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WWEA: Global Wind Capacity Reached 282.3 GW In 2012
Worldwide wind capacity reached 282.3 GW in 2012 - with more than 44.6 GW being added last year - according to findings from...
LEEDCo Completes Lake Erie Soil Study Analysis
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) says it has completed its geotechnical work for Icebreaker, its proposed offshore wind farm located off...
DOE To Recast Landmark 20% Wind Energy Report; Study Looks Back, Ahead
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Program is revisiting the conclusions from its 2008 study that contemplated the technological and regulatory road...
Quebec Government Releases Highly Anticipated Wind Procurement Call
The Quebec government announced the province's intention to secure an additional block of 800 MW of wind power capacity. Wind industry suppliers and...
Siemens Named Turbine Supplier For Largest Federal Wind Farm
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has awarded a contract to Siemens Government Technologies to construct the federal government's largest wind farm. The...
ABB’s Chief Technology Officer Banerjee To Leave Company
Less than three days after announcing the departure of its CEO, ABB says that another high profile executive will leave the power and...
Purdue University-Led Bearing Initiative Advances In DOE Competition
Technology developed by Purdue University that allows users to predict bearing failure before it happens has been named a regional finalist in the...
Study: More Wind Energy Would Save PJM Customers Billions
Adding more wind power to the grid in the PJM region can lower gas and coal consumption and reduce regional wholesale energy market...
Offshore Wind Industry To Reach $170 Billion By 2020
Total global investment in offshore wind power will reach approximately $170 billion by 2020, according to a report from Roland Berger Strategy Consultants....
Vestas Releases Q1 Numbers; CEO Says ‘Turnaround Continues’
In the first quarter of this year (Q1'13), Vestas generated EUR 1.096 billion of revenue - a 1% decrease from Q1'12, according to...
Wind Energy Procurement Top Of Mind For Big-Name Companies
Google likes wind energy. So does Motorola and Bloomberg. Ditto Walmart, which intends to become even more active in wind energy procurement. 'Walmart...
Citing PTC Extension, MidAmerican Plans 1 GW Of Additional Wind Energy
In light of the recent federal production tax credit (PTC) extension, MidAmerican Energy Co. says it wants to invest $1.9 billion to add...
WINDPOWER Panelists Issue A Call To Arms: Protect RPS Mandates
Wind industry participants can help advocate in five states where legislative bills are coming due for a vote regarding renewable portfolio standards (RPS),...
WTO Maintains Ontario’s Domestic-Content Rules Are Illegal
The World Trade Organization (WTO) denied the Canadian government's appeal on Monday regarding an earlier ruling that a mechanism in Ontario's feed-in tariff...
Reflecting New Company Focus, Gamesa Sells 70 MW Wind Farm To Iberdrola
Gamesa has sold Iberdrola a wind farm development in Mexico with a future total installed capacity of 70 MW. Gamesa will be in...
WINDPOWER 2013 Conference & Exhibition Kicks Off In Chicago
The WINDPOWER 2013 Conference & Exhibition officially began Monday morning in Chicago. New leadership for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) will be...
LIVE FROM WINDPOWER: AWEA Chairman Urges Proactive Approach To Wind Energy Advocacy
Gabriel Alonso, the CEO of EDP Renewables and incoming chairman of the board of directors at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), laid...
AWEA’s New CEO Greets WINDPOWER Attendees
Tom Kiernan, the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) incoming CEO, took to the stage Monday morning to briefly greet attendees during the opening...
Jack-Up Barge To Arrive In Lake Erie For Icebreaker Offshore Wind Project
The Lake Erie Development Corp. (LEEDCo) says it will use a 90-foot jack-up barge to perform soil borings and geophysical analyses of the...
With NYSERDA Backing, Wind Project Begins Operating
A wind project funded by Harbec Inc. and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has started operation at the...