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Offshore Wind Site Investigations Kicking Off In Massachusetts
Netherlands-based Fugro has been awarded a contract by Vineyard Wind - formerly named OffshoreMW - to perform a marine geotechnical site investigation for Vineyard...
Block Island Wind Farm To Be Monitored 24/7 By Duke Energy Renewables
Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energy Renewables has signed an agreement with Deepwater Wind to provide remote monitoring and control services for the developer’s Block Island...
Canadian Developer Boralex Closes Financing On French Wind Farms
Quebec-based Boralex Inc. has closed financing totaling EUR 100 million (C$145 million) for three wind projects in France.
The financing, provided by Credit Industriel et...
International Energy Agency: 2015 Marked ‘Turning Point’ For Renewables
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has announced it is significantly increasing its five-year growth forecast for renewables, thanks to strong policy support in key...
Law Firm Stoel Rives Establishes Climate Change Team
U.S. law firm Stoel Rives LLP has formed a multidisciplinary “Climate Change Initiative” team, which the firm says will help clients prepare for the...
Survey: Is Renewables’ Role In U.S. Energy Landscape Overestimated?
There’s no doubt about it: Solar and wind power continue to become a larger part of the energy landscape, both in the U.S. and...
The Massive Market For Electricity In East Africa
The American Wind Energy Association's Gramlich spent six weeks in East Africa to study the region's burgeoning electricity market. What role can wind energy play?
Xcel Reveals Plans For Big Midwest Wind Portfolio
Xcel Energy has announced plans to build four new wind farms totaling 750 MW in Minnesota and North Dakota.
According to Xcel, the projects, once...
Federal Study: Marine Wildlife Not Affected By MA, RI Offshore Wind Areas
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) have announced the results of two multiyear marine wildlife surveys...
What’s Happening In The Global Wind Turbine Lubricant Market?
A new report from consulting and research firm Kline has revealed that China, accounting for 34% of global demand, is the largest market for...
Siemens Gains Ground In Windy Northern Germany
Siemens has won orders for 23 units of its direct-drive turbines for five onshore projects in northern Germany.
Two of the wind farms are situated...
Vestas Inks Wind Order From Longtime Chinese Customer
Vestas has received a 48 MW order from longtime customer CGN Wind Energy for a wind project in southern China.
The Nan’an Xiangyun project is...
WINDCUBE LiDAR Plays New Role In Advancing Mass. Offshore Wind
A WINDCUBE vertical-profiling LiDAR system has been installed off the south coast of Massachusetts to provide a continuous record of the wind resource across...
Wanted: 750,000 MWh Of Renewables For Duke Energy Carolinas
Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for 750,000 MWh of renewable energy located in the DEC service...
Governors’ Wind & Solar Energy Coalition Names 2017 Leaders
The Governors’ Wind & Solar Energy Coalition has appointed Gov. Gina Raimondo, D-R.I., and Gov. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., the group’s chair and vice chair,...
Companies Team Up To Develop New Design Of Offshore Wind Vessels
Ulstein Design & Solutions (part of Ulstein Group) and SeaOwls are teaming up to jointly develop what they say is the next generation of...
N.Y. Wants To Help Make It Easier To Connect Renewables To Grid
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced $3.5 million in funding available for the private sector with solutions to...
Cherokee Nation On Board For Future Oklahoma Wind Farm
The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council has approved the leasing of more than 4,000 acres of tribal trust land in Oklahoma to wind farm developer...
Gamesa Scores First Chinese Order For G114-2.5 MW Model
Gamesa has reached a new product strategy milestone by receiving the first order in China for its G114-2.5 MW turbine.
Specifically, the company will supply...
E.ON Expands U.S. Renewables Business With Wind Projects, PPAs
E.ON says it is strengthening its renewables business in the U.S. by building new projects, signing new power purchase agreements (PPAs) and finalizing new...