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Turbine Advances, Siting Locations Bring Down Cost Of U.S. Wind: EIA
Between 2010 and 2016, the capacity-weighted average cost of U.S. wind installations declined by one-third, from $2,361/kW to $1,587/kW, according to the U.S. Energy...
Westar Energy Gets Go-Ahead For New Wind Program
The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has approved a new program that gives businesses in Westar Energy’s service area greater access to wind power.
With the...
ABB To Help Grid-Connect World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm
ABB has won orders worth over $150 million from Ørsted to supply a range of technologies that will help integrate and transmit renewable energy...
Berkshire Wind Co-op Expanding Massachusetts Wind Farm
The Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corp. (BWPCC), owner of the 10-turbine, 15 MW Berkshire Wind Power Project in Hancock, Mass., has announced phase two...
New York Announces Plan Of Action For Procuring Offshore Wind
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has announced the New York State Public Service Commission's plan for the state's first procurement of offshore wind.
New York...
Missouri Utility Garners Regulatory Support For 600 MW Wind Plan
The Missouri Public Service Commission (MPSC) has announced its support for the Empire District Electric Co.'s plan to develop an additional 600 MW of...
MidAmerican Begins Work On Another Wind XI Project
Des Moines, Iowa-based MidAmerican Energy Co. says construction will begin this month on the 90.8 MW Ivester wind farm, located in west-central Grundy County,...
Stantec Names Leader Of North American EPC Projects
Construction and power industry veteran William (Bill) Birney has joined Stantec’s power practice as a senior principal and director of engineering, procurement and construction...
South Dakota Officials Green-Light Dakota Range Wind Construction
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a permit - with numerous conditions - for the construction of the Dakota Range Wind...
Nordex Wins Its Biggest Single Wind Contract To Date
In the second quarter of 2018, the Nordex Group won a 595 MW order in Brazil, representing the company's largest single contract to date.
Nordex...
Vestas Enters Another New Wind Market
Expanding its global presence, Vestas recently announced a wind energy order in Bolivia, representing Vestas' first in the country.
The order is for three facilities comprising...
Investment In Wind Surges, Solar Slips In First Half Of 2018
Thanks to a strong second quarter for wind power investment, led by the U.S. and China, overall global clean energy investment was steady in...
TPI Composites Inks Mexico Manufacturing Deal With Vestas
Vestas has exercised an option to add two more V136 blade manufacturing lines under an existing multiyear supply agreement with TPI Composites Inc., an independent manufacturer...
Wind Decommissioning Plans OK’d In North Dakota Under New Rules
The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) recently approved the first set of decommissioning plans for wind farms since new rule changes were approved...
Siemens Gamesa Announces Deals For 10 Spanish Wind Farms
Siemens Gamesa has inked wind turbine orders for five different customers in Spain.
The contracts, totaling 289 MW, were signed from April to June of...
AMSC, Sinovel Reach Agreement Over U.S. Trade Secret Case
On July 3, AMSC and Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. entered into a settlement agreement to resolve all existing commercial disputes between the parties....
Ingeteam Completes Training For New APQP4WIND Standard
Ingeteam, an independent, global supplier of electrical conversion and turbine control equipment, has completed a training program designed to deploy the new APQP4Wind quality...
MHI Vestas Gets Important Go-Ahead For 9.5 MW Platform
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is celebrating a milestone for its V164 9.5 MW turbine platform, which has received a rotor-nacelle-assembly component certificate, paving the way...
FERC Commissioner Powelson Stepping Down
Robert F. Powelson, a commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), has announced his resignation to become president and CEO of the National...
EDPR Secures Handful Of U.S. Wind PPAs
EDP Renewables North America LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of EDP Renováveis SA (EDPR), has secured four 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with three undisclosed...