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Outlook Brightens for Offshore Wind Generation in the US

May 18, 2016

The U.S. offshore wind industry shows strong potential, especially in the Northeast, the Great Lakes region and California, but it still has a long way to go.

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RWDI Creates Better Habitats

Emphasizing sustainability, wind engineer RWDI goes beyond supertowers and long-span bridges

Nadine M. Post

May 11, 2016

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Emphasizing sustainability, wind engineer RWDI goes beyond supertowers and long-span bridges

RWDI Takes Wind Engineering to New Heights

May 11, 2016

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When the framers of the Jeddah Tower—designed to rise higher than 1 kilometer—needed advice on the wind climate about 500 m above the earth’s atmospheric boundary layer, they turned to RWDI Consulting Engineers and Scientists.

map of power transfer from island to mainland grid

RI Wind-Farm Subcontractor Slowly Ties Together Block Island Project

Johanna Knapschaefer

May 11, 2016

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After nearly four months of grueling work 50 ft beneath a state beach in Rhode Island, crews have finished drilling a 2,250-ft tunnel for the conduit that will carry power from the 30-MW Block Island wind farm to a National Grid switching station in Narragansett, R.I.

Laying the Groundwork for Iberdrola Wind Farm

Site conditions at 22,000-acre site are challenging contractors

Bruce Buckley

May 9, 2016

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With wind turbine projects in 18 states, renewable energy developer Iberdrola has experienced a wide spectrum of site conditions, but those at its $400-million, 208-MW Amazon Wind Farm US East project are unlike anything the firm has ever encountered.

Iowa Nears Approval of $3.6B Wind Power Project

April 27, 2016

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MidAmerican Energy Co. has proposed a $3.6-billion project to build up to 2000 MW of wind generation in Iowa.

U.S. Approves First Wind Farm R&D Station in Federal Waters

Mary B. Powers

April 13, 2016

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Dominion Virginia Power has progressed on its plan to build what will be the first wind research turbines in U.S. waters by breaking the project’s EPC contract into four smaller packages, utility officials said on April 7.

New Project Could Cut Cost of Offshore Wind by Half

March 23, 2016

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Construction of 2,000 megawatts of wind power off Massachusetts’ shores could cut the current price in half, according to a new study released by the University of Delaware’s Special Initiative on Offshore Wind.

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Southwest Roundup: Nevada Leads in LEED Green Buildings, New Mexico Finalizes a $74M Settlement with the US Department of Energy and More

John Guzzon

February 23, 2016

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Notable news items include Nevada’s thriving renewable energy industry, New Mexico’s $74M settlement with the US Department of Energy, and the passing of solar and wind tax incentives.

Wind, Solar on the Way to the Mainstream

Housley Carr

February 18, 2016

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Propelled by powerful and complementary forces, the U.S. renewables market is in the early stages of a multiyear period of sustained development and construction activity that may come to be viewed as the golden age of wind and solar power.