Q3
Global clean energy investment had its weakest quarter since 2013 between July and September this year, under the impact of a summer lull in...
New Mexico College Students Get Leg Up On Wind Technician Training
Granite Services International Inc., an affiliate of GE, is currently conducting its new-hire trainings for wind energy technicians at Mesalands Community College, located in...
U.S. Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Hit 25-Year Low: EIA
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the U.S. totaled 2,530 million metric tons in the first six months of 2016, according to a new...
GCube Now Underwriting One-Third Of All Canadian Wind
Renewable energy underwriter GCube Insurance Services (GCube) says it now provides coverage for more than 4 GW of Canadian wind assets; that’s 33% of...
GE Plans To Acquire LM Wind Power In $1.65 Billion All-Cash Deal
Following the closing of the deal, which is expected in the first half of 2017, GE intends to operate LM Wind Power as a stand-alone unit within GE Renewable Energy.
Nordex Turbine Commissioning Helps Uruguay Reach 1,000 MW
The Nordex Group, a wind turbine manufacturer with more than 20,000 MW of installed capacity globally, says it has helped Uruguay reach 1,000 MW...
GE, Citi Close Tax Equity Financing On Block Island Wind Farm
GE Energy Financial Services and Citi have announced the closing of tax equity financing on Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore...
WWEA: Global Wind Expected To Reach 500 GW By Year-End
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) Half-year Report has found that worldwide wind capacity reached 456,486 MW by the end of June, out of...
DNV GL Develops Best Practice For Improved Wind Turbine Design
DNV GL, an independent energy experts and renewables certification body, has launched a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with global partners to develop a new best...
Canada Mining Companies Increasingly Looking At Renewables Options
Canada’s new carbon pricing proposal is pushing mining leaders to consider renewable energy options as a way of further reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and stabilizing...
Navigant: Supergrid Development A Complicated Matter
As global demand for electricity continues to grow, and as concerns over climate change mount, the importance of meeting power needs while reducing costs...
Consultancy Announces Financial Close On EUR 1.1B Offshore Wind Farm
Mott MacDonald, a global engineering, management and development consultancy, says that the 309 MW Rentel offshore wind farm, located approximately 40 kilometers from the...
Reports Show U.S. Renewables Rapidly Beating Out Nuclear
Nuclear power is rapidly losing the race with renewable energy sources in the U.S., according to the SUN DAY Campaign, which cites two new...
United Wind Brings Distributed Wind Development To New Market
United Wind, a distributed wind project developer based in Brooklyn, N.Y., has partnered with Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) to bring its...
PSEG Shutting Two N.J. Coal Plants, Looking At Renewables
Diversified energy company Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) will be retiring two New Jersey coal plants next year. In turn, New Jersey's energy will...