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Goldwind Works Partners With Casper College On Training Program

Chicago-based Goldwind Americas and Wyoming's Casper College are partnering to host the first two-week wind technician training course. Sponsored by Goldwind Works, the training...

DONG Energy Invades Canada, Signs Intent To Develop B.C. Offshore Wind Site

DONG Energy and NaiKun Wind Energy Group have signed a letter of intent (LOI) that gives DONG Energy the exclusive rights to negotiate a...
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‘Astounding’ Results Announced In U.K. Offshore Wind Auction

RenewableUK, the renewable energy trade association in the U.K., is highlighting the dramatic fall in the cost of offshore wind, which, according to the...

Wind Companies Donate To Post-Harvey Recovery Efforts

Wind energy companies will donate $1 million to Hurricane Harvey repair and rebuilding as partners of Habitat for Humanity’s Habitat Hammers Back initiative. Participating...
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Vestas Signs Agreement To Build Wind Blade Plant In Russia

The Russian Association of Wind Power Industry (RAWI) says Vestas has signed an agreement to build a wind turbine production plant in the Ulyanovsk...
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AEE Brings Companies Together For The Advanced Energy Buyers Group

National business organization Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) has announced the launch of the Advanced Energy Buyers Group, a collection of large energy users seeking...
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How DONG Energy Dismantled The World’s First Offshore Wind Farm

The dismantling process for the world’s first offshore wind farm has now been completed, DONG Energy has announced. The Vindeby Offshore Wind Farm, located near...
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Vattenfall Plans Significant Job Cuts

Citing a “rapidly changing energy landscape,” European wind developer Vattenfall has decided to cut costs by 2 billion Swedish krona, equaling $250.9 million, in...
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Report: We’re On A Good Track With Renewables – But Not The Paris Agreement

There is no single solution for achieving the target of a low-carbon world, DNV GL says. Instead, multiple achievable actions must be taken both locally and globally, involving collaboration within the energy sector and across industries.
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Nordex To Cut 400-500 Jobs

The Nordex Group is planning to cut 400-500 jobs as part of its new “cost-cutting program,” which the company has initiated in response to...
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UC Berkeley Study Highlights Diversity Of California’s Renewables Workforce

A new study from the Center for Labor Research and Education at UC Berkeley is highlighting disadvantaged and underrepresented workers’ prevalence in entry-level, “career-track”...
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Wind, Solar & Biogas: R.I. Wastewater Treatment Agency To Go 100% Renewable

As planned, the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC), a major sewage treatment agency in Rhode Island, is officially on the path to being powered by...
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Xcel, Otter Tail Power Complete CapX2020 Transmission Line In S.D.

With multiple wind and other generation projects waiting to interconnect, Xcel Energy and Otter Tail Power Co. have announced the completion of the 70-mile,...
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GE Celebrates 5 GW Of Brazilian Wind Power

GE says it has become the first company to reach 5 GW of installed wind capacity in Brazil. As part of the 5 GW, GE’s...
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Goldman Sachs Company Selling DONG Energy Shares

New Energy Investment (NEI), a Luxembourg-based company indirectly owned by entities under the control of the merchant banking division of Goldman Sachs, has launched...
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Xcel Proposes Coal Plant Closures, Major Wind And Solar Investments In Colorado

The Colorado Energy Plan will advance only if the resulting portfolio of resources reduces, or at least does not increase, the cost of energy to Xcel Energy’s Colorado customers.
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Checking In: Texas Wind Farms In The Path Of Harvey

As Tropical Storm Harvey continues to devastate parts of coastal Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and operators of wind farms in...
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Ohio Utility Agreement Expands Renewable Energy, Upgrades Grid

On Friday, American Electric Power (AEP), Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) staff, the Sierra Club and other stakeholders reached a settlement agreement for AEP Ohio...
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Oklahoma Judge Dismisses AG Motion Against Wind Catcher

A motion to reject Public Service Co. of Oklahoma’s (PSO) pre-approval request for the 2 GW Wind Catcher facility has been dismissed in court. PSO...
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Delaware Now Has An Offshore Wind Working Group

Today, Delaware’s Gov. John Carney signed an executive order establishing the Offshore Wind Working Group, which will study potential environmental and economic development benefits...

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