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Abengoa Plans $600 Million IPO Of New Yieldco
Following in the footsteps of such developers as Pattern Energy and NextEra, Abengoa has announced a new yieldco, Abengoa Yield PLC, and intends...
Wind Power Helps Utility Xcel Energy Slash Carbon Emissions
As of 2013, utility company Xcel Energy says it has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 20% since 2005, thanks in large part...
Tekmar Energy Sets Sights On North American Offshore Wind
Tekmar Energy, a U.K.-based supplier of cable protection systems, has signed an agreement for Massachusetts-based Whitman Consulting Group Inc. (WCG) to represent Tekmar...
Iberdrola Officially Scraps New Hampshire Wind Project
Iberdrola Renewables has decided to abandon its Wild Meadows wind project, which the company was working to develop in Danbury and Alexandria, N.H....
Report: Switch From Coal To Renewables Would Ultimately Be Cheaper For Alberta
Within 20 years, Alberta has the potential to drastically reduce its reliance on fossil fuels for power generation and replace it with renewable...
AXYS Readies Wind LIDAR System For U.S. Navy Test
AXYS Technologies Inc. has completed pre-commissioning of a WindSentinel platform for a U.S. Navy project to validate an offshore floating LIDAR wind resource...
BOEM Seeks Input On Oregon Offshore Wind Demo Project
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking public comment as it prepares an environmental assessment to analyze potential impacts of the...
SNL Energy: U.S. Wind Industry Installs 485 MW In First Quarter
The U.S. wind industry installed 485 MW of wind capacity during the first quarter of 2014 - a 26% increase from the first...
Gamesa Chairman: ‘We’re On The Right Track’
Speaking before a shareholders meeting, Gamesa Chairman Ignacio Martin told investors that the turbine manufacturer's restructuring plan has restored company financials and laid...
Wanzek Adds All-Terrain Crane To Wind Farm Construction Fleet
West Fargo, N.D.-based construction services company Wanzek has added an all-terrain crane to its fleet of wind farm construction vehicles. According to Wanzek,...
Quebec Research Center Installs Met Mast
In an effort to better understand wind production in cold climates and complex terrain, Quebec's TechnoCentre eolien has installed a 126-meter met mast...
Competitive Lease Process Begins For N.Y. Offshore Wind Development
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is launching a competitive lease process for wind energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)...
U.S. Non-Hydro Renewables Outproduce Hydropower For The First Time
For the first time ever, during the first quarter of this year, electricity generated in the U.S. by non-hydro renewables (wind, solar, biomass...
AWEA Touts Clean Air Benefits Of U.S. Wind Power
The 167.7 million MWh of wind energy produced in the U.S. in 2013 reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 126.8 million tons -...
Boulder Wind Power Introduces New DC Generation System
Boulder Wind Power (BWP), a developer of permanent magnet generators and power converter technology for utility-scale wind turbines, has expanded its product line...
Piggybacking Wind And Solar: Can Two Renewable Energy Sources Peacefully Co-Exist?
Spurred on by opportunity and the desire to maximize existing generating assets, several wind developers are now beginning to look at adding solar...
NextEra Plans IPO Of Renewables Spin-Off Company
NextEra Energy Inc. has announced that its limited partnership, NextEra Energy Partners LP (NEP), has filed for an initial public offering with the...
UMass Lowell Gets Funding For Wind Training Center
The University of Massachusetts at Lowell has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) on a new wind energy research and training...
Juhl Energy Reports Increased Revenue, Net Loss
Pipestone, Minn.-based Juhl Energy reported increased quarterly net sales based on the strength of electricity sales from its wind farm portfolio. The company's...
NEC Wraps Up Acquisition Of A123 Grid Energy Storage Business
NEC Corp. has completed the previously announced acquisition of A123 Energy Solutions, the grid energy solutions and commercial energy systems business of A123...