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Texas Tech Team’s New Radar Prototype Could Help Lower Energy Costs
Using breakthrough technology, a team of academics is looking at ways to boost wind farm performance and lower the cost of energy.
Kingman Wind Energy Center Kicks Off Construction
Local dignitaries, including Gov. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., celebrated the kick-off to construction for the 200 MW Kingman Wind Energy Center, located west of Wichita,...
LM Wind Power Breaks Ground On New Wind Turbine Blade Plant In Turkey
LM Wind Power has broken ground on a 17 hectares piece of land in Bergama, Turkey, from the Bergama Organized Industrial Zone.
According to LM, the site...
An ITC For Energy Storage? New Bill Aims To Establish Tax Incentives
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, has introduced legislation that would establish an investment...
100 Percent Renewable Energy Goal Set For Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City has committed to transition to 100% renewable energy sources by 2032, as well as reduce carbon emissions citywide by 80% by...
AWEA Cites Benefits Of Expanding CAISO To A Regional Market
The drumbeat is growing louder from those who contend that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) should be expanded into a regional market.
According to...
Enel Starts Construction At Chisholm View II
Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA) has started construction of the Chisholm View II wind project in Oklahoma, which is an expansion of the...
GE Renewable Energy Ships First Offshore Wind Nacelles To U.S.
GE says that five 370-ton nacelles are scheduled to begin their voyage to the U.S. in the coming days. They will equip the Block...
ACCIONA Signs Its First Renewable Energy Contract Under Mexico’s Energy Reforms
ACCIONA Energia has signed its first contract with Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) for the delivery of renewable power and clean energy certificates resulting...
Nordex Receives Two Orders Totaling 30 MW
The Nordex Group has obtained two new orders from Terna Energy SA for a pair of wind farms located in Greece. In total, Nordex...
Serious Injuries Sustained At Ninnescah Wind Farm; OSHA Opens Inquiry
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an inquiry after two construction workers recently sustained injuries in separate incidents at the same site in less than a week.
French Energy Conglomerate Takes Stake In United Wind
Total Energy Ventures, the venture capital arm of French energy giant Total SA, has purchased an undisclosed stake in Brooklyn, N.Y.-based United Wind, a...
Danish Investor Acquires 516 MW In Texas
Denmark-based Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has purchased two wind farms from developer Tri Global Energy.
According to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, the deal includes the acquisition of...
Gamesa To Supply 48 MW To Chinese Utility
Gamesa has secured a 48 MW order from Chinese utility Datang for the Sanlengshan wind complex, located in the Liaoning region in northeastern China.
According...
Axium Infrastructure Buys Into Yet Another EDF Wind Project
A consortium led by Axium Infrastructure has executed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire a 50% ownership interest in EDF Renewable Energy's (EDF)...
CS Wind Canada Closing Temporarily
Windsor, Ontario-based tower manufacturer CS Wind, a subsidiary of Vietnam-based CS Wind Corp., is temporarily closing operations for six weeks due to a lack...
NYPA Deploys System To Avoid Anchor Strikes To Underwater Transmission Cables
In a creative twist, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) has deployed a virtual beacon system to help maritime traffic avoid damaging anchor strikes...
Gamesa Obtains Type Certification For Its Most Powerful Turbine
After a year of testing, Gamesa's 5 MW G132 has been awarded type certification by technical advisor DNV GL.
According to Gamesa, the certification verifies...
European Offshore Wind Developers, Carbon Trust Join Forces To Slash Costs
Nine of the largest offshore wind developers in Europe – along with the Carbon Trust – have united in their quest to lower offshore...
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Receives 406 MW Order In Denmark
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received an order from Vattenfall, a Swedish energy company working toward sustainable production and cost-efficient supply, to supply turbines and...