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New ‘Global Atlas’ Charts Renewable Energy Resources Around The World
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released a new global atlas of renewable energy resources that is intended to help countries assess...
Ontario To Abandon All Coal-Fired Generation, Making Way For More Wind Energy
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has announced that the province will shut down 17 of 19 coal plants by the end of this year...
Clemson Makes Headway On Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility
Construction of a wind turbine drivetrain testing facility at Clemson University's Restoration Institute will achieve another milestone today, as engineers from Choate Construction...
New York’s $1 Billion ‘Green Bank’ Lends Hand To Renewable Energy
In his 2013 State of the State address, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined a comprehensive plan that aims to boost the state's...
DOE, National Labs Tackling Rare-Earth Shortages To Ensure Clean Energy Future
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that a team led by Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, has been selected for an...
Google Invests $200 Million In Texas Wind Project
Google has made an approximately $200 million equity investment in the Spinning Spur Wind Project, a 161 MW wind farm in Oldham County,...
Quebec-Based Firm Invests $500M In Massive North American Wind Farm Portfolio
Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, a financial institution that manages funds primarily for public and private pension and insurance plans, has...
DeWind Replacing Wind Turbine Blades After ‘Issues Were Detected’
Wind turbine manufacturer DeWind says it is replacing the blades of five wind turbines at the Wind Energy Institute of Canada Wind Energy...
DOE Opens Up Wind Energy Competition For College Students
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory has issued a request for proposals for participation in the DOE's inaugural National...
Could ‘Work Sharing’ Help The Wind Energy Industry Reduce Layoffs?
The wind energy production tax credit (PTC) may have been extended, but companies across the wind power supply chain are still suffering from...
DOE, National Labs Planning Offshore Wind Energy Research Center
A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research facility could help bring the U.S. closer to offshore wind energy development by helping to...
Technological Advancements Critical To Wind Energy Market’s Success, Firm Says
Publicly traded wind energy firms have drawn the ire of investors around the world as stock prices continued their tumble over the past...
New Initiative Aims To Build ‘World’s Largest’ Wind Turbine Blades
The U.K.-based Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has invested 15.5 million British pounds in a project that aims to build the world's longest wind...
German Project To Test New Methods Of Storing Excess Wind Power
RWE Power is testing new electrolysis technology from Siemens in order to store excess wind power. The new system, which is currently being...
New Mexico College Uses Federal Funding To Train Students In Wind Energy
The North American Wind Research and Training Center at Tucumcari, N.M.-based Mesalands Community College has announced that it has used funds received under...
BlueScout Technologies Makes Layoffs, Says ‘Viability Dependent On Securing Capital’
Chantilly, Va.-based BlueScout Technologies (formerly Catch the Wind), a provider of predictive optical control systems for the wind energy industry, says it has...
Analyst: Even With Wind Energy PTC Extended, Outlook For 2013 Is Lackluster
Even with the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) extended, only 3 GW to 4 GW of new wind power is likely to...
Largest Single-Build Wind Farm In U.S. History Enters Commercial Operation
BP Wind Energy and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power have announced that the 470 MW Flat Ridge 2 Wind Farm has entered commercial...
BOEM Seeking Input On Proposed 350+ MW New York Offshore Wind Project
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a request to determine whether there is competitive interest...
Atlantic Power Completes Acquisition Of Ridgeline Energy, Brings 300 MW Project Online
Atlantic Power Corp. has closed on its acquisition of Ridgeline Energy Holdings Inc., a developer and operator of renewable energy projects. The acquisition...