| Content Category: New & Noteworthy |
| Google Does It Again: Buys Wind To Power European Data Center |
| on Tuesday June 04 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Continuing its plan to purchase the output from wind farms to provide energy for its data centers, Mountain View, Calif.-based Google is applying a similar [read more] |
| Vestas Outsources Spare Parts Network; Will Close 22 Warehouses In Effort To Streamline Operations |
| on Monday June 03 2013 by NAW Staff |
| As part of an effort to streamline fulfillment operations, turbine manufacturer Vestas says it will close 22 warehouses and outsource fulfillment to logistics provider DB [read more] |
| Ontario To Replace Large-Scale FIT Program With Competitive Procurement Process |
| on Friday May 31 2013 by NA Windpower |
| Ontario is replacing its existing feed-in tariff (FIT) program for large-scale renewable energy projects with a competitive procurement process. According to Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli, [read more] |
| Xcel Energy Seeking To Add 550 MW Of Wind In Colo. |
| on Friday May 31 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Xcel Energy will seek to add approximately 550 MW of new wind generation in Colorado between now and 2016, taking the installed level of the [read more] |
| Latest Michigan PPAs Exemplify The Power Of Wind Energy's Production Tax Credit |
| on Thursday May 30 2013 by Mark Del Franco |
| Recently approved power purchase agreements (PPAs) by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) underscore the continuation of several positive trends of late, including utility procurement [read more] |
| Anchors Away! UMaine-Led Consortium To Launch Prototype Offshore Turbine |
| on Thursday May 30 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The University of Maine's (UMaine) Advanced Structures and Composites Center and its partners will launch a 1:8 scale model of its VolturnUS offshore wind turbine [read more] |
| Wellinghoff To Resign As FERC Chairman |
| on Thursday May 30 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Jon Wellinghoff, who presided over the U.S. electric grid at a time of tremendous growth for renewable energy, is stepping down as chairman of the [read more] |
| Vestas Produces Massive Blade Prototype At Colorado Plant |
| on Thursday May 30 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Vestas introduced a 57.5-meter blade prototype for its V117-3.3 MW wind turbines. The blades, about 189 feet in length, are the longest ever manufactured in [read more] |
| Report: Remote Sensing Critical In Pre-Construction Wind Assessment Campaigns |
| on Tuesday May 28 2013 by NAW Staff |
| While met towers are the backbone of the wind industry and serve a range of wind forecasting needs, the value proposition for using met towers [read more] |
| Marmen Moves Into Its First U.S.-Based Manufacturing Plant |
| on Tuesday May 28 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Canada-based wind tower manufacturer Marmen will move into a 150,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Brandon, S.D., with plans to employ approximately 250 workers in 2014 when [read more] |
| BLM Issues Right-Of-Way Grant For Terra-Gen Subsidiary |
| on Tuesday May 28 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a right-of-way grant to Alta Windpower Development, a subsidiary of Terra-Gen Power, to construct, operate, maintain and [read more] |
| PG&E, Energy Commission Unveil Storage Project |
| on Friday May 24 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission have unveiled a battery energy storage system pilot project to better balance power needs [read more] |
| AMSC Update: Copyright Infringement Hearing In Sinovel Case Scheduled For May 29 |
| on Friday May 24 2013 by NAW Staff |
| AMSC says that China's Supreme People's Court has scheduled a hearing for May 29 to review the jurisdiction of AMSC's software copyright infringement cases against [read more] |
| UMaine Deploys Floating LIDAR Technology |
| on Friday May 24 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The University of Maine's (UMaine) Advanced Structures and Composites Center unveiled a buoy-based floating LIDAR system to collect deepwater offshore hub height wind measurements in [read more] |
| Sec. Moniz: 'We Need To Continue Our Focus On Wind' |
| on Thursday May 23 2013 by NAW Staff |
| New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz reiterated the Obama administration's "all-of-the-above" approach to energy policy. During his first public comments, he gave special mention to renewables, [read more] |
