Wind Energy
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Vestas swaps out another international ops CFO
Vestas Wind Systems’ international operations will welcome its third CFO in the past year. Marika Fredriksson will assume the role, replacing Dag Gunnar Andresen. Vestas’ statement on the change revealed…
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Wind farms feel a fresh breeze
After falling into a slump in 2012, the wind industry is picking up. The surge in development is mostly due to Congress, according to the New York Times. Lawmakers had allowed a popular incentive, known…
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Vestas contract mitigates wind sector's challenges
Vestas has landed an extension of a critical wind power plant contract in Alberta. The agreement with ENMAX Energy Corp. means that Vestas will provide its Active Output Management systems for the Kettles…
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Vestas cuts more Colorado workers
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, faced with slumping orders for its wind-power turbines, said Thursday it has cut about 110 positions at its Colorado factories — 10 percent of its 1,100 remaining Colorado manufacturing…
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Wind energy industry poised to increase velocity in Oregon
Following industry contractions, a general economic slump, national uncertainty, and a rollback of state tax credits, Oregon could be looking at an uptick in the renewable energy market as a number of…
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Storm helps Texas break wind power generation record
Texas set a new record for wind power generation thanks to the powerful thunderstorm that rolled through the state February 9th and 10th. Wind power peaked at 9,481 megawatts of power at 7:08 p.m, on…
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Central Oregon launches 'KidWind Challenge'
A Crook County middle school teacher landed a $15,000 grant from Facebook to launch a competition to prompt students to design and build wind turbines. The KidWind Challenge in Prineville will invite…
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PacifiCorp to partner with California grid operator
A partnership announced Tuesday by PacifiCorp and the California Independent System Operator Corp. would team up the two organizations to better handle energy imbalances and streamline the use of renewable…
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After 12 years, Vestas loses global market share lead
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S for the first time in 12 years has lost its lead in global wind turbine market share, according to a report issued Monday. According to Bloomberg,…
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Deputy Energy Secretary Poneman praises Shepherds Flat
The U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman was in a car cruising across Oregon Wednesday afternoon headed for the giant Shepherds Flat wind farm. The appearance wasn't connected with any news from…
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First Wind takes steps to protect seabirds on Maui
First Wind officials said Tuesday that they have started work on a program to preserve the population of threatened or endangered Hawaiian seabirds in West Maui, several miles from the company’s Kaheawa…
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Wind energy turbines spin to a 2012 record
The U.S wind industry installed a record 13,124 megawatts worth of wind turbines during 2012 — enough to support nearly 3.3 million homes, including 496 megawatts in Colorado, the American Wind Energy…
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PGE's power plant beauty contest coming to a head
A beauty contest to choose Portland’s next major electrical power source struts toward the final phase this week. Accion Group, an independent evaluator working for the Oregon Public Utilities Commission,…
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Ralls Corp. suing over blocked Oregon wind farm
The Chinese-owned company that was blocked by Pres. Barack Obama from buying an Oregon wind farm is suing the company that owns the project. Ralls Corp., which was blocked from owning the wind project…
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Juhl Wind to build turbines for Honda plant
Juhl Wind will build and run two wind turbines at a Honda factory in Russell's Point, Ohio. Woodstock, Minn.-based Juhl Wind (OTCQB: JUHL) will develop, install and operate the turbines, according to…
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Wind energy projects saw a a record year in 2012
U.S. companies built record 13.2 gigawatts worth of new wind power capacity in the country in 2012, according to a study released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. A large factor in the construction record…
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Report: Oregon wind energy impact equal to taking 550,000 cars off the road
Wind power is a viable, clean source of energy and enough of it has been switched on in Oregon to have the equivalent climate impact of removing 550,000 cars from the road each year. So says a new report…
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Mass. startup targets micro-wind sector
When it comes to wind energy, Wing Power Energy CEO Harry Ruda thinks small. While large wind farms like the Cape Wind Project routinely take years to get approval and support, Wing Power Energy is focused…
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Wind turbines installed at Honolulu Harbor site
Navatek Ltd. said last week that it has installed two Renewegy VP-20 wind turbines at its Pier 41 site in Honolulu to reduce its energy consumption and production costs. The $500,000, 40-kilowatt project,…
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Duke Energy looks to boost wind portfolio
Duke Energy Renewables added 770 megawatts of wind capacity in 2012. And with congressional action to extend tax credits for such projects, the company expects to increase its wind operations further by…
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Vestas strikes tower deal to boost employment at Colorado factory
Vestas Wind Systems said Wednesday it will ramp up operations — and hire more than 100 people by the end of the first quarter — at its Pueblo, Colo., wind tower plant as part of an agreement reached…
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Solar, wind companies sad to see Ken Salazar go
The solar and wind power industries are losing one of the best friends they ever had in Washington, D.C., with the departure of Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar. The oil industry, by contrast, is probably…
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Austin Energy boosts renewables with more wind power
Austin Energy has finalized an agreement to buy energy for the next 25 years from the Los Vientos and Whitetail coastal wind farms. The deal will boost Austin Energy’s total wind portfolio to 851 megawatts…
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Iberdrola: Uncertainty continues for wind project development
Iberdrola Renewables is again confirming its commitment to the U.S. market — and the Pacific Northwest — after reports that the company is abandoning wind projects in the face of a continued weak market…
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Google invests $200M in a Texas wind farm
Google plopped $200 million into a wind farm in west Texas. Spinning Spur Wind Project, located in the Texas Panhandle, would generate enough energy to power 60,000 homes, Google said on its blog. Google’s…
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