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Two Wind Farms In Cuba Survive Hurricane Sandy
Two wind farms hit by Hurricane Sandy in Cuba survived the storm and did not sustain any damage, according to the World Wind...
Big Election Night For Wind Energy, But Challenges Lie Ahead
President Barack Obama beat back a spirited challenge from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to win re-election in a tightly contested presidential race....
AWEA: Hurricane Sandy Had Minimal Impact On U.S. Wind Turbines
Hurricane Sandy had a minimal impact on wind energy projects in the U.S., the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reports on its blog....
Wind Farm O&M Costs Plummet 38% As U.S. Leads Competitive-Pricing Push
The average price for operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts in the wind energy sector has dropped 38% over the last four years, according...
Vestas To Shutter All Three U.S. R&D Offices, Terminate Dozens Of Employees
Less than a month after wind turbine manufacturer Vestas announced it was consolidating its U.S. research and development (R&D) offices and transferring those...
BOEM Seeks Input On Environmental Assessment For Massachusetts Offshore Wind Energy Area
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) says it is requesting public comment on an environmental assessment (EA)...
State Clean Energy Funds Driving Record Project Development
State clean energy funds have remained major drivers of renewable energy development in the U.S. and have resulted in the construction of nearly...
Energy Policy Becoming Increasingly Important To Americans
Americans seem to be placing higher importance on energy policy, with 77% of those surveyed rating it either very important or important, according...
NextEra Energy Dedicates 400 MW Wind Energy Complex In Colorado
NextEra Energy Resources held a dedication ceremony this week for the company's Limon I and II Wind Energy Centers. The 400 MW facility,...
Smart Grid To Play Large Role In Renewable Energy Integration
The market for smart grid technologies that help integrate renewable energy sources will grow from $3.8 billion this year to just under $13...
Power Begins Flowing At World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar have announced that the first power has been produced at the London Array Offshore Wind Farm, a 630...
Gamesa To Launch Two New Wind Turbine Platforms, Lay Off 20% Of Its Global...
Spain-based Gamesa plans to launch two new wind turbine platforms: a 2.5 MW onshore model and a 5.5 MW offshore model, the company...
Wind Power Sees Largest Consumption Jump Of Any U.S. Energy Source
Americans used less energy in 2011 than in 2010, but they consumed more wind power than in the previous year, finds a new...
Wind Energy Investment Soars In Q3, But Market Braces For Uncertainty
Venture-capital (VC) funding in the wind energy sector jumped to $57 million in six deals in the third quarter, compared to just $17...
DOI Awards NRG Bluewater Offshore Wind Lease In Federal Waters
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has awarded NRG Energy a lease for commercial wind energy development in 96,430 acres of federal...
Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturer Molded Fiber Glass To Rehire 15 Laid-Off Workers
Fifteen of the 92 workers laid off last month by South Dakota-based wind turbine blade and nacelle manufacturer Molded Fiber Glass (MFG) have...
Proposed Seven-State Transmission Overhaul Would Move Wind Energy To Demand Centers
Novi, Mich.-based ITC Holdings Corp. has filed with the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) its ITC Great Plains Expansion Project, a proposed initiative to...
Canada’s Wind Turbine Health Study Draws Criticism From Industry
An effort by the Canadian government to study the impact of wind turbine noise on human health has gotten off to a rocky...
Siemens To Exit Solar Business To Focus More On Wind Energy, Hydropower
Siemens has announced that it plans to divest its solar business in order to focus more on wind energy and hydropower. As a...
Kansas Leads U.S. Wind Energy Installations In Q3; U.S. Cumulative Capacity Tops 51.6 GW
The U.S. wind energy industry added 1.833 GW of new installations in the third quarter, bringing the nation's total wind power capacity to...