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DOI Takes Action To Spur Wind Development Offshore South Carolina

As part of a plan to spur wind energy development in federal waters offshore South Carolina, the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI)...

ACCIONA Co-Leads Initiative To Double Renewable Energy Capacity By 2025

ACCIONA says it has joined forces with other companies within the renewables sector to launch an initiative to nearly double renewable energy capacity...

Alstom Acquisition Prompts GE Renewable Energy Reorganization

GE has moved its renewable energy business to Paris after its $10.4 billion acquisition of rival turbine maker Alstom. According to a company spokesperson,...

Risk-y Business: Regional Bank Digs Into Renewable Energy

Since financing a 1.4 MW stationary fuel cell at Central Connecticut State University in 2011, Webster Bank has financed approximately 60 MW of...

Ro/Ro Your Boat: Siemens’ Partnership To Cut Offshore Shipment Costs

Siemens will partner with a European service provider to streamline the transport of the turbine maker's large offshore wind machines. The company will...

Senvion Acquires Blade Materials Provider

In a move designed to optimize its blade technology, turbine maker Senvion has acquired RodPack technology from Chase Corp. Terms of the deal...

LEEDCo, Maine Aqua Ventus Projects Receive $3.7 Million DOE Offshore Wind Award

Cleveland-based Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) and Maine Aqua Ventus - the two runners-up in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 2014...

Senvion Shuts Down Ontario Facility

Having completed all of its blade production orders associated with the feed-in tariff (FIT) program, Senvion will close its PowerBlades production facility, located...

Up, Up And Away! University Engineers Test The Limits Of Tall Towers

Hydraulic equipment in two civil engineering labs recently pushed and pulled at test sections of a new kind of wind turbine tower, simulating...

Block Island Wind Farm Assembly Operations To Begin At Providence Port

Deepwater Wind and GE are establishing a new temporary manufacturing facility at the Port of Providence for the assembly of turbine components for...

Principle Power’s Technology Inspires Consortium To Build Floating Wind Farm Off Of Portugal

EDP Renewables, Mitsubishi Corp. Chiyoda Corp., Engie and Repsol have agreed to build a floating offshore wind farm located off the coast of...

Quebec’s Wind Industry Shows Support After Paris Attacks

The Quebec wind industry is offering its support for Paris in the aftermath of the Nov. 13 terror attacks. 'Over the last 10...

Equinix To Power Data Centers With 100% Renewables

Equinix, a provider of interconnection and data center services, has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with affiliates of NextEra Energy Resources and Invenergy...

Nordex Sets Strategic Goals For Merge With Acciona Windpower

Nordex SE has presented its medium-term strategic targets, which are based on the assumption that it will be able to merge its operating...

MAKE: Utilities And C&I Firms Boost Demand For U.S. Wind Power

In a newly published Flash Note, MAKE Consulting has increased its U.S. wind power outlook for the 2015-2017 period by 3.7 GW. The...

Siemens Sees Year-Over-Year Wind Profits Rise

Germany-based Siemens says it had a 'strong finish' for fiscal-year 2015. Among the conglomerate's many businesses, Siemens' wind power and renewables division experienced...

Report Explores The Future Relationship Between Wind Energy And The Grid

With wind energy increasingly getting established as a mainstream option for electricity generation in many countries, its integration with the conventional grid has...

After Another Strong Quarter, Nordex Raises Targets For Order Intake And Sales

For the third quarter of the year, German wind manufacturer Nordex says sales climbed by more than 50% to EUR 685.8 million, compared...

Gamesa Doubles Net Profit In First Nine Months Of 2015

In line with its business plan for 2015-2017, Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa says strong commercial activity boosted its order intake - with...

IEA Underscores Progress Of Renewables, Importance Of Paris Climate Conference

Renewables contributed almost half of the world's new power generation capacity in 2014 and have already become the second-largest source of electricity, behind...

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