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Offshore Wind Investor LEGO Shatters 100% Renewables Goal
Having supported the development of more than 160 MW of renewable energy since 2012, the LEGO Group has achieved its 100% renewable energy target...
New Goldwind Americas Exec Joins After Nine Years With Nordex
Goldwind Americas, the Chicago-based subsidiary of Chinese wind turbine company Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., has appointed Reinhard Sander vice president of...
Suzlon Highlights ‘Another Profitable Year’
Suzlon Group has announced its audited quarterly (Q4 FY17) and annual (FY17) results, showing an all-time-high commissioning for the company: In FY17, Suzlon installed...
Illinois Microgrid Project Houses Wind, Solar And Natural Gas
Ameren Corp. has completed what the energy company is touting as one of the most technologically advanced utility-scale microgrids in North America.
The $5 million...
Vestas’ InteliLight System Arrives In U.S. Wind Market
Having demonstrated adherence to Federal Aviation Administration standards, Vestas’ InteliLight solution for wind turbines is now ready for U.S. deployment.
Combining aircraft detection and aviation...
GE Scores Big Wind Contract After Spanish Auction
GE Renewable Energy has been selected to provide turbines for a giant 1.2 GW wind facility in Aragon, Spain.
The Forestalia Group, through the Sociedad...
Vermont Proposes Turbine Sound Rules ‘Ostracizing’ Wind Industry
Renewable Energy Vermont argues that the public service board's proposed new rules, covering decibel levels and setback requirements, could “effectively ban" future wind development in the state.
Wind PTC Father Grassley Probes Perry On ‘Hastily Developed’ Grid Study
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has asked Rick Perry, secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, a series of questions about a study Perry...
Vestas Goes With Portugal For Newest R&D Center
Vestas is opening up a new engineering design center in Porto, Portugal, in order to strengthen the company’s research and development (R&D) capabilities.
The new...
Virginia Governor Takes Action To Cut Carbon Emissions, Grow Clean Energy
Gov. Terry McAuliffe, D-Va., has taken executive action to reduce carbon emissions across the state. Under the newly signed Executive Directive 11, the governor...
U.S. Takes Hit In ‘Attractiveness’ Ranking For Renewables
The U.S. is no longer the most enticing renewable energy market for investors, according to EY’s latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI). China...
Carbon-Cutting DTE Energy To Bring In ‘Substantially More’ Renewables
As part of a new plan to reduce its carbon emissions by more than 80% by 2050, Detroit-based DTE Energy will incorporate “substantially more”...
WoWE Becomes ‘Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy’
In order to reflect its expansion of programs beyond wind power, Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) is now Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable...
Global Wind Market Trends Shaken Up By China
Due to a decrease in activity in China, the number of new wind installations was down compared with 2015. In addition, Vestas took back the No. 1 turbine supplier spot from Goldwind.
Joint Industry Project To Improve Site Assessment Of Offshore Wind Farms
DNV GL is inviting stakeholders to a joint industry project (JIP) aimed at improving the collection and assessment of data at offshore wind farms.
With...
International Finance Corp. Makes Major Investment In Pakistani Wind Sector
The International Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing $66 million and mobilizing a further $172 million in a...
EDF EN Acquiring Stake In Onshore Wind Company Futuren
EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) has reached a full and final agreement with the controlling shareholders of onshore wind company Futuren to purchase a...
Vaisala Delves Into 20 Million Hours Of Collected Wind Data
Vaisala, a provider of environmental and industrial measurements, says its Triton Wind Profiler will soon reach a major milestone of 20 million hours of...
U.S. Lawmakers Band Together On Offshore Wind Incentive Bill
In an effort to continue spurring offshore wind in the country, U.S. Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., along with Rhode...
SkySpecs Drones Inspect 1,500 Wind Blades In One Month
SkySpecs, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based provider of wind turbine inspections using drones, is touting a new company record for the number of turbine inspections...