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...
Wanzek Applies Lean Kaizen Approach To Improving O&M
The wind industry rebounded in 2014. According to the American Wind Energy Association, the 4,854MW of wind capacity added during 2014 was more than...
Moventas Makes Significant Updates To Repair Program
Moventas recently announced improvements to its Gearbox Pooling Program. With the improvements which include faster delivery, upgraded boxes, leading warranties, and new gearbox availability...
Deepwater Wind Selects Local Firm For Crew Transfer
Rhode Island Fast Ferry recently signed a 20-year contract with Deepwater Wind for the transfer of maintenance and service crews at the Block Island...
GE Envisions The Next Generation Of Wind Farms
GE recently announced the launch of its Digital Wind Farm, a dynamic, connected, and adaptable wind energy ecosystem that pairs world-class turbines with the...
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...
Siemens Installs 7MW Offshore Prototype
Only a few months after its sales launch at the EWEA Offshore trade show in Copenhagen, the new Siemens offshore flagship wind turbine of...
GRI Renewable Industries To Open Tower Plant In Texas
GRI Renewable Industries, the industrial wind division of Gonvarri Steel Industries, is in active negotiations with the Economic Development Corporation of Amarillo (AEDC) Texas...
Janicki Industries and Global Fiberglass Solutions Align To Recycle End-Of-Life Wind Turbine Blades
Janicki Industries has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Global Fiberglass Solutions, Inc. (GFSI) for fiberglass recycling and developing manufacturing technologies and processes....
Gamesa Expands Its Nacelle Factory In Brazil
Gamesa officially inaugurated its expanded nacelle assembly factory in Camaçari, Brazil in June, from which it will make all the 2.0 – 2.5MW platform...
Blattner Sets North American Wind Installation Record
Blattner Energy, a power generation contractor and leading provider of renewable energy construction in North America, announced that it has more than 25,000 megawatts...
Longhorn Wind Reaches Commercial Operation
EDF Renewable Energy recently announced that the 200 MW Longhorn Wind Project in Texas reached commercial operation on May 1.
The project, spanning 33,000 acres...
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...
Working Safely In The Blazing Summer Heat
You wouldn’t leave your dog in a car on a hot, sunny day. So, why would you leave your wind technician in a turbine...
