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Mark Del Franco
Focusing on all aspects of the wind industry, Mark Del Franco has served as editor of North American Windpower magazine since 2008. From the ongoing saga of the production tax credit to the development of the U.S. offshore wind industry to Ontario's feed-in tariff struggles, Del Franco has covered it all in U.S. and Canada.
Official: Maryland ORECs To Come After Lease Block Auction
Would-be developers seeking to build an offshore wind farm off the Maryland coast should expect the release of the state's offshore renewable energy...
Offshore Wind Developer Baryonyx Pulls Plug On GoWind Demonstration Project
NAW has learned that Austin, Texas-based Baryonyx Corp. has withdrawn its permit application for its GoWind Offshore Wind Demonstration Project, effectively ending further...
AWEA: EPA Rules Could Be Third Biggest Driver For Wind Behind PTC And RPS...
Renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar, stand to benefit from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) sweeping proposal to limit carbon dioxide...
Piggybacking Wind And Solar: Can Two Renewable Energy Sources Peacefully Co-Exist?
Spurred on by opportunity and the desire to maximize existing generating assets, several wind developers are now beginning to look at adding solar...
DOE Shocker: Down-Select Offshore Winners Raise Some Eyebrows
In a highly anticipated announcement made during Wednesday's opening general session at the American Wind Energy Association's WINDPOWER 2014 show, the U.S. Department...
AWEA CEO Outlines Strategy To Get Wind PTC Extended
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) CEO Tom Kiernan updated conference attendees on the status of the expired production tax credit (PTC) during the...
Another Industry Setback: N.J. Whacks Fishermen’s Offshore Wind Demo Project
By a vote of 4-0, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has rejected Fishermen's Energy's application, effectively killing the developer's plans...
House Unveils Tax Reform Plan Attacking Wind Energy PTC
On Feb. 26, House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., released a scathing tax reform proposal that seeks to dramatically...
Fate Of Fishermen’s Energy Offshore Wind Pilot Hinges On Two Approvals
As New Jersey-based Fishermen's Energy awaits a New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) decision on whether it can use renewable energy certificates...
Sen. Grassley: PTC Future More Uncertain “Than At Any Time In The Past Year”
The recent appointment of Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., as ambassador to China will delay tax reform talks - and along with it, a...
Noteworthy Kansas Wind Project Nearing Commercial Operation
When it is fully energized and operational, Enel Green Power (EGP) North America's 250 MW Buffalo Dunes wind farm, located in Kansas, will...
Baucus Unveils Ambitious Plan For Energy Tax Reform
On Dec. 18, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., proposed a sweeping set of reforms on energy-related tax incentives that would overhaul...
Permit In Hand, Wind Developer Finds State Tough Sledding
Emerging Energies of Wisconsin (EEW) recently became the first wind developer in Wisconsin to receive a permit since the state enacted strict siting...
Despite ‘Steep Learning Curve,’ Wind Developer Poised To Pounce In Mexico
The Mexico wind market has constraints, but it also holds plenty of promise. And thanks to recent improvements in transmission capacity and a...
Deepwater Wind Moves Into ‘Execution Mode’ For Demo Block Island Wind Project
Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind's chief executive officer, says the offshore wind developer has moved well beyond the early stages of development and is...
Statoil Abandons Offshore Wind Pilot Amid Maine’s Choppy Regulatory Waters
Citing delay, uncertainty and changes in the state's regulatory framework, Norwegian energy company Statoil says it will 'demobilize all activities and resources' associated...
Landowner To Ontario Wind Developers: ‘You Guys Did A Lousy Job’
A farmer representing the business interests of 37,000 farm families had pointed words for the actions of wind developers trying to negotiate land...
Live From CanWEA: What Will Replace The FIT And When?
'The Ontario wind industry has built a foundation worthy of celebration,' explained Robert Hornung, president of the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), during...
IRS Provides Certainty For Wind Developers To Move Forward With PTC-Eligible Projects
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has moved to further spell out the requirements for wind developers to qualify for the production tax credit...
End Of An Error: Developer Pulls Plug On Controversial Wind Farm
The developer behind the controversial New Era Wind Farm has informed the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that it will no longer pursue...