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Trinity Industries Reports An Increase In Tower Orders With PTC Extension
Dallas-based Trinity Industries - a provider of products and services to the industrial, energy, transportation and construction sectors - is reporting an increase...
Xcel Energy Proposes Fourth Upper Midwest Wind Project
Xcel Energy is proposing a 150 MW wind farm in north-central North Dakota. According to Xcel, the Border Winds Project, located in Rolette...
Clean Line ‘Overwhelmed’ By Wind Developer Response To RFI
Clean Line Energy Partners reports that 15 wind generation companies in Oklahoma, southwest Kansas and the Texas Panhandle have responded to a request...
Vaisala Acquires Second Wind
Helsinki, Finland-based atmospheric observations provider Vaisala has acquired Newton, Mass.-based Second Wind Systems Inc. A purchase price was not disclosed. According to Vaisala,...
Iowa Utilities Board Greenlights MidAmerican’s Expansion
The Iowa Utilities Board has approved a MidAmerican Energy proposal for the development of up to 1,050 MW of additional wind generation in...
TPI To Produce Rotor Blades For Nordex
Nordex has signed a multiyear supply agreement with TPI Composites to supply blades for the N117/2400 turbine model. Nordex intends to use these...
Minnesota Wind Project Nabs Power Purchase Agreement
Star Distributed Energy has obtained a 20-year power purchase agreement with Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) for a 19.5 MW wind project located...
With The U.S. Wind Market Under Caution, Gamesa Reshapes Itself As ‘Technology Partner’
Like many turbine makers, Gamesa has certainly endured its share of recent struggles. Not only has it reduced head count and adjusted costs...
Private Equity Firm Buys Stephens Ranch From Mesa Power, Wind Tex Energy
Greenwich, Conn.-based private equity firm Starwood Energy Group has acquired the 377 MW Stephens Ranch Wind Project from developers Mesa Power and Wind...
Largest Federally Owned Wind Project Breaks Ground; Will Power More Than Half Of Nuclear...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says that an 11.5 MW wind project located near the Pantex nuclear weapons stockpile facility has officially...
Wind Energy Helps ERCOT Power Through Third-Highest Demand In Its History
Demand for power on the grid that serves most of Texas hit the third-highest level in its history on Wednesday, Aug. 7., and...
Ambitious Developer Plans 1 GW Community Wind Farm In S.D.
South Dakota-based developer Dakota Plains Energy wants to team up with local landowners in Lincoln County to build a community wind farm between...
DONG Energy Partners With Academia To Lower Offshore Wind Costs
DONG Energy will work with three universities to research and develop methods to reduce the cost of energy from offshore wind turbines. The...
Vestas Faces Possible Lawsuit From Deminor
Deminor International intends to sue turbine maker Vestas on behalf of disgruntled investors. Vestas says the claim is based on an existing lawsuit...
GCube Lists Most Common Wind Insurance Claims
Blade damage and gearbox failure are the most common U.S. wind energy insurance claims, according to renewable energy insurance services provider GCube. Based...
Despite Record-Breaking Installs, Report Says U.S. Must Find Way To Rebuild Pipeline
By now, most everyone in the U.S. wind industry understands that last year's 13 GW-plus installed capacity shattered all previous records. But how...
Major Provider Energizes First Of Seven CREZ Lines
Electric Transmission Texas (ETT), a joint venture between subsidiaries of American Electric Power and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., has energized the first of...
Marubeni And Mainstream Agree On Equity Investment
Mainstream Renewable Power and Japanese Trading Company Marubeni Corp. have agreed on a EUR 100 million equity investment deal that sees Marubeni gaining...
Greenbriar Capital Acquires Partial Ownership In Utah Wind Farm
Greenbriar Capital Corp. has completed an acquisition agreement with Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Champlin Windpower LLC to become a 50% owner of the 80...
U.K. Government Pumping Funds Into Offshore Wind Industry
The U.K. government has unveiled a plan to invest 66 million British pounds into the region's offshore wind industry. At a ceremony officially...