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What’s Happening With Maine Wind Power?
Ten years ago, Maine’s Task Force on Wind Energy set ambitious goals for wind development in the state, including a 2015 target of 1,000...
Trump Budget Request Makes Major DOE, EPA Cuts
Clean energy groups across the board are speaking out in opposition of President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2019 budget, which includes cuts to...
Nestlé, EDP Renewables Announce New U.S. Wind Power Deal
Nestlé has announced a 15-year wind power purchase agreement (PPA) that will provide approximately 80% of the electricity load for five Nestlé facilities in...
Proposed Bill Casts Dark Cloud Over Ohio’s Wind Industry
According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition, a wind energy proposal before the Ohio Power Siting Board...
GE Secures Nearly 3 GW Of North American Wind Orders
GE Renewable Energy has secured commitments in North America for 2.9 GW of its variably rated 2.2 MW to 2.5 MW onshore wind turbine...
Jack Daniel’s Producer Signs Up For Kansas Wind Energy
U.S. wine and spirits producer Brown-Forman Corp., whose brands include Jack Daniel’s, Canadian Mist and Chambord, has announced an agreement to purchase 30 MW...
U.S. Stands Ready To Be ‘800-Pound Gorilla’ In Global Offshore Wind Industry
With recent moves being made throughout the Atlantic Coast, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) says the vast U.S. market for offshore wind is...
‘Vintage’ Gonzaga Ridge Wind Farm Being Repowered In California
Following a competitive solicitation run by the State of California, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners - through its Quinbrook Low Carbon Power Fund - has been...
To Boost Renewables, Feds Mull Changing California’s Desert Conservation Plan
In response to President Donald Trump’s order to review regulations that unnecessarily impede energy development, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) says it will...
New Jersey Governor Signs Order Bringing Offshore Wind ‘Back On Track’
In a landmark move to kick-start the state’s offshore wind industry, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed an executive order directing the New...
Trump, Obama State Of The Union Remarks On Energy Are Night And Day
Besides his shout-out to coal, a discussion on energy and climate change – let alone wind power or any type of renewable energy –...
AWEA Recaps Strong 2017: ‘Wind Delivered Big Results’
The U.S. wind industry closed 2017 strong, delivering 7,017 MW of new wind power capacity, representing $11 billion in new private investment, according to...
Massachusetts Goes With Hydro Instead Of Wind
Beating out wind energy, a hydropower project proposed by Eversource and Hydro-Québec (HQ) has emerged as the sole winner in Massachusetts’ solicitation for clean...
Chinese Wind Company Sinovel Found Guilty In U.S. Trade Secret Case
On Wednesday, Sinovel, a China-based manufacturer and exporter of wind turbines, was convicted of stealing trade secrets from AMSC, a U.S.-based company formerly known...
Gov. LePage Halts Maine Wind: ‘We Cannot Afford To Damage Our Natural Assets’
Citing negative effects on tourism in the state, Maine Gov. Paul R. LePage has issued a moratorium on the issuance of new wind project...
EIA: Wind Could Soon Beat Hydro As U.S.’ Biggest Renewables Source
As one of the first technologies used to generate electricity, hydroelectric power has historically provided the largest share of renewable electricity generation in the...
Corporate Clean Energy PPA Trend Reaches All-Time High
Despite looming policy uncertainty in the U.S. and Europe, corporations signed a record volume of clean energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) globally in 2017,...
Wind Turbine Collapse Under Investigation In Ontario
TerraForm Power has confirmed that a wind turbine collapsed early Friday morning at its Raleigh Wind Power Facility, located in Dillon, Ontario.
Chad Reed, director...
Global Infrastructure Partners Completes $5B Renewable Energy Acquisition
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has completed its acquisition of Equis Energy, which calls itself the largest renewable energy independent producer (IPP) in the Asia-Pacific...
How To Improve Underperforming Wind Fleets – Without New Hardware Or Turbines
Because of underperformance and downtime, the current U.S. wind fleet could produce an estimated 12 TWh more energy than it currently does, according to...