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FirstEnergy Upgrading W. Va. Transformer To Accommodate More Wind
Akron, Ohio-headquartered FirstEnergy Corp. expects to invest about $166 million this year on distribution and transmission infrastructure projects to help enhance service reliability for...
Senvion Notches First Irish Wind Deal
Marking its first contract in Ireland, German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has signed a deal with renewable energy investor NTR on behalf of NTR's...
Wind Advocacy Group Takes Action In North Dakota
Pro-wind group American Wind Action (AWA) has announced a new public education campaign in North Dakota.
AWA, an independent and bipartisan organization, is executing a...
Nordex Appoints New CEO After ‘Disappointing’ Market Forecast
The supervisory board of German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has appointed Jose Luis Blanco to succeed Lars Bondo Krogsgaard as CEO of the company.
Nordex...
PG&E Goes Big On Renewable Resources
Nearly 70% of the electricity Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) delivered to its customers in 2016 came from greenhouse-gas-free resources, the San Francisco-based...
Minnesota PUC Green-Lights 400 MW Of Wind For Otter Tail Power
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted unanimously to approve a modified version of Otter Tail Power Co.'s 15-year resource plan, which includes...
ALLETE Bringing PTC-Qualifying Wind Farm To North Dakota
ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE Inc., is further highlighting the 100 MW wind farm it plans to build in North...
World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Says Goodbye
After more than 25 years of operation, DONG Energy has decided to retire Vindeby, the world’s first offshore wind farm.
Vindeby Offshore Wind Farm, consisting...
Winter Storm Stella? Not A Problem For The Block Island Wind Farm
After winter storm Stella barreled through Rhode Island and the rest of the Northeast earlier this week, Deepwater Wind is reporting an “impressive performance”...
Vestas Books Wind Turbine Order In Ukraine
Adding to Vestas' re-start of market activities in Ukraine in late 2016, Vindkraft Tavriya LLC has ordered 12 V126-3.45 MW turbines for the Novotroitsk...
Trump Proposes EPA, DOI Cuts; Environmental Groups React
Clean energy and environmental advocacy groups are speaking out against the Trump administration’s newly released 2018 budget proposals for discretionary spending – which, among...
Xcel Energy Announces Big Wind Plans For Upper Midwest
Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy has rolled out a proposal to add seven wind farms in the Upper Midwest. Totaling 1,500 MW of wind energy and increasing...
CIP Kicks Off Fund For Wind And Other Energy Assets
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has initiated the fundraising process for its new fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure III K/S, which will now be open for investor...
Wind Energy Update Hosting ‘Wind O&M Dallas’ Next Month
As wind power continues to grow year-over-year in the U.S., it has never been more important for wind energy professionals to maximize energy generation...
Oklahoma House Says Yes To Early Phaseout Of Wind Tax Credits
On March 9, Oklahoma’s House of Representatives passed H.B.2298, which would end the state’s production tax credit for wind energy production three-and-a-half years earlier...
Jaguar Land Rover Commits To 100% Renewables Via EDF Energy
Under a new agreement with EDF Energy, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, which touts itself as the U.K.’s largest car manufacturer, is buying all...
Siemens’ New Low-Wind Turbine Enters Prototype Testing Phase
Siemens Wind Power’s new direct-drive, low-wind turbine has now reached the prototype testing stage. The onshore model, SWT-3.15-142, which has a rotor diameter of...
Wind Turbine Goes Down In Snowy Rhode Island
Strong winds accompanying the snowstorm pummeling the Northeast took down a wind turbine in Narragansett, R.I., today.
According to a post on the Narragansett Emergency...
Corporate Purchasers vs. State Mandates: What Will Drive Renewables Demand?
New market entrants, including corporate purchasers, are now primary drivers of renewable energy demand in the U.S., says a new Moody's report.
Vattenfall Bringing BMW Battery Storage To Wind Farms
European energy company Vattenfall and the BMW Group have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 1,000 lithium-ion batteries for 2017. The...