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Wisconsin Public Service Says Goodbye To Lincoln Wind Farm
The Lincoln Wind Energy Facility in Kewaunee County, Wis., is being decommissioned 10 years ahead of schedule.
According to a local report from FOX 11...
Six Pennsylvania Communities Now Committed To 100% Clean Energy
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania's East Bradford Township and the Township of Haverford both adopted resolutions establishing goals of transitioning to 100% clean, renewable electricity by...
PGE Plans Smart Grid Test Bed In Support Of ‘Clean Energy Future’
Oregon’s Portland General Electric (PGE) has announced plans to file a proposal for a Smart Grid Test Bed. Slated to begin next year, the...
Wind, Solar Comprised One-Fifth Of Electric Generation In 10 States Last Year
Wind and solar electric generation, including small-scale solar photovoltaics, reached or exceeded 20% of total generation in 10 states in 2017, according to the...
EPA Awards 10 ‘Green Power’ Leaders Across The Country
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its 18th annual Green Power Leadership Awards, recognizing organizations, programs and individuals that significantly advance the...
DOE Seeks Schools For Collegiate Wind Competition 2020
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for colleges and universities interested in participating...
Royal Caribbean Strikes Kansas Wind Deal With Southern Power
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has signed an agreement with Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., for Southern Power's 200 MW Reading Wind Facility...
Siemens Gamesa Enters Russian Wind Market
Siemens Gamesa has secured its first wind power order in Russia.
Enel Russia, one of the country's independent power producers, has ordered 90 MW of wind...
Newly Opened Ohio Wind Farm To Power GM Plants
Michigan-based CMS Energy has officially opened Northwest Ohio Wind, a 105 MW project that will generate clean energy for General Motors for at least 15...
EDF Boosts Wind Production With 3M Vortex Generators
EDF Renewables North America has installed 3M wind vortex generators (VGs) at its Chestnut Flats Wind Project in Logan Township, Pa.
The installation follows the successful...
New Mexico Regulators OK Pattern’s Corona Wind Projects
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) has voted to approve the location control permit for Pattern Development’s Corona Wind Projects.
As a result of...
Ørsted To Acquire Deepwater Wind, Create U.S. Offshore Biz
Danish energy company and offshore wind developer Ørsted has entered into an agreement with the D.E. Shaw Group to acquire a 100% equity interest...
Vineyard Wind And Barnstable Enter Host Community Agreement
Massachusetts offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind has entered into a host community agreement (HCA) with the Town of Barnstable, Mass.
The agreement, which has been...
GE Works On Wind Energy Cyber Security: An ‘Industrial Immune System’
GE Global Research, the research and development business of GE, has been awarded federal funding to develop cyber security protections for critical power assets,...
MA Gubernatorial Candidates Commit To Offshore Wind
The Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund (ELM) and the National Wildlife Federation Action Fund have sought a guarantee that the next governor of...
DOE’s McNamee Nominated As FERC Commissioner
President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Bernard L. McNamee, currently executive director of the Office of Policy for the U.S. Department of...
Vestas Installing 132-Meter Turbines For Canada Wind Farm
Vestas recently received a 60 MW order from an undisclosed customer in Canada.
The V136-3.45 MW turbines will be delivered in a mix of power...
WindCom Offers New Turbine Life-Extension Program
WindCom, a wind turbine blade services provider, has established a new life-extension program called OPTIMA.
The company says the program is designed to address the...
Baking Company Grupo Bimbo Makes 100% Renewables Pledge
Grupo Bimbo, a global baking company based in Mexico City, has announced a commitment to use 100% renewable energy for its electricity throughout the...
Icebreaker Wind Gets ‘Most Significant Single Approval’ Yet
A federal review of the proposed Lake Erie offshore wind project has found no significant environmental impacts, including no significant effect on migratory birds.
The...