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How DONG Energy Dismantled The World’s First Offshore Wind Farm
The dismantling process for the world’s first offshore wind farm has now been completed, DONG Energy has announced.
The Vindeby Offshore Wind Farm, located near...
Vattenfall Plans Significant Job Cuts
Citing a “rapidly changing energy landscape,” European wind developer Vattenfall has decided to cut costs by 2 billion Swedish krona, equaling $250.9 million, in...
E.ON Gets To Work On Energy Storage At Texas Wind Farms
E.ON has begun construction on its Texas Waves energy storage projects, which are co-located at the company’s existing Pyron and Inadale wind farms in...
Report: We’re On A Good Track With Renewables – But Not The Paris Agreement
There is no single solution for achieving the target of a low-carbon world, DNV GL says. Instead, multiple achievable actions must be taken both locally and globally, involving collaboration within the energy sector and across industries.
EDPR Launches Wind Blade Recycling Program With Spanish Researchers
EDP Renewables (EDPR) has announced a cooperation agreement with Thermal Recycling of Composites (TRC) - a spin-off of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research...
First Power Generated At DONG Energy’s Walney Extension
Electricity has been generated for the first time at DONG Energy's Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, located off the coast of Cumbria, England.
Now that...
Nordex To Cut 400-500 Jobs
The Nordex Group is planning to cut 400-500 jobs as part of its new “cost-cutting program,” which the company has initiated in response to...
UC Berkeley Study Highlights Diversity Of California’s Renewables Workforce
A new study from the Center for Labor Research and Education at UC Berkeley is highlighting disadvantaged and underrepresented workers’ prevalence in entry-level, “career-track”...
Siemens Gamesa To Repower Texas Wind Duo For NextEra
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been selected by NextEra Energy Resources to repower two wind farms in Texas.
The repowering is expected to deliver...
SSE, Statoil Form New JV For Dogger Bank Offshore Projects
Energy companies SSE and Statoil have formed a new 50/50 joint venture to collaboratively progress three of the four consented Dogger Bank offshore wind...
Introducing The N149/4.0-4.5: Nordex Enters The 4 MW Wind Class
Nordex is entering the 4 MW wind turbine class with the introduction of the N149/4.0-4.5 turbine, which has been designed specifically for light-wind regions.
According...
Wind Industry Mourns The Loss Of AWEA’s Tom Gray
As written by AWEA’s Greg Alvarez, Gray was affectionately known as the “Wind Wizard” due to his “encyclopedic knowledge of wind.”
Vestas Providing Turbines For Mongolia’s Developing Wind Market
ENGIE, Ferrostaal, the Danish Climate Investment Fund and Mongolian entrepreneur Radnaabazar Davaanyam have reached financial close to build and operate the 55 MW, Vestas-powered...
Wind, Solar & Biogas: R.I. Wastewater Treatment Agency To Go 100% Renewable
As planned, the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC), a major sewage treatment agency in Rhode Island, is officially on the path to being powered by...
Xcel, Otter Tail Power Complete CapX2020 Transmission Line In S.D.
With multiple wind and other generation projects waiting to interconnect, Xcel Energy and Otter Tail Power Co. have announced the completion of the 70-mile,...
GE Celebrates 5 GW Of Brazilian Wind Power
GE says it has become the first company to reach 5 GW of installed wind capacity in Brazil.
As part of the 5 GW, GE’s...
Capital Power Nails Down Long-Term Contract For North Dakota Wind Farm
Edmonton, Alberta-based Capital Power Corp. has secured a long-term contract for its 99 MW New Frontier Wind project in North Dakota.
Capital Power will operate...
Goldman Sachs Company Selling DONG Energy Shares
New Energy Investment (NEI), a Luxembourg-based company indirectly owned by entities under the control of the merchant banking division of Goldman Sachs, has launched...
Xcel Proposes Coal Plant Closures, Major Wind And Solar Investments In Colorado
The Colorado Energy Plan will advance only if the resulting portfolio of resources reduces, or at least does not increase, the cost of energy to Xcel Energy’s Colorado customers.
Saudi Arabia Qualifies 25 Companies For 400 MW Wind RFP
The Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO) of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources has issued a request for proposals for...