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Siemens May Buy Adwen To Seal Deal With Gamesa

In order to finalize its merger with Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa, Siemens is prepared to buy the Spanish-French wind power joint venture Adwen,...

Landowners Reap $222 Million Windfall From U.S. Wind Industry

The U.S. wind industry is paying $222 million a year to farming families and other rural landowners, according to new data released by the...

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Doubles Facility Size At The Port Of Esbjerg

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has announced that it will more than double the area it leases at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark, growing...

BOEM Completes Initial Review Of Huge Wind Farm Offshore California

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed an initial review of an unsolicited lease request from Trident...

On Heels Of Strong 2015, Nordex To Finalize Acciona Merger In April

Having recently received anti-trust clearance, Nordex says it will be finalizing its merger with Acciona Windpower both legally and commercially at the beginning of...
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Study: Not All Bat Species Are Affected By Wind Turbines In The Same Way

With a hope of better understanding the impact of wind energy development on the widespread mortality of bats, the University of Maryland Center for...

Doubling Renewable Energy By 2030 Can Save Trillions

A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says that doubling the share of renewables in the global energy mix by 2030...

Canada’s Oldest Commercial Wind Farm To Be Decommissioned

TransAlta Corp. is decommissioning the Cowley Ridge wind farm in Pincher Creek, Alberta – a project the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) calls “a...

BOEM Defines 81,000-Acre Wind Energy Area Offshore New York

As part of President Barack Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has defined...
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Large-Scale Build-Out Of Offshore Wind In MA Could Slash Costs In Half: Study

A commitment from Massachusetts to develop offshore wind at a scale of 2 GW - combined with ongoing technology and industry advances - will...

Minn. Sees 14% Increase In Wind-Generated Power Over Last Decade

Minnesota, which generated 21% of its electricity from renewable energy - wind, solar, hydro and biomass - in 2015, is well on pace to...

Vaisala Supplying Long-Term Weather Data For Wind Power Hedge

Vaisala, a provider of environmental and industrial measurement, says it is supplying long-term wind data for Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a property and casualty...
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IESO Announces Results Of Bids For Large Renewable Projects

The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has released the list of 16 contracts that have been offered under a large renewable procurement (LRP), a...

Global Wind Power Growth Moves Toward Policy-Induced Peak In 2018

MAKE has released an update to its Q1/2016 Global Wind Power Market Outlook, presenting an analysis of global and regional wind power installation forecasts...

Quebec Firm Commits $150 Million To Renewables In India

Long-term institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has committed $150 million to renewable energy investments in India, as well as...

Another 400 MW Floating Wind Request Comes In For BOEM

Following the receipt of another unsolicited lease request for a floating offshore wind project offshore Oahu, Hawaii, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...

Hawaii Utilities Tout Record-High Clean Energy Use For 2015

In its renewable portfolio standard (RPS) report filed with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc. is reporting record-high renewable energy...

AWEA: Opportunities For Women In American Wind Industry Continue To Climb

As wind power ramps up - having installed more new electricity generating capacity than any other energy source in America last year - so,...

With New $8M Funding, United Wind To Expand Distributed Wind Program

United Wind, a provider of distributed wind energy solutions, has closed $8 million in Series B financing, led by Statoil Energy Ventures and Forum...

Gamesa, Siemens Deal Stalled Over Joint Venture

A plan to merge the wind power ventures of Spain-based Gamesa and Germany-based Siemens has stalled over questions regarding an existing joint venture, reports...

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