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Report: Wind Has More Than Enough Potential To Cover World’s Energy Needs
Wind energy has enough resource potential to cover the world's total energy supply needs, according to the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA). The...
Gearbox Express To Double Footprint By Building New Facility
Gearbox Express (GBX), a provider of down-tower wind gearbox remanufacturing services, has announced plans to double its footprint by building a new, 75,000-square-foot...
National Grid And Anbaric Partner On Renewables Transmission Work In New England
National Grid, a utility company with deep roots in the U.S. Northeast, and Anbaric, a Massachusetts-based transmission project developer, have announced they are...
Can Wind Energy And Birds Coexist? Environmental Group Says Yes
Climate change will have major impacts on birds and their habitats, according to a recent report from the National Audubon Society. Scientists project...
Court Approves Vestas’ Deal To Pay $5 Million Under U.S. Settlement
The U.S. District Court, Portland Division, has approved a $5 million deal Vestas had proposed to settle a 2011 class action lawsuit against...
Solar And Wind Power Increasingly Shaping CAISO Load Curves
As more solar and wind electric generating capacity is added in California, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is facing an increasingly different...
Wind Turbine Manufacturing Capacity Outstrips Demand
Global wind turbine manufacturing capacity has far surpassed demand, according to a new report from Navigant Research. The report says that during the...
Another Study Finds Wind Turbines Do Not Affect Nearby Property Values
Echoing the findings of similar U.S. studies, new research out of Ontario says wind turbines have no effect on property values of nearby...
Capital Power Acquires U.S.-Based Unit Of Element Power
Canada-based Capital Power has signed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire Element Power US LLC, a U.S.-based subsidiary of global developer Element...
NextEra To Buy Majority Stake In Hawaiian Electric In $4.3 Billion Deal
NextEra Energy Inc. and Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. (HEI) have announced a definitive agreement under which the companies have agreed to merge. The...
Wind Energy Helps Alberta’s Power Grid Stay Reliable
Alberta's power grid remained reliable this year, thanks, in part, to newly added wind energy. According to the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO),...
MIT Review Finds No Health Risks From Wind Turbines
A new Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study has found no direct link between wind turbines and human health problems. According to the...
Minnesota Can Accommodate Up To 40% Renewables Penetration, Finds Study
A study conducted by Minnesota public utilities in cooperation with the Midcontinent Independent System Operator says Minnesota's power system can accommodate renewable generation...
U.S. Interior Sets January Date For Huge Massachusetts Offshore Wind Auction
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced that more than 742,000 acres offshore Massachusetts will be offered for commercial wind energy...
New Jersey Regulators Reject Fishermen’s Energy Again
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has again rejected Fishermen's Energy's 25 MW offshore wind demonstration project, proposed off the coast...
Wind Energy Dominates New U.S. Power In October
Wind power provided over two-thirds (68.41%) of new U.S. electrical generating capacity in October, according to the latest Energy Infrastructure Update report from...
Are Fitch Ratings’ Claims About Wind Farm Underperformance Unfounded?
The issue of wind farm underperformance continues to be scrutinized. Credit agency Fitch Ratings recently concluded that U.S. wind farm underperformance is primarily...
LEEDCo Adds Fred. Olsen Windcarrier To Offshore Wind Development Team
Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) has announced that wind turbine installation firm Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS is joining the development team for...
Google To Power New Data Center With Dutch Wind Energy
Internet giant Google has entered a deal to fully power its new data center in the Netherlands with locally generated wind energy. The...
U.S. Interior Authorizes Deepwater Wind Transmission Link
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has authorized the transmission line slated to connect to Deepwater Wind's 30 MW Block Island offshore...