Is There Enough Room For Offshore Wind On New York's Energy Highway?
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For a second time, the U.S. government filed a motion in federal court on July 11 to dismiss a lawsuit by an affiliate of a Chinese construction equipment company that claims it was not afforded due process following the termination of its purchase of four Oregon wind farms last year. [read more]
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has announced the construction of two new wind farms in the U.K. The investment amounts to approximately 460 million pounds. According to Vattenfall, the decision is in line with its ambitions to increase its share of renewable energy generation and further strengthen the company's position as [read more]
The North American Wind Research and Training Center at Mesalands Community College is sharing wind data with academics from New Mexico Tech to better understand how wind impacts grid reliability. Kevin Wedeward, professor and chair of the electrical engineering department at New Mexico Tech, and graduate student David Breen are [read more]
Powell, Ohio-based geoAMPS, a provider of software services for the renewable energy industry, is moving to a new location affording double the office space. geoAMPS provides software solutions to manage land rights and infrastructure assets for clients in a variety of industries, including renewable energy, land services, transportation and utilities. [read more]
Turbine maker Vestas confirms it is hiring about 100 workers for at its Pueblo, Colo.-based facility. Of those 100 workers, at least 75 will be experienced welders, says Andrew Longeteig, company spokesperson. According to Longeteig, Vestas is looking to bring on workers to help fulfill an April order that called [read more]
Xcel Energy's Southwestern Public Service Co. is seeking approval in New Mexico to purchase almost 700 MW of additional wind energy through three purchase agreements, deals that will save Texas-New Mexico customers more than $590 million in fuel costs over 20 years. According to Xcel, the wind purchases will come [read more]
The Ontario Power Authority has granted a construction permit to China Longyuan Power to begin building a 100 MW wind farm in Ontario, marking its first foray into the global wind power market. Moreover, this deal also marks the first time a government-owned power generation enterprise is investing in an [read more]
With officials on hand from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Sandia National Laboratories, Vestas and Group NIRE, Texas Tech University (TTU) opened the Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) research facility. According to TTU, the research center allows for the cost-efficient testing and development of wind energy technology, with a [read more]
Turbine manufacturer Nordex has received an order to supply nine N100/2.5 MW turbines at O2's Bosjovarden wind farm, located in central Sweden. According to Nordex, the turbines are scheduled for delivery in summer 2014. Due to the frigid temperatures during the winter months - characterized by temperatures down to -20 [read more]
President Obama has nominated American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) President and CEO Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn to serve as assistant secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment within the Department of Defense (DoD). The position requires Senate approval. McGinn is engaged in efforts to highlight the close [read more]
For the second consecutive year, Morrison & Foerster was named the No. 1 clean technology law firm by Vault.com as part of its annual practice area rankings. This year, the San Francisco-based Morrison & Foerster tied with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati for the top spot. To determine the rankings, [read more]
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