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BOEM Takes Next Step To Advance Rhode Island Offshore Transmission Project
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a request to determine whether there is competitive interest...
Massive Repowering Effort Under Way In Birthplace Of U.S. Wind Energy
The wind power industry's largest-ever repowering effort is well under way at enXco's Shiloh IV wind farm in Solano County, Calif. enXco is...
Alterra Power Nets Deal To Acquire 1 GW Wind Energy Development Portfolio
Alterra Power Corp. says it has entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of wind energy development assets at four sites in...
NRG Systems Reduces Headcount For The First Time
Due to what it calls 'ongoing uncertainty and volatility in the global wind energy industry,' Hinesburg, Vt.-based wind energy assessment provider NRG Systems...
Interior Department Approves Pattern Energy’s Ocotillo Express Wind Project
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved Pattern Energy's 315 MW Ocotillo Express wind project, which will be built on more...
Renewable Energy Transmission Line Planned For New Mexico
Lucky Corridor LLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Western Area Power Administration, a power marketing administration of the U.S....
Ports Do Their Part In Wind Energy PTC Message Delivery
A consortium of ports - including the Port of Vancouver USA (POV) and the Port of San Diego - has written to the...
Western Wind Energy In Talks To Acquire 4 GW Wind Power Development Pipeline
Western Wind Energy Corp. says it has executed a term sheet with Champlin/GEI Wind Holdings to acquire the rights and title to a...
Texas Posts 15% Increase In Wind Energy Generation In 2011
Renewable energy generation in Texas increased by 13% - with wind power generation up 15% - in 2011 over 2010, according to the...
Avian Radar System Aims To Prevent Wildlife Impacts At Belgian Offshore Wind Farm
DeTect, the developer of a radar system designed to prevent bird strikes at wind farms, says it has installed its MERLIN Avian Radar...
Atlantic Wind Connection Offshore Transmission Backbone Moves Forward
After conducting a comprehensive review of input from stakeholders and the public, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced a major...
Developer Selling Wind Energy Project To Focus On Fossil Fuels
Minerco Resources Inc., a developer, producer and provider of renewable energy solutions in Latin America, says it is in negotiations to sell its...
Safety Trumps Production At Duke Energy’s Notrees Wind Farm
Duke Energy's 153 MW Notrees Wind Farm recently celebrated more than three years without a recorded safety incident since construction on the project...
GE To Debut New 2.5 MW Turbines At Wind Farm In Poland
GE has announced that it will supply 38 wind turbines for four projects that are currently under construction in northern Poland. When operational,...
Research Buoy Studying Offshore Wind Energy Potential In Great Lakes
A research buoy collecting data for Grand Valley State University's (GVSU) offshore wind assessment has been placed 35 miles off the shore of...
Gamesa Shies Away From U.S. Offshore Wind Market, Shelves 5 MW Prototype
Citing an immature market and a difficult regulatory and political environment, Gamesa and its collaboration partner Newport News Shipbuilding have suspended the development...
NREL: Wind Power – Including Manufacturing – Produces Only 5% Of The Emissions Caused...
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has developed a new approach to assessing greenhouse-gas emissions from energy sources such...
EIA: Clean Energy Standard Would Not Increase Electric Rates, Would Double Wind Power Capacity
A new analysis released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has found that, contrary to popular belief, the Clean Energy Standard Act of...
U.S. Wind Power Industry Installed 1.695 GW In Q1
The U.S. saw 1.695 GW of wind energy capacity installed in the first quarter, with 788 wind turbines added in 17 states, bringing...
Vestas’ V112-3.0 MW Wind Turbine Set For North American Debut
The first North American installation of the Vestas V112-3.0 MW wind turbine is scheduled to begin later this month at EDP Renewables' (EDPR)...