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• Wind sector acquisition activity ramps up, project acquisitions double to $13 billion in 2014, reports Mercom Capital Group Wind Power Engineering (2 days ago) - Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, has released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the wind sector for 2014. Global venture capital (VC) funding in the wind sector decreased to $311 million in 2014 compared...
• Gas, wind contribute bulk of new capacity additions in 2014 Wind Power Engineering (2 days ago) - This introduction comes from a report from SNL by Parth Shah New generating capacity added to the aging U.S. fleet in 2014, at 15,450 MW, was slightly more than the 15,028 MW added the year before. New generating capacity added to the aging U.S. fleet in 2014,...
• Lapp bushing system seals, clamps cables that go through walls Wind Power Engineering (2 days ago) - Skintop Cube multi-cable bushing system and Skintop Cube are innovative flexible, easy-to-use bushing systems that provide improved sealing and clamping capabilities. Service to the cables is greatly simplified as cables can be replaced without removing the frame from the enclosure. A few Skintop Cube benefits...
• 2014 year-end energy briefing: The future of the wind industry Wind Power Engineering (2 days ago) - This blog posting is the first of a series of five postings from the 2014 year-end energy briefing by law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. It presents a summary of an energy briefing hosted by the firm, held on December 10, 2014,...
• Windtech - Gamesa and Iberdrola launch new monitoring system Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - Gamesa and Iberdrola have created a remote management system allowing them to potentially control any turbine around the world....
• Suzlon plans 3GW push in windy Gujarat Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - INDIA: Suzlon plans to develop 3GW of renewable-energy projects in the Indian state of Gujarat by 2020....
• Europe: European wind energy data proves positive Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - Denmark, the UK, Austria and Germany have posted 2014 records for wind's contribution to their electricity production....
• EDF-EN commissions first South Africa project Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - SOUTH AFRICA: EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF-EN) has commissioned the 61.5MW Grassridge project in South Africa, its first in the country....
• Vestas extends 429MW service deal in US Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - UNITED STATES: Vestas has been handed a ten-year extension to service its turbines at three projects in Washington state by Puget Sound Energy....
• Vestas wins 36MW Jamaican contract Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - JAMAICA: Vestas will install the turbines at a 36.3MW wind project in Jamaica after winning the contract from developer BMR Energy....
• Half of Massachusetts block left unleased Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - UNITED STATES: The Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) has announced RES Americas and OffshoreMW as winners of the Massachusetts wind lease auction, but over half the area available failed to attract bids....
• Rio Energy awards 117MW deal to Acciona Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - BRAZIL: Acciona has won a 117MW deal for 39 AW3000-116 turbines to go to a project cluster in Brazil....
• Gallery: Moventas' new Exceed gearbox in testing Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - FINLAND: Moventas has moved into the prototype phase in the development of its new Exceed gearbox, and has shared some pictures of the testing process with Windpower Monthly....
• Analysis: Israel's plans to tap into wind power take shape Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - ISRAEL: Following years with its capacity stalled at 6MW, wind power in Israel looks set to grow rapidly, with 22MW under construction and a potential 3GW under development....
• American wind power rebounded in 2014, adding over four times as much as year before Wind Power Engineering (3 days ago) - Industry leaders believe stable policy is needed for investments in U.S. capacity to pay off. The fourth quarter 2014 wind energy industry report was released by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) shows the U.S. industry’s rebound in 2014, with over four times more new...
• Stevenson Crane expands rental fleet with Terex Rough Terrain Cranes Wind Power Engineering (3 days ago) - Nine additional TerexRT cranes have been added to Stevenson’s fleet. Stevenson Crane Service recently announced its latest addition to its fleet of cranes, nine Terex Rough Terrain (RT) cranes, now available for nationwide rental. This addition of cranes joins Stevenson’s existing fleet of rough terrain...
• NREL releases its 2013 Renewable energy data book Wind Power Engineering (3 days ago) - United States overall energy consumption grew to 97.3 quadrillion Btu in 2013, a 2.4% increase from 2012. Energy consumption from coal and renewables grew slightly, while consumption from petroleum and natural gas fell slightly. A few key findings in the book include: United States electric power...
• Shermco Executives to focus on BOP and the regulatory future at AWEA Wind Project O&M and Safety Seminar Wind Power Engineering (3 days ago) - Two Shermco executives will provide session expertise at the upcoming AWEA Wind Project O&M and Safety Seminar to be held in San Diego at the Hotel Del Coronado, Feb. 2 to 3. Shermco Director of Marketing, Kevin Alewine James White, Shermco Industries training director and...
• Vestas wins 36MW Jaimaican contract Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - JAMAICA: Vestas will install the turbines at a 36.3MW wind project in Jamaica after winning the contract from developer BMR Energy....
• Germany adds 4.7GW onshore in 2014 Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - GERMANY: A record 4,750MW of new onshore wind capacity was installed in Germany in 2014, 58% more than the 2,998MW in 2013....
• Inox secures 172MW Tata order Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - INDIA: Inox Wind has won a contract from Tata Power Renewable Energy to supply the turbines for two wind projects in India with a combined capacity of 172MW....
• Pattern buys Japanese developer Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - JAPAN: Pattern Development has bought a majority stake in Japanese wind and solar developer Green Power Investment Corporation (GPI)....
• Analysis: the divorce of Suzlon and Senvion Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - GERMANY: Better late than never. Suzlon has agreed to sell its subsidiary Senvion to US firm Centerbridge Partners, in a deal that releases the Indian and German manufacturers from around seven years of financial constraint....
• EDF and Eneco award Gamesa Belgian deal Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - BELGIUM: Gamesa has won a 17.5MW deal 7 G114-2.5MW low wind turbines to go to a project in Belgium....
• Reznick Capital Markets Securities becomes affiliated company of CohnReznick LLP Wind Power Engineering (4 days ago) - Firm expands service offerings and specialties and changes name to CohnReznick Capital Markets Securities. SEC-registered broker-dealer Reznick Capital Markets Securities announced today that it has changed its name to CohnReznick Capital Markets Securities (“CohnReznick Cap Markets”) and is now an affiliated company of CohnReznick LLP,...
• Spain reveals plans for first ever public streetlight system powered by wind and sun Inhabitat (4 days ago) - Spain will be home to the first public street lighting system powered exclusively by solar and wind energy. Researcher Ramon Bargalló is the man behind the development, and he worked alongside the company Eolgreen to design his autonomous street light system. Although there have...
• Further CfD budget increase Windpower Monthly (4 days ago) - UK: The government has again increased the budget available for offshore developers in the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction by £25 million (€33 million)....
• Horns Rev 2 set for blade upgrade Windpower Monthly (4 days ago) - DENMARK: Dong Energy is set to upgrade all 273 turbine blades at its 5-year-old 209MW Horns Rev 2 offshore project in the North Sea....
• Cape Wind suspended from New England market Windpower Monthly (4 days ago) - UNITED STATES: UNITED STATES: Cape Wind has been suspended from New England's wholesale electricity market and has pulled out of a lease for land that had been earmarked for staging the 468MW project....
• SunZia wins federal OK for 515-mile wind energy transmission line Inhabitat (5 days ago) - The SunZia Southwest Transmission Project just passed its final environmental review by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The proposed 515-mile transmission line could be used to carry any type of electricity, but project managers promise the focus will be on wind...

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