GE announced an enterprise-wide software agreement with Exelon, a Fortune 100 energy company. This agreement includes integration and deployment of GE’s entire suite of Predix* software applications across Exelon Generation’s fleet of wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and natural gas facilities. The digital technology will be used to improve power plant reliability and performance. The software agreement is also a…
Siem Offshore awarded cable parts contract for the Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm
Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) has been awarded a contract for the transport and installation of parts for the inner array grid cable system for the Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm Project One (HOW01) by DONG Energy Wind Power. The HOW01 offshore wind farm is located about 120 km off the Yorkshire coast within the central North Sea sector of…
EDF RE to construct the 150-MW Merricourt Wind Project in North Dakota
EDF Renewable Energy and Otter Tail Power Company announced the signing of an asset purchase agreement by which EDF RE will construct the 150-MW Merricourt Wind Project. Upon completion, the wind project will be turned over to Otter Tail Power Company. The transaction closing is subject to conditions precedent. Merricourt Wind Project is located on…
GM invests in Texas wind energy with largest renewables’ purchase to date
General Motors has made its largest renewable energy procurement to date, purchasing enough wind power to equal the electricity needs of 16 of its U.S. facilities. This includes business offices in Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, a major assembly and stamping complex in Arlington, Texas, and 13 parts warehouses east of the Mississippi River. GM…
Collier Research releases rapid-optimization software for composite designs
NASA-born Collier Research, a leader in the field of aerospace composites and metals optimization for more than 20 years, has released HyperSizer Express, software that delivers the key capabilities of Collier’s high-end HyperSizer tool in a user-friendly package for composite engineers. “Not every designer or engineer working with composites needs all the options in the professional version…
Minnesota college powered 100% by wind energy, thanks to Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy and St. Olaf College have joined forces to provide the school with 100% wind energy. St. Olaf will use Windsource, an Xcel Energy program, to power the 56 buildings on its Northfield campus. Choosing renewable energy to run its academic and administrative buildings, student housing and sports facilities will make St. Olaf College the…
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Vestas receives 30-MW wind order in Australia
International wind energy company, Windlab Limited, has placed a 30-MW order for Vestas’ V126-3.45 MW turbines. The contract is for the Kiata wind farm, a project in southeastern Australia. Located west of Horsham, Victoria, near the town of Nhill, the Kiata wind farm is an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) project for Vestas. The order…
Microsoft announces largest wind-power purchase to date
Microsoft Corp. announced its largest purchase of wind energy to date with the signing of two agreements. Combined, these agreements represent 237 MW of wind energy, which brings Microsoft’s total investment in wind energy projects in the U.S. to more than 500 MW. “Microsoft is committed to building a responsible Cloud, and these agreements represent progress…
DONG Energy commits to clean energy and plans sale of oil & gas sector
In response to recent speculation, DONG Energy has confirmed that it is reviewing strategic options regarding the future of the oil & gas business. In connection with its IPO, the company said that it intends to build a world-class clean-energy company with a portfolio based on leading competences in offshore wind, bioenergy, and green distribution and customer…
Mars Inc. announces plans for new wind farm in Mexico
Mars, Inc. urged the business community and global leaders at COP22 to take bold action to implement the targets agreed last year in Paris for tackling climate change. The company combined this call to action with an announcement of plans for a wind farm in Mexico — its third major wind energy commitment in as many years.…
Final rule issued by BLM makes wind development on public land less likely
The American Wind Energy Association, as per Tom Vinson, VP of Federal Regulatory Affairs at AWEA. issued the following statement regarding the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) final rule governing wind and solar energy development on public lands: “Unfortunately, based on our preliminary review, for this Administration and the majority of Americans who support expanding wind energy in…
AWS Truepower releases October 2016 Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, AWS Truepower, have released their Wind Trends Bulletin for October 2016. Monthly wind performance maps for October 2016 show deviations in the wind resource from average October conditions in every region of the world. The monthly Wind Trends Bulletin is based on a custom combination of three reanalysis datasets: ERA-Interim, MERRA, and CFSR. The…
Xcel Energy hits military hiring milestone
As the nation prepares to honor its military veterans on Veterans Day on Friday, Xcel Energy is thanking its employees who have served in the U.S. military and celebrating the achievement of 15% of new hires having a military background, exceeding the company’s goal of 10%, while doubling results from two years ago. Xcel Energy is…
ACCIONA recognized once again as the greenest electric utility in the world
For the second year running, ACCIONA has once again won the title of “greenest” electric utility in the world, according to the “New Energy Top 100 Green Utilities” ranking published every year by Energy Intelligence, a specialist independent consultant in energy markets. The ranking, which has just been made public in its fifth edition, combines…
Altitec to field-test and install 3M Wind Vortex Generators
Global blade access, repair, and inspection specialist, Altitec, has been appointed official installation partner by the Renewable Energy Division at 3M, a global innovation company, to install its 3M Wind Vortex Generators. 3M Vortex Generators address aerodynamic issues common to most turbine blades and, in doing so, can increase a turbine’s annual energy production by between…
Vattenfall wins tender to build the largest offshore wind farm in the Nordics
Vattenfall has won the tender to build Danish Kriegers Flak, a 600-MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The winning bid was EUR 49.9 per MWh, which is among the lowest costs in the world for offshore wind power. “The announcement is an essential milestone for our ambition to increase our production of renewable…
Quebec-based partners successfully accomplish trade mission
The TechnoCentre éolien and the Wind Energy Cluster have successfully accomplished their mission. The 10 companies that participated in the trade mission, held on the sidelines of the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s (CanWEA) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Calgary earlier this month, benefited from a personalized business marketing and networking service. A total of 105 business…
New report: The Top 100 Power People in Wind 2016
Now in its fifth year, the Top 100 Power People is A Word About Wind‘s annual look at the most influential individuals in the wind industry. The report identifies and ranks the most influential individuals within the global wind energy sector, and provides an insight into the investment and political trends that have shaped the market over…
AWEA statement on U.S. election results
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released the following statement, as per CEO Tom Kiernan, on the results of the 2016 presidential election: “The American Wind Energy Association is ready to work with President-elect Donald Trump and his administration to assure that wind power continues to be a vibrant part of the U.S. economy. An…