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Texas Renewable Energy Production Up 12%; Wind Remains No. 1
Energy produced in Texas using renewable resources grew by 12% in 2013, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). The grid...
Pattern Energy Raises $586 Million In Public Offering
Pattern Energy Group Inc. has closed a previously announced underwritten public offering in Canada and raised $586 million. In total, over 21 million...
Ohio Senate Passes Two-Year Freeze On Renewables Mandate
On May 8, the Ohio Senate passed S.B.310, a bill to alter the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS). The RPS requires Ohio utilities...
Nordex Increases 2014 Goals After Strong First Quarter
The management board of Nordex has raised the turbine maker's full-year guidance after the company recorded 'better than expected' business performance in the...
Global Wind Power Sector Created 80,000 More Jobs Last Year
In 2013, about 834,000 people were employed in the wind power industry worldwide, an approximately 11% increase from 753,000 in 2012, according to...
GE Investigates Two More Turbine Blade Breaks
Within a two-week time span, there were recently two separate blade failures at Invenergy's Prairie Breeze wind farm. Located in Nebraska, the 200.6...
U.S.-Israeli Joint Renewables Tech Program Seeking New Project Proposals
BIRD Energy, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Israel Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources, has...
CanWEA Calls For Closer Study Of BC Wind Energy Resource
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is calling on the British Columbia government to look at wind energy and consider it as an...
Sanmina And Primus Power Team Up On Grid-Scale Energy Storage
Sanmina Corp. and Primus Power have announced a manufacturing agreement to produce grid-scale energy storage systems. Sanmina is an integrated manufacturing solutions company...
Cape Wind Completing Geophysical Surveys For Offshore Project
Cape Wind has announced that a team, including three companies based in New Bedford, Mass., is involved with completing geophysical surveys of the...
Block Island Offshore Wind Demo Receives First Major Permits
Deepwater Wind says it has received the first major environmental permit approvals needed to begin deployment of its Block Island Wind Farm, a...
Gamesa Doubles Q1 Profits Year-Over-Year
Gamesa ended the first quarter of 2014 (Q1'14) with EUR 17 million in net profit, more than double the EUR 7 million figure...
Vestas Picks Up Financial Momentum In First Quarter
In the first quarter of 2014 (Q1'14), Vestas stayed on its planned course for growth and recorded a profit following a series of...
First Wind Highlights Commitment To Host Communities
Boston-based renewable energy developer First Wind has released its 2013 Community Report, which highlights the company's community outreach and philanthropic activity within its...
Siemens AG Reveals Shakeup Plan To Streamline Business
Germany-based conglomerate Siemens AG has announced Vision 2020, a new strategy to streamline and restructure the company's operations. As of Oct. 1, the...
DOE Shocker: Down-Select Offshore Winners Raise Some Eyebrows
In a highly anticipated announcement made during Wednesday's opening general session at the American Wind Energy Association's WINDPOWER 2014 show, the U.S. Department...
Penn State Wins DOE’s Inaugural Collegiate Wind Competition
Pennsylvania State University has won the first-ever U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Collegiate Wind Competition. The inaugural competition challenged undergraduate students from...
Energy Department Determines 35% U.S. Wind By 2050 Is Achievable
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has previewed an ambitious vision for the growth of U.S. wind energy to account for 35% of...
GE Notes 3.9 GW Of U.S. Orders Since PTC Extension
Last year started off slow due to the uncertainty caused by the late production tax credit (PTC) extension, but GE says it has...
DWEA, AWEA Partner On Distributed And Community Wind
The Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA) has entered into a formal partnership with the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) to collaborate on building...