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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...
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.
Acciona Kicks Off Construction Of Wind Farm Won In Mexican Auction
Acciona Energia has begun construction work on the fifth wind farm under its ownership in Mexico: El Cortijo, a 168 MW facility located in...
Westar’s Western Plains Wind Farm Comes To Life In Kansas
Thanks to the completion of its Western Plains wind farm, Topeka, Kan.-based Westar Energy Inc. is now meeting more than half of the annual...
E.ON Brings Energy Storage To West Texas Wind Farms
E.ON North America is building two energy storage projects, dubbed Texas Waves, at the sites of the company’s Pyron and Inadale wind farms, which...
How Would Oklahoma’s Anti-Wind Tax Affect The State’s Industry?
A new tax proposed for existing projects could make wind developers think twice before making big capital investments in the state.
Pattern Brings B.C.’s Biggest Wind Farm To Life
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) has completed its 184.6 MW Meikle Wind project in British Columbia. Increasing the province’s installed wind capacity by...
Nordex Secures U.S. Wind Order Via Safe-Harbor Transaction
The Nordex Group has received an order to install 95 turbines in the 3 MW class for an undisclosed U.S. project.
According to Nordex, the...
Gamesa Sees 77% Spike In Profit For 2016
Gamesa is reporting EUR 301 million in net profit for 2016 – representing a 77% year-on-year increase. The Spanish wind turbine manufacturer attributes the...
Boralex Closes Financing For Ontario Wind Project
Boralex Inc. has closed C$33.4 million in financing for the 10 MW Port Ryerse wind farm, located on privately owned land in Ontario.
Boralex develops,...
North Dakota Senator Seeks Two-Year Ban On Wind Development
Under a bill recently passed by the state’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, a North Dakota lawmaker is seeking a two-year moratorium on...
Senvion CEO Meets With Prime Minister Trudeau
Last Friday, Jurgen Geissinger, CEO of Germany-based wind turbine manufacturer Senvion, met with Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister.
Geissinger was an attendee of the St....
Vestas Reclaims No. 1 Wind OEM Title; Who Else Made The Top Five?
Taking the spot back from Goldwind, the Danish company’s return to No. 1 was partially driven by an uptick in U.S. orders, according to preliminary findings from FTI Consulting.
Siemens Providing Full Scope Of Work For Offshore Wind Farm
For the first time, Siemens Wind Power will be providing the full scope of work - including the foundations - for an offshore wind...
CWind Gets Big New Vessel For Offshore Wind O&M
CWind, a provider of services to the offshore wind industry, has invested in its largest crew-transfer vessel to date: a 27.4-meter-long catamaran that can...
Siemens Is Reconfiguring Its Mechanical Drives Unit
In an effort to enable the business to operate more efficiently and flexibly, Siemens is giving its mechanical drives (MD) unit a new setup....
Swedish Company Expands Encoder Offerings For U.S. Wind
Sweden-based Leine & Linde is expanding its heavy-duty encoder offerings in the North American wind industry.
Specifically, WECS Electric Supply - a products distributor for...
Gamesa Keeps On Growing In Indian Wind Market
Gamesa has secured wind turbine orders totaling 278 MW at seven wind sites in India.
In total, the company has been commissioned to install 139...
Castrol, Romax Partner For Wind Turbine Predictive Maintenance
Creating a new joint venture dedicated to wind turbine predictive maintenance, Castrol, a global provider of lubricants, has teamed up with Romax Technology Ltd.’s...
Wind Makes It Big In Central U.S.; SPP Sets New Record
Southwest Power Pool Inc. (SPP), touting a new wind penetration record of 52.1%, says it has become the first regional transmission organization (RTO) in...