This Labor Day, we reflect on the collective effort driving the renewable energy industry forward. Every day, engineers, construction professionals, researchers, and technicians work tirelessly to meet the challenges of our time and build a more sustainable future. Their dedication and expertise are the backbone of an industry that is not only transforming how we produce and consume energy but also ensuring that we leave a healthier planet for future generations.

We are thrilled to welcome Angie as Staff Graduate Engineer! Angie holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with special honors from CU Denver and aims to further advance her career in Structural/Geotechnical Engineering and make a great contribution to advancing renewable energy.

One month after a 30-year hailstorm in Colorado, our garden in Thornton is on the mend. Gardening here can be challenging, but it also brings us closer to each other and nature. It helps us appreciate nature’s rhythms and more importantly how these rhythms are increasingly being thrown out of regularity by climate change. It was just 10 years ago when we had hummingbirds in the backyard, and we did not even need to turn on air conditioning throughout the summer.

We had the privilege of attending the 2024 ACI Foundation Technology Forum on May 14-16 in beautiful Santa Fe, NM. This was an invaluable opportunity to learn from the experts on the latest in concrete technology. Read about the highlights from our experience in this post.

Civil Renewables, Inc. is now a participant in ISN’s RAVS+ program, a recognition that that is achievable only after a successful audit of our Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) plans.

We are excited to welcome Donald Chamot to our growing team as CAD Designer.

We’re excited to welcome Amine Ben Naceur as manager for our operations.

A report by the American Clean Power Association focused on Colorado contains some fantastic statsitics on renewables in Colorado. Check out what the real “sunshine state” has achieved so far and what it has in store.

In six months of operation, we are happy to report that we have gained a firm foothold in the US market. Learn more about our first steps.

A POWERGEN 2024 presentation by two industry experts on repowering of wind projects: the financial drivers, the various repowering scenarios and the technical considerations of repowering or lifetime extension.

A lively POWERGEN 2024 session presenting a few wind turbine foundation alternatives to the classical gravity-based (shallow) tapered concrete slab, and discussing the merits of such alternates and the necessity to improve upon the gravity-based foundation.

Our d-RBD design process receives official registration as a trademark from the United States Patent and Trademark Organization (USPTO).

In carrying out a failure investigation, avoiding ethical pitfalls is as important as (if not more important than) the investigation itself. This refresher course reminds us of this truth.

A fish cannot live outside water. So, a consulting firm focused renewable energy cannot strive outside the renewable energy community as represented by the American Clean Power Association.

We have acquired a license to PLAXIS 3D, a powerful finite element program for modeling soil-structure interactions.

We kicked off our business activites wih the signature of four contracts covering much of what we do.

Approval by ANSI of ACP 61400-6, the modified adoption of IEC 61400-6, as a US standard.

We have centralized our compliance data within ISNetworld and streamlined our reporting process, making it easier for potential clients to prequalify our company.