Duluth, Minn. — ALLETE Clean Energy, a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE), has finalized the purchase of wind farms in Minnesota, Iowa and Oregon from The AES Corporation. ALLETE Clean Energy acquired the operating wind energy projects in Lake Benton, Minn., Storm Lake, Iowa, and Condon, Ore., from AES…

Deutsche WindGuard, German company specializing in wind energy project development and consulting, analyzed the status of the offshore wind energy development for the year 2013 in Germany, on behalf of VDMA Power Systems and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE). According to Deutsche WindGuard, 48 offshore wind turbines with a…

Vestas’ first V164-8.0 MW prototype wind turbine has successfully produced its first kWh of electricity, making it the worlds’ most powerful turbine in operation.

Moventas Australia is about to enter their first major CMaS agreements with local wind farms. Tried and tested, CMaS was found the best value for money, says the customer who operates the Starfish Hill and Toora wind farms.

Biel, January 30, 2014 – The Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering (SolarMax) is expanding its local operations in Chile with the realisation of several photovoltaic projects. The South-American country with its high solar irradiation and huge surface availability, especially in the Atacama desert, belongs to the emerging PV markets. Recently…

FORT COLLINS, Colo., January 27, 2014—Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEIS) today announced it has acquired the assets of AEG Power Solutions GmbH line of Power Control Modules. Owned by 3WPower (ticker symbol on Frankfurt Stock Exchange: 3W9), AEG PS’s Power Control Modules business is the second largest supplier in its…

Siemens Energy has secured an order for the 182-megawatt (MW) Panhandle 2 wind power project located in Carson County, Texas, northeast of Amarillo.

Electricity has been generated for the first time from the West of Duddon Sands Offshore Windfarm, a major renewable energy project being developed by ScottishPower Renewables and DONG Energy in the Irish Sea.

With soaring energy prices, challenging emissions targets and the demand for greater security of supply, any imaginative and effective new way of harnessing renewable energy should be very welcome. The installation of solar panels on former landfill sites could be exactly the kind of innovation that’s needed.

There are plenty of alternatives to the traditional flat, rectangular solar PV modules made form glass and Tedlar that are far better suited to equipment design applications that need a different shape, size, weight, appearance or ability to cope in harsh conditions.