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City Of Beaverton Commits To 100% Wind Power
The City of Beaverton, Ore., is now purchasing 100% of its electricity from wind power sources under utility Portland General Electric's (PGE) renewable...
First Wind Makes $600,000 Community Payment For Maine Project
First Wind has made the first payment to the Town of Oakfield, Maine, in the amount of $600,000 as part of a community...
Vestas Closing Office In Denmark, Offers To Relocate 200 Employees
In its continued quest to save costs, Vestas says it intends to sell one of its buildings in Aarhus, Denmark, and relocate a...
U.S. Wind Sector Reaches Major Generation Milestones In 2013
U.S. wind power topped 4% of the U.S. power grid for the first time last year and has delivered 30% of all new...
IEA: Any Country Can Reach High Shares Of Wind, Solar Power Cost-Effectively
Any country can integrate high shares - i.e., 30% of annual electricity production or more - of wind energy and solar photovoltaics (PV)...
Town Meeting Shows Boost In Support For Vermont Wind Farm
Green Mountain Power notes that a recent Town Meeting vote in Lowell, Vt., showed increased support for its 63 MW Kingdom Community Wind...
Maine Supreme Court Halts Emera-First Wind Joint Venture
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has struck a blow to a joint venture between Boston-based First Wind and Nova Scotia-based Emera. The court...
Cape Wind Opposition Group Files Suit Against FAA
The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, which has taken part in numerous lawsuits related to the Cape Wind offshore project, has now filed...
Wind Power Helps Ontario Grid Maintain Reliability
Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) recently reported in its 18-month outlook that the connection of new wind and other renewable energy is...
Nordex Reports Financial Turnaround In 2013
Wind turbine maker Nordex experienced an earnings turnaround and returned to profit in 2013. In addition, the company says it has secured funding...
CEO Dubs 2013 A ‘Tremendous Year’ For Pattern Energy
Independent power company Pattern Energy Group Inc. has reported an EBITDA of $141.8 million for 2013, up 88% from 2012. The company's revenue...
Report: Despite Global Drop In Renewable Energy Investment, Future Looks Promising
Global investment in renewable energy decreased 11% in 2013, but an abundance of opportunities in new markets, new technologies and new sources of...
Governors, FERC To Collaborate On Preparing U.S. Grid For More Wind Power
Representatives from the Governors' Wind Energy Coalition recently met with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) commissioners to discuss ways in which they can...
Chinese Authorities Approve Vestas-Mitsubishi Offshore Wind Joint Venture
The offshore wind joint venture between Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received final approval from the Chinese competition authorities. The European...
Wind Deal Puts Austin Energy On Track To Meet Renewables Goal Four Years Early
The Austin City Council has given Austin Energy its approval to enter a new wind power purchase agreement (PPA) for up to 300...
BP Axes Cape Vincent Project, Continues Offloading Development Portfolio
BP Wind Energy, which last year announced plans to divest its entire U.S. development portfolio, says it is in the process of concluding...
New England’s ‘Largest’ Renewables Procurement Is All Wind, But Less Than Envisioned
Massachusetts regulators have officially signed off on what the Gov. Deval Patrick administration is hailing as 'the largest procurement of renewable energy in...
Wind Power Helps Boost U.S. Renewable Generation Up 30% Last Week
Renewable generation across the U.S. was up 30% for the week ending Feb. 20, according to recent estimates from Genscape's Generation Fuel Monitor...
Northland Looks To Gain Funds For Gemini Offshore Wind Project
Ontario-based Northland Power Inc. plans to issue shares to the public in Canada to help pay for the 600 MW Gemini offshore wind...
Cape Wind Announces $600 Million Loan From Danish Company
The board of directors of Danish export credit agency EKF has approved a $600 million loan to the 468 MW Cape Wind offshore...