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...
SgurrEnergy Supports Canadian Wind Portfolio to Financial Close
A portfolio of wind projects in Canada has reached financial close after SgurrEnergy provided lender’s technical due diligence to support the financing process. SgurrEnergy,...
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...
Goldwind Americas Signs 160-MW Texas Deal with RES Americas
Goldwind Americas, a subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., recently announced that it has signed an agreement with Renewable Energy Systems...
O&M Takes Center Stage in Mortenson’s New Wind Energy Study
The wind energy industry looks to be making a major shift, according to data in Mortenson’s new Renewable Energy Leadership Series study, “The 40-Year...
Company Spotlight: Wanzek Construction, Inc.
With global expenditures for wind turbine operations and maintenance rising due to an increasing number of installations and aging turbines, higher attention is being...
Xcel Energy Boosts Eastern Panhandle Power Grid
Xcel Energy completed a major high-voltage transmission project in Gray and Wheeler counties in the eastern Texas Panhandle that will help sustain industrial development...
Dong Energy Reaches Agreement with the Crown Estate for Hornsea Zone
Dong Energy has reached an agreement with the Crown Estate, an independent commercial business created by the an Act of Parliament in the United...
BLM Issues Environmental Assessment for Phase I Wind Turbine Development for CCSM Project
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Rawlins Field Office has released the second of two environmental assessments, along with a draft “Finding of No...
Clean Line Energy To Provide Low-Cost Renewable Energy to Tallahassee
Clean Line Energy recently announced an agreement with Tallahassee, Florida, that states the city’s intention to purchase up to 50 MW of low-cost wind...
Transmission Upgrades Deliver Substantial Value to Southwest Power Pool Members
The construction of electric transmission upgrades in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) from 2012 to 2014 resulted in more than $240 million in fuel...
Dong Energy To Build New Record-Sized Offshore Wind Farm
With a capacity of 1.2 GW, the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the U.K. will be the world’s first offshore wind farm...
ABS Group To Provide Certification and Design Verifications for Offshore Scotland Wind Farm
ABS Group Ltd., a leading provider of project certification and quality assurance services for offshore wind assets based in Houston, Texas, has received a...
First Reserve Acquires Mariah North Wind Power Project in the Texas Panhandle
First Reserve, one of the largest global private equity and infrastructure investment firms exclusively focused on energy, recently announced the procurement of the Mariah...
Acciona Energy Renews U.S. Investments with 93-MW Texas Wind Farm
Acciona Energy began construction work on the 93-MW San Roman Wind Farm, which is located near the southeast coast of Texas. It is the...
Pattern Energy Completes 150-MW Amazon Wind Farm in Indiana
Pattern Energy Group Inc. recently announced that construction has been completed for the 150-MW Amazon Wind Farm Fowler Ridge in Benton County, Indiana, and...
Invenergy Announces Start of Commercial Operation for Prairie Breeze II Wind Energy Center
Invenergy Wind LLC recently announced the completion of construction and the start of commercial operation of its Prairie Breeze II Wind Energy Center in...
Block Island Wind Farm Caps Off Successful First Offshore Construction Season
The first offshore construction season is now complete in the U.S. for the nation’s first offshore wind farm with all five steel jacket foundations...
Duke Energy Renewables Blows into Oklahoma with 200-MW Wind Project
Duke Energy Renewables recently announced that it is planning to build a large-scale wind power project in Oklahoma, the company’s first renewables project in...
