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Purdue University-Led Bearing Initiative Advances In DOE Competition

on 13 May 2013 by NAW Staff

Technology developed by Purdue University that allows users to predict bearing failure before it happens has been named a regional finalist in the Department of [read more]

UPMC Buys RECs To Power Data Centers

on 13 May 2013 by NAW Staff

Healthcare provider UPMC has purchased renewable energy credits (RECs) from Pennsylvania wind power to equal the entire annual energy usage from its data centers. According [read more]

Offshore Wind Industry To Reach $170 Billion By 2020

on 10 May 2013 by NA Windpower

Total global investment in offshore wind power will reach approximately $170 billion by 2020, according to a report from Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. In Europe [read more]

Women Of Wind Energy Issues Annual Awards

on 10 May 2013 by NA Windpower

Three wind industry professionals were honored at the Women of Wind Energy's (WoWE) annual luncheon at the American Wind Energy Association's WINDPOWER 2013 Conference in [read more]

ABB Chief Executive To Leave Company

on 10 May 2013 by NA Windpower

ABB has announced that company CEO Joe Hogan has decided to leave for private reasons. Hogan joined ABB as CEO in September 2008. A date [read more]

Study: More Wind Energy Would Save PJM Customers Billions

on 10 May 2013 by NA Windpower

Adding more wind power to the grid in the PJM region can lower gas and coal consumption and reduce regional wholesale energy market prices, saving [read more]

Wind Energy Procurement Top Of Mind For Big-Name Companies

on 09 May 2013 by Mark Del Franco

Google likes wind energy. So does Motorola and Bloomberg. Ditto Walmart, which intends to become even more active in wind energy procurement. "Walmart is open [read more]

Citing PTC Extension, MidAmerican Plans 1 GW Of Additional Wind Energy

on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower

In light of the recent federal production tax credit (PTC) extension, MidAmerican Energy Co. says it wants to invest $1.9 billion to add up to [read more]

Xcel, NCAR Extend Partnership To Forecast Renewable Energy

on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower

Xcel Energy has announced an expanded agreement with the Boulder, Colo.-based National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) for renewable energy forecasting. NCAR previously designed a [read more]

Wind Energy Institute Of Canada Orders Storage System

on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower

The Wind Energy Institute of Canada, an independent research and testing institute, has chosen S&C Electric Canada Ltd. for the supply of a battery energy [read more]

PacifiCorp Expands Western Transmission Network

on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower

PacifiCorp has begun construction of the high-voltage, 160-mile Sigurd to Red Butte transmission line to serve customers throughout six western states. In addition, the company [read more]

Offshore Wind Measurement Campaign Concludes In Hong Kong

on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower

Renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy has concluded a one-year wind measurement campaign in Hong Kong using its Offshore Risk Quantification Analysis (ORQA) platform. The project began [read more]

Vestas Releases Q1 Numbers; CEO Says 'Turnaround Continues'

on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower

In the first quarter of this year (Q1'13), Vestas generated EUR 1.096 billion of revenue - a 1% decrease from Q1'12, according to the company's [read more]

Novel Solution Stores Renewable Energy Underwater

on 08 May 2013 by NA Windpower

The MaRS Cleantech Fund has completed a venture deal with Toronto-based energy storage firm Hydrostor, whose technology converts surplus electrical energy to underwater compressed air [read more]

NextEra Orders GE's 1.7-100 Wind Turbines

on 08 May 2013 by NA Windpower

GE will supply 59 of recently debuted 1.7-100 wind turbines to NextEra Energy Resources LLC's wind farm planned for the thumb region of Michigan. GE [read more]