Helix Wind to acquire small wind companies in Oregon

Helix Wind Corp., a manufacturer of small wind vertical axis turbines, has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all the assets of Abundant Renewable Energy, LLC (ARE) and Renewable Energy Engineering, LCC (REE) of Newberg, Oregon

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Whole Foods Market completes US’s largest wind energy purchase

Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market has purchased more than 766 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy credits (RECs) from wind farms to offset 100% of the company’s electricity use in its North American locations. The food grocer has partnered with Renewable Choice

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A-Power gets 50-MW supply and construction contract for Inner Mongolia wind farm

A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (A-Power) has won a full-responsibility contract to develop a 49.5-megawatt (MW) wind farm for the Urat Rear Banner-based Jihe Orient Wind Energy Co., Ltd. (Jihe Orient) China’s Inner Mongolia region. The planned

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Nordex starts building US $ 100-million turbine plant in Arkansas

Wind turbine company Nordex USA, Inc., on Friday held the groundbreaking at the construction site of its US $100-million manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The Jonesboro plant will be an original equipment manufacturer expected to produce 2.5-megawatt N90 and N100 wind

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Puget Sound Energy hires Burns & McDonnell for major 1.4-GW wind project

Puget Sound Energy (PSE), the second largest owner of wind power among the United States’ utilities, has hired engineering design company Burns & McDonnell to provide project development, engineering design and construction management services for a major wind

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France’s energy leader commissions two new wind farms

The renewable energy arm of France’s largest utility recently boosted its position in its home market with the commissioning of two new wind farms, both located in the northern half of France. The 24-megawatt (MW) Canton de Bonneval wind farm is located in Beauce, in the

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GWS Technologies partners with company to scout for Montana wind projects

Arizona, US-based GWS Technologies, Inc., said it aims to take advantage of Montana’s abundant wind resources by developing wind energy solutions throughout the state. GWS said it will collaborate with Wind Pro Energy Systems in Circle, Montana for the development

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Helix Wind signs 2.75-million euro agreement to acquire German small wind company

Helix Wind Corp. is seeking to expand its existing product portfolio of vertical axis small wind turbines by acquiring VENCO Power GmbH, a small wind turbine manufacturer based in Bernterode, Germany. Under the terms of a recently signed definitive purchase agreement

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PROFILE: Poland’s great winds attract investors

Hard coal plays a significant role in the energy mix of Poland, accounting for 95% of the country’s electricity production and 80% of energy for heating. This comes to no surprise because Poland is the largest hard coal producer in the European Union (EU). However, its dependency

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Duke Energy to build 200-MW wind farm in Wyoming

Expanding its renewable energy portfolio, Duke Energy, one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, announced plans to build and operate a 200-megawatt (MW) wind energy project near Casper, Wyoming—the company’s ninth wind farm in the US and its fourth in that state.

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