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Four Wind Projects Approved Under Nova Scotia’s COMFIT Program
The Nova Scotia Department of Energy has approved four wind energy projects under its community feed-in tariff (COMFIT) program. The projects include the...
Report: Vestas Takeover Rumors Heating Up
A Chinese newspaper is reporting that Ming Yang is seeking to take over Vestas at a price of 1.5 billion to 2 billion...
Citing Gamesa Layoffs, United Steelworkers Urges Congress To Extend PTC
Just days after turbine maker Gamesa said it was laying off 165 workers at its two Pennsylvania plants, the United Steelworkers (USW) called...
U.K. Government Green-Lights Two Offshore Wind Projects, Rejects A Third
The U.K. government has approved the construction of the 580 MW Race Bank and 560 MW Dudgeon offshore wind farms off the Norfolk...
Cape Wind Begins Work On Geotechnical And Geophysical Surveys
As part of the construction design and engineering process and initial mobilization of the project, Cape Wind says it has started work on...
Mass. Fishermen Drop Lawsuit Against Cape Wind
The Martha's Vineyard/Dukes County Fishermen's Association (MVDCFA) and Jonathan Mayhew have dropped their federal lawsuit against Cape Wind. Cape Wind and the MVDCFA...
Minn. Appeals Court: Goodhue Does Not Have To Follow Setback Rules
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that the controversial Goodhue Wind Farm, a 78 MW project proposed for Goodhue County, Minn., does...
Vestas Signs Maintenance Deal With EDPR
Turbine maker Vestas has signed its largest-ever service and maintenance renewal agreement with EDPR, under which Vestas will service more than 1,100 wind...
Vestas Phases Out Kilowatt Platform, Shuts Down China Plant
Citing low market demand, Vestas says it will begin phasing out the production of its kilowatt platform, including the company's V52-850 kW and...
Vestas Scraps Plans For U.K. Offshore Wind Turbine Manufacturing Facility
Vestas has canceled its plans to develop an offshore wind turbine manufacturing facility at the Port of Sheerness in the U.K. The company...
SC Johnson To Install Two Wind Turbines At Windex Manufacturing Facility
SC Johnson - the maker of household products such as Windex, Glade, Pledge and Raid - says it will install two wind turbines...
CanWEA: New Report Assesses B.C. Wind Energy Costs
An analysis by GL Garrad Hassan has found that the assessed cost of wind energy in British Columbia is significantly lower than indicated...
Bremen Readies Offshore Wind Safety Center
A new center for safety at sea is being created in Bremen, Germany, in the form of the European Offshore HSSE Center. According...
Gearbox Manufacturers Can No Longer Rely Solely On Cost-Cutting, Report Says
Although the European gearbox and gear-motors market has consistently recorded moderate growth - except in 2009 during the global recession - European manufacturers...
Sunrise Powerlink Provides Pathway For 1 GW Of Wind And Solar Power
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) says it has completed and put into service the Sunrise Powerlink, a 500 kV transmission line linking...
Clean Line Collaborates With WAPA To Advance 3.5 GW Renewable Energy Transmission Project
Centennial West Clean Line LLC, an affiliate of Clean Line Energy Partners LLC, and the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) have entered into...
First Wind, Emera Form Wind Energy Investment Company
Boston-based wind energy developer First Wind Holdings says it has closed a transaction with Canadian utility Emera Inc. for the companies to jointly...
Portugal Gets Its First Offshore Wind Turbine
Principle Power, Energias de Portugal, Repsol, A. Silva Matos, Vestas Wind Systems and InovCapital have announced the inauguration of Portugal's first offshore wind...
Offshore Wind Sector Faces A ‘Make Or Break’ Window To Cut Costs
The offshore wind industry faces major challenges in delivering large-scale projects while cutting costs, finds a new report from IHS Emerging Energy Research....
U.S. Renewable Energy Production Increased By 300% Over Last Decade
U.S. production of renewable energy has increased by more than 300% in the past decade, but the nation still lags far behind Europe...