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World Wind & Solar Acquires Axis Renewable Group
Tehachapi, Calif.-based World Wind & Solar (WWS), a provider of renewable energy operations and maintenance, has acquired San Diego-based Axis Renewable Group, an independent...
Wind Catcher Energy Connection OK’d In Arkansas
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (AEP) company, has announced that the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) determined the Wind Catcher...
Renewable Energy Jobs Grew 5.3% In 2017: IRENA
The renewable energy industry created more than 500,000 new jobs globally in 2017, representing a 5.3% increase from 2016, according to a new report...
Wind And Natural Gas Are Killing Coal, Not ‘War On Coal,’ Study Claims
Cheap natural gas prices and the increasing availability of wind energy are pummeling the coal industry more than regulation, claims a new economic analysis...
Goldwind Installs 199.2-Meter Wind Turbine In Texas
Goldwind Americas has completed the installation of its GW 3MW(S) Smart Wind Turbine test unit at the UL Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility at West...
Senvion Introduces 4.2 MW Platforms For U.S. Wind Market
Senvion has unveiled new 4.2 MW wind turbine platforms suited for the low- and medium-wind conditions of the U.S. market.
The new 4.2M140 and 4.2M148...
TP&L Claims Largest Wind Component Distribution Center In North America
Transportation Partners and Logistics (TP&L) now owns and operates what it claims to be the largest wind power component and distribution center in North...
Construction Starts On Live Oak Wind Project In West Texas
ENGIE North America Inc. has announced the start of construction of the Live Oak Wind Project in west Texas.
Located near San Angelo in Schleicher...
Innergex Secures PPA For Foard City Wind Project In Texas
Quebec-based Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. has signed a 12-year wind power purchase agreement (PPA) with an affiliate of Luminant, a Texas-based power company.
Luminant will...
GE Power Names Leader Of Energy Storage
GE Power has tapped former AES and RES Americas executive Robert Morgan to lead its new energy storage unit.
One of Morgan's principal roles as...
Invenergy Reaches Financial Close On Michigan Wind Farm
Invenergy has completed construction financing for its 161.3 MW Pine River Wind Energy Center, located in Michigan's Gratiot and Isabella counties.
Rabobank, Nord/LB and SMBC...
Broadwind Energy Names Chief Operating Officer
Cicero, Ill.-based Broadwind Energy Inc. has announced Eric B. Blashford as its chief operating officer (COO), effective May 4.
Blashford, who first joined Broadwind in 2014,...
Work Beginning Soon On Community-Sponsored Texas Wind Project
With recent approval from the Public Utility Council of Texas, construction of the community-sponsored Hale Wind Project will begin this June, Dallas-based Tri Global Energy...
MidAmerican Makes More Headway On Wind XI In Iowa
This summer, MidAmerican Energy Co. will kick off construction of two wind farms in Adair County, Iowa.
The Arbor Hill project includes 125 wind turbines,...
U.S. Climbs Back Up Renewable Energy Attractiveness Index
Overtaking India, the U.S. has climbed to second place in the latest renewable energy country attractiveness index (RECAI) issued by EY, a global provider...
NYSERDA Offering $5 Million For Offshore Wind Resource Assessment
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is making up to $5 million available to support meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) data...
Minneapolis Commits To 100% Renewable Energy
On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved the city’s commitment to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2030, the Sierra Club has...
Vineyard Wind Shareholders Win 1.35 GW Deals Overseas
The shareholders of New Bedford, Mass.-based Vineyard Wind have been awarded contracts in Germany and Taiwan for offshore wind farms with a combined capacity...
Duke Energy Grew Renewables Capacity 20 Percent In 2017
Duke Energy's renewable energy capacity grew by almost 20% in 2017, according to the company's newly released sustainability report.
One of the company's sustainability goals...
Xcel Energy Moves Forward On Texas, New Mexico Wind Expansion
New large wind energy facilities that are expected to return significant savings to Xcel Energy’s Texas and New Mexico customers over 30 years have...