The U.S. Department of Energy?s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announces the release of a new report that assesses the electricity generating potential of offshore wind power resources in the U.S.
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China Trade Practices Highlight Urgent Need for U.S. Renewable Electricity Standard
The RES is necessary to drive investment in wind power manufacturing here in the US, and ensure continued growth of domestic content in wind turbines.
Continue readingInterview with European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) CEO Christian Kjaer
In it, Kjaer discusses the forward-looking policies and other factors that are helping wind power drive Europe’s quest to reach ambitious clean energy goals.
Continue readingWind power delivers close to 10% of UK’s electricity
RenewableUK: We are expecting to see the contribution of electricity from wind energy gradually increase over the next decade, to around 30% of the UK’s total consumption.
Continue readingVestas – Blade incident on V112-3.0 MW prototype
A seven meter part of a blade yesterday fell off the first V112-3.0 MW prototype in Lem, Denmark. Investigation into the root cause is taking place.
Continue readingCannon Power Group Closes $547 Million Power Sales Transaction
The power will be provided from Cannon Power Group’s 262-megawatt (MW) Windy Flats wind energy project in Goldendale, Washington under a long-term power purchase agreement entered into last year by the parties.
Continue readingWind energy needs more community power
An analysis of wind farm applications in England shows that rejection of wind power projects is connected to areas with high political engagement and high life expectancy.
Continue readingGas Natural Fenosa promotes $484 Million For Wind Farm In Australia
The Spanish energy company, Gas Natural Fenosa, has been given planning approval for a $484 million wind energy investment in regional Victoria.
Continue readingGas Natural Fenosa promotes ZÈFIR Test Station
GAS NATURAL FENOSA has signed an agreement with the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) to develop an international R&D station for testing offshore wind turbines technology, the ZÈFIR Test Station.
Continue readingCVPS to Purchase Deerfield Wind Power from Iberdrola
Central Vermont Public Service (NYSE: CV) will purchase two-thirds of the output of Iberdrola Renewables’ planned Deerfield Wind Energy Project in Readsboro and Searsburg, Vt., under an agreement announced today.
Continue readingIn the offshore wind farm race, China is easily beating the US
In the US, the controversial 130 wind turbines Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound off the coast of Massachusetts has received federal approval but is still fighting against a number of regulatory and legal obstacles.
Continue readingSecond Wind Collaborates at Annual AWEA Wind Resource and Project Energy Assessment Workshop
The annual workshop is known to wind insiders as the place to gather for the latest discoveries about wind resource assessment, technology and what’s in store for the future.
Continue readingPensionDanmark will purchase 30% of the Nysted offshore wind farm
DONG Energy and PensionDanmark have signed an agreement, under which PensionDanmark will buy 30% of the Nysted offshore wind power plant at a cash consideration of DKK 0.4 billion.
Continue readingStatoil announces next generation wind turbines
In the world?s northernmost wind farm at Havøygavlen, Statoil is to test next generation wind turbine technology.
Continue readingWind power in Kenya: KenGen plans 100 MW from wind energy by 2015
Wind power feed into the national grind is expected to then average 500 MW if the planned investments by private producers are implemented.
KenGen on Wednesday launched the first wind farm in Kenya.
Wind Energy America Inc. Advances Interconnection Request for Wyoming Wind Farm
Through wholly-owned subsidiaries, WEA owns developer’s interests in three wind farms on Buffalo Ridge in southwest Minnesota which contain 79 wind turbines totaling 53.46 MW.
Continue readingIberdrola intends to commission 1,500 MW of wind power in Romania
The Chairman of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, met the Romanian Minister of Finance, Ion Ariton, in Bucharest, to brief him on the company?s main projects in the country, which focus on wind energy.
Continue readingVestas signs wind energy order for 400 MW with option for 1,000 MW
The wind turbines under this contract will be delivered and installed at different wind farm sites in several countries all over the world.
Continue readingPerformance Services Announces New Wind Farm Development
Performance Services, Inc., an company, announced today that agreements have been reached with landowners to secure 2,500 acres of land to support a 50 megawatt wind farm in northwest Tippecanoe County.
Continue readingWind Works Power to Acquire 50% Interest in 2nd Wind Farm in Germany
Wind Farm Burg II is a 6 megawatt (MW) wind energy project located near Magdeburg, Germany.
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