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Report: Foundation Innovations Will Be Key To Offshore Wind Power Success
Increased interest in offshore wind power is driving the development of new technologies, especially for offshore wind turbine foundations that sometimes represent as...
DONG Energy Sells 50% Of German Offshore Wind Farm
DONG Energy says it has signed an agreement to sell 50% of Borkum Riffgrund 1, a 277.2 MW German offshore wind farm, to...
Project Finance Lawyer Offers Financing Outlook
Investors in renewable energy may be excused for feeling flustered these days, in the wake of some dramatic pullback by European lenders, along...
NAW Exclusive: Inside Peter Mandelstam’s New Offshore Wind Venture
Peter Mandelstam, former president and founder of NRG Bluewater Wind, has started up Arcadia Offshore LLC, an offshore wind development company that promises...
European Grid Operator: Construction Of Offshore Wind Farm Cables Is ‘No Longer Possible’
European grid operator TenneT has informed the German Federal Chancellery and the German federal ministries of economic affairs and the environment that the...
BLM Looking For Areas To Develop Wind Projects On ‘Previously Disturbed’ Lands In Arizona
The U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released the draft plan for the Restoration Design Energy Project...
DOE Awards Funding For Renewable Energy Development On Native American Lands
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced it will award a total of more than $6.5 million to 19 clean energy projects...
NSTAR To Buy Power From Cape Wind Project As Part Of Merger Deal
NSTAR and Northeast Utilities have reached separate, comprehensive merger-related agreements with both the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the Massachusetts Attorney...
Court Denies Sinovel’s Motion To Remove AMSC Case
AMSC says that a Chinese court has denied a motion filed in November 2011 by Sinovel Wind Group Co. to remove a case...
ITC: ‘Unfair’ Imports From China, Vietnam Hurting U.S. Wind Power Industry
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a unanimous, 5-0 preliminary determination that imports of utility-scale wind towers from China and Vietnam...
Wind Power Developers Disappointed With BPA’s Cost-Sharing Proposal
A group of energy companies has sent a letter to Energy Secretary Steven Chu in response to the Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA) proposal...
PUC: Idaho Has ‘Primary Jurisdiction’ Over Wind Power Projects
Idaho regulators say they have primary jurisdiction over proposed power sales agreements between Idaho Power Co. and two Idaho-based wind projects that want...
AMSC Takes Third-Quarter Hit As Sinovel Litigation Continues
AMSC has reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 (3Q 2011), which ended Dec. 31. Revenues for 3Q...
Panel Makes Recommendations For North Carolina Offshore Wind Energy Development
North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue has released a study on the state's offshore energy potential, which includes guidance related to wind power, thermal...
BPA Proposes Plan To Address Wind Power Curtailment Issues
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has proposed a plan in response to a ruling by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that BPA...
‘World’s Largest’ Offshore Wind Farm Set To Go Online In The U.K.
DONG Energy has announced that the 367.2 MW Walney wind farm - which the company says is the 'largest offshore wind project in...
More Shake-Ups For Vestas As Company’s Financial Results Fall Again
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has released its annual financial report for 2011, sparking more dramatic changes to its executive management team. The...
DOE Investing $120 Million In Energy Storage For Renewables, Electric Grid And Transportation
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to launch a new 'Energy Innovation Hub' for advanced research on energy storage, an essential component...
Research Reveals How Birds And Wind Turbines Can Safely Coexist
A recent incident in which over 400 birds were killed at AES' Laurel Mountain wind farm in West Virginia cast wind turbines in...
Led By China, Global Wind Energy Installations Top 41 GW In 2011
The global wind industry installed over 41 GW of wind energy in 2011, bringing the total global installed capacity to more than 238...