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Finavera Will Pursue Offers, Names Financial Advisor

Vancouver-based developer Finavera Wind Energy says that it has named Capital West Partners as a financial advisor to review offers which could lead...

Obama Blocks Chinese Purchase Of Four Oregon Wind Farms

President Obama has revoked a Chinese company's purchase of four wind farm projects in Oregon, which are located in the vicinity of a...

Bidding On The Army’s Renewable Energy RFP: What You Need To Know

Last month, the U.S. Army issued a $7 billion renewable energy request for proposals (RFP) as part of its goal to procure 25%...

LM Wind Power Eliminates 345 Workers In New Round Of Layoffs

Policy uncertainty is continuing to wreak havoc on the U.S. wind energy supply chain as yet another round of layoffs has been announced:...

National Wind Acquired By Indian Wind Energy Developer

Minnesota-based National Wind LLC has announced that it has been acquired by Indian wind energy developer Trishe Wind Energy Inc. The acquisition occurred...

Iberdrola, Vattenfall Launch Development Of Giant Offshore Wind Farm Complex

Iberdrola and Vattenfall say they have launched the preliminary development phase of an offshore wind power complex in East Anglia, U.K., that has...

New LIDAR Designs To Be Tested At Offshore Wind Farm Site

RWE Innogy is partnering with Carbon Trust's Offshore Wind Accelerator program to test new methods of collecting wind-speed data at the site of...

Google To Power Oklahoma Data Center With Wind Energy

Under a new agreement with local utility Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA), Google will power its Oklahoma data center with 48 MW of...

Proposed Transmission Line Would Allow For More Renewable Energy In Ontario

NextEra Energy Canada, Enbridge and Borealis Infrastructure have filed for regulatory approval to allow Enbridge and Borealis to acquire interests in NextEra Energy...

Google-Backed 845 MW Shepherds Flat Wind Farm Now Online

The Shepherds Flat Wind Farm - one of the world's largest wind projects - is now operational and generating up to 845 MW...

Wind Turbine Manufacturer Fuhrlander Files For Insolvency

German wind turbine manufacturer Fuhrlander AG has filed for insolvency in a local court. In a statement, the company said its financial difficulties...

GE Working With ETT On Upgrades To Texas Transmission System

GE says it is working with Electric Transmission Texas LLC, a joint venture between subsidiaries of American Electric Power and MidAmerican Energy Holdings...

CPUC Streamlines Renewable Energy Interconnection Procedures

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has adopted a substantial revision to Rule 21 - the state's interconnection procedures - which removes some...

LADWP Approves Renewable Energy Transmission Project; Will Carry 2 GW Of Wind And Solar

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Board of Water and Power Commissioners has approved the final environmental document required to...

Past The Theoretical: Fulfilling Offshore Wind Energy’s Vast Potential

There are enough offshore wind resources along the U.S. East Coast to meet the electricity demands of at least one-third of the country,...

Chinese Wind Energy Developer Sues U.S. Government

Ralls Corp., a Delaware-based wind farm developer owned by two Chinese businessmen, has sued the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...

PTC Doubts Cause Blade And Nacelle Manufacturer To Lay Off 92 Employees

Citing the uncertainty surrounding the renewal of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC), South Dakota-based Molded Fiber Glass (MFG), a manufacturer of...

More PTC Fallout: Siemens Cuts 37% Of Its U.S. Wind Energy Workforce

Citing 'uncertain and changing market conditions' - including doubts surrounding the extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) - Siemens Energy...

Could Making The Wind Energy PTC A Cash Incentive Lead To Taxpayer Savings?

One of the biggest obstacles to the wind energy production tax credit's (PTC) renewal is the cost to taxpayers. However, a new report...

MAKE Downgrades Wind Power Installation Forecast For 2013

Grid-connected wind energy installations are expected to decrease 0.4% for the period between 2012 and 2014 due to counterbalancing regional changes in 2012...

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