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Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Signs In-State Wind Deal
The Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) has entered into a 15-year agreement to purchase 50 MW of wind energy output annually from the Green...
GE Ships Tower Sections For Haliade-X 12 MW Prototype
GE Renewable Energy has shipped the four tower sections that will be part of GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW prototype to be installed this summer...
Rocky Mountain Power Breaks Ground On Major Wind, Transmission Initiative
Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp and part of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, has begun construction efforts for its Energy Vision 2020 wind power...
Connecticut Governor OKs 2 GW Offshore Wind Bill
On Friday, Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Conn., signed a bill authorizing Connecticut to purchase up to 2 GW of offshore wind, or the equivalent of...
Appleton Joins Offshore Wind Team At Burns & McDonnell
Burns & McDonnell, a construction and engineering firm based in Kansas City, Mo., has hired offshore wind industry veteran Tony Appleton, who will lead...
innogy Starts Construction On First U.S. Wind Farm
Germany-based innogy SE has begun construction of its first U.S. wind farm, the 250 MW Scioto Ridge project in Ohio.
Located in Hardin and Logan...
Pennsylvania’s State College Adopts 100% Renewable Energy Goal
The council of State College, a Pennsylvania community that is home to Penn State University, has voted unanimously to adopt a resolution establishing a...
Getting U.S. Offshore Wind Off The Ground
A new industry is evolving in the U.S. in the form of offshore wind. Exciting projects are actively under development along the East Coast,...
Brayton Point Expanding Port Operations For Offshore Wind
Commercial Development Co. Inc. (CDC) has announced an expanded port operations agreement at the Brayton Point Commerce Center, a former Massachusetts coal plant being...
Wind Software Company Clir Secures More Funding
Vancouver-based software company Clir Renewables has secured C$1.9 million from multiple investors.
The Software as a Service company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)...
Massachusetts DOER Recommends More Offshore Wind
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) is recommending the state procure an additional 1.6 GW of offshore wind.
In 2016, Gov. Charlie Baker,...
Shell Launches Turbine Gearbox Oil For U.S. Wind Market
Shell Lubricants recently introduced a new synthetic gearbox oil designed for wind turbines in the U.S. market.
With a 10-year warranty, Shell Omala S5...
Goldwind Sells Montana Wind Facility To Potentia Renewables
Goldwind has announced the sale of its 20 MW Musselshell Wind Project in Montana to Potentia Renewables, a Toronto-based developer, owner and operator of...
Rhode Island Regulators Green-Light Offshore Wind PPA
The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has unanimously approved a long-term power contract with National Grid for 400 MW of clean energy from...
Dallas To Cut Electricity Costs With New Renewable Energy Contract
The City of Dallas has entered into a new electricity contract with TXU Energy to power all city facilities with wind and solar energy...
Nordex Announces 198 MW Texas Order
The Nordex Group has received an order from an undisclosed project developer in the U.S.
Starting in spring 2020, Nordex will install 63 AW125/3150 wind...
Siemens Gamesa, EDF Partner For Another Wind Farm
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded another order by EDF Renewables to supply 30 SG 4.5-145 and 36 SG 2.7-129 wind turbines...
Xcel Energy Commits To Coal Retirements, Clean Energy
Xcel Energy has announced plans to retire its last two coal plants in the Upper Midwest a decade earlier than scheduled, as well as...
Five Things To Consider When Planning For Repowered Wind
It’s no secret that repowering can provide new life to aging wind fleets. With an average lifespan of 20-25 years, wind turbines installed in...
EDP, ENGIE Form Global Offshore Wind JV
ENGIE and EDP have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create a 50/50 joint venture dedicated to offshore wind.
The new entity will be...