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UN report takes global view of 'green energy choices'
Dec 09, 2015 (SPX)
Finding the right mix of green energy technologies for generating electricity will be crucial in reducing the global impact of pollution for the next generation...
U.S. offshore wind project wraps up inaugural construction season
Dec 09, 2015 (UPI)
Five foundations are set after an inaugural construction season for what will become the first commercial offshore U.S. wind farm, developers said. Deepwater Wi...
Dogger Bank lidar confirms technology meets met masts for wind data collection
Dec 09, 2015 (SPX)
A wind lidar installed at Dogger Bank for the Forewind consortium has provided data which shows the technology has advanced to the stage where it could be used ...
Pilot Hill Wind Project Closes Financing from GE and MetLife
Dec 07, 2015 (SPX)
EDF Renewable Energy's 175-megawatt (MW) Pilot Hill wind project located in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties in Illinois has closed structured equity financing fr...
German power giant RWE to spin off renewables business
Dec 01, 2015 (AFP)
German power giant RWE, hit hard by government plans to phase out nuclear power and fossil fuels, announced plans Tuesday to spin off its renewables, grids and ...
Big UK cities vow to run on green energy by 2050
Nov 24, 2015 (AFP)
Leading British cities have signed up to a pledge to run entirely on green energy by 2050 as local governments push for accelerated change ahead of next week's ...
SeaPlanner New Features Launched on Nordsee One Offshore Wind Farm
Nov 23, 2015 (SPX)
SeaPlanner, industry leading marine monitoring and management solution, has been selected by Nordsee One GmbH as their marine coordination and management tool f...
Moventas introduces breakthrough Extra Life technologies for wind industry
Nov 23, 2015 (SPX)
Moventas is proud to announce a breakthrough suite of technologies known as XL - Extra Life designed to address the failures of the gearboxes in the GE 1.5 flee...
U.S. onshore wind power becoming mainstream
Nov 19, 2015 (UPI)
With more than 30 percent of new electricity coming from wind power, the U.S. Department of Energy said the industry is becoming entrenched in the power sector....
Prysmian Supplies Cables For The Niagara Wind Farm Project
Nov 17, 2015 (SPX)
Prysmian Group has been awarded a new order for a total value of around euro 16 Million for power transmission and distribution cabling of an onshore wind farm ...
New Jersey is next for offshore wind energy
Nov 10, 2015 (UPI)
Two energy companies won the rights to advance wind energy off New Jersey's coast, where the potential exists to power 1.2 million homes, the government said. R...
Scotland hosting new type of offshore wind program
Nov 02, 2015 (UPI)
The Scottish government said it granted a license to the operators of what Edinburgh said may be the world's largest offshore floating wind energy development. ...
E.ON finishes German wind farm
Oct 22, 2015 (UPI)
All 80 turbines at the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm in the German waters of the North Sea are connected to the grid, energy company E.ON said. The German e...
Chinese firm invests in Mexican wind power projects
Oct 19, 2015 (UPI)
China's Envision Energy announced the acquisition of a majority stake in the wind energy projects of Mexico's ViveEnergia. Low-speed wind and turbine manufactur...
Adwen and IWES sign agreement for the testing of 8MW turbine
Oct 08, 2015 (SPX)
Adwen and Fraunhofer IWES have signed an agreement to test the drivetrain for Adwen's next generation turbine of 8MW rated power, the largest offshore turbine o...
Moventas rolls out breakthrough up-tower planetary repairs for GE fleet
Oct 05, 2015 (SPX)
Moventas has announced new patent-pending up-tower repair capabilities that promise to save wind farm owners significant downtime and expense. Effective immedia...
US has fallen behind in offshore wind power
Oct 05, 2015 (SPX)
University of Delaware faculty from the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE), the College of Engineering and the Alfred Lerner School of Business and...
Offshore wind farms could be more risky for gannets than assessed
Oct 01, 2015 (SPX)
Offshore wind farms which are to be built in waters around the UK could pose a greater threat to protected populations of gannets than previously thought, accor...
German wind power output topping 2014 total
Oct 01, 2015 (AFP)
Germany's wind power generation by September surpassed last year's total, thanks to favourable weather conditions and an expansion of wind farms, industry bodie...
U.S. studying offshore wind farm impacts
Sep 29, 2015 (UPI)
Starting with a development off the Rhode Island coast, the federal government said it was studying the real-time impacts of offshore wind farm construction. Th...
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