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Sierra Club Launches Ads Thanking Illinois Reps For Supporting The Wind PTC

The Sierra Club, which kicked off a nationwide ad blitz targeting Congress members for inaction on the wind production tax credit (PTC) in...

Mexico On Pace To Set New Renewables Investment Record

Plentiful resources of renewables like wind and solar power - combined with a need for new, more economical power capacity - are fueling...

Report Says Oversupply Of Wind Turbine Components Remains A Problem

Shifting demand and oversupply of critical wind turbine components continue to challenge the global wind energy supply base, according to MAKE Consulting. MAKE's...

Feds Map Out Three Wind Development Areas Offshore North Carolina

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has designated three areas off the coast of North Carolina for the potential development of offshore...

Wyoming Regulators Sign Off On 3 GW Wind Farm

The Wyoming Industrial Siting Council, which is in charge of granting permits to large-scale industrial projects in the state, has unanimously approved Power...

U.S. Offshore Wind Developer Fishermen’s Energy Signs $46.7M Federal Grant

Fishermen's Energy, one of three offshore wind developers to win follow-up funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), held a ceremony on...

Evergreen Pacific Partners Buys Majority Stake In SafeWorks

Evergreen Pacific Partners, a Washington-based private equity fund, has acquired Seattle-based SafeWorks from Wynnchurch Capital. SafeWorks designs and builds hoists, service lifts, climb...

Boralex Sees Q2 Performance Lift, Thanks To Newly Commissioned Projects

Boralex Inc., a Canada-based power producer whose core focus is on the development and operation of renewable energy, says new assets commissioned over...

Shipments Of Wind Power Components Boost Activity At St. Lawrence Seaway

Over 15 million metric tons of cargo moved through the St. Lawrence Seaway during the month of July, down just 4% over last...

NRG Closes $500 Million Offering Meant To Help Fund Wind Farm Purchase

NRG Yield Operating, an indirect subsidiary of NRG Yield, has closed its previously announced offering of $500 million of 5.375% senior notes due...

TNT Says Canadian Wind Power Expansion Helped Prompt New Crane Acquisition

Texas-based TNT Crane & Rigging Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stampede Crane & Rigging Inc., Stampede Crane & Rigging Ltd.,...

Pattern Energy Group Reports ‘Strong’ Second Quarter

Pattern Energy Group says its revenue reached $65 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2014 (Q2'14), an 11% increase from Q2'13, and...

Lower Wind Sales In China Hurt AMSC’s Financial Results

Massachusetts-based AMSC has announced its revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 (Q1'14) was $11.7 million, a drop from the $23.1 million...

Embryonic No More: U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Gaining Momentum

At long last, the U.S. offshore wind industry is showing real progress toward putting steel in the water. The offshore sector is progressing...

Pattern Acquires 200 MW Wind Project In Texas; Walmart To Buy Power

Pattern Development has acquired the 200 MW Logan's Gap wind project, located in Comanche County, Texas, from Pioneer Green Energy. As the developer...

Cape Wind Taps WMJV As Lead Construction Contractor

Cape Wind has further expanded its project team, having signed a contract with Weeks/Manson, a Joint Venture (WMJV) to serve as the lead...

AWEA: U.S. Installs 853 MW Of Wind In First Half Of 2014

The U.S. wind energy industry installed 835 MW during the first half of this year - dwarfing the 1.6 MW installed during the...

Offshore Wind Issues Hinder Siemens’ Profits In Third Quarter

In the third quarter of fiscal-year 2014 (Q3'14), German conglomerate Siemens posted strong results in most areas: Net income rose to EUR 1.4...

EIA: U.S. Hydropower Generation Now Routinely Exceeded By Wind, Solar And Other Renewables

According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA), April marked the eighth consecutive month that the nation's total monthly non-hydro renewable generation exceeded...

U.K. Offshore Wind Generation Jumps 52% In 2013

Offshore wind generation in the U.K. increased by 52% last year, and onshore wind generation was up 40% in the region, according to...

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