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In Milwaukee, President Biden Visits Ingeteam Plant
Ingeteam, an international company specializing in energy conversion, hosted a visit by President Joe Biden to its Milwaukee plant this week. Alex Belaustegui, Ingeteam's...
Issues at Siemens Gamesa Stall Work Onshore and Offshore
While a wind turbine is capable of spinning as quickly as 60 mph, the making of turbines has slowed down considerably at Siemens Gamesa,...
Giant Jack-Up Vessel Voltaire Reports for Duty in UK
The largest offshore jack-up installation vessel ever built, Voltaire, recently pulled into the port of Able Seaton, United Kingdom. Voltaire of the Jan De...
Pattern Energy Begins Repowering Gulf Wind Facility
Pattern Energy Group Inc. has closed financing and started construction on the repowering of its Gulf Wind facility located in Kenedy County, Texas.
Repowering the...
Icebreaker Wind Gets ‘Most Significant Single Approval’ Yet
A federal review of the proposed Lake Erie offshore wind project has found no significant environmental impacts, including no significant effect on migratory birds.
The...
AWEA Dives Into Distributed Wind, Names New Program Leader
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has hired Jennifer Jenkins as the director of its new distributed wind program.
Jenkins, the former founding executive director...
Mesalands Community College Gifted New Tools For Wind Technology Program
Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, N.M., has received new donations from Megger and Transcat to enhance hands-on training for future wind turbine technicians.
Megger, a...
Ventient Energy Launches As Major Player In U.K. Wind
Ventient Energy Ltd., which claims to be the U.K.’s third largest generator of onshore wind energy and the largest non-utility owner of onshore wind,...
South Dakota Governor Makes The Case For Wind – And More Of It
The following is a column written and released by Gov. Dennis Daugaard, R-S.D., entitled "Wind Power Contributing To South Dakota’s Economy."
As most people in...
House Energy Bill Promotes Offshore Wind Development
The House Committee on Natural Resources recently passed H.R.4239, the “Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy Act,” which promotes...
Report: The O&M Costs Of North America’s Aging Wind Fleet
The aging North American wind energy market is costing the industry $3 billion to $4 billion annually in operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses, claims...
Siemens Gamesa Inks Big Wind Order In China
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured an agreement for the supply of 300 MW in China. According to the company, the deal represents one...
Ohio Senator Fights For New Wind Setback Laws Once Again
According to Sen. Cliff Hite, Ohio's setback rule acts as a moratorium on wind development in the state; there have been no new wind applications filed with the siting board since 2014.
DNV GL Launches Control Hardware-In-The-Loop Testing For Renewables
Renewables certification company DNV GL has opened a control hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) test facility for renewable energy generation plants. The facility connects physical power plant...
How DONG Energy Dismantled The World’s First Offshore Wind Farm
The dismantling process for the world’s first offshore wind farm has now been completed, DONG Energy has announced.
The Vindeby Offshore Wind Farm, located near...
Wind, Solar & Biogas: R.I. Wastewater Treatment Agency To Go 100% Renewable
As planned, the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC), a major sewage treatment agency in Rhode Island, is officially on the path to being powered by...
Delaware Now Has An Offshore Wind Working Group
Today, Delaware’s Gov. John Carney signed an executive order establishing the Offshore Wind Working Group, which will study potential environmental and economic development benefits...
Green America Launches Effort Pushing Verizon, AT&T Toward Renewables
Green America has launched a new campaign urging telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon to commit to 100% renewable energy.
According to the organization, both companies...
Senvion Installs First Prototype Of 3.4M140 EBC Wind Turbine
Senvion has completed the installation of the first 3.4M140 EBC wind turbine prototype. The turbine, equipped with a sound-optimized blade profile and new pitch...
Duke Energy Carolinas Seeks 500 MW Of Wind
Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 500 MW of wind capacity that would be delivered to...