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DOI Study: Many Turbines In Great Plains Pose Little Threat To Sandhill Cranes
The current placement of wind turbines in the central and southern Great Plains may have relatively few negative effects on sandhill cranes wintering in...
Nordex, Terma Net Certification For Wind Turbine Radar Lighting System
Nordex and Danish radar company Terma A/S have developed a needs-based aviation obstruction lighting system for wind turbines.
With the upcoming market launch of the...
Nordex Connects Two U.S. Wind Projects To Grid
Nordex says it connected two U.S. wind farms to the grid earlier this year: the Thunder Spirit in North Dakota and the Fair Wind...
DONG Energy Signs Workboat Deal For 580 MW Race Bank Offshore Project
DONG Energy and Seacat Services, a U.K.-based vessel operator supporting the offshore energy industry, have confirmed a two-year, four-workboat deal to support construction of...
SgurrEnergy Supports Financial Close Of B.C. Wind Portfolio
Glasgow, Scotland-based SgurrEnergy says it has supported the financial close of a 30 MW portfolio of wind projects in British Columbia.
SgurrEnergy, a Wood Group...
Nacelle-Mounted Wind Iris LiDAR Gets Fitted At Uruguayan Wind Farm
Vermont-based Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG) and Ventus Ingenieria have installed a nacelle-mounted Wind Iris LiDAR system at the 20 MW Caracoles wind farm in...
Gamesa Adding Output-Boosting Software To 54 Iberdrola Wind Projects
Gamesa is installing its Energy Thrust program, which boosts the output of turbines, at 54 Iberdrola wind farms totaling 1,602 MW of capacity.
Under the...
Vestas Challenges Scaling Rules By Installing Multi-Rotor Turbine Demo
In cooperation with the Technical University of Denmark, Vestas is installing a concept demonstrator to test the technical feasibility to operate and control a...
FoundOcean Set To Work On Burbo Bank Extension Project This Summer
FoundOcean, a U.K.-based provider of grouting services for the offshore energy industry, says it has been contracted by Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects for...
AWS Truepower Announces Large Batch Of New Hires
Albany, N.Y.-based AWS Truepower, an international provider of wind and solar energy consulting and engineering services, says it has added a number of key...
Wind Energy Gets Connecticut Printer’s Stamp Of Approval
Six years into operations, a single, 100 kW wind turbine offsets one-third of the power used by New Haven-based Phoenix Press.
EDF EN Canada Signs PPA With Ontario IESO For 60 MW Project
EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator...
Nordex Rakes In Turbine Orders For Turkish Wind Market
During the first quarter of the year, Nordex received three new orders for a total of more than 40 MW in Turkey.
The projects, for...
Northland Announces Project Milestone For 332 MW Nordsee One
Toronto, Ontario-based Northland Power Inc. says the installation of all 54 foundations, including monopiles and transition pieces, for the 332 MW Nordsee One offshore...
CanWEA: Alberta Budget Enables Province To Move Forward On Renewables Goal
In light of Alberta’s 2016 budget announcement, the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is applauding the province’s commitment to renewable energy.
Joe Ceci, Alberta’s finance...
Tokyo Developer Goes With Siemens’ Direct-Drive Wind Turbines
Siemens has secured its third wind turbine order from Tokyo-based developer Eurus Energy Holdings Corp.
For the 41.6 MW Eurus Higashi Yurihara onshore project -...
The Top 10 U.S. Wind Energy Utilities Of 2015: AWEA
For the 12th consecutive year, Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy says it has claimed the No. 1 spot in the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) rankings...
Minnesota Wind Farm Gets Fitted With TurbinePhD Condition Monitoring
Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG) says a site-wide installation of its TurbinePhD condition monitoring system has been completed at the Grant County Wind Farm in...
Canadian Firm Invests In NRG Wind Project In New Mexico
Toronto, Ontario-based Fengate Capital Management has executed a purchase and sale agreement for the acquisition of a 25% equity interest in San Juan Mesa...
Signed Clean Energy Bill Would Be ‘Giant Step Forward’ For Md., Says AWEA
Before the 2016 Maryland legislative session adjourned Monday, state lawmakers finalized legislation to increase the state’s use of renewable energy to 25% by 2020.
In...