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Nordex Turbine Collapses In Northern Ireland
On the evening of Jan. 2, a single Nordex N80-2.5 MW wind turbine crashed on the grounds of the Screggagh wind farm, located...
Northern Power Systems Files For Initial Public Offering
Barre, Vt.-based Northern Power Systems Corp., best known for manufacturing 100 kW direct-drive wind turbines, has filed a registration statement with the U.S....
Governors Urge Obama To Consider Numerous U.S. Wind Energy Options
The Governors' Wind Energy Coalition is urging President Obama to take the next steps to help states realize their wind energy potential. In...
U.K.-Generated Wind Power Shatters Records
Wind energy generated more than 25% of electricity of all U.K. homes last year, according to advocacy group RenewableUK. Citing National Grid statistics,...
Wind Projects Figure In NRG Yield’s Recent Haul
NRG Yield has completed its previously announced acquisition of assets from NRG Energy Inc. for $480 million in total cash consideration, plus assumed...
A Long, Strange Trip Indeed: Looking Back At The Top 10 Wind Energy Stories...
From the freezing of Ohio's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard to the uncertainty on Capitol Hill, 2014 was packed with plenty of drama and...
Macquarie Ups Stake In Idaho Wind Farm
A subsidiary of global financial services firm Macquarie has increased its ownership stake in Idaho Wind Partners (IWP), a 183 MW wind power...
Ontario Court Rules In Favor Of Wind Power
In a victory for provincial wind developers, Ontario's Environmental Review Tribunal dismissed a claim brought by local residents asserting that wind turbines pose...
Investment In Microgrid Technologies Expected To Exceed $155 Billion Through 2023
A report from Navigant Research says microgrids have become a growing phenomenon in the global energy sector, with investment in its underlying technologies...
Renewables Comprise Majority Of New Generation For November, Year
Wind energy and solar power combined provided more than 70% of the 873 MW of new U.S. electrical generating capacity placed into service...
Pattern Energy Acquires Logan’s Gap Wind Project In Texas
Pattern Energy Group has acquired the 200 MW Logan's Gap Wind project for $113 million from Pattern Energy Group LP. Logan's Gap Wind,...
GE Turbine Partially Collapses At Kansas Wind Farm Owned By Enel Green Power
A GE 1.85 MW turbine with an 87-meter rotor partially collapsed last week at the Buffalo Dunes wind farm, located near Garden City,...
Lincoln Electric System Finalizes Wind PPAs
Nebraska-based Lincoln Electric System (LES) has completed power purchase agreements (PPAs) to add 173 MW of wind energy and 5 MW of solar...
Obama Signs Extenders Package Containing One-Year PTC Extension Into Law
It is official. On Friday, Dec. 19, President Obama signed H.R.5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, into law. H.R.5771 provides a...
PacifiCorp Pleads Guilty To Violating Migratory Bird Treaty Act
PacifiCorp Energy, a subsidiary of PacifiCorp, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Wyoming to violating the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act in...
EIA: U.S. Wind Power Capacity Additions Expected To Increase In Final Quarter
U.S. installed wind capacity additions in the first three quarters of 2014 have totaled less than 2 GW, but the U.S. Energy Information...
Quebec Crowns 450 MW Wind Power RFP Winners
Hydro-Quebec Distribution has announced the three winning bids in response to a request for proposals (RFP) issued last year to purchase a 450...
Long Island Power Authority Turns Down Deepwater Wind’s PPA Bid
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has turned down Deepwater Wind's bid to secure a power purchase agreement (PPA) under a 280 MW...
Boralex To Acquire Enel Green Power’s French Assets
Quebec-based Boralex Inc. has announced it will acquire Enel Green Power's French subsidiary for a total net consideration of C$400 million (approximately $344...
Transmission Study Shows Nebraska Could Handle A Lot More Wind Power
With its current transmission infrastructure, Nebraska has the potential to integrate at least 2 GW more of wind energy, according to a new...