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U.S. Takes No. 1 Spot In Wind Production; Iowa Reaches Milestone
Wind power produced over 190 million MWh of energy in the U.S. in 2015 - making the country No. 1 in global wind production,...
Illinois AG: EPA’s Clean Power Plan Should Survive Legal Barriers
In light of a teleconference from Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, the Illinois Sierra Club is calling for quick action by Gov. Bruce Rauner...
Invenergy Brings Former Clean Energy Trust Exec On Board
Amy Francetic, former founding executive director of Clean Energy Trust (CET) in Chicago, has joined independent renewable power generation company Invenergy as senior vice...
Vestas Secures Nearly 100 MW Of Orders In Denmark, Uruguay
Vestas has secured 45 MW and 53 MW turbine orders for wind projects in Denmark and Uruguay, respectively.
Hogager Vindpark K/S in Western Jutland, Denmark,...
Suzlon Inks 71.4 MW Turbine Order For Gujarat Project
Suzlon Group has won a 34-turbine order from Gujarat Industries Power Co. Ltd. for a 71.4 MW wind power project in the Kutch District...
Iberdrola Underscores Investment Plans, Renewables Commitments
Iberdrola has unveiled its 2016-2020 investment plans, which include a 33% allocation for renewable energy from the EUR 22 billion planned investment in regulated...
Vestas Extends 268 MW Service Contract With Spanish Developer
Vestas has extended a long-term service contract with an unidentified Spanish wind developer to maintain six projects for the remainder of their expected lifetime.
The...
Maryland Kicks Off Application Period For Offshore Wind Development
With the receipt of the initial application for a proposed offshore wind project, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has opened a 180-day application...
PG&E Says 30% Of Its Delivered Power Comes From Renewables
San Francisco-based utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has announced that nearly 30% of the power it delivers to its customers now comes...
Ballast Nedam Shifts Offshore Contracts To Deutsche Windtechnik
Netherlands-based Ballast Nedam has sold its current portfolio of four offshore wind inspection and maintenance contracts to Deutsche Windtechnik BV, the Dutch subsidiary of...
‘Substantial Business Activity’ For Turbine Vendors Shown In H2’15: Report
In the second half of 2015, more than 12 GW of capacity was awarded to wind turbine contracts for projects globally, according to a...
Adwen’s 8 MW Unit To Go Through Computational Gearbox Testing
Adwen, a 50/50 joint venture between AREVA and Gamesa, has chosen Buffalo, N.Y.-based Sentient Science for computational gearbox testing of its 8 MW offshore...
TPI Expands Gamesa Supply Agreement, Will Open Second Mexico Blade Plant
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based TPI Composites Inc. has announced plans to open a second turbine blade manufacturing facility in Juarez, Mexico, as well as expanded its...
Top 10 Wind Turbine Makers For 2015: ‘The Year Of China’
Two reports rank the world’s wind turbine original equipment manufacturers, and a Chinese manufacturer has claimed the No. 1 spot.
NREL: Extended Tax Credits Mean More Renewables Deployment, Emissions Cuts
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released new analysis exploring the potential impact of recently extended federal tax credits...
Vaisala: Mexico’s Wind Variability Shows Need For Smart Investment Choices
Many regions of Mexico experienced wind speeds up to 20% below average throughout 2015, according to Vaisala’s newly released performance maps, which illustrate widespread...
NorSea Group Providing Stord Base For Hywind Floating Wind Farm
The NorSea Group AS (NSG) has signed a contract with Statoil to supply a Stord base for the Hywind floating offshore wind pilot project...
Mayor de Blasio Called On To Bring Offshore Wind To NYC
More than 150 New Yorkers recently joined community groups, environmental justice leaders, national environmental organizations and local officials on the steps of City Hall...
Gode Wind 2 Offshore Project Now Feeding Into German Grid
DONG Energy says its Gode Wind 2 offshore wind farm, located in the German North Sea, has started producing power and feeding into Germany’s...
Report: Global Renewables Deals Generated $68B Last Year
Renewable energy investments accounted for 50% of global power and utilities transaction activity in 2015, according to a new report from EY. The report...