DWEA Praises USDA Rural Energy Decision
The Distributed Wind Energy Association recently lauded the USDA’s recent announcement of a final rule for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). This...
Siemens adds two vessels to offshore service fleet
Siemens has signed a chartering agreement with ship owner Bernhard Schulte for two new service operations vessels (SOV) to be purpose-built for the long-term...
SunEdison buys 1.6 GW supply deals to qualify for PTC
SunEdison, Inc., a leading global solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, and TerraForm Power, Inc., a global owner and operator of...
Apex sells 300 MW Balko Wind project to D.E. Shaw
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, L.L.C. and Apex Clean Energy recently announced the sale of Balko Wind, a wind energy project in Beaver County,...
RES Americas Secures PPA For Deerfield Wind Project In Mich.
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc., a leader in the development, engineering, and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects in North America,...
SgurrEnergy lends expertise to Nova Scotia projects
SgurrEnergy is supporting two community wind portfolios through the financing and construction phases in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
The company’s North American arm is...
Northern Power Systems plans initial public offering
Northern Power Systems Corp., a next generation renewable energy technology company, announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with...
EDF RE and Vestas re-ink supply deal after 150 MW order
EDF Renewable Energy has placed a firm order with Vestas Wind Systems A/S for 150 MW of wind turbine generators. The order closes the...
Governors urge further White House support for wind energy industry
In a letter to President Obama in late December, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard and Washington Governor Jay Inslee, the chairman and vice chairman of the...
Report: Atlantic offshore wind economic impact would outshine drilling
Oceana released a new report today that finds offshore wind would produce twice the number of jobs and twice the amount of energy as...
Report: Survival of small / medium wind market hinges on subsidies and cost reduction
A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for small and medium wind turbines (SMWTs), including global market forecasts for capacity and...
MidAmerican energy completes construction
MidAmerican Energy Company has completed work on four of the five wind farms that make up its 1,050-megawatt Wind VIII project — the largest...
Minnesota Power completes fourth phase of Bison project
Minnesota Power has completed commissioning on the latest phase of its Bison Wind Energy Center. The 205-MW expansion makes it the largest wind farm...
PGEâs âsmartâ gas plant helps balance wind, solar
Portland General Electric Company recently announced that its Port Westward Unit 2 plant, a 220-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant located near Clatskanie, Ore., went...
DOE seeks to improve wind forecasting in complex terrain
The Energy Department recently announced $2.5 million for a new project to research the atmospheric processes that generate wind in mountain-valley regions.
This in-depth research,...
Global policy woes dampen wind supply chain
FTI Consulting, Inc., a global business advisory firm recently released FTI Intelligence’s latest renewable energy publication, “Global Wind Supply Chain Update 2015. “This report...
Samsung and Pattern Energy inaugurate Ontario project
Ontario’s newest wind facility is now up and running. Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group Inc. recently announced that the Grand...
Canada installed 1.8 GW of wind capacity in 2014
For the second consecutive year, the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is pleased to announce that Canada has set a record for the installation...
Portland General Completes 267MW Tucannon River Project
Portland General Electric Company recently announced its Tucannon River Wind Farm is in service and available to generate power for PGE customers. Tucannon River...
Maryland Energy Chief Chosen to Direct Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell recently named Abigail Ross Hopper as the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which manages...
