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Boralex To Acquire Enercon’s Interest In Niagara Region Wind Farm
Boralex Inc. has entered into binding agreements with Enercon Canada Inc. to acquire all of Enercon’s economic interest in the 230 MW Niagara Region...
NYU School Gets Funding To Support City’s Cleantech Initiatives
The New York University Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon) has received a $100,000 grant from Wells Fargo to support early-stage companies in what...
Final Environmental Analysis Completed For Wyoming Wind Giant
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has released its final environmental impact statement on Power Company of Wyoming LLC’s (PCW) voluntary applications for...
To Repower Or To Retrofit: How Does The PTC Affect Wind Owners’ Decisions?
In order to re-qualify an existing asset, wind owners must invest 80% of its fair market value; this is achieved through repowering or retrofitting.
Fishermen Hit Feds With Lawsuit Over Wind Lease Sale
A lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in an effort to...
U.S. Senators Propose 100% Clean Energy Bill
U.S. Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., have introduced a Senate resolution calling for generating 100% of the electricity consumed in...
A Total Eclipse Of RPS Mandates: States Go Big On Renewables
The U.S. electric power industry has been going above and beyond in investing in renewable resources past states’ renewable portfolio standards (RPS) and targets,...
Vestas Books U.S. Order For 101 MW Of Wind
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional wind turbine order totaling 101 MW for an undisclosed U.S. customer.
The contract includes V126-3.45 MW and V117-3.45...
Nordex Contracted For 228 MW Texas Wind Project
E.ON has placed a new turbine order with the Nordex Group for a 228 MW wind project in Texas.
Nordex will be installing 76 AW125/3000...
Colorado PUC Chairman Announces Resignation
Joshua Epel, chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC), part of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), is resigning from his position. His...
Construction Begins On Whirlpool’s Latest Ohio Wind Farm
Major appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. has broken ground on the Marion wind farm, a project that will help power the company’s Marion, Ohio, manufacturing...
Altech Unveils New Series Of Ground-Fault Equipment Protectors
Altech Corp. - a New Jersey-based supplier and distributor of electronic and control components, including for the wind industry - has rolled out a...
Nordex Kicks Off Headquarters Expansion In ‘European Wind Power Capital’
The Nordex Group has laid the first stone in the foundations for the extension of its head office in Hamburg, Germany.
Roughly six years ago,...
Vestas Extends Services For B.C.’s Dokie Wind Farm
Alterra Power Corp. and funds managed by Axium Infrastructure Inc. have extended a service contract for the 144 MW Dokie wind farm, situated in...
Broadwind Adds More Tower Orders To 2016 Logbook
Broadwind Energy Inc. has announced $23 million in new wind tower orders from undisclosed customers.
The company plans to produce the towers in its Manitowoc,...
Vestas To Deliver China’s Tallest Wind Turbines
Vestas has received an order for what will be the tallest wind turbines in China.
The order for 40 V110-2.0 MW turbines was placed by...
Google To Notch 100% Renewables Milestone In 2017
Google has announced a major milestone in its quest toward becoming powered entirely by renewable energy: It’s set to happen as soon as 2017.
According...
Texas-Based Wind Component Manufacturer Inks Distribution Agreement
With close proximity to the largest wind farms and oil fields in Texas, Lighthouse Global Energy recently partnered with Heidenhain Corp. to become an...
Silicon Valley Power Grabs PPA For California Wind
Salt Lake City-based independent power producer sPower has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Silicon Valley Power (SVP) - the municipal electric...
Unexploded Ordnances Successfully Pulled From Arkona Offshore Waters
E.ON has confirmed that the installation of the foundations for the Arkona offshore wind farm, situated in the German Baltic Sea, will commence in...