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A Closer Look At Bat Conservation In The Canadian Wind Industry
The following has been adapted from an executive summary of a resource published by the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) to summarize bat conservation...
CanWEA: Canada’s Wind Power Industry ‘Ready To Deliver’
On Wednesday, the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments expressed strong support for wind energy at the opening of the 34th annual CanWEA Conference and Exhibition...
More Big Wind Acquisitions For Skyline Renewables
Skyline Renewables, an independent clean energy platform, is acquiring private investment firm Starwood Energy Group Global's 51% interest in the Horse Creek and Electra wind...
The Importance Of Choosing The Right Wind Turbine Grease
Getting the most of evolving opportunity in the wind power market requires reliable operation and dependability in every component of a turbine, and it’s...
Illinois Talks Wind Policy: How Can The State Grow Its Industry?
Last week, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) held a policy session to examine the impact of wind energy on Illinois’ electric grid, economy and environment,...
Microsoft Purchasing Wind Energy From Pennsylvania’s Big Level
Microsoft Corp. is purchasing Pennsylvania wind energy under a deal with Canadian independent power producer TransAlta Renewables Inc.
TransAlta has revealed Microsoft as the customer...
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...
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...
Wind Is A Major Part Of Virginia’s New Energy Plan
Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., has released a new energy plan that calls for 3 GW of solar and onshore wind by 2022 and 2...
Vestas Announces 400 Layoffs
Vestas has announced it is laying off approximately 400 employees globally.
Vestas, which has business in 79 countries, says it is seeing a shift in growth from...
How Did Non-Hydro Renewables Fare In The First Half Of 2018?
According to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of new data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), output by non-hydro renewables - biofuels, biomass, geothermal,...
MHI Vestas’ 10 MW Giant Now Commercially Available
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has announced what it calls the wind industry's first commercially available double-digit turbine, the V164-10.0 MW.
The company, a 50/50 joint venture between...
GE Unveils New Cypress Onshore Wind Turbine
GE Renewable Energy has launched a new onshore wind turbine platform, dubbed Cypress, and the next model from the Cypress platform, the 5.3-158 turbine.
The...
New Report Makes The Case For Virginia Offshore Wind
A new report released by BVG Associates (BVGA) shows that Virginia’s key decision-makers can help position the commonwealth as a national leader in the...
New Jersey Announces Biggest Single-State Offshore Wind Solicitation
Today, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) unanimously approved an order opening an application window for 1.1 GW of offshore wind capacity.
According...
With PTC Deadlines Looming, Could Wind Catcher Cancellation Be Part Of A Trend?
News broke at the end of July that American Electric Power Co. (AEP) scuttled plans to develop an approximately $4.5 billion, 2 GW wind...
Gov. Brown Signs 100% Clean Energy Bill In California
Today, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed S.B.100, which establishes a bold goal of 100% clean energy in the state.
The legislation, first introduced last year...
World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Opens
The world’s largest operational offshore wind farm, Walney Extension, was officially opened on Sept. 6 at a ceremony in Barrow in northwest England.
Located approximately...
House Bill Seeks Offshore Wind For U.S. Territories
The House Committee on Natural Resources has unanimously passed a bill that would amend federal law to authorize offshore wind development in the exclusive economic...
New Jersey Regulators Begin Official Review Of Nautilus Offshore Wind
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has officially accepted an application tendered by EDF Renewables and Fishermen’s Energy for their Nautilus Offshore Wind...