A.K. Suda Liftboat Delivered to Owners
A.K. Suda has completed the design of a 320-foot (97.5-meter) truss-legged liftboat. This vessel was recently delivered to its owners. The vessel follows on...
Vestas Receives 100 MW Order in Michigan
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power has ordered 29 V126-3.45 MW turbines from Vestas. The turbines will be deployed at the 100 MW Apple Blossom...
Siemens to Supply 64 Wind Turbines for U.S. Onshore Project
Siemens has received an order to supply, install, and commission 64 onshore wind turbines for the onshore Grant Plains Wind project in Oklahoma for...
All-Terrain Crane Erects 14 Turbines at a Mile-High Altitude
The Terex® AC 1000 all-terrain crane recently proved it was virtually predestined to erect large wind turbines in hard-to-reach areas.
Before Austrian crane service provider...
Alliant Energy to Invest $1 Billion in Iowa Wind Project
Iowans will soon see a significant increase in clean, economical wind generation from Alliant Energy.
Alliant Energy CEO Patricia Kampling and Gov. Terry Branstad announced...
GE Renewable Energyâs First Offshore Wind-Turbine Nacelles Headed to the U.S.
The GE Renewable Energy offshore wind-turbine plant in Saint-Nazaire, France, is completing the manufacturing of its first commercial series of Haliade Offshore wind turbine...
The Wind Professionalâs Guide for Flood, Debris, and Erosion Control
Challenges in providing adequate erosion control in the field require a diverse toolbox of solutions. As lands are disturbed, erosion and sediment control professionals...
SgurrEnergy Secures Beatrice Construction Monitoring Contract
SgurrEnergy, a leading renewable energy consultancy, was recently awarded a three-year construction monitoring contract for the 588-MW Beatrice offshore wind farm — the first...
New Concrete Tower Construction Method for Wind Turbines
A team led by Professor Johann Kollegger at the Institute of Structural Engineering at Technische Universität (TU) Wien has developed a new tower construction...
ENEL Starts Construction of New 150-MW U.S. Wind Project
Enel S.p.A., through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA), has started construction of the Lindahl wind project, which will be Enel’s...
Senvion Secures Turbine Order in Japan and Opens Office in Tokyo
Senvion, one of the world’s largest and leading wind turbine manufacturers, recently announced the opening of its office in Tokyo to service the local...
Goldwind Americas Signs 160-MW Texas Deal with RES Americas
Goldwind Americas, a subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., recently announced that it has signed an agreement with Renewable Energy Systems...
SgurrEnergy Supports Canadian Wind Portfolio to Financial Close
A portfolio of wind projects in Canada has reached financial close after SgurrEnergy provided lender’s technical due diligence to support the financing process. SgurrEnergy,...
O&M Takes Center Stage in Mortensonâs New Wind Energy Study
The wind energy industry looks to be making a major shift, according to data in Mortenson’s new Renewable Energy Leadership Series study, “The 40-Year...
Company Spotlight: Wanzek Construction, Inc.
With global expenditures for wind turbine operations and maintenance rising due to an increasing number of installations and aging turbines, higher attention is being...
Xcel Energy Boosts Eastern Panhandle Power Grid
Xcel Energy completed a major high-voltage transmission project in Gray and Wheeler counties in the eastern Texas Panhandle that will help sustain industrial development...
Dong Energy Reaches Agreement with the Crown Estate for Hornsea Zone
Dong Energy has reached an agreement with the Crown Estate, an independent commercial business created by the an Act of Parliament in the United...
BLM Issues Environmental Assessment for Phase I Wind Turbine Development for CCSM Project
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Rawlins Field Office has released the second of two environmental assessments, along with a draft “Finding of No...
Clean Line Energy To Provide Low-Cost Renewable Energy to Tallahassee
Clean Line Energy recently announced an agreement with Tallahassee, Florida, that states the city’s intention to purchase up to 50 MW of low-cost wind...
Transmission Upgrades Deliver Substantial Value to Southwest Power Pool Members
The construction of electric transmission upgrades in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) from 2012 to 2014 resulted in more than $240 million in fuel...
