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New Jersey Governor Signs Order Bringing Offshore Wind ‘Back On Track’
In a landmark move to kick-start the state’s offshore wind industry, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed an executive order directing the New...
CanWEA Reviews Another Year Of Canadian Wind Growth
Over the last five years, Canada’s installed wind energy capacity has grown by an average of 15% annually, according to a 2017 year-end review...
Trump, Obama State Of The Union Remarks On Energy Are Night And Day
Besides his shout-out to coal, a discussion on energy and climate change – let alone wind power or any type of renewable energy –...
Goldwind Americas CEO Leaving To Launch New Renewables Venture
Chicago-based wind technology company Goldwind Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., has announced that CEO David Halligan...
Environmental Group Files Suit Over Maine Governor’s ‘Illegal’ Wind Order
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has filed a lawsuit in Maine’s Superior Court in response to Gov. Paul LePage’s recent executive order imposing a moratorium...
Mesalands Community College Gifted New Tools For Wind Technology Program
Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, N.M., has received new donations from Megger and Transcat to enhance hands-on training for future wind turbine technicians.
Megger, a...
Carbon Trust Names Winners Of Contest Seeking Novel Offshore Wind Inspections
The U.K.-based Carbon Trust has announced the winners of its competition to find novel methods to inspect offshore wind substructures.
The competition, launched as part...
AWEA Recaps Strong 2017: ‘Wind Delivered Big Results’
The U.S. wind industry closed 2017 strong, delivering 7,017 MW of new wind power capacity, representing $11 billion in new private investment, according to...
Hawaiian Wind Farm Gets Battery Storage Boost
Younicos has signed an agreement with TerraForm Power to install and commission a 10 MW battery-based energy storage system upgrade at the site of...
Turbine Life-Extension Company Sentient Science Names New CTO From GE
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Sentient Science, a provider of system predictions and life-extension actions to improve rotating mechanical equipment, such as wind turbines, has named a...
New York Releases Master Plan To Guide Offshore Wind Development
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has released the New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan, designed to guide the responsible and cost-effective development of...
Deepwater Wind Ramps Up Maryland Offshore Development Team
Deepwater Wind is accelerating the development of its Skipjack Wind Farm, a 120 MW offshore facility serving Maryland’s eastern shore, by appointing new hires.
Deepwater...
T-Mobile To Source All Electricity From Wind Power
T-Mobile US Inc. has announced plans to move to 100% renewable electricity by 2021. As part of its new commitment, the U.S. wireless network...
Geronimo Energy’s South Fork Wind Farm Benefits Local Minnesota Schools
Geronimo Energy LLC has donated $52,000 to four school districts within the South Fork Wind Farm project area in southwestern Minnesota.
The donations are a...
US Wind Offers The Latest On Its Maryland Offshore Wind Development
In testimony this week before the Senate Finance Committee of the Maryland State Senate, US Wind Inc. offered an update on the progress of...
Massachusetts Goes With Hydro Instead Of Wind
Beating out wind energy, a hydropower project proposed by Eversource and Hydro-Québec (HQ) has emerged as the sole winner in Massachusetts’ solicitation for clean...
With New Certification, Siemens Gamesa’s 8 MW Machine Ready For Market
DNV GL has awarded Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) a type certificate for the SWT-8.0-154, SGRE’s 8 MW offshore wind turbine.
Fully compliant with international...
E.ON’s Battery Storage Starts Up At West Texas Wind Farms
E.ON’s Texas Waves energy storage projects, co-located at the existing E.ON Pyron and Inadale wind farms in West Texas, have begun operations.
Texas Waves consists...
Chinese Wind Company Sinovel Found Guilty In U.S. Trade Secret Case
On Wednesday, Sinovel, a China-based manufacturer and exporter of wind turbines, was convicted of stealing trade secrets from AMSC, a U.S.-based company formerly known...
Gov. LePage Halts Maine Wind: ‘We Cannot Afford To Damage Our Natural Assets’
Citing negative effects on tourism in the state, Maine Gov. Paul R. LePage has issued a moratorium on the issuance of new wind project...