Offshore Wind Farm Accommodation Platform To House Workers At Sea | by NAW Staff, Oct. 23, 2012 | Vattenfall and SWM say they have commissioned the accommodation platform for the DanTysk offshore wind farm. Germany-based Nobiskrug will build the offshore accommodation platform in the Abu Dhabi MAR dockyard Kiel. From 2014 onward, the team building the offshore wind project will have quiet rooms, with a shower, Internet access [read more] | IKEA To Invest 1.5 Billion Euros In Wind And Solar Projects | by NAW Staff, Oct. 23, 2012 | Home furnishings retailer IKEA has announced that as a part of its sustainability initiative and its goal to become energy and resource independent, it will invest 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion) in wind and solar projects through 2020. The company also plans to improve the energy efficiency of its operations [read more] | Norwegian Company Develops 10 MW Wind Turbine | by NAW Staff, Oct. 22, 2012 | Norway-based Sway Turbine has developed a 10 MW offshore wind turbine, named the ST10. For the first time, the company has revealed information about the wind turbine's design, including details about its direct-drive permanent-magnet generator, which has an ironless stator core. According to Sway Turbine, which has been developing the machine [read more] | REpower Enters Romanian Wind Energy Market | by NAW Staff, Oct. 22, 2012 | Suzlon subsidiary REpower Systems SE has signed a contract with P.E. DEUS EX SRL, a project company of WSB International GmbH, to provide eight turbines for a wind project in Romania. Under the agreement, REpower will deliver eight of its 3.2M114 wind turbines - each of which has a rated [read more] | Construction Begins On HelWin2 Offshore Wind Grid Connection | by NAW Staff, Oct. 22, 2012 | European grid operator TenneT says construction has begun on the HelWin2 platform, an offshore grid connection that will transport 690 MW of wind energy from offshore wind farms to the mainland. The HelWin2 project is being developed jointly by Heerema Fabrication Group and Siemens, the main contractor for the HelWin2 [read more] | BNEF Now Accepting Applications For Clean Energy Pioneers Program | by NAW Staff, Oct. 19, 2012 | Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has launched its annual New Energy Pioneers program, which honors up to 10 companies from around the globe for their potential to contribute to clean energy technology innovation. Since 2009, the program has honored companies that represent a broad range of industries, including wind, solar, [read more] | Xcel Energy To Make $33.6M In Transmission Upgrades In Texas | by NAW Staff, Oct. 19, 2012 | In an effort to boost grid reliability and capacity, Xcel Energy plans to upgrade the high-voltage transmission system in Amarillo, Texas. Between now and the end of 2013, the utility will spend $33.6 million to complete projects that will add and update transmission facilities in north, east and south Amarillo [read more] | Please click HERE to subscribe to North American Windpower magazine. | |