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Nordex Reaches Half-Gigawatt Wind Mark In Ireland
With the commissioning of the 95 MW Meenadreen wind farm in Donegal, Nordex has passed a new milestone in the Republic of Ireland: 500...
Sold! Brookfield To Acquire Bankrupt SunEdison’s TerraForm Yieldcos
It appears TerraForm Global and TerraForm Power, yieldcos of bankrupt renewables firm SunEdison, will finally be able to come out from underneath the shadow...
Cheers To That: U.S. ‘Advanced Energy’ Revenue Double That Of Beer Industry
According to newly released data from Advanced Energy Economy (AEE), the “advanced energy” industry was a $200 billion industry in the U.S. and a...
SgurrEnergy Brings In UAVs For Inspections, Asset Management
Scotland-based renewables consultancy SgurrEnergy - part of the clean energy business of Wood Group, an oil and gas services company - has brought unmanned...
Finnish Financial Company Plans North American Wind
Taaleri, a financial services company based out of Finland, is setting its sights on the North American renewable energy market.
Overall, Taaleri plans to make...
With Five States In ’20 Percent And Up’ Club, Wind Thrives In Rural U.S.
Seeing as 99% of U.S. wind turbines are situated in rural areas, wind energy's steady growth has been accompanied by a surge of investment in rural America, says the American Wind Energy Association.
Vestas Secures Wind Turbine Orders In Europe
Vestas recently inked two separate wind turbine orders in Norway and Austria.
In Norway, Fortum placed a firm and unconditional order for 14 V126-3.45 MW...
Study: More Local Benefits Equal More Support For Canadian Wind Projects
The more a community is involved in wind energy planning, including getting direct benefits from nearby turbines, the more likely the development will gain...
Northland Power Adding Another Big Offshore Wind Farm To Portfolio
Toronto-headquartered Northland Power Inc. has signed a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Highland Group Holdings Ltd. to acquire 100% of Deutsche Bucht (DeBu),...
CanWEA Announces Annual Award Nominees
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) has announced the nominees for the 2017 CanWEA Awards, which recognize those who have made “outstanding contributions” to...
Apex’s Rocky Forge Wind Moves Ahead In Virginia
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has approved a “permit by rule” (PBR) application for Rocky Forge Wind, a project being developed by...
Perry’s Confirmation As DOE Head Faces Mixed Bag Of Reactions
In a vote of 62-37, the U.S. Senate has confirmed former Texas Gov. Rick Perry as the 14th secretary of the U.S. Department of...
Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency Seeks Wind, Solar
The Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency (KyMEA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for renewable energy.
Specifically, the RFP is soliciting proposals to supply electric...
Wind Technician Training Grows At New Mexico College
GE affiliate Granite Services International Inc. has expanded its wind technician training programs at Mesalands Community College’s North American Wind Research and Training Center...
The Wind Coalition Speaks Out On Recent Anti-Wind Op-Eds
The Wind Coalition is speaking out on what it calls “misleading op-eds” from groups lobbying against wind power in Oklahoma.
Jeffrey Clark, president of The Wind...
Acciona Kicks Off Construction Of Wind Farm Won In Mexican Auction
Acciona Energia has begun construction work on the fifth wind farm under its ownership in Mexico: El Cortijo, a 168 MW facility located in...
Rhode Island Governor Plots Whopping 1,000% Renewables Increase
Gov. Gina Raimondo, who heads the state with the U.S.' first offshore wind farm, has announced an ambitious goal for Rhode Island: a tenfold increase in renewables by 2020.
Westar’s Western Plains Wind Farm Comes To Life In Kansas
Thanks to the completion of its Western Plains wind farm, Topeka, Kan.-based Westar Energy Inc. is now meeting more than half of the annual...
Senvion Inks 151 MW Of U.K. Wind Orders
Senvion has secured a contract with Banks Renewables for the supply and installation of 47 turbines for three U.K. wind projects totaling 151 MW.
Senvion...
Berkshire Hathaway Companies Deploy Uptake Platform For 5 GW Wind Fleet
Two subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE), an $84 billion international portfolio of energy businesses, are deploying Uptake Technologies’ solutions across their wind power...