As part of its expansion in India, EDF Energies Nouvelles is moving into onshore wind energy by acquiring a 50% stake in SITAC Wind Management and Development, an Indian wind energy company. In the presence of the President of France during his recent visit to India and the Indian Prime Minister, Jean-Bernard Levy, Chief Executive…

GE Renewable Energy has announced that it secured 1.4-GW of firm and unconditional wind turbine supply orders in the month of December. The agreements call for GE’s wind technology to supply more than 20 new wind projects across seven different countries. Approximately half of the planned 1.4 GW is scheduled to be installed outside the…

Senvion, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers, has successfully contracted 74 MW with RES for two wind projects in France. Senvion will equip the Sambrès wind farm with 26 of their MM82 turbines, each with a hub height of 85 m. This is in addition to the 11 MM92 turbines that have been installed…

Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has sold a 24-MW wind farm in Poland to Windflower, from the Israeli Sunflower group. The Suchań wind farm, developed and promoted by Gamesa, was built under turnkey project modality and is located in West Pomerania Province, in northwestern Poland. The project is comprised of 12 Gamesa G97-2.0 MW…

ACCIONA Energy decided to revamp its website to reflect a “new renewables’ era.” The upgrade is intended to provide a better visual design and easier navigation so users can quickly find information about the company’s activities, projects, and renewable energy capabilities. One of the most striking elements of the remodeled pages consists of an easy-to-use search…

GE Renewable Energy (GE) will provide 43 wind turbines and a full services agreement for two new wind projects in eastern France. The agreement marks GE’s largest French onshore wind deal to date and will include the largest installation of its 2.75-120 technology anywhere in Europe. The Rougemont and Vaite wind farms are being developed by…

EREN Renewable Energy and 3G Energy, two experienced clean-energy developers, have combined their skills to accelerate renewable development in emerging segments of the Canadian market. The two companies plan to develop utility-scale wind and solar projects in all Canadian provinces and territories through a combination of greenfield development and acquisitions. “Renewable energy in Canada has…

Invenergy Wind LLC, the largest privately-held independent wind-power generation company in the United States, has sold 832 MW (net) of wind energy plants to clean energy owner and operator, TerraForm Power. The announcement represents the closing of a purchase and sale agreement originally executed on June 30, 2015. A final closing for an additional 98 MW…

The nation’s number one utility wind provider is adding more renewable energy to its system. Xcel Energy officially acquired the Border Wind Farm earlier this December, and Pleasant Valley Wind Farm came on-line in November. With the addition of these projects, Xcel Energy increases its wind capacity by 20% and more than doubles its ownership of wind…

The state-owned Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) has certified that Vestas complies with the FINAME II code, the set of local manufacturing requirements established by the bank for foreign manufacturers operating in Brazil. Compliance with these rules is a prerequisite set by the BNDES to have access to the bank’s special credit…

GCube, a global underwriter for renewable energy initiatives, has signed a contract with U.S. power company, Xcel Energy, for a 200-MW wind project in North Dakota. Xcel Energy currently has 5,794 MW of wind power on its systems. The development in Courtenay, North Dakota forms part of plans to expand its wind portfolio by about…

Invenergy has signed a 100-MW wind-power purchase agreement (PPA) with Equinix to provide the global interconnection and data center company with renewable energy to help support all of its data centers across North America. The agreement includes the sale of wind energy from the Wake Wind Energy Facility located in Texas. Invenergy will provide 100 MW…

The Spanish company ACCIONA and the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on electricity generation projects based on renewable energies in Mexico. ACCIONA President José Manuel Entrecanales and CFE Director-General Doctor Enrique Ochoa Reza were present at the signature ceremony. The memorandum has been signed within the…

Managing and monitoring industrial networks just got easier with Moxa’s new MXview ToGo mobile app. Often project managers and administrators are busy and on the move, making it difficult for them to stay informed of changes in the status of devices and networks or to troubleshoot situations that could impact network availability. Now, with MXview ToGo,…

The momentum building for the development of offshore wind power in the U.S. was on full display over the last two days during the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Hundreds of attendees, including wind energy industry leaders, government officials, investors, academics, and…

New York Governor Cuomo announced $175 million in awards for five large-scale clean energy projects that will help the state meet its Reforming the Energy Vision goals to increase the amount of electricity generation from renewable energy sources. The projects will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the resiliency of New York’s electric grid and…

NRG Yield, Inc. has entered into an agreement with NRG to acquire 75% of the equity interests in a portfolio of wind projects. The projects primarily consist of assets acquired by NRG from Edison Mission Energy in April 2014 (EME Wind Portfolio) for $210 million in total cash consideration, subject to working capital adjustments, plus…

Siemens is working to build stronger ties with owners of smaller onshore wind projects – the kinds of projects where local knowledge and expertise play a key role. In the future, Siemens will work more closely with partners on wind farms with up to three turbines. These partnerships will ensure that the operators of smaller…

EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) announced that it has closed the acquisition of OwnEnergy – a national developer of mid-sized wind projects. The transaction encompasses 100% of OwnEnergy’s assets, including its pipeline of future wind projects. Since its founding in 2007, OwnEnergy has demonstrated its acumen to build partnerships with individuals, companies, and communities with…

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has joined with the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC) to launch demonstration projects to create and test a carbon-free, power-to-gas system for the first time ever in the United States. The technology converts electricity into gaseous energy and could provide North…