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E.ON Shakes Up Executive Roles
E.ON has announced a couple executive changes within its businesses: Michael Lewis has been named CEO of E.ON U.K., Marc Hoffman will become CEO...
Quebec Renewables Developer Boralex Names Chairman Of The Board
Quebec-based Boralex Inc., a developer, builder and operator of renewable energy facilities in Canada, France and the U.S., has named a new chairman of...
Certex Opens New U.K. Facility To Support Offshore And Onshore Wind
Certex U.K., a supplier to the global wind market, has expanded its renewables and lifting operations in the Humber, England, region by opening a...
Milestone In Denmark Shows Off ‘Power Of Wind’
Just 10 days after the Southwest Power Pool set a new wind penetration record, Denmark produced enough wind energy in one day to power 104% of the country’s energy demand.
Four-Year U.S. Wind Forecast Sees Quarter-Million Jobs, 35 GW Of New Wind
The expansion of American wind power is poised to drive 248,000 jobs and $85 billion dollars in economic activity over the next four years,...
Nordex Touts Good Year In Turkish Wind Market
With approximately 350 MW installed in 2016, German turbine manufacturer Nordex is touting a 25% market share for installed wind capacity in Turkey for...
Arkansas Lawmakers Put Up Fight Against Clean Line’s Plains & Eastern Project
Republican legislators in Arkansas are urging Rick Perry, the newly elected secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), to “preserve states’ rights” and review...
Vaisala Scales Up Colorado Operations For Triton Wind Profiler
Finland-headquartered Vaisala has doubled the production capacity of its Boulder, Colo., operations center for the Triton wind profiler, which offers wind developers and operators...
Gamesa Ups Its Spanish Supplier Base
Marking year-on-year growth of 17%, Gamesa purchased EUR 936 million worth of goods and services from Spanish suppliers in 2016.
In addition, last year, Gamesa...
West Coast Utility Regulators Renew Vows For Carbon Reduction, Clean Energy
This week, utility regulators from the West Coast reaffirmed a commitment made in 2006 to support efforts to reduce carbon pollution and expand the...
Mortenson Building North America’s Biggest Single-Phase Wind Farm
Renewable energy contractor Mortenson has been selected to build what it says will be the largest single-phase wind farm ever built in North America.
The...
100% Renewables? Look To Colleges And Universities To Lead The Way
America’s colleges and universities are in a good position to lead the country’s eventual transition to 100% renewable energy, according to a new report...
Scottish Renewables Consultancy Sets Up Shop In Alberta
Green Cat Renewables (GCR), a renewable energy consultancy with bases in Scotland, is expanding into North America by launching an office in Calgary, Alberta.
Starting...
Suzlon’s U.S. Wind Hub Takes Home AWEA Safety Award
Suzlon Wind Energy Corp. (SWECO), the wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of India-based Suzlon Group, has received the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) gold-level Health...
Pattern’s Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind Moves Forward In Quebec
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) has announced the completion of C$263 million construction-to-term financing for its 147 MW Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind project, which...
Nordex Reaches Half-Gigawatt Wind Mark In Ireland
With the commissioning of the 95 MW Meenadreen wind farm in Donegal, Nordex has passed a new milestone in the Republic of Ireland: 500...
Sold! Brookfield To Acquire Bankrupt SunEdison’s TerraForm Yieldcos
It appears TerraForm Global and TerraForm Power, yieldcos of bankrupt renewables firm SunEdison, will finally be able to come out from underneath the shadow...
Cheers To That: U.S. ‘Advanced Energy’ Revenue Double That Of Beer Industry
According to newly released data from Advanced Energy Economy (AEE), the “advanced energy” industry was a $200 billion industry in the U.S. and a...
Finnish Financial Company Plans North American Wind
Taaleri, a financial services company based out of Finland, is setting its sights on the North American renewable energy market.
Overall, Taaleri plans to make...
With Five States In ’20 Percent And Up’ Club, Wind Thrives In Rural U.S.
Seeing as 99% of U.S. wind turbines are situated in rural areas, wind energy's steady growth has been accompanied by a surge of investment in rural America, says the American Wind Energy Association.