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SNL Energy: U.S. Wind Industry Installs 485 MW In First Quarter

The U.S. wind industry installed 485 MW of wind capacity during the first quarter of 2014 - a 26% increase from the first...

Gamesa Chairman: ‘We’re On The Right Track’

Speaking before a shareholders meeting, Gamesa Chairman Ignacio Martin told investors that the turbine manufacturer's restructuring plan has restored company financials and laid...

Competitive Lease Process Begins For N.Y. Offshore Wind Development

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is launching a competitive lease process for wind energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)...

AWEA Touts Clean Air Benefits Of U.S. Wind Power

The 167.7 million MWh of wind energy produced in the U.S. in 2013 reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 126.8 million tons -...

Piggybacking Wind And Solar: Can Two Renewable Energy Sources Peacefully Co-Exist?

Spurred on by opportunity and the desire to maximize existing generating assets, several wind developers are now beginning to look at adding solar...

NextEra Plans IPO Of Renewables Spin-Off Company

NextEra Energy Inc. has announced that its limited partnership, NextEra Energy Partners LP (NEP), has filed for an initial public offering with the...

Texas Renewable Energy Production Up 12%; Wind Remains No. 1

Energy produced in Texas using renewable resources grew by 12% in 2013, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). The grid...

Pattern Energy Raises $586 Million In Public Offering

Pattern Energy Group Inc. has closed a previously announced underwritten public offering in Canada and raised $586 million. In total, over 21 million...

Ohio Senate Passes Two-Year Freeze On Renewables Mandate

On May 8, the Ohio Senate passed S.B.310, a bill to alter the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS). The RPS requires Ohio utilities...

Nordex Increases 2014 Goals After Strong First Quarter

The management board of Nordex has raised the turbine maker's full-year guidance after the company recorded 'better than expected' business performance in the...

Global Wind Power Sector Created 80,000 More Jobs Last Year

In 2013, about 834,000 people were employed in the wind power industry worldwide, an approximately 11% increase from 753,000 in 2012, according to...

GE Investigates Two More Turbine Blade Breaks

Within a two-week time span, there were recently two separate blade failures at Invenergy's Prairie Breeze wind farm. Located in Nebraska, the 200.6...

CanWEA Calls For Closer Study Of BC Wind Energy Resource

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is calling on the British Columbia government to look at wind energy and consider it as an...

Cape Wind Completing Geophysical Surveys For Offshore Project

Cape Wind has announced that a team, including three companies based in New Bedford, Mass., is involved with completing geophysical surveys of the...

Block Island Offshore Wind Demo Receives First Major Permits

Deepwater Wind says it has received the first major environmental permit approvals needed to begin deployment of its Block Island Wind Farm, a...

Gamesa Doubles Q1 Profits Year-Over-Year

Gamesa ended the first quarter of 2014 (Q1'14) with EUR 17 million in net profit, more than double the EUR 7 million figure...

Vestas Picks Up Financial Momentum In First Quarter

In the first quarter of 2014 (Q1'14), Vestas stayed on its planned course for growth and recorded a profit following a series of...

Siemens AG Reveals Shakeup Plan To Streamline Business

Germany-based conglomerate Siemens AG has announced Vision 2020, a new strategy to streamline and restructure the company's operations. As of Oct. 1, the...

DOE Shocker: Down-Select Offshore Winners Raise Some Eyebrows

In a highly anticipated announcement made during Wednesday's opening general session at the American Wind Energy Association's WINDPOWER 2014 show, the U.S. Department...

Energy Department Determines 35% U.S. Wind By 2050 Is Achievable

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has previewed an ambitious vision for the growth of U.S. wind energy to account for 35% of...

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