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GE Builds Support Centers To Backstop Brazil Projects
In response to the expansion of wind energy in Brazil and the importance of the source to the diversification of Brazil's power grid,...
GE Energy Financial Services Acquires SSE’s Langhope Rig Wind Farm
GE Energy Financial Services (EFS) has signed an agreement with SSE Renewables to acquire the 16 MW Langhope Rig wind farm, which is...
N.Y. To Create R&D Lab For Next-Gen Electric Grid
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and SUNY Polytechnic Institute have signed an agreement to create a facility...
BOEM Awards Wind Energy Research Lease
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has granted the first wind energy research lease to the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Mines,...
IESO: Ontario Expects 1.7 GW Of New Wind By 2016
Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is projecting that more than 1.7 GW of wind will be grid-connected by September 2016, according to...
Suzlon Shareholders Say Yes To Senvion Sale
Suzlon's board of directors has formally approved the sale of German turbine subsidiary Senvion to Centerbridge Partners. The $1.2 billion all-cash deal -...
Group Releases 30 GW By 2030 Distributed Wind Report
Borrowing a page from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA) has released its own Wind Vision -...
With Potential Repeal Of RPS, Wind Developers In Lone Star State Face Texas-Sized Headaches
If a Texas Republican has his way, the state will end its renewable portfolio standard (RPS), undo the billion-dollar competitive renewable energy zones...
Stevens Steps Down At OSEA
Kristopher Stevens, executive director at the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA), is leaving the group to start his own consulting business. Nicole Risse,...
NREL Director Announces Retirement
Dan E. Arvizu, director and chief executive at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colo., will retire at the end of...
Thomas Becker Steps Down At EWEA
Thomas Becker, CEO at the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), is stepping down nearly two years to the day after he accepted the...
BOEM Receives Unsolicited Requests To Build Massive Offshore Wind Project In Hawaii
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has received two unsolicited requests from AW Hawaii Wind (AWH) to build a pair of 408...
Growth Slows For Global Small Wind Market
After several years of steady growth, the global small wind sector has now encountered challenges, according to a report from the World Wind...
Citing Opposition, Innergex Ceases Development Of Ontario Wind Farm
Independent power producer Innergex, along with partner the Algonquins of the Pikwakanagan First Nation, will no longer develop the 150 MW Nodinosi prospective...
Post-Alstom, GE Looking At Energy Shuffle
GE says it plans to split its onshore and offshore wind businesses following the successful acquisition of rival energy giant Alstom.
GE won the...
Wyoming To Protect Greater Sage-Grouse Population
Thanks to a first-of-its-kind conservation bank restricting energy development across a large swath of central Wyoming land, the greater sage-grouse can breathe a...
Wind Turbine O&M Expenditures Will Hit $17 Billion by 2020
Global expenditures for wind turbine operations and maintenance (O&M) will reach $17 billion by 2020, from $9.25 billion in 2014, according to report...
Walmart Signs PPA With Akuo Energy USA For Texas Wind Project
Walmart has agreed to purchase approximately 80% of the output generated by Akuo Energy USA's 50 MW Rocksprings Wind Farm, located near Del...
MAKE: China To Install 21.5 GW Of Wind Capacity This Year
New research by MAKE Consulting shows that China is projected to add more than 20 GW of grid-connected wind power capacity this year....
Ontario Court Rules In Favor Of Northland Power
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled in favor of Northland Power in the independent power producer's global adjustment suit against the...