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EIA Says Three Turbine OEMs Dominate U.S. Wind Generating Capacity
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported that as of the end of 2015, just three manufacturers - General Electric (GE), Vestas and Siemens...
New Record: ERCOT Reports Massive Amount Of Electricity From Wind
The Texas-based system used a whopping 15,033 MW of electricity from wind power on Nov. 27, representing about 45% of total demand for electric power at the time.
PSI Repair Services Ships 30,000th Turbine Component
PSI Repair Services Inc., a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries and independent service provider to the wind energy industry, says it recently shipped its 30,000th...
US Wind Pushes To Develop Maryland Offshore Wind Farm
US Wind Inc., a Baltimore-based offshore wind development company, says it is confident that it sent a winning application to the Public Service Commission (PSC) for...
Suzlon Nets Order For 50.4 MW Of Wind In India
Suzlon Group, a global renewable energy solutions provider, says it has secured an order for 50.4 MW of wind power from a leading business house...
Nordex Receives Turbine Supply Order From ABO Wind
Nordex says that a major customer, ABO Wind, has ordered nine turbines from the 3 MW series with a rotor diameter of 131 meters...
Seaway Heavy Lifting Wins Major EPCI Contract For Offshore Wind
Seaway Heavy Lifting has been awarded a contract by Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH & Co. KG for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI)...
DNV GL Certifies Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Bayard Vessels
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Bayard class crew transfer vessel fleet has received the International Safety Management (ISM) and Maritime Labour Convention certification by DNV GL.
According...
Siemens’ New Offshore Turbine Production Plant Reaches Milestone
Today, Siemens celebrated the topping out ceremony for its new wind turbine manufacturing facility in Cuxhaven, Germany.
The structural steel uprights now stand for the production...
Vattenfall Gets Green Light For Danish Near Shore Wind Farms
A majority in the Danish Parliament (Folketing) has approved the development of Danish Near Shore wind farms, enabling Vattenfall to proceed with plans to build the 350...
Pattern Energy Investigates Turbine Collapse At Ocotillo Wind
An investigation is currently under way after a Siemens 2.37 MW-108 SWT turbine collapsed at Pattern Energy’s Ocotillo wind project in California.
Pattern Energy says that on Nov....
Two U.S. Grid Operators Set Wind Generation Records
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has broken a new wind power generation record: On Nov. 17, the grid operator achieved an instantaneous...
Siem Offshore Contractors Nets Contract For DONG’s Hornsea Wind
Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore Inc., has been awarded the contract for the transport and installation of parts...
General Motors Announces Largest Renewables Purchase To Date
General Motors (GM) has made its largest renewable energy procurement to date, purchasing enough wind power to equal the electricity needs of 16 of...
Bladt Finishes Foundation Work At Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm
Bladt Industries, an international steel contractor specializing in large-scale and highly complex steel structures, including those for the wind and renewable energy sectors, says it has...
Court Makes Landmark Ruling On Illinois Wind Turbine Dispute
Wind energy developers and landowners versus the construction industry: Who emerged victorious in the Illinois court case?
Xcel Receives 400 MW Proposal From Dakota Power Community Wind
Dakota Power Community Wind - a wind energy project of up to 1 GW in southeast South Dakota - has partnered with an undisclosed...
Nordex’s New N117/3600 Turbine To Undergo Testing At German Site
The Nordex Group has received an order from WIND-consult for its new N117/3600 turbine, which will be used for tests at a site in...
Gamesa Inks First Order For New G132-5.0 MW Model
Gamesa has received the first order for its largest turbine yet, the new G132-5.0 MW model.
Under the terms of the 90 MW contract, Gamesa...
Thanks To Xcel Energy Partnership, Minnesota College Goes 100% Wind
Xcel Energy and Northfield, Minn.-based St. Olaf College have joined forces to provide the school with 100% wind energy.
St. Olaf will use Windsource, an...