UK to Remain Top Offshore Wind Power Market by 2025
The UK will remain the leading offshore wind power market globally by 2025, with its installed capacity increasing from 4.5 GW in 2014 to...
Wind Energy: A Long-Term Passion
Three afternoons a week, 91-year-old Palmer Carlin comes into the Energy Department’s National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL),...
MARKET DIRECTORY: Profile: Growth Services Group
Founded in 1994 by a certified economic development professional with over 35 years of experience in management, research, and economic development, Growth Services Group,...
MARKET DIRECTORY: Cost, Price Stability Fueling U.S. ‘Wind Rush’
The state of the American wind industry is strong, and with the right policies, we stand ready to double in the next five years...
MARKET DIRECTORY: 2015-16 U.S. Wind Energy Market Outlook
Over the next 18 months or so, the U.S. utility-scale wind energy industry is expecting a burst of activity leading to around 11 GW...
MARKET DIRECTORY: Economic Winds Blow Far from the Source
Rule of thumb in the wind industry: go where the wind is. Centers of wind production — like California, Texas and Oregon — would...
MARKET DIRECTORY: State Spotlight: Oklahoma
While it most certainly was not their intention, Rodgers and Hammerstein summed up Oklahoma’s potential for the wind industry in the title song to...
DOE Report Eyes Wind Potential Throughout U.S.
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz recently announced the release of “Enabling Wind Power Nationwide,” a report showing how the United States can unlock the vast...
Companies Unite In Protest Of House Anti-Wind Bill
A threat to the most important federal policy for continued wind energy development in America has led 85 companies to protest to the 21...
Canada Surpasses 10,000 MW Wind Installation Mark
Canada has reached the 10,000 MW milestone of installed wind energy capacity through the K2 Wind Power Project in southwestern Ontario and now has...
Governors Petition Congress To Extend Wind Tax Credits
The chairman and vice chairman of the bipartisan Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition sent a letter to House and Senate leadership in May urging Congress...
Siemens Targets Americas With New 2.3MW Model
Siemens recently introduced a new turbine model to its G2 platform at WINDPOWER 2015 in Orlando in May. The Siemens SWT-2.3-120 is the first...
EDF Renewable Energy Acquires Salt Fork Project In Texas
EDF Renewable Energy recently announced the acquisition of the up to 200 MW Salt Fork Wind Project from Cielo Wind Power LP. The achievement...
MidAmerican Launches $900 Million Wind Farm Development Plans
MidAmerican Energy is in the process of obtaining necessary permits and easements for the construction of wind farms at two new sites. Pending IUB...
Centerbridge Partners Close Senvion Acquisition Deal
Wind turbine manufacturer Senvion SE, previously part of the Indian group Suzlon Energy Limited, has changed owners. Centerbridge Partners, L.P. , through its Centerbridge...
ZF To Acquire Gearbox Business From Bosch Rexroth
ZF Friedrichshafen AG will take over the large gearbox business of Bosch Rexroth AG with more than 1,200 employees. For ZF, the acquisition is...
Clean Line, Texas Co-Ops Ink 50 MW Ownership Option
Clean Line Energy has reached an agreement with the East Texas cooperatives that provides the cooperatives with an option to own up to 50...
Rebounded In 2014; âWind Rushâ Underway In Texas
American wind industry jobs and turbine deployment regained momentum heading into 2015, the American Wind Energy Association reported recently in releasing its 2014 results...
GWEC Projects Continued Growth For Global Wind
The Global Wind Energy Council launched its flagship publication the Global Wind Report: Annual Market update today in Istanbul. The report details wind power’s...
Xcel Energy Again Named Top Wind Utility
For the 11th consecutive year, Xcel Energy has been named the country’s top utility wind energy provider by the American Wind Energy Association, a...
