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NRDC Moves To Replace Calif. Nuclear Plant With Clean Energy
Although there have been plans to shutter other nuclear plants, this is the first to make a no-carbon-emissions replacement commitment.
GE Attains Domestic Compliance In Brazil For Wind, Solar Inverters
GE’s power conversion business has completed domestic content compliance for its solar and wind inverters - the LV5 and DTA CFI lines, respectively -...
DONG Energy To Invest Billions In Regional Offshore Wind By 2019
DONG Energy will have invested 5.4 billion British pounds in developing offshore wind farms off the coast of North West England by 2019, according...
Adwen, LM Wind Power Partner To Present World’s Longest Blade
In an effort to lower the cost of energy offshore, Adwen and LM Wind Power have partnered together to introduce what they assert is...
Kansas Utility Offers Green Bonds To Support Western Plains Wind Farm
Kansas-based electric utility Westar Energy is offering investors $350 million in green bonds, which will be used to invest in wind energy projects –...
DONG Energy Building New O&M Hub To Serve Offshore Wind Projects
In order to better serve its two offshore wind farms in the area, DONG Energy is building a new operations and maintenance (O&M) facility...
Scotland Commits Millions To Offshore Wind Industry
The Scottish government has committed 1.5 million British pounds (approximately $2.2 million) to the Carbon Trust in support of its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA)...
MidAmerican Goes With Vestas For Massive Iowa Wind Project
Vestas is confirming it has entered into a conditional agreement with MidAmerican Energy Co. to supply up to 1,000 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for...
BlackRock Takes 50% Stake In 211 MW Texas Wind Farm
BlackRock Real Assets has closed its purchase of GE Energy Financial Services’ 50% interest in the Grandview wind project, located in Carson County, Texas.
Grandview...
Mont-Rothery Wind Project Gets Dedicated In Quebec
The 74 MW Mont-Rothery Wind Project was dedicated at a ceremony today in Quebec. Located on public lands in regional county municipality (MRCs) Haute-Gaspesie...
Gamesa And Siemens Officially Sign Deal To Become One
Rumors of a potential merger have been swirling all year, but the two giant wind OEMs have now signed a binding agreement on the deal.
Utility Launches Energy Storage Project In Southern Florida
Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL), a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc., has announced a new energy storage pilot project in which it will...
Iberdrola Sells Wind Assets In Italy For EUR 193.7 Million
Iberdrola has announced the sale of 245 MW of wind energy assets in Italy to CEF 3 Wind Energy S.P.A. for EUR 193.7 million.
According...
SgurrEnergy Wins Contract For Harburnhead Scottish Wind Farm
Renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy has secured a three-year asset management contract for Scottish wind farm Harburnhead, bringing SgurrEnergy’s operational management portfolio to over 150...
U.K. Energy Company Enlists Cyberhawk For Turbine Blade Inspections
U.K. energy company SSE PLC has enlisted the services of Cyberhawk Innovations, a provider of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based inspection work, to carry out close visual...
Catholic Leaders Renew Call To Action For More Clean Energy
Catholic leaders have called for the development and deployment of more renewable energy in honor of the one-year anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical that emphasized...
Alterra Power Acquires 200 MW Flat Top Wind Project In Texas
Renewable energy company Alterra Power Corp. has acquired the 200 MW Flat Top wind project, which is under development in Comanche County and Mills...
DNV GL To Study Near-Offshore Vietnamese Wind Farm Feasibility
DNV GL Americas has entered into a contract to deliver a feasibility study for the 170 MW Phu Cuong 1 near-offshore wind farm to Phu Cuong...
How Close Are Siemens And Gamesa To Sealing Their Big Merger?
Is the Siemens-Gamesa merger finally coming to fruition? According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, which cites sources familiar with the...
Subsea Cable Failures Are Taking Toll On Offshore Wind Sector, Underwriter Warns
Incidents relating to the installation and operation of high-voltage subsea cables are the most costly cause of financial losses in the global offshore wind...