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),...

Manufacturing Versus Remanufacturing: A Technician’s Perspective

Not all wind energy students plan to climb towers for a living. Fortunately, there are plenty of career opportunities for Ecotech Institute grads that...

Vestas Receives 429 MW of Orders from SunEdison

SunEdison, Inc. has placed two firm and unconditional orders with Vestas totaling 429 MW for wind farm projects in the United States. Vestas will...

Gamesa Chosen as Turbine Supplier for NC Wind Farm Project

Gamesa recently announced that Iberdrola Renewables has placed a firm order for Gamesa to supply 208 MW for the Amazon Wind Farm U.S. East...

Siemens Receives 402-MW Order for German Offshore Project

Siemens will supply, install and commission 67 of its 6-MW direct drive offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 402 MW at the...

Nordex to Install 10-MW Turnkey Wind Farm in France

Nordex SE has received a new order via its project development division in France. The customer is Saméole and the manufacturer will be installing...

GE Plans Wind Education Center in China

GE has announced that it will build a new wind education center in Shenyang, China. The approximately 500-square-meter facility will be built on the...

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...

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,...

BNSF Logistics Acquires Transportation Technology Services

BNSF Logistics, LLC, an international multi-modal logistics service provider, recently announced its acquisition of Transportation Technology Services, a widely recognized leader in engineering and...

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: Building On Our Manufacturing Momentum

As the world’s number-one producer of wind energy, the United States is making progress toward securing a low-carbon future for generations to come; but...

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...

WindTalker cold weather turbine control anemometer

Nor-Cal Controls is releasing a new product which will increase efficiency and reduce costs to wind project owners and operators. The WindTalker-1000 is an...

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...