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New Pitch Control Slip Ring Enhances Wind Turbine Reliability
Moog Components Group Ltd., a division of Moog Inc. and a worldwide designer, manufacturer and integrator of precision control components and systems, has introduced...
DOE: The Falling Prices And Climbing Deployment Of Clean Technologies
A recent DOE report highlighting the accelerated deployment of clean energy technologies, including wind turbines, states that land-based wind accounted for 41% of all new capacity brought online in 2015.
ExxonMobil Reveals New Turbine Grease To Enhance Performance
ExxonMobil, a fuels and lubricants supplier, has introduced a new synthetic turbine grease that the company says can protect pitch, yaw and generator bearings from...
Wind Industry ‘Shocked’ As Ontario Halts LRP Mechanism
The decision will halt procurement of over 1,000 MW of wind and other renewables in order to save nearly C$3.8 billion in electricity system costs relative to Ontario’s 2013 Long-Term Energy Plan forecast.
Siemens Releases Two Wind Energy Product Announcements
Turbine supplier Siemens has released two product announcements that it says will aid in wind energy reliability and efficiency. In its first announcement, it...
Senvion Unveils Wind Turbine With 3.6 MW Power Upgrade
Senvion, a global manufacturer of both onshore and offshore wind turbines, has introduced a new turbine variant suitable for sites with medium wind speeds...
Utility Puts Out Massive RFP For More Midwest Wind Energy
Open to projects interconnecting in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, Xcel Energy's RFP could bring up to 1,500 MW of new wind power to customers.
Bank Of America Commits To 100% Renewable Electricity By 2020
Bank of America has announced new environmental operations goals to be met by 2020, including plans to go carbon neutral and to purchase 100%...
Fugro Unit To Reduce Vessel Downtime At Offshore Wind Projects
Dutch company Fugro says it is using a new track base unit fitted to its FCV remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for cable lay touchdown...
Los Angeles Takes ‘Enormous Step’ Toward 100 Percent Renewables
The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously approved a measure that instructs the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to chart a...
Alberta Sets Renewable Energy Goal Of 5,000 MW By 2030
The Canadian province of Alberta says it plans to install 5,000 MW of renewable energy, including wind and solar, to meet a new clean...
Navigant Reports Wind Turbine Orders, Capacity In First Half Of 2016
A new report from Navigant Research has found that global wind turbine orders from 11 vendors in 29 countries totaled 13,477 MW in the...
Nexans Wins Cable-Supply Contract For 66 kV Offshore Wind Farm
Nexans says its cable technology has been selected by VBMS for use in what the company is calling the world’s first 66 kV offshore...
More Wind For Amazon: New 253 MW Project Planned In West Texas
Amazon has announced its largest wind farm to date – a new 253 MW wind facility in Scurry County, Texas, that will generate 1,000,000...
Palfinger Deploys Blade Inspection, Repair System For Thomton Bank
Palfinger Marine says it has received its first order for its new blade inspection and repair system from Senvion Gmbh to be used at...
Manitowoc Crane Boosts Assembly Efficiency For Texas Wind Project
Manitowoc Co. Inc., a global manufacturer of cranes and lift solutions with manufacturing, distribution and service facilities, says Mortenson Construction is using the Manitowoc...
Amidst Lawsuit, State Majorities Actually Favor Clean Power Plan
As litigators prepare oral arguments for the 24-state suit to stop the federal government from implementing the Clean Power Plan (CPP), a Citizen Cabinet...
New Offshore Wind Alliance Launched In New York
A diverse coalition of organizations, including environmental groups, offshore wind power developers, environmental justice and community advocates, academics, and consultants, with a shared interest...
California’s Freshly Signed Bills Put Climate Change Plans Into Action
Ten years after the state adopted the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif., has now strengthened the legislation’s commitment...
TechnoCentre eolien Wins $4.6M For Renewables Integration Research
The TechnoCentre eolien (TCE), a designated college center for technology transfer affiliated with the Cegep de la Gaspesie et des Iles (CGI), says it...