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Vestas Secures Its Largest Order To Date
Fosen Vind DA, a joint venture company owned by Statkraft, TrønderEnergi and the European investor consortium Nordic Wind Power DA consisting of Credit Suisse...
Vaisala: Mexico’s Wind Variability Shows Need For Smart Investment Choices
Many regions of Mexico experienced wind speeds up to 20% below average throughout 2015, according to Vaisala’s newly released performance maps, which illustrate widespread...
NorSea Group Providing Stord Base For Hywind Floating Wind Farm
The NorSea Group AS (NSG) has signed a contract with Statoil to supply a Stord base for the Hywind floating offshore wind pilot project...
Mayor de Blasio Called On To Bring Offshore Wind To NYC
More than 150 New Yorkers recently joined community groups, environmental justice leaders, national environmental organizations and local officials on the steps of City Hall...
Gode Wind 2 Offshore Project Now Feeding Into German Grid
DONG Energy says its Gode Wind 2 offshore wind farm, located in the German North Sea, has started producing power and feeding into Germany’s...
Report: Global Renewables Deals Generated $68B Last Year
Renewable energy investments accounted for 50% of global power and utilities transaction activity in 2015, according to a new report from EY. The report...
Feds Officially Cut Back Period For Wind Farm Eagle Take Permits
To comply with a court order, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reinstated its previous five-year limit for incidental take permits.
Gamesa Secures First Indian Orders For G114-2.0 MW Turbines
Gamesa has announced the first orders for its G114-2.0 MW turbine in India, having secured two contracts totaling 184 MW.
The first order, placed by...
Governors Across U.S. Pledge Commitment To Clean Energy
A bipartisan group of 17 governors has signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future – a joint commitment to take action to...
Debstedt Wind Farm Getting Refitted With Three New Gamesa Towers
Gamesa has received an order from Energiekontor, a renewable energy developer in Germany, to repower a wind farm with three G128-4.5 MW turbines.
By installing...
ABS Group Providing Services For Floating Offshore Wind Demo
ABS Group Ltd., a Houston-headquartered provider of project certification and quality assurance services for offshore wind assets, has received a contract to provide third-party...
Oregon Company Looks To Cut Concrete 75% With Turbine Foundation
An Oregon start-up is developing a new wind turbine foundation system that it says could cut the amount of concrete used by 75%.
RUTE Foundation...
Study Says El Niño Not To Blame For Last Year’s Wind Drought
The unprecedented drop in windiness affecting vast swaths of the U.S. in 2015 cannot be explained by the impacts of El Niño, claims a...
Availon Nets Spanish And Italian Certification
Wind turbine service provider Availon has received full HSEQ certification for its wind farm servicing operations in Italy and Spain. The certifications are in...
Siemens Nets Final Type Certification For 7 MW Offshore Wind Turbine
Siemens says the development of its 7 MW offshore wind turbine has reached its last stage, as the SWT-7.0-154 has successfully passed final type...
Oregon House Approves Utility-Backed Bill To Increase Renewables
A utility-backed bill aimed at eliminating coal use and doubling renewable energy in Oregon has advanced in the state legislature. On Monday, the Oregon...
Michigan Utilities Expected To Surpass Renewables Mandate
The Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) sixth-annual report on the implementation of the state’s 10% by 2015 renewable portfolio standard (RPS) shows that 9.1%...
Fitch: Extended Renewable Energy Tax Credits Will Lead To Stability
Last year’s extension of the U.S. federal investment tax credit and production tax credit is expected to increase renewable energy capacity installation - as...
North American Energy Leaders Sign MOU
On Feb. 12, energy leaders from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. met at the North American Energy Ministers Meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada Minister...
Inox Wind Bags 100 MW Order From Tata Power
Inox Wind Ltd. has secured a repeat order from Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd. (TPREL) for a 100 MW wind power project at Rojmal,...