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Vestas Picked For Cactus Flats Wind Farm In Texas
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order from Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., for the Cactus Flats wind farm in Texas.
The...
Invenergy Announces Project Bonds For Latin American Wind Farm
Invenergy’s 70 MW Campo Palomas wind project, located in the Salto Department of Uruguay, has issued investment-grade-rated project bonds for approximately $135.8 million in...
ALLETE Refurbishing Hundreds Of Wind Turbines For PTC Safe Harbor
Duluth, Minn.-based ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE Inc., has announced a strategic initiative to refurbish 385 turbines at three wind...
Patent Wars Flare Again: GE Tags Vestas For ZVRT In U.S.
In a new complaint filed in U.S. District Court, GE lists a number of U.S. wind farms comprising Vestas turbines that potentially infringe a zero-voltage ride through patent.
U.S. Senators Propose Bipartisan Bill For Offshore Wind Tax Credits
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Tom Carper, D-Del., have introduced a bill that would create an investment tax credit (ITC) redeemable for the...
Tracerco’s New Grout Monitoring Technology Suited For Offshore Wind
Tracerco, part of London-based Johnson Matthey PLC, has launched a new product that the company says enables offshore operators in the oil and gas...
Austin Utility Signs Long-Term Wind Deal With Avangrid
Avangrid Renewables, the U.S. subsidiary of Iberdrola, has signed a long-term wind power purchase agreement (PPA) with Texas utility Austin Energy.
A Texas wind farm...
Southern Power Scoops Up Texas Wind From RES
Broomfield, Colo.-headquartered Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has sold the Cactus Flats Wind Facility to Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co.
RES, serving as the...
Deepwater Wind Reveals Plans For Biggest Offshore Wind, Energy Storage Combo
According to CEO Jeffrey Grybowski, Revolution Wind, proposed off the coast of Massachusetts, would be the “largest combined offshore wind and energy storage project in the world.”
LEEDCo Moving Forward With Ohio Offshore Demo Project
Representing a major step forward for the proposed offshore demonstration project, the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has found that Icebreaker Windpower Inc.’s application...
Wind Catcher Line Marks EPC Contractor Quanta’s Largest Deal To Date
Houston-based Quanta Services Inc. has been selected by American Electric Power (AEP) to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) solutions for the Wind Catcher...
Acciona Energy Appoints North American CEO
Acciona Energy has named Rafael Esteban its new CEO for North America. He replaces Ilya Hartmann, who has served as CEO since 2012 and...
What’s Been Proposed So Far For Massachusetts’ Giant Clean Energy RFP?
The proposals for wind energy and transmission projects are rapidly rolling in for Massachusetts’ call for tenders for an additional 9.45 TWh of clean...
Alison Launches Free Online Course On Wind Energy
Alison, a provider of free online learning platforms for workplace skills, has launched a new online course entitled “Wind Energy - From Wind Turbines...
N.C. Governor OKs Wind Moratorium – And Then Signs Order Mitigating It
Citing the importance of the legislation for the solar industry, Gov. Roy Cooper, D-N.C., has signed into law H.B.589, an energy bill that establishes...
JPMorgan Chase Commits To 100% Global Renewable Energy
Adding to the growing list of major companies going all-in on renewables, financial services firm JPMorgan Chase has set a new goal to source...
U.S. Wind In Q2: Notable Construction, Offshore And Rural Action
More than 40% more U.S. wind projects are under construction or in an advanced stage of development than at this time last year, according...
Global Partners Complete End-Of-Warranty Wind Blade Inspections
Blade inspection and maintenance specialist Altitec recently completed end-of-warranty (EOW) blade inspections at the Amakhala Wind Farm in South African’s Eastern Cape. The inspections...
‘Arbitrary’ Transmission Fee Threatens Montana Wind Development
Montana’s Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has proposed retaining an extra transmission fee that the Sierra Club says is a key obstacle in keeping Montana...
Judge Green-Lights SunEdison Bankruptcy Deal, Reorganization
More than a year after filing voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, SunEdison has now been granted approval to exit Chapter 11...