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Global Wind Power Market Poised To Rebound This Year, Install At Least 47 GW
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) says it expects new global wind installations to reach at least 47 GW this year, a dramatic...
Feds List New Bird Species As Threatened – Should Wind Developers Be Worried?
In response to a precipitous decline of the lesser prairie-chicken (LPC), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced on March 27 that...
Fishermen’s Energy Appeals BPU Decision To Deny Offshore Pilot
Fishermen's Energy has filed an appeal with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and wants the regulators to reconsider what the...
GE Turbine Blade Breaks At Indiana Wind Farm
On the night of April 2, a GE blade broke off at the Wildcat 1 wind farm in Indiana. E.ON Climate & Renewables...
Texas A&M University Wins $2.2M Award To Foster Offshore Wind
Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, has announced the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) is awarding $2.2 million to the Texas A&M University Wind Energy...
Wind Power Helps Significantly Cut U.S. Emissions In 2013
In 2013, the U.S. wind power fleet reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the power sector by 96 million metric tons, or 4.4%,...
AWEA Calls Recent Wind Energy Records ‘Transmission Success Stories’
Wind energy is breaking records across the U.S., thanks to long-needed transmission upgrades that are relieving congestion on the power grid and allowing...
Pew: Policy Uncertainty Stalled U.S. Clean Energy Sector In 2013
The U.S. clean energy sector continues to be buffeted by policy uncertainty, with 2013 investment down 9% from 2012 to $36.7 billion, according...
NRG Closes Edison Mission Energy Acquisition
NRG Energy Inc. has officially completed its acquisition of substantially all the assets of Edison Mission Energy (EME) for $2.635 million. Under the...
BOEM Assesses Proposal For Wind Resource Project Offshore Georgia
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published an environmental assessment (EA) for a wind energy resource project offshore Georgia. Atlanta-based Southern...
Five Common Gearbox Failures And How To Identify Them
Repairing or replacing a failed wind turbine gearbox is an extremely expensive undertaking. Gearbox failures are one of the largest sources of unplanned...
MHI-Vestas Offshore Wind Joint Venture Is Officially Operational
Following recent approval from all relevant authorities, the offshore wind joint venture between Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been formally established....
MAKE: Latin America Poised For Strong Wind Power Growth
High power prices, strong demand for electricity, reliance on expensive petroleum and the unpredictability of hydroelectricity are a few key factors that have...
Wind Generation Output In Texas Tops 10 GW, Breaks Record
March winds brought a new wind power record to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region Wednesday evening, March 26, when instantaneous...
Va. Governor Announces Offshore Wind Grants: ‘We’re Ready For Business’
The State of Virginia has awarded research grants totaling $860,000 to four local companies. According to Gov. Terry McAuliffe, D-Va., the research will...
Wind Sector Has Invested Billions Of Dollars In Oklahoma
The wind energy industry in Oklahoma has invested more than $6 billion in wind farm construction and contributed more than $1 billion to...
A Global Wind Market Roundup Of 2013 And Beyond
Navigant Research has released its annual BTM World Market Update report covering the wind power industry. The study reveals a 20% global drop...
Study: California Could Cash In On Wyoming Wind Power
Californians would benefit and save money - up to $1 billion in annual generation costs - if a new direct-current transmission line connected...
Cape Wind Offshore Project Receives More European Backing
Cape Wind and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. (BTMU) have added France-based Natixis and Netherlands-based Rabobank to serve as lead arrangers for...
Deepwater Wind Vies For LIPA Power Purchase Agreement
In response to a Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) request for proposals for new sources of renewable energy, developer Deepwater Wind is submitting...