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NextEra Energy: HEI Merger Represents Best Path To Achieving State’s 100% Renewables Goal
NextEra Energy Resources says that its merger plans with Hawaiian Electric Utilities (HEI) will give the state its best chance to realize its...
Northern Exposure: Alaska Increases Utility- And Distributed-Scale Installed Capacity
Net wind-electricity generation in Alaska has increased every year since 2012, as utilities and independent power producers are diversifying their electricity portfolio by...
Joint IEA-NEA Report Details Plunging Costs Of Producing Electricity From Renewables
The cost of producing electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar has been falling for several years. Now, a new report...
Hydro-Quebec, Eversource Energy Partner To Solve New England’s Energy Challenges
Hydro-Quebec and Eversource Energy are working together to address New England's energy challenges. The two companies are working together to build the Northern...
UMEX, Cyberhawk Bring Drone Utility Infrastructure Inspections To U.S.
Colorado-based Unmanned Experts (UMEX), a consultancy and training company in the U.S. unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) market, has joined forces with Scotland-headquartered Cyberhawk...
Components Bound For Thunder Spirit Arrive At Duluth Port
Turbine components for ALLETE's 107 MW Thunder Spirit wind farm, located in Hettinger, N.D., were unloaded at the Duluth Seaway Port Authority on...
Beothuk Energy Engages Investment Firm To Raise Financing For Offshore Pilot Project
Beothuk Energy Inc. (BEI) has retained Toronto-based Jacob Securities Inc. (JSI) to identify project financing for the company's 180 MW offshore wind pilot...
MidAmerican Energy To Locate New Wind Farms In Iowa
Iowa's Ida and O'Brien counties will be home to two new MidAmerican Energy Co. wind farms. According to the company, construction on the...
Leading Ontario Wind Developers Respond To Large Procurement Call
A 'who's who' of Ontario wind energy developers has responded to the provincial government's call for renewable energy projects exceeding 500 kW. Wind...
Oregon Forms Offshore Wind Advisory Group
Gov. Kate Brown, R-Ore., announced the formation of the WindFloat Pacific Offshore Wind Advisory Committee to identify smart solutions for Oregon's economy through...
MAKE Report: Demand From Non-Traditional U.S. Off-Takers Drives Near-Term Growth
MAKE Consulting says that demand from a growing corporate and industrial class of off-takers in the U.S. and improved market confidence in Iran...
All Aboard! Dutch Trains To Run Exclusively On Wind Power
According to Popular Science, about half of the electric trains in the Netherlands this year will run on wind power. Even more impressive...
Ontario Invests C$2.5 Million In First Nation Renewable Energy Project
Ontario is investing in new energy infrastructure in the Far North that will link solar and wind power to the Fort Severn First...
LEEDCo Takes Next Step For Icebreaker Offshore Wind Project
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) began a comprehensive geotechnical investigation of the soils under Lake Erie today where the group plans...
Iowa Utilities Board Approves MidAmerican Energy’s Wind X Project
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has approved a settlement regarding MidAmerican Energy's proposed Wind X Iowa electric generation project of up to 552...
Drone Services Provider Offers Turbine Inspection And Repair Services
Ventus, a Dallas-headquartered provider of drone inspection services, has entered into a joint wind turbine blade repair program with Renewables Civil & Maintenance...
Replenishing The Pipeline: EDF Renewable Energy Scoops Up Wind Developer OwnEnergy
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has acquired Brooklyn, N.Y.-based OwnEnergy, a national developer of midsize wind projects. The transaction includes 100% of OwnEnergy's...
Government Policies Central To Europe’s Renewable Energy Growth
Renewable energy support schemes, such as feed-in tariffs (FITs), quota obligations, capital grants and subsidies, will continue to be instrumental in promoting Europe's...
North Dakota PSC Approves Transfer Of Courtenay Wind Farm
The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the transfer of Geronimo Energy's Courtenay Wind Farm to Xcel Energy. Xcel Energy, which was...
First Cross-Border Wind Farm Officially Opened
The first U.S.-Mexico cross-border wind farm was recently inaugurated in Tecate, Baja California. The $300 million Energia Sierra Juarez 1, a 155.1 MW...