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IKEA Buys 46 MW Canadian Wind Farm From Mainstream
Mainstream Renewable Power has closed a deal to sell its 46 MW Oldman 2 Wind Farm, located in Alberta, Canada, to furniture-retail giant...
Trillium To Get Its Day In Court Against Ontario Government
An appeals court has ruled that Toronto-based Trillium Power Wind Corp. can proceed with its lawsuit against the Ontario government. The developer had...
GE Blade Crashes To The Ground At DTE Wind Farm
Detroit-based utility DTE Energy has ceased work on its 112 MW Echo Wind Park after a blade from a GE 1.6-100 turbine broke...
Interior Department Approves Most Of 1.5 GW Transmission Line Project
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved a majority of the proposed Gateway West Transmission Line Project, a 990-mile, high-voltage line...
Permit In Hand, Wind Developer Finds State Tough Sledding
Emerging Energies of Wisconsin (EEW) recently became the first wind developer in Wisconsin to receive a permit since the state enacted strict siting...
Floating Wind Turbine Producing Power Offshore Fukushima
A consortium has officially flipped the switch on its 2 MW floating offshore wind turbine off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, site of...
LM Wind Power Sells Brakes Business To Altra Holdings
Turbine component maker LM Wind Power Group has agreed to sell its Svendborg Brakes company to Altra Holdings Inc., a Massachusetts-headquartered supplier of...
Vestas Seeks Hundreds Of New Workers At Colorado Plants
Vestas is on the lookout to hire hundreds of new employees at its Colorado manufacturing plants. The announcement comes after the turbine maker,...
Report Shows Promising Financial Uptick For Gamesa
In a new financial report, Gamesa reveals it is on track to reach the upper end of its objectives for profitability and sales...
MidAmerican Starts Working On 1 GW Of Wind, Taps Siemens As Turbine Supplier
MidAmerican Energy Co. has revealed details about its plans to develop 1.05 GW of new wind generation in Iowa by the end of...
Maine Offshore Wind Consortium Releases Some Details About 12 MW Project
A University of Maine-led consortium has released the public version of its proposal to develop Maine Aqua Ventus I, a 12 MW offshore...
Beyond 2015: Could Michigan Triple Its Renewables Mandate?
Tick tock. The legislative clock is ticking. Five years ago, Michigan established a 10% by 2015 renewable portfolio standard (RPS), but what lies...
U.K. Offshore Wind Outpaces Onshore During ‘Record Breaking’ Year
For the first time, U.K. offshore wind has outpaced onshore installations in the region, according to a new report from RenewableUK. In addition,...
Siemens Wind Division Closes Out The Year Strong
Citing 'strong offshore performance,' Siemens reports that its wind division generated EUR 179 million in profits during the fourth quarter of 2013 (Q4'13)...
Vestas Says Turnaround Plan Is On Course Despite Revenue Drop
In the third quarter of this year (Q3'13), Vestas generated revenue of EUR 1.442 billion - a 27% decrease year-over-year. Nonetheless, the company...
U.K. Government Funds Research To Cut Costs Of Offshore Wind
The U.K. Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has announced 2.5 million British pounds (approximately $4 million) in new government investment aimed...
Microsoft Buying Wind Power From 110 MW Texas Project
Computer software giant Microsoft has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with RES Americas for the output from a Texas wind project....
Survey Reveals 72% Support For U.K. Offshore Wind Power
Citing published figures, the U.K.-based Renewable Energy Association (REA) reports that 76% of respondents surveyed by the government 'support the use of renewable...
Navigant: Latin America Becoming ‘Hottest Growth Market’ For Wind Power
Although wind power plant construction across Latin America is modest compared to more established markets, such as North America and Europe, the region's...
DOE Seeks Regional Resource Centers For Wind Power
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is on the lookout for organizations to help the agency and lab...