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Minnesota Power Releases Wind RFP To Advance Energy Strategy
Electric service provider Minnesota Power has released the first in a series of requests for proposals (RFPs) as part of the company’s resource evaluation...
WindEurope: Challenges Still Linger For European Offshore Wind
According to an analysis by WindEurope, the European offshore wind industry drew in EUR 14 billion in new investments in the first six months...
AWEA Q2 Report Finds Wind Investment Growing, Industry ‘Thriving’
Having emerged from several years of policy uncertainty, wind energy is now on track to grow from supplying around 5% of U.S. electricity today to 20% by 2030, says AWEA.
DONG Energy Secures New Recruiting Partner
Matchtech, an engineering recruitment specialist headquartered in the U.K., has secured a 60-month framework agreement with DONG Energy Wind Power A/S.
Following a comprehensive tender...
SunEdison’s TerraForm Opts For Poison Pill Rights Agreement
SunEdison, the bankrupt renewables company, has announced it is working with its two yieldcos, TerraForm Power and TerraForm Global, to explore selling SunEdison’s controlling...
Schneider Electric Links Buyers With Renewable Energy Developers
Schneider Electric has introduced the New Energy Opportunities (NEO) Network, a collaborative online platform that helps commercial and industrial companies identify and vet renewable...
Senvion To Supply Wind Power In Off-Grid Deal
Senvion, a global manufacturer of both onshore and offshore wind turbines, says it has signed a contract with power generation firm EDL to supply...
Study Says Illinois Could Become No. 2 Wind State By 2050
Illinois’ 25 largest wind farms have supported 20,173 jobs during construction and will add $6.4 billion to local economies over their 25-year life spans, according...
Target Announces First Wind Power Purchase: Stephens Ranch In Texas
Target says it has entered into an agreement with Starwood Energy Group to purchase a portion of power from the firm’s 211 MW Stephens...
Broadwind Energy Lands $15M Worth Of Tower Orders
Cicero, Ill.-based Broadwind Energy Inc., a provider of solutions for customers in the energy and infrastructure markets, has announced $15 million worth of new...
Grant Funding Launched To Unlock U.K. Offshore Wind Potential
OrbisEnergy, an innovation and incubation center in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in the U.K., says it has launched the SCORE program, a grant funding opportunity totaling...
Positive Wind Industry Dynamics Overcoming Deflated Power Prices
With growing comfort from long-term capital providers, new off-takers and experienced developers, the wind industry is poised for further expansion despite any short-term challenges.
Following NYSERDA Request, Deepwater Wind’s Offshore Proposal Hits Snag
At the request of the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA), the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has postponed its board...
Executive Order Promotes ‘Climate-Conscious Businesses’ In Vermont
When state contracts are awarded each year in Vermont, preference will now be given to companies that are fighting climate change – thanks to...
Osage Wind Farm Owner Sends Teachers To Renewables Training Academy
Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGP-NA), in collaboration with the Pawhuska Public Schools in Osage County, Okla., recently sponsored two local teachers to...
Contemplating A Sale: Who Steps In To Scoop Up Adwen?
Several original equipment manufacturers have emerged as potential suitors for the Areva-Gamesa offshore wind player.
Senator’s Ambitious Legislation To Shoot For 100% Renewables In U.S.
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has announced a plan to introduce new legislation that would require 100% of U.S. energy to come from renewable sources by...
DNV GL Seeks To Standardize Floating Turbines With Joint Industry Project
Certification and standards body DNV GL has launched a new joint industry project (JIP) with 14 global partners to mutually develop a recommended practice...
Seacat Dispatches Freedom Vessel To Race Bank Offshore Project
Seacat Freedom, the latest addition to wind farm support vessel operator Seacat Services’ 12-strong fleet, has been dispatched to DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind...
No Deal: NextEra, Hawaiian Electric Industries Kill Merger Plans
Driven by an order from the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. (HEI) and Juno Beach, Fla.-based NextEra Energy Inc. have...