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Spirit Develops New Composites Manufacturing Tech Suited For Wind Blades
Spirit AeroSystems says its Advanced Technology Centre in Prestwick, Scotland, has developed an improved method for manufacturing composite parts, including for wind turbine blades.
With...
Alberta Auction Results In 600 MW Of Record-Low Wind Power Pricing
Three companies have been chosen in the opening round of Alberta's Renewable Electricity Program (REP), which will result in about C$1 billion of private-sector...
Deutsche Windtechnik Establishes U.S. Base
Independent maintenance provider Deutsche Windtechnik, based in Germany, will be expanding its business to include the North American wind market starting in January.
Its new...
Iowa Congressman Leads Fight To Preserve Wind PTC In Final Tax Bill
U.S. Rep. David Young, R-Iowa, is continuing his fight to protect the wind energy production tax credit (PTC). Today, he led a letter advocating...
GE Makes Three Global Wind Power Announcements
GE has made three wind-related announcements in Thailand, Egypt and the Netherlands. In Thailand, the company will provide 270 MW of wind; in Egypt,...
DNR: Wind Helps Iowa Reduce GHG Emissions Statewide
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is highlighting how greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions in Iowa dropped for the second year in a row, primarily...
Massachusetts Groups Appealing Cape Wind Lease Decision
The Town of Barnstable, the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership and the Massachusetts Fishermen’s Partnership are among the groups now appealing the recent federal decision to...
UT Austin Helping Bring Clean Energy To Mexican Grid
The University of Texas at Austin (UT) recently signed a partnership agreement with Monterrey Tech, a university in Mexico, to develop a reliable, clean,...
EIA: The Rise Of U.S. Wind Turbine Heights And Capacities Over 10 Years
Although wind turbines in the U.S. have grown in both average height and capacity over the past decade, wind energy is still not expected...
Siemens Gamesa Supplying Nearly 1 GW Of New Offshore Model For Vattenfall
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been selected by Vattenfall to supply close to 1 GW of turbines at three offshore wind projects being...
Battery Storage Joining Statoil’s Floating Offshore Wind Farm
Statoil has awarded a contract to Younicos to deliver a 1 MW battery storage system for Hywind Scotland, what Statoil calls the world's first...
DNV GL Launches Online Digital Twin Software For Wind Turbine Monitoring
DNV GL, an independent energy advisory and certification body, has launched WindGEMINI, an online tool giving wind farm owners and operators advanced insights into...
Sierra Club: 50 Towns, Cities Now Committed To 100% Clean Energy
A total of 50 cities and towns across the U.S. have now committed to transition to 100% clean, renewable sources of energy like wind...
Ameren Missouri Proposes Subscription-Based Renewable Energy Program
Ameren Missouri has proposed a new way to help large businesses and cities across Missouri reach their renewable energy goals.
Under the Renewable Choice Program,...
New Wind Turbine Sound Rules Take Effect In Vermont
On Nov. 22, new sound rules went into effect for different sizes of wind energy facilities in Vermont.
Earlier this month, the Vermont Public Utility...
Siemens Gamesa Inks Large Wind Order In Thailand
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured an order in Thailand for 103 wind turbines with a total capacity of 260 MW, representing the company's...
Acciona Awarded 52 MW Of Wind Capacity In Mexican Auction
Acciona Energia has been awarded 52.04 MW of capacity in the third long-term auction held in the Mexican wholesale electricity market.
This capacity will be...
Drones Inspect Entirety Of 317 MW Statoil Offshore Wind Farm
Drones were recently used to inspect all 264 blades across the 88 wind turbines of the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, located off the...
Boralex Closes Financing On Moose Lake Wind In B.C.
Boralex Inc. has closed C$53.3 million in financing for the Moose Lake wind farm, located in British Columbia.
The long-term financing of the 15 MW...
Ventient Energy Launches As Major Player In U.K. Wind
Ventient Energy Ltd., which claims to be the U.K.’s third largest generator of onshore wind energy and the largest non-utility owner of onshore wind,...