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Energy Department Announces Funding For Offshore Wind Research
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $18.5 million in funding for a new offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium, tasked with...
Idaho Regulators OK Big Cut To Rocky Mountain Power’s Wind Integration Rate
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a proposal from Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp, to significantly lower the rate charged...
GE Power Announces Layoffs As Renewables Grow; Wind Business Not Affected
Citing "challenges in the power market worldwide," GE Power has announced plans to reduce its global headcount by approximately 12,000 positions, affecting both professional...
Siemens Gamesa Consolidates In Americas, Names New Execs
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced the consolidation of its North America and Latin America regions - a move the company says will...
Massachusetts Awards $20 Million For Energy Storage Projects
Massachusetts' Baker-Polito administration has awarded $20 million in grants to 26 energy storage projects in the state.
Recognizing the benefits energy storage holds for the...
Senate Passes Tax Reform, Leaving Renewable Energy Groups Fearful
The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping tax reform bill early Saturday morning, leaving in an obscure provision clean energy groups recently warned could have...
Cape Wind Officially Pulls The Plug
Sixteen years after it was first proposed, Cape Wind has officially pulled the plug on its offshore wind farm planned for Massachusetts' Nantucket Sound.
In...
Google Signs New Iowa Wind Deal With EDF RE
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has signed an agreement to supply Google with 200 MW of wind energy generated from the new Glaciers Edge...
EIA: The Rise Of U.S. Wind Turbine Heights And Capacities Over 10 Years
Although wind turbines in the U.S. have grown in both average height and capacity over the past decade, wind energy is still not expected...
GE Hits 60 GW Of Onshore Wind Power
GE Renewable Energy now has more than 60 GW of onshore wind turbines installed across the globe, the company has announced.
This milestone was passed...
Clean Power Plan Hearing Kicks Off In West Virginia
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in coal country to hold a public hearing on the proposed repeal of the Clean Power...
Boralex Closes Financing On Moose Lake Wind In B.C.
Boralex Inc. has closed C$53.3 million in financing for the Moose Lake wind farm, located in British Columbia.
The long-term financing of the 15 MW...
South Dakota Governor Makes The Case For Wind – And More Of It
The following is a column written and released by Gov. Dennis Daugaard, R-S.D., entitled "Wind Power Contributing To South Dakota’s Economy."
As most people in...
Redeveloper Eyes Offshore Wind For Retired Massachusetts Coal Plant
Commercial Development Co. Inc. (CDC), a North American commercial real estate and brownfield redevelopment company, is eyeing offshore wind power for the site of...
Vaisala: Out With Met Towers, In With Remote Sensing For Wind Development
Major wind energy firms are rapidly expanding their use of remote sensing across their project portfolios, ending a three-decade reliance on meteorological (met) towers....
House Passes GOP Tax Bill, ‘Misses Opportunity’ To Stand Up For Wind
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1, the tax reform bill that wind stakeholders fear would be detrimental to the industry.
Passed by...
Maine Proposes New Rules For Wind Energy Development
After more than a year of a pre-rulemaking process, including the issuance of two drafts, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has commenced...
The Queen Stops By Siemens Gamesa Wind Turbine Factory
This morning, the Queen of England paid a visit to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy's offshore wind turbine blade factory in Hull.
Upon arrival at the...
Enel Announces Milestones For Major Midwest Wind Farms
Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGPNA) has started construction of the Rattlesnake Creek wind farm, which will cover 100% of the energy needs...
AWEA Lauds Senate Tax Plan As Boon For Wind Industry
Unlike the House tax reform bill, the newly proposed Senate tax reform plan honors the terms of the phase-out of the wind energy production...