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GE Ships Blades To 240 MW Australian Wind Farm
The 240 MW Ararat Wind Farm, located in Victoria, Australia, has received its first shipment of GE turbine blades.
Co-owned by Renewable Energy Systems, Downer...
Report Says Renewables Will Beat Coal, Gas With Lowest Electricity Costs
Low prices for coal and natural gas are likely to persist, but they will fail to prevent a fundamental transformation of the world electricity...
Veja Mate Offshore Project Announces Monopile Installation
The Veja Mate Offshore Project, a 402 MW offshore wind development owned by Highland Group Holdings Ltd., Siemens Financial Services and CI II, has...
EDF EN Canada Sells 50% Stake In Quebec Wind Farm
EDF EN Canada Inc. has sold a 50% interest in the 74 MW Mont-Rothery Wind Project to MD1 WIND LP, a limited partnership formed...
Global Consortium Working On Maine Floating Offshore Wind Pilot Project
France-based naval defense and energy company DCNS says it has joined the University of Maine, the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, Emera, and...
New Gear Keeper Retractors Allow Turbine Workers To Tether Small Tools
Ventura, Calif.-based Hammerhead Industries Inc., a manufacturer of safety tethering equipment, has launched a new line of Gear Keeper general purpose retractors, suited for...
Broadwind Signs $137M Wind Turbine Tower Supply Agreement
Broadwind Energy Inc. says that its wholly owned subsidiary Broadwind Towers Inc. has signed a $137 million, three-year framework agreement to supply wind turbine...
AWEA Fact-Checks Donald Trump’s Recent Wind Energy Comments
The American Wind Energy Association has responded to Donald Trump's recent remarks on wind, including claims about cost and danger to birds.
Senvion Closes Framework Agreement For 100 MW With PROKON
Turbine manufacturer Senvion has closed a framework agreement with PROKON for four wind farms in Germany for a total capacity of 100 MW.
According to...
Senvion Signs German Contract For New 3.4M140 Turbine
Senvion has signed a conditional contract for the first Senvion 3.4M140 wind turbine, which will be a prototype the company is planning with e-wyn...
Beatrice Offshore Wind Project Nets $1.3 Billion EPCI Contract
Seaway Heavy Lifting and Subsea 7 SA have been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract from Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd. (BOWL) in...
ACCIONA Presents Wind Farm Tours Through Virtual Reality Software
ACCIONA Energía has created an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience that allows users to make a visit to a wind farm without having to...
GE Racks Up Significant U.S. Orders For 2 MW Onshore Models In Q1
For the first quarter of the year, GE Renewable Energy says its new 2 MW onshore wind turbines were selected in contracts totaling more...
DNV GL Grants Type Certificate To Adwen’s Extreme-Weather Offshore Tower
Adwen has obtained DNV GL’s type certificate for its AD 5-132 offshore wind turbine.
According to Adwen, the milestone marks the culmination of the turbine’s...
HGC Engineering Gains International Accreditation For Noise Testing Of Turbines
HGC Engineering says its wind energy division has been awarded full ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation to conduct measurements of wind turbine noise emissions to the...
Goldwind Americas Signs 160 MW Wind Deal With RES In Texas
Goldwind Americas, a Chicago-based subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., says it has signed an agreement with Renewable Energy Systems Americas...
Companies Ink Funding Under DOE Wind Competitiveness Initiative
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is awarding four subcontracts under the fourth round of funding through the DOE's...
Food Manufacturing Giant Mars Now Powers U.K. Operations By Wind
The energy it takes to make Mars bars, Whiskas cat food, Extra gum and Uncle Ben’s rice in the U.K. is now provided by...
Gamesa Opening New Blade Factory In India This Fall
Gamesa is building a new turbine blade factory in the town of Nellore in Andra Pradesh - one of India’s fastest-growing wind markets, says...
Ingeteam Solution Improves Grid Compliance Of Wind Generators
Ingeteam, an independent supplier of electrical conversion equipment, has introduced its Crowbarless solution, a modular fault ride through (FRT) system for power converters that...