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Kansas Utility Offers Green Bonds To Support Western Plains Wind Farm
Kansas-based electric utility Westar Energy is offering investors $350 million in green bonds, which will be used to invest in wind energy projects –...
MIT: China Needs To Make Some Adjustments To Reach Its Wind Power Potential
China has an opportunity to massively increase its use of wind power – as long as it properly integrates wind into its existing power...
DONG Energy Building New O&M Hub To Serve Offshore Wind Projects
In order to better serve its two offshore wind farms in the area, DONG Energy is building a new operations and maintenance (O&M) facility...
MidAmerican Goes With Vestas For Massive Iowa Wind Project
Vestas is confirming it has entered into a conditional agreement with MidAmerican Energy Co. to supply up to 1,000 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for...
BlackRock Takes 50% Stake In 211 MW Texas Wind Farm
BlackRock Real Assets has closed its purchase of GE Energy Financial Services’ 50% interest in the Grandview wind project, located in Carson County, Texas.
Grandview...
Mont-Rothery Wind Project Gets Dedicated In Quebec
The 74 MW Mont-Rothery Wind Project was dedicated at a ceremony today in Quebec. Located on public lands in regional county municipality (MRCs) Haute-Gaspesie...
Gamesa And Siemens Officially Sign Deal To Become One
Rumors of a potential merger have been swirling all year, but the two giant wind OEMs have now signed a binding agreement on the deal.
Utility Launches Energy Storage Project In Southern Florida
Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL), a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc., has announced a new energy storage pilot project in which it will...
Iberdrola Sells Wind Assets In Italy For EUR 193.7 Million
Iberdrola has announced the sale of 245 MW of wind energy assets in Italy to CEF 3 Wind Energy S.P.A. for EUR 193.7 million.
According...
SgurrEnergy Wins Contract For Harburnhead Scottish Wind Farm
Renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy has secured a three-year asset management contract for Scottish wind farm Harburnhead, bringing SgurrEnergy’s operational management portfolio to over 150...
U.K. Energy Company Enlists Cyberhawk For Turbine Blade Inspections
U.K. energy company SSE PLC has enlisted the services of Cyberhawk Innovations, a provider of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based inspection work, to carry out close visual...
Catholic Leaders Renew Call To Action For More Clean Energy
Catholic leaders have called for the development and deployment of more renewable energy in honor of the one-year anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical that emphasized...
Alterra Power Acquires 200 MW Flat Top Wind Project In Texas
Renewable energy company Alterra Power Corp. has acquired the 200 MW Flat Top wind project, which is under development in Comanche County and Mills...
DNV GL To Study Near-Offshore Vietnamese Wind Farm Feasibility
DNV GL Americas has entered into a contract to deliver a feasibility study for the 170 MW Phu Cuong 1 near-offshore wind farm to Phu Cuong...
How Close Are Siemens And Gamesa To Sealing Their Big Merger?
Is the Siemens-Gamesa merger finally coming to fruition? According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, which cites sources familiar with the...
Subsea Cable Failures Are Taking Toll On Offshore Wind Sector, Underwriter Warns
Incidents relating to the installation and operation of high-voltage subsea cables are the most costly cause of financial losses in the global offshore wind...
Expect Dramatic Drops In Wind And Solar Electricity Prices By 2025: IRENA
The report estimates that by 2025, average electricity costs could decrease 59% for solar PV, 35% for offshore wind and 26% for onshore wind.
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...
Vestas Inks Turbine Order From Longtime Chinese Customer
Vestas has received an order from longtime customer China Longyuan Power Group Corp. for 24 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines.
The order includes a three-year Active...
Happy Global Wind Day! GWEC Celebrates 1.1 Million Wind Jobs
Today, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is celebrating annual Global Wind Day and highlighting the socio-economic benefits generated by the wind industry, which...