Xcel Energy Proposes Option for 100-Percent Renewable Energy
Xcel Energy recently proposed a new program that would allow its Minnesota customers to choose energy generated exclusively from wind and solar resources.
The company...
GE Renewable Energy Signs 60 MW Wind Deal in Thailand
GE Renewable Energy recently announced it has signed a contract with Khao Kor Wind Power Co., Ltd., to supply wind turbines for the Khao...
UpWind and Suspendem Bring Vortex Generators to Canadian Market
UpWind Solutions, Inc., North America’s leading independent full-service provider for the wind industry, and Suspendem Inc., a leader in Canadian wind turbine O&M services,...
Moventas Introduces Breakthrough Suite of Technologies Known As XL – Extra Life
Moventas, a leading wind gearbox manufacturer and service provider, recently announced a breakthrough suite of technologies known as XL – Extra Life, which is...
DNV GL Launches New Software Tool To Reduce Product Development Time and Cost of...
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, recently released Turbine.Architect, a new in-house software tool enabling turbine engineers...
Vaisala Forecasts El Niño Will Continue to Impact U.S. Wind in Q1 2016
A strengthening El Niño weather pattern is expected to boost wind energy performance for West Coast investors and operators in the first quarter of...
NREL and Statoil Collaborate To Make the First Multi-Turbine Floating Offshore Array a Reality
A recent study performed by the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is helping Norway-based Statoil analyze key...
Vestas Introduces New Larger-Rotor, Higher Performing 3-MW Turbine Variant
The V136-3.45-MW turbine is the newest variant of the proven 3-MW platform, which Vestas continuously optimizes to strengthen its product offerings. Raising the bar...
NREL Industry Growth Forum Attracts Clean Energy Startups and Investors
Thirty clean energy companies will present their business cases to a panel of investors and industry experts November 3 and 4 in Denver, Colorado,...
Consumers Energy Keeping Electric Costs Affordable, Adding Renewable Energy from New Wind Farm
Consumers Energy is supporting a Michigan-first approach that keeps costs competitive for customers, announcing an agreement today to purchase renewable energy from a new...
Onshore Wind Leads the Field as Lowest Cost Energy Technology
RenewableUK has welcomed a report by Policy Exchange that demonstrates that onshore wind is on course to be cheaper than new gas generation, so...
The Current State of Energy Technology
When it comes to energy, you can read about what’s new on the device that’s in your pocket. That’s because the Department of Energy...
Iberdrola Once Again Included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Iberdrola has again been nominated for the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), the main international benchmark for measuring how companies contribute toward sustainable...
Want a Tax Credit for a Small Wind System? Be Sure Itâs Certified
Small wind electric systems are one of the most cost-effective, home-based renewable energy systems for your home with zero emissions and pollution. If you...
Renewable NRG Systems Launches User Interface
Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG), a designer and manufacturer of decision support tools for the global renewable energy industry, has completely redesigned its software interface...
Pattern Energy Acquires Remaining Capacity in 283-MW Gulf Wind Power Facility
Pattern Energy Group Inc. recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of the remaining 170 MW ownership interests in the 283-MW Gulf Wind...
D.C. Sets Example with Major Wind Energy Purchase, Saving $45 Million
While Congress continues to debate extending the renewable energy Production Tax Credit and Investment Tax Credit, the nation’s capital city just endorsed wind power...
Getting to Grips with Wind Lidar Technology
Today, more than 1,000 wind Lidars of all types are being used globally for wind energy applications alone — a number that has roughly...
Clemson and NREL Will Collaborate On Turbine R&D
Two advanced U.S. wind energy research and testing facilities have joined forces to help the wind energy industry improve the performance of wind turbine...
DNV GL Awards Prototype Certificate For 7MW Siemens Turbine
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts, has awarded Siemens Wind Power with offshore prototype certification for its new 7MW offshore...
