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U.S. Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Hit 25-Year Low: EIA
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the U.S. totaled 2,530 million metric tons in the first six months of 2016, according to a new...
Another Utah City Goes All In On Renewable Energy
Park City, Utah, Mayor Jack Thomas has signed a measure approved unanimously by the city council that commits Park City to transitioning to 100%...
Moventas’ Multi-Megawatt Gearbox Testing Hub Now Open In U.K.
Moventas says it has become the U.K.’s first wind gearbox service provider to offer multi-megawatt full-load testing, an essential part of most gearbox service...
EDF, Axium Ownership Deal Closes On Kansas Wind Farm
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) and a consortium led by Axium Infrastructure, an independent portfolio management firm, have closed an agreement in which Axium...
GCube Now Underwriting One-Third Of All Canadian Wind
Renewable energy underwriter GCube Insurance Services (GCube) says it now provides coverage for more than 4 GW of Canadian wind assets; that’s 33% of...
GE Extends, Enters Contracts With Ariz. Wind Blade Manufacturer
TPI Composites Inc., an independent manufacturer of composite wind blades, has extended two supply agreements with GE in Newton, Iowa, and Juarez, Mexico, through...
Companies Develop Monitoring Tech To Reduce Offshore Turbine Failures
Aquaterra Energy, which designs and delivers offshore engineering solutions, and Proeon Systems, which provides a range of turnkey safety and control system services, say they...
GE Plans To Acquire LM Wind Power In $1.65 Billion All-Cash Deal
Following the closing of the deal, which is expected in the first half of 2017, GE intends to operate LM Wind Power as a stand-alone unit within GE Renewable Energy.
Nordex Turbine Commissioning Helps Uruguay Reach 1,000 MW
The Nordex Group, a wind turbine manufacturer with more than 20,000 MW of installed capacity globally, says it has helped Uruguay reach 1,000 MW...
GE, Citi Close Tax Equity Financing On Block Island Wind Farm
GE Energy Financial Services and Citi have announced the closing of tax equity financing on Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore...
Siemens Nets Order For 44.2 MW Wind Power Plant In Croatia
Siemens says it has won a turbine supply contract for the 44.2 MW Zadar VI Extension onshore wind project, to be built in the...
Senvion Chooses IMO Pitch Bearing For Low-Wind Turbine Model
German turbine supplier Senvion has selected IMO’s latest T-Solid 4IPC roller-type pitch bearing for its 3.4 MW low-wind model 3.4M140 EBC, featuring a 140-meter...
WWEA: Global Wind Expected To Reach 500 GW By Year-End
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) Half-year Report has found that worldwide wind capacity reached 456,486 MW by the end of June, out of...
DNV GL Develops Best Practice For Improved Wind Turbine Design
DNV GL, an independent energy experts and renewables certification body, has launched a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with global partners to develop a new best...
Canada Mining Companies Increasingly Looking At Renewables Options
Canada’s new carbon pricing proposal is pushing mining leaders to consider renewable energy options as a way of further reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and stabilizing...
Vermont Green Line Gets Local OK For Wind Transmission Project
Vermont Green Line Devco LLC (VGLD) and the Town of New Haven, Vt., have reached an agreement on a proposed high-voltage, direct-current (HVDC) transmission...
Federal Grant Enables University Of Illinois To Study Turbine Efficiency
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently granted $500,000 to the Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL) of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for a project...
Navigant: Supergrid Development A Complicated Matter
As global demand for electricity continues to grow, and as concerns over climate change mount, the importance of meeting power needs while reducing costs...
Iberdrola Goes With Navantia For More Offshore Substation Work
Iberdrola has awarded Cadiz, Spain-based Navantia Puerto Real a contract worth nearly EUR 65 million to build the substation for the 714 MW East...
Cubico Awarded 540 MW Of Renewables Via Mexico PPAs
Cubico Sustainable Investments, a global renewable energy company with an installed gross capacity of approximately 2 GW, says it has won power purchase agreements...