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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.
NAW Exclusive: Inside Peter Mandelstam’s New Offshore Wind Venture
Peter Mandelstam, former president and founder of NRG Bluewater Wind, has started up Arcadia Offshore LLC, an offshore wind development company that promises...
PTC Extension For Wind Energy Not Included In Payroll Tax Bill
Hopes that a near-term extension of the production tax credit (PTC) for wind power would be included in legislation to extend the...
AWEA Pushes For Production Tax Credit’s Near-Term Extension
Anticipating a tough fight to get legislation passed during an election year, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is seeking near-term legislative action...
[UPDATED] Obama: ‘Pass Clean Energy Tax Credits And Create These Jobs’
During Tuesday's State of the Union address, President Barack Obama urged Congress to pass clean energy legislation - such as an extension of...
Overcoming The Cold Realities Of The Offshore Wind Power Market
The offshore wind industry requires patience from developers and investors who have the vision to support projects through the inevitable peaks and valleys...
Ex-Im Bank Lends Assistance During ‘Critical’ Time For Wind Industry
Manufacturers looking to expand beyond the U.S. this year can find help right here at home in the form of the Export-Import Bank...
N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo Envisions Wind Power To Aid In ‘Energy Highway’
More than 60 years ago, President Dwight Eisenhower outlined plans to build an interstate highway system to connect the far reaches of the...
‘This Is A Renewable Energy Revolution’: DOI Approves New Projects
Capping three years of efforts to develop renewable energy resources on public lands, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar has...
Beyond NRG Bluewater’s Decision: Forging A Path For U.S. Offshore Wind
NRG Bluewater's suspension of all offshore wind energy development earlier this week is a stark reminder that, for all of its potential, offshore...
DOI’s New Tribal-Land Leasing Rules Give Wind Developers More Certainty
In an effort to expedite renewable energy development on American Indian lands, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has put forth a...
GE Keeps Offshore Wind Energy Strategy Afloat
With the commissioning and testing of its 4.1 MW direct-drive wind turbine under way in Sweden's Gothenburg harbor, GE is intent on moving...
Debt Committee’s Inaction Not So Super For Renewable Energy Policy
The failure of the debt supercommittee to reach a resolution for cutting more than $1.2 trillion over 10 years brings further uncertainty about...
What We Can Really Expect For U.S. Offshore Wind Incentives
While the debt supercommittee is enmeshed in - among other things - reforming the tax code, do not expect the group to issue...
Offshore Wind Project Finance 101: Learning From Europe’s Example
Historically, European offshore wind projects were balance-sheet financed, typically by large utilities. However, several recent European offshore wind deals have been project financed,...
Salazar: ‘Offshore Wind’s Brightest Days Are Still Ahead Of Us’
If the nascent offshore wind industry needed a boost of federal support, it surely received one from U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)...
McGuinty Wins In Ontario; Wind Industry Exhales
Ontario voters have re-elected Premier Dalton McGuinty in the Oct. 6 election, meaning that incentives for wind energy, including the Green Energy Act...
Opportunities Abound For Canada’s Wind Industry, But Challenges Remain
By year's end, nearly 1,400 MW of wind energy will have been installed in Canada in 2011, representing a calendar-year record. However, despite...
CanWEA Lays Out Vision For British Columbia Wind
Although British Columbia is better suited than most places in the world for large-scale wind energy development, the Canadian province has just 250...
Ontario’s Wind Challenges Could Extend Well Beyond Election Day
Although wind energy in Ontario has been among the most divisive of issues in campaigns leading up to the provincial election,...
Sinovel Strikes Back Against AMSC’s Infringement Claims
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Sinovel denies claims of intellectual property theft made by Devens, Mass.-based American Superconductor (AMSC) on Sept. 15. Responding via...