CONSTRUCTION
2016 Wind Systems Buyer's Guide - Construction
MANUFACTURING
2016 Wind Systems Buyer's Guide - Manufacturing Section
What Is a Qualified Wind Worker?
We are at a unique time in the relatively young industry of wind power generation. There have been several boom and bust cycles in...
Wind Energy and the PTC: Sustaining an American Success Story
The United States leads the world in wind energy generation, driven by the innovation and productivity of American workers and businesses. American wind energy...
The Coming Shortage of Qualified Wind Techs
The 2014 report by European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) titled “EU Wind Industry Faces Critical Worker Shortage” has identified a deficit in the...
Safety Should Always Come First
We should all take the time to thank wind turbine technicians for wearing their safety gear and following safe work practices. Day after day,...
Vaisala Forecasts El Niño Will Continue to Impact U.S. Wind in Q1 2016
A strengthening El Niño weather pattern is expected to boost wind energy performance for West Coast investors and operators in the first quarter of...
NREL and Statoil Collaborate To Make the First Multi-Turbine Floating Offshore Array a Reality
A recent study performed by the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is helping Norway-based Statoil analyze key...
Vestas Introduces New Larger-Rotor, Higher Performing 3-MW Turbine Variant
The V136-3.45-MW turbine is the newest variant of the proven 3-MW platform, which Vestas continuously optimizes to strengthen its product offerings. Raising the bar...
NREL Industry Growth Forum Attracts Clean Energy Startups and Investors
Thirty clean energy companies will present their business cases to a panel of investors and industry experts November 3 and 4 in Denver, Colorado,...
Consumers Energy Keeping Electric Costs Affordable, Adding Renewable Energy from New Wind Farm
Consumers Energy is supporting a Michigan-first approach that keeps costs competitive for customers, announcing an agreement today to purchase renewable energy from a new...
Onshore Wind Leads the Field as Lowest Cost Energy Technology
RenewableUK has welcomed a report by Policy Exchange that demonstrates that onshore wind is on course to be cheaper than new gas generation, so...
The Current State of Energy Technology
When it comes to energy, you can read about what’s new on the device that’s in your pocket. That’s because the Department of Energy...
Iberdrola Once Again Included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Iberdrola has again been nominated for the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), the main international benchmark for measuring how companies contribute toward sustainable...
Moventas Exceeds High Torque Density with 3-MW Gearbox
The Exceed is a 3-MW, up-product platform with a high-quality weight and nominal torque ratio. The Exceed provides 20-percent more torque density with 10-percent...
Senvion Presents Its Highest Yield Onshore Wind Turbine
The Senvion 3.4M140 is equipped with a sound-optimized blade profile and a new pitch control system to reduce turbine load. The Senvion 3.4M140 will...
Energy Department Awards $1.8 Million To Develop Wind Turbine Blades
The Energy Department recently announced the selection of two organizations to develop larger wind turbine blades that can take advantage of better wind resources...
Apex Clean Energy Secures $216 Million Construction Loan for Grant Wind Project
Apex Clean Energy, an independent renewable energy company, recently announced that it has reached the financial close of a $216 million construction loan for...
Mainstream Starts Construction of Two Wind Farms in South Africa
Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power celebrated the start of construction of two wind farms in South Africa’s Northern Cape, which have...
Alabama PSC Approves Renewable Energy Proposal
The Alabama Public Service Commission unanimously approved a proposal by Alabama Power to secure up to 500 MW of renewable generation over the next...
