Broadwind Energy Secures $14 Million Tower Order From U.S. Wind Turbine Manufacturer
Broadwind Energy, Inc. recently announced $14 million in new tower orders from a U.S. wind turbine manufacturer. Broadwind will produce these towers in its...
Availon Subsidiary Branches Into Energy Management
Availon recently established Availon Energy Management GmbH (AEM), a subsidiary seeking to complement the company’s existing technical service solutions by offering customer-specific energy management,...
UMaine Celebrates First Anniversary Of Its VolturnUS Floating Wind Turbine With Signing Of Further...
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud welcomed top officials from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to Castine on September 5...
GE Study Outlines Windâs Benefits To Grid Resiliency During Large-Scale Interruption
GE’s Energy Consulting business presented the findings of its frequency response study on wind power and grid resiliency in late August at the CIGRE...
Profile: Havlik Gear – Ontario Company Is Poised To Meet The Drivetrain Needs Of...
Havlik Gear in Cambridge, Ontario is one of several companies competing in the wind energy component market. During the early part of the new...
R&D Project Shows Nacelle-Mounted LIDAR Reduces Yaw Misalignment And Improves Turbine Performance
A collaborative research project at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has shown that the Wind Iris nacelle-mounted LIDAR from Avent Lidar Technology...
Dual-Stage Magnetic Filtration Shown As Effective In Reducing Fluid Contamination
In the fast-growing industry of wind power, new technologies for gearboxes, blades, rotors, and other major components are emerging every day but something that...
Maintenance Cost Reduction Achieved Through Comprehensive Fleet Monitoring
Major component repair costs are a real issue for wind farms over five years old. Taking as an example data set of six wind...
BOEM Defines Offshore Areas Off The Coast Of NC
In mid-August, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has defined three Wind Energy Areas offshore North Carolina, which total approximately 307,590 acres, for...
Fishermenâs Energy Signs Department Of Energy Grant
At the end of Steel Pier, with the ocean as a backdrop, Fishermen’s Energy, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, State Senator Jim Whelan, Atlantic City...
Juhl Energy Acquires Two Wind Farms In Iowa
Juhl Energy, Inc. has announced that the company has completed its previously announced acquisition of two operating wind farms in Iowa. The $4 million...
Vestas, EP Global Expand Wind For Prosperity Into Africa
Vestas and EP Global Energy have been working since March on developing a donor-funded wind farm in Jordan to help the country address its...
Study: Price Of Wind In The U.S. At All-Time Low
Wind energy pricing is at an all-time low, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence...
GE To Invest In Atria Powerâs Wind Farms In India
GE Energy Financial Services has invested equity in three Atria Power wind projects under construction in India, supporting GE’s commitment to invest USD $1...
DOE Boosts Distributed Wind Manufacturing Funding Through Competitiveness Project
The Energy Department and the Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently announced funding for projects led by Pika Energy, Northern Power Systems, Endurance Wind...
Hoosier Energy Signs PPA With EDP Renewables
Hoosier Energy has entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement with EDP Renewables North America that will add 25 MW of wind energy from...
Gamesa Concludes Turnkey Construction Of Its First Wind Farm In Chile
Gamesa has concluded turnkey construction of its first wind farm in Chile — the 36 MW San Pedro Chiloé wind farm — for the...
Nordex To Build 37.5 MW Orla Wind Farm In Poland
Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has been awarded a contract for the delivery and installation of nine turbines from its N100/2500 series. This constitutes the...
Technological Advances To Take Center Stage This Month At WindEnergy Hamburg
This month, the international wind energy industry will gather at the WindEnergy Hamburg fair. More than 1,000 companies hailing from over 30 different countries...
Siemens D6 Turbine Obtains Type Certification By DNV GL
Siemens Energy has obtained type certification by certifying body DNV GL for the company’s innovative D6 offshore wind turbine. The model Siemens SWT-6.0-154 is...
