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Vestas Books Wind Turbine Order In Ukraine
Adding to Vestas' re-start of market activities in Ukraine in late 2016, Vindkraft Tavriya LLC has ordered 12 V126-3.45 MW turbines for the Novotroitsk...
Xcel Energy Announces Big Wind Plans For Upper Midwest
Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy has rolled out a proposal to add seven wind farms in the Upper Midwest. Totaling 1,500 MW of wind energy and increasing...
Siemens’ New Low-Wind Turbine Enters Prototype Testing Phase
Siemens Wind Power’s new direct-drive, low-wind turbine has now reached the prototype testing stage. The onshore model, SWT-3.15-142, which has a rotor diameter of...
Vattenfall Bringing BMW Battery Storage To Wind Farms
European energy company Vattenfall and the BMW Group have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 1,000 lithium-ion batteries for 2017. The...
Nordex Grabs Another Order For Cold-Climate Wind Turbines
ABO Wind, an international developer headquartered in Germany, has placed another order with Nordex for a wind project in Finland.
Following the customer's nine-turbine order...
SANY, Star Energy Plan 1 GW Of North American Wind
Ralls Corp., an affiliate of China-based SANY Group Co. Ltd., has formed a partnership with Star Wind LLC, a subsidiary of Indiana-based Star Energy...
Nordex Touts Good Year In Turkish Wind Market
With approximately 350 MW installed in 2016, German turbine manufacturer Nordex is touting a 25% market share for installed wind capacity in Turkey for...
Gamesa Ups Its Spanish Supplier Base
Marking year-on-year growth of 17%, Gamesa purchased EUR 936 million worth of goods and services from Spanish suppliers in 2016.
In addition, last year, Gamesa...
Mortenson Building North America’s Biggest Single-Phase Wind Farm
Renewable energy contractor Mortenson has been selected to build what it says will be the largest single-phase wind farm ever built in North America.
The...
Pattern’s Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind Moves Forward In Quebec
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) has announced the completion of C$263 million construction-to-term financing for its 147 MW Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind project, which...
Nordex Reaches Half-Gigawatt Wind Mark In Ireland
With the commissioning of the 95 MW Meenadreen wind farm in Donegal, Nordex has passed a new milestone in the Republic of Ireland: 500...
Vestas Secures Wind Turbine Orders In Europe
Vestas recently inked two separate wind turbine orders in Norway and Austria.
In Norway, Fortum placed a firm and unconditional order for 14 V126-3.45 MW...
Northland Power Adding Another Big Offshore Wind Farm To Portfolio
Toronto-headquartered Northland Power Inc. has signed a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Highland Group Holdings Ltd. to acquire 100% of Deutsche Bucht (DeBu),...
Apex’s Rocky Forge Wind Moves Ahead In Virginia
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has approved a “permit by rule” (PBR) application for Rocky Forge Wind, a project being developed by...
Acciona Kicks Off Construction Of Wind Farm Won In Mexican Auction
Acciona Energia has begun construction work on the fifth wind farm under its ownership in Mexico: El Cortijo, a 168 MW facility located in...
Westar’s Western Plains Wind Farm Comes To Life In Kansas
Thanks to the completion of its Western Plains wind farm, Topeka, Kan.-based Westar Energy Inc. is now meeting more than half of the annual...
Senvion Inks 151 MW Of U.K. Wind Orders
Senvion has secured a contract with Banks Renewables for the supply and installation of 47 turbines for three U.K. wind projects totaling 151 MW.
Senvion...
E.ON Brings Energy Storage To West Texas Wind Farms
E.ON North America is building two energy storage projects, dubbed Texas Waves, at the sites of the company’s Pyron and Inadale wind farms, which...
Vestas Lands 348 MW Order For U.S. Wind Project
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order from an undisclosed U.S. customer for 348 MW of wind turbines.
Under the contract, Vestas will provide...
Energy Storage Giant Completed In San Diego County
In partnership with AES Energy Storage, San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) has unveiled what the utility says is the world’s largest lithium-ion battery...