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California Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Is In Full Swing
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the state of California recently held the inaugural meeting of the California Intergovernmental Renewable Energy...
Northern Power Turbines Not Affected By Hurricane, Typhoon
Vermont-based Northern Power Systems Corp. has confirmed that its wind turbines performed up to par through both Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean, as well...
Vestas Wins Turbine Order For Upgraded Platform, De-Icing Tech
Vestas says that OX2 has placed an order in Sweden for 41 V126-3.45 MW turbines with power-optimized mode to 3.6 MW and Vestas’ de-icing...
Prysmian Nets Contract For Offshore Wind Inter-Array Cables
Prysmian Group, an energy and telecom cable systems company, says it has been awarded a contract - worth up to EUR 13 million -...
SAS Signs Agreement To Support Offshore Wind Farm Work
Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) says it has signed a framework agreement with Leonardo Helicopters for six additional AgustaWestland AW169s to support the rapidly growing...
PUC Unanimously Approves Xcel’s Energy Plan To Double Wind, Solar
At its final hearing yesterday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) unanimously approved Xcel Energy’s 15-year energy plan that would add renewables, retire coal operations...
Nordex Boasts Wind Portfolio Totaling EUR 64 Million In Germany
Nordex says that it was awarded six new contracts in September with a combined value of approximately EUR 64 million in its domestic market, bringing...
Cape Wind Abandons Appeal For Project Connection Permit
Cape Wind reportedly canceled a hearing in which the offshore developer would argue its case for extending the transmission permits for its long-delayed wind project.
John Laing Group Invests $20.5M In Its First U.S. Wind Farm
John Laing Group plc, an international originator, active investor and manager of infrastructure projects, says it has invested $20.5 million in the Sterling Wind Power...
E.ON To Manage 253 MW Amazon Wind Farm In Texas
Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE) has selected E.ON Energy Services to provide asset management and balance-of-plant services for its Amazon Wind Farm Texas, near Snyder,...
Report: Global Renewables Investments Drop Big Time In Q3
Global clean energy investment had its weakest quarter since 2013 between July and September this year, under the impact of a summer lull in...
New Mexico College Students Get Leg Up On Wind Technician Training
Granite Services International Inc., an affiliate of GE, is currently conducting its new-hire trainings for wind energy technicians at Mesalands Community College, located in...
Another Utah City Goes All In On Renewable Energy
Park City, Utah, Mayor Jack Thomas has signed a measure approved unanimously by the city council that commits Park City to transitioning to 100%...
Moventas’ Multi-Megawatt Gearbox Testing Hub Now Open In U.K.
Moventas says it has become the U.K.’s first wind gearbox service provider to offer multi-megawatt full-load testing, an essential part of most gearbox service...
EDF, Axium Ownership Deal Closes On Kansas Wind Farm
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) and a consortium led by Axium Infrastructure, an independent portfolio management firm, have closed an agreement in which Axium...
GCube Now Underwriting One-Third Of All Canadian Wind
Renewable energy underwriter GCube Insurance Services (GCube) says it now provides coverage for more than 4 GW of Canadian wind assets; that’s 33% of...
GE Extends, Enters Contracts With Ariz. Wind Blade Manufacturer
TPI Composites Inc., an independent manufacturer of composite wind blades, has extended two supply agreements with GE in Newton, Iowa, and Juarez, Mexico, through...
Companies Develop Monitoring Tech To Reduce Offshore Turbine Failures
Aquaterra Energy, which designs and delivers offshore engineering solutions, and Proeon Systems, which provides a range of turnkey safety and control system services, say they...
GE Plans To Acquire LM Wind Power In $1.65 Billion All-Cash Deal
Following the closing of the deal, which is expected in the first half of 2017, GE intends to operate LM Wind Power as a stand-alone unit within GE Renewable Energy.
Nordex Turbine Commissioning Helps Uruguay Reach 1,000 MW
The Nordex Group, a wind turbine manufacturer with more than 20,000 MW of installed capacity globally, says it has helped Uruguay reach 1,000 MW...