Allete Clean Energy Plans Expansion of North Dakota Wind Farm
Allete Clean Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allete, Inc. will work with Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) to expand the Thunder Spirit wind farm in North...
Pattern Development Completes Financing for Wind Project in Japan
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) and Green Power Investment Corporation (GPI) have completed financing of the 33 MW Green Power Otsuki GK (Ohorayama...
122,000 Acres of Offshore North Carolina up for Auction
Furthering President Barack Obama’s comprehensive Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy resources, and cut carbon pollution, U.S. Secretary of...
Whirlpool Breaks Ground on Latest Ohio Wind-Power Project
Whirlpool Corporation recently broke ground on a project to build three wind turbines to help power its Marion, Ohio, manufacturing facility. The three turbines...
Siemens Celebrates Topping Out Ceremony at New Germany Turbine Factory
Siemens recently celebrated the topping out ceremony for its new wind-turbine manufacturing facility in Cuxhaven, Germany, attended by Parliamentary State Secretary Enak Ferlemann, Lower...
Siemens Receives Order for Onshore Wind Project in South Korea
Siemens Wind Power has received an order to supply 17 direct drive wind turbines for the Uljin onshore wind power plant in Gyeongsangbuk province...
Dong and Eversource Partner to Make Large-Scale Offshore Wind in the U.S.
Dong Energy is teaming up with Eversource Energy — the premiere transmission builder in New England — who has acquired a 50 percent ownership...
Grounding: The Key to Lightning Protection
By their very nature, wind turbines end up in harsh locations where damage from volatile weather makes them vulnerable.
In fact, wind turbines may be...
CONSTRUCTION
2017 Wind Systems Buyer's Guide - Construction
A.K. Suda Liftboat Delivered to Owners
A.K. Suda has completed the design of a 320-foot (97.5-meter) truss-legged liftboat. This vessel was recently delivered to its owners. The vessel follows on...
Vestas Receives 100 MW Order in Michigan
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power has ordered 29 V126-3.45 MW turbines from Vestas. The turbines will be deployed at the 100 MW Apple Blossom...
Siemens to Supply 64 Wind Turbines for U.S. Onshore Project
Siemens has received an order to supply, install, and commission 64 onshore wind turbines for the onshore Grant Plains Wind project in Oklahoma for...
All-Terrain Crane Erects 14 Turbines at a Mile-High Altitude
The Terex® AC 1000 all-terrain crane recently proved it was virtually predestined to erect large wind turbines in hard-to-reach areas.
Before Austrian crane service provider...
Alliant Energy to Invest $1 Billion in Iowa Wind Project
Iowans will soon see a significant increase in clean, economical wind generation from Alliant Energy.
Alliant Energy CEO Patricia Kampling and Gov. Terry Branstad announced...
GE Renewable Energyâs First Offshore Wind-Turbine Nacelles Headed to the U.S.
The GE Renewable Energy offshore wind-turbine plant in Saint-Nazaire, France, is completing the manufacturing of its first commercial series of Haliade Offshore wind turbine...
The Wind Professionalâs Guide for Flood, Debris, and Erosion Control
Challenges in providing adequate erosion control in the field require a diverse toolbox of solutions. As lands are disturbed, erosion and sediment control professionals...
SgurrEnergy Secures Beatrice Construction Monitoring Contract
SgurrEnergy, a leading renewable energy consultancy, was recently awarded a three-year construction monitoring contract for the 588-MW Beatrice offshore wind farm — the first...
New Concrete Tower Construction Method for Wind Turbines
A team led by Professor Johann Kollegger at the Institute of Structural Engineering at Technische Universität (TU) Wien has developed a new tower construction...
ENEL Starts Construction of New 150-MW U.S. Wind Project
Enel S.p.A., through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA), has started construction of the Lindahl wind project, which will be Enel’s...
Senvion Secures Turbine Order in Japan and Opens Office in Tokyo
Senvion, one of the world’s largest and leading wind turbine manufacturers, recently announced the opening of its office in Tokyo to service the local...
