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Penn State Students Nab First Place at Inaugural DOE Collegiate Wind Competition

A team of Penn State students nabbed first place at the inaugural U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Collegiate Wind Competition May 5 to 7 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

14 May 2014

GE to Supply 2.2-107 Wind Turbines for Omega Energia’s Project in Brazil

GE introduced the latest in its line of brilliant wind turbines with the 2.2-107 and announced an order of 32 turbines from Omega Energia in the Piaui region of Brazil.

9 May 2014

Deepwater Wind to Develop Floating Offshore Wind Farm off Oregon Coast

Deepwater Wind today announced plans to develop the West Coast’s first-ever offshore wind farm – a project poised to become the world’s first commercial project to use cutting-edge floating foundation technology.

8 May 2014

US DOE Awards Dominion $47 Million for 12 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Demonstration Project

Dominion Virginia Power has been awarded an additional $47 million from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to help fund the construction of a 12-megawatt demonstration project, consisting of two 6-megawatt offshore wind turbines on innovative substructures that will produce enough electricity to power up to 3,000 homes.

8 May 2014

Siemens Energy Wins Major Wind Turbine and Service Order for Ontario Wind Farm

Today, Siemens Energy announced a major wind turbine and service order in Canada at the AWEA WINDPOWER tradeshow in Las Vegas. Along with the South Kent Wind Farm in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, the 270-MW K2 Wind Ontario (K2 Wind) Project will be among the largest wind power plants in Canada. It is located in Goderich in southwestern Ontario and will feature 140 units of the Siemens SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines.

6 May 2014

Pattern Energy to Acquire 179 MW of Owned Interest in 218 MW Panhandle 1 Wind Project

Growing its portfolio to 11 wind power projects, Pattern Energy Group Inc., today announced it has agreed to acquire 179 megawatts (MW) of owned interest in the 218 MW Panhandle 1 wind project from Pattern Energy Group LP following its completion, expected in June 2014, for a total cash consideration of US$125 million.

5 May 2014

Cobra Energia Awards 97 MW Wind Power Order in Peru to Siemens

Cobra Energia has awarded Siemens Energy another order to expand its onshore wind power fleet in Peru by 97 megawatts (MWs).

5 May 2014

First Wind Completes Financing for 148 MW Wind Project in Aroostook County, Maine

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, today announced that it has closed financing for its 148 megawatt (MW) wind project in Aroostook County, Maine. With financing in place, First Wind will continue on schedule with construction with commercial operations expected in the fourth quarter of 2015.

2 May 2014

Gamesa Wind Honored with Ex-Im Bank ‘Renewable Energy Exporter of the Year’ Award

Today the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) awarded its Renewable Energy Exporter of the Year distinction to a major supplier in the wind power market, Gamesa Wind US, LLC. Gamesa's wind turbines generate electricity in 42 countries, and its sales of American-made machinery support hundreds of U.S. jobs, according to the Departments of Commerce and Labor. The award was presented at the Bank's Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

26 Apr 2014

Goldwind to Supply 86 of 2.5MW PMDD Turbines for 215MW Penonome Wind Project

Goldwind USA, the US subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., announced today that it has received an order from InterEnergy Holdings to supply 86 of its 2.5MW Permanent Magnet Direct-Drive (PMDD) turbines for the 215MW Penonome wind project in the province of Cocle, Panama.

25 Apr 2014