© Copyright Zackin Publications Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Tag: clean-energy
MidAmerican Goes With Vestas For Massive Iowa Wind Project
Vestas is confirming it has entered into a conditional agreement with MidAmerican Energy Co. to supply up to 1,000 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for...
BlackRock Takes 50% Stake In 211 MW Texas Wind Farm
BlackRock Real Assets has closed its purchase of GE Energy Financial Services’ 50% interest in the Grandview wind project, located in Carson County, Texas.
Grandview...
Gamesa And Siemens Officially Sign Deal To Become One
Rumors of a potential merger have been swirling all year, but the two giant wind OEMs have now signed a binding agreement on the deal.
SgurrEnergy Wins Contract For Harburnhead Scottish Wind Farm
Renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy has secured a three-year asset management contract for Scottish wind farm Harburnhead, bringing SgurrEnergy’s operational management portfolio to over 150...
Catholic Leaders Renew Call To Action For More Clean Energy
Catholic leaders have called for the development and deployment of more renewable energy in honor of the one-year anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical that emphasized...
How Close Are Siemens And Gamesa To Sealing Their Big Merger?
Is the Siemens-Gamesa merger finally coming to fruition? According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, which cites sources familiar with the...
Subsea Cable Failures Are Taking Toll On Offshore Wind Sector, Underwriter Warns
Incidents relating to the installation and operation of high-voltage subsea cables are the most costly cause of financial losses in the global offshore wind...
Expect Dramatic Drops In Wind And Solar Electricity Prices By 2025: IRENA
The report estimates that by 2025, average electricity costs could decrease 59% for solar PV, 35% for offshore wind and 26% for onshore wind.
Happy Global Wind Day! GWEC Celebrates 1.1 Million Wind Jobs
Today, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is celebrating annual Global Wind Day and highlighting the socio-economic benefits generated by the wind industry, which...
Report Says Renewables Will Beat Coal, Gas With Lowest Electricity Costs
Low prices for coal and natural gas are likely to persist, but they will fail to prevent a fundamental transformation of the world electricity...
Tata Power Subsidiary To Acquire Welspun Renewables Energy
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd. (TPREL), Tata Power Co.'s renewable energy subsidiary, has signed an agreement to acquire Welspun Renewables Energy Private Ltd. (WREPL)....
Latest In Vermont: Altered Renewables Siting Bill Awaits Shumlin’s Signature
Days after its veto by the governor, a freshly altered Vermont bill relating to the siting of renewable energy projects is headed back to...
Minnesota Power Resource Plan Includes 100-300 MW Wind Procurement
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted unanimously to approve Minnesota Power’s 15-year resource plan, which includes investments in wind and solar power...
U.S. Campaign To Spread The Word On Reaching 100 Percent Renewables
Environment America Research & Policy Center says it will deploy hundreds of door-knockers this summer in a multimillion-dollar effort to educate Americans about the...
New York-Based United Wind Announces New Hires
United Wind, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based provider of distributed wind energy solutions, has hired Joseph Yurcisin as vice president of business development and Philip Futernik...
EDF EN Canada Sells 50% Stake In Quebec Wind Farm
EDF EN Canada Inc. has sold a 50% interest in the 74 MW Mont-Rothery Wind Project to MD1 WIND LP, a limited partnership formed...
U.S. Earns Big Upgrades In MAKE’s Global Wind Power Market Outlook
Thanks to policy clarity in the U.S. and China, MAKE Consulting has boosted its 10-year global wind market outlook by 1%. The firm says...
Global Consortium Working On Maine Floating Offshore Wind Pilot Project
France-based naval defense and energy company DCNS says it has joined the University of Maine, the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, Emera, and...
Fragrance Manufacturer Brings 2.4 MW Wind Turbine On-Site
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) has deployed what it calls the “flavor and fragrance industry’s” first on-site wind project, located at the New...
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Nets 41.5 MW Order For Blyth Wind Farm
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received an order from EDF Energy Renewables for five V164-8.0 MW turbines to serve the 41.5 MW Blyth Offshore...