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Moog’s Pitch Control System Nearly Triples Wind Turbine Reliability
The Industrial Group of Moog Inc., which designs and manufactures high-performance pitch solutions for wind turbines, says it has launched its next-generation pitch technology...
Companies Fulfill Maintenance Contract At 630 MW Offshore Wind Farm
Barrier Group businesses, specialist coatings provider Barrier Ltd., and rope access company UK Total Solutions have collaborated to complete a major remedial painting and...
Consultancy Announces Financial Close On EUR 1.1B Offshore Wind Farm
Mott MacDonald, a global engineering, management and development consultancy, says that the 309 MW Rentel offshore wind farm, located approximately 40 kilometers from the...
NTR Adds 64 MW To Onshore Wind Portfolio
NTR, which invests in and manages infrastructure assets, says it has added a further 64 MW to its onshore wind portfolio with the acquisition...
Schaeffler’s Spherical Roller Bearings Enhance Wind Turbine Efficiency
Schaeffler, a global integrated automotive and industrial supplier, has optimized its spherical roller bearings for rotor main bearing supports in order to increase the...
With New Milestone Reached, Paris Agreement To Take Effect Soon
The European Union has formally joined the Paris Agreement, which has now surpassed an emissions threshold needed to make the climate deal official.
With the...
Reports Show U.S. Renewables Rapidly Beating Out Nuclear
Nuclear power is rapidly losing the race with renewable energy sources in the U.S., according to the SUN DAY Campaign, which cites two new...
North Dakota College Installs Wind Technician Training Tower
North Dakota’s Bismarck State College (BSC) has completed a new tower that will provide wind technician training and education for students and industry partners.
The...
Companies Join Forces For Offshore Wind Transmission Work
ABB and Aibel have announced a strategic partnership in which the two will collaborate on the design, engineering and optimization of offshore wind connections.
ABB...
ScottishPower Renewables Gets Weather-Monitoring Boost For Wind Portfolio
ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) has selected the Met Office’s VisualEyes software to provide site-specific weather forecast information for its portfolio of wind farms in the...
United Wind Brings Distributed Wind Development To New Market
United Wind, a distributed wind project developer based in Brooklyn, N.Y., has partnered with Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) to bring its...
PSEG Shutting Two N.J. Coal Plants, Looking At Renewables
Diversified energy company Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) will be retiring two New Jersey coal plants next year. In turn, New Jersey's energy will...
Siemens’ Newest Onshore Turbine Earns DNV GL Certification
Siemens’ SWT-3.6-130 onshore wind turbine has been type-certified by DNV GL. According to the companies, the certification confirms that the new turbine complies with...
DONG Energy Brings On Consortium Of Offshore Wind Consultants
DONG Energy’s wind power division has chosen Cathie Associates, Ceteal and Ghenova to provide support for offshore wind projects during the next five years.
Cathie...
EDF Grabs 252 MW Of Wind In Mexican Auction
EDF EN Mexico, a subsidiary of the EDF Energies Nouvelles Group, has won the 252 MW Gunaa Sicaru wind project in Mexico’s second long-term...
Canada Has A New Plan For Slashing Carbon Pollution, But Not Everyone Is On...
The government has laid out a new carbon pricing approach that CanWEA says will spur renewable energy generation into the country's grid. However, a few provinces have spoken out against the proposal.
Ohio Utilities Put Out Request For Renewable Energy Credits
FirstEnergy Corp. has announced a request for proposals (RFP) to purchase Ohio-compliant renewable energy credits (RECs) - as well as solar renewable energy credits (SRECs)...
CAISO Welcomes New Participants To Energy Imbalance Market
After months of intensive testing, Phoenix-based Arizona Public Service (APS) and Puget Sound Energy (PSE) of Washington state successfully began full participation in the...
Xcel Poises For PUC Decision On Renewables-Boosting Energy Plan
This Thursday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will hold its final hearing on Xcel Energy’s 15-year energy plan, which would double the amount...
GE Teams With Pittsburgh Start-Up To Enhance Digital Wind Farm Service
Pittsburgh-based start-up kWantera and GE Renewable Energy have announced a technology alliance in which kWantera’s energy trading solution will complement GE’s Digital Wind Farm offering.
GE...