Dec 8, 2014
Houston, Texas-based ABS Group has been contracted by the US Department of Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to support the development of inspection procedures for offshore wind farms.
Dec 8, 2014
Wind Energy Update’s Ritesh Gupta caught up with Dan Shreve, Partner, MAKE Consulting, to assess how companies are going about their construction and O&M-related initiatives within an environment of regulatory uncertainty.
Dec 8, 2014
Grease Thief is currently monitoring over 1,000 turbines at more than 80 wind farms. Rich Wurzbach, president of MRG Labs and inventor of the Grease Thief, recently took some time to update us on the progress of Grease Thief.
Dec 1, 2014
A study by investment bank Kepler Chevreux calculates that $100bn invested in onshore wind to power electric vehicles, would actually produce more energy per dollar invested than $100bn invested in oil to power gasoline vehicles.
Nov 25, 2014
Romax Technology will be demonstrating how to enable predictive maintenance as part of an in-depth, three-hour workshop taking place at Wind Energy O&M Forum Europe 20-21, January, Hamburg, Germany.
Nov 24, 2014
The AWEA has sent a letter urging Congress to immediately extend expired and expiring clean energy tax measures.
Nov 24, 2014
Siemens has chosen to go for a more efficient wind turbine blade manufacturing facility at Green Port Hull. The plan is to develop a facility on a single site at Alexandra Dock in Hull.
Nov 24, 2014
According to the latest "Energy Infrastructure Update" report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Office of Energy Projects, wind power provided over two-thirds (68.41%) of new U.S. electrical generating capacity in...
Nov 17, 2014
GIB, global investment firm KKR, and specialist investment manager Temporis Capital recently confirmed a £200m lending programme for community-scale renewable energy projects in the United Kingdom.
Nov 17, 2014
Fintan Whelan, co-founder of global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power, last week announced his resignation after more than seven years with the company.
Nov 17, 2014
Offshore wind, which is rapidly evolving and scaling in response to harsh environments, makes repowering a complex decision, especially without energy policies and incentives set in place.
Oct 27, 2014
A report by the European Wind Energy Association claims wind could play a role in grid support. But for that to materialse, energy markets first need to adapt in terms of efficiency.
Oct 27, 2014
NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV) has strengthened its investment in the wind power sector. The company, the unregulated distributed power subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NJR), last week acquired its third onshore wind project in the Alexander Wind...
Oct 27, 2014
Investment firm Blackstone last week confirmed a partnership with an experienced management team, led by Matthew Rosenblum, the founder and chief executive officer at Solops, to create Onyx Renewable Partners (Onyx).
Oct 27, 2014
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved Commonwealth Edison Company’s (ComEd) Grand Prairie Gateway Project, a new transmission line that will extend for 60 miles across Ogle, Dekalb, Kane and DuPage Counties.
