| Iberdrola-Led Project Seeks To Aid Renewable Energy Integration | by NAW Staff, Feb. 12, 2013   | | A dozen electricity distribution and research institutions have launched a project that aims to improve the reliability, stability and quality of the European electric distribution grid as it integrates larger amounts of renewable energy. The initiative, called the iGREENGrid project, will last for three years, and has been allocated a [read more] | | Global Wind Energy Industry Installed 44.7 GW In 2012 | | by NAW Staff, Feb. 12, 2013 | | The global wind energy industry installed 44.711 GW of capacity last year, bringing the world's cumulative installed wind power capacity to approximately 282.482 GW at the end of 2012, according to statistics released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). This represents an annual market growth of almost 10% and [read more] | | GE Ousts Vestas As Top Wind Turbine Manufacturer | | by NAW Staff, Feb. 12, 2013 | | GE replaced Vestas as the No. 1 wind turbine original equipment manufacturer in 2012, as the run-up to the anticipated production tax credit (PTC) deadline drove up installations in the U.S., where GE has a substantial market share, according to preliminary data released by BTM Consult, a division of Navigant [read more] | 
| SC Johnson Purchasing Wind Energy To Power Mexican Plant | | by NAW Staff, Feb. 12, 2013 | | SC Johnson - the maker of household products such as Windex, Glade, Pledge and Raid - says it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico's government-run grid operator, that will enable SC Johnson to increase its use of renewable energy at its Toluca, [read more] | | AMSC Nets $30M Order From Inox Wind | | by NAW Staff, Feb. 12, 2013 | | AMSC says it has inked a $30 million deal to provide its wind turbine electrical control systems (ECS) to Inox Wind Ltd. AMSC expects to begin shipments of this order this quarter and to complete shipments in 2014. This is the fifth and largest order that AMSC has received from [read more] | | EDF Energies Nouvelles Acquires 116 MW Wind Energy Portfolio | | by NAW Staff, Feb. 12, 2013 | | EDF Energies Nouvelles has acquired Sechilienne Sidec's wind energy business in France. Sechilienne Sidec's wind power portfolio comprises six wind farms totaling 56.5 MW of installed wind power capacity, as well as five projects totaling 60 MW under development. EDF EN Services, a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, will gradually [read more] | | Moventas Makes Management Changes, Eyes Asia Pacific Market | | by NAW Staff, Feb. 11, 2013 | | Wind and industrial gear manufacturer Moventas has appointed Brian Scorer as senior vice president (SVP) of its Service business unit. Scorer joins Moventas from pump technology company ClydeUnion Pumps, a part of SPX Corp., where he most recently served as vice president of commercial operations. In this role, Scorer also [read more] | 
| European Wind Energy Installations Topped 11 GW Last Year | | by NAW Staff, Feb. 8, 2013 | | The European Union's (EU) wind energy sector installed 11.6 GW of capacity in 2012, bringing the EU's total wind power capacity to 105.6 GW, according to statistics released by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). The 11.6 GW of wind energy installed in 2012 represents a 23.4% increase over the [read more] | | REpower's Chief Technology Officer To Retire In March | | by NAW Staff, Feb. 8, 2013 | | Suzlon Group has announced that Matthias Schubert, chief technology officer (CTO) of Suzlon subsidiary REpower Systems SE, will retire on March 31. Schubert has served as REpower's CTO since its founding 12 years ago. Until a successor is named, REpower CEO Andreas Nauen will oversee the company's technology portfolio. "In [read more] | | National Wind Names New Director Of Project Permitting | | by NAW Staff, Feb. 8, 2013 | | National Wind, a developer of utility-scale community wind farms, has hired Ron Peterson as its director of project permitting. Peterson is a wildlife biologist and attorney with 34 years of environmental and permitting experience. At National Wind, he will oversee the permitting activities for the company's wind projects under development [read more] | Please click HERE to subscribe to North American Windpower magazine. | |
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