© Copyright Zackin Publications Inc. All Rights Reserved.
AWEA: Corporate Wind Trend Continues
As the cost of wind energy has dropped by more than half in just five years, there has been a steady increase in...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Boosts Investment In Beyond Coal Campaign
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced it will invest an additional $30 million in the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign, which aims to secure replacement...
BPA-Funded Science Grants Help Fuel Wind Education
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is providing science and energy education grants to nonprofit organizations, schools and others to support the education of...
E.ON Forms E.ON Energy Services
E.ON is jumping into the operations and maintenance space with the formation of E.ON Energy Services. According to the company, its new business...
As California Faces Record Drought Levels, Wind Energy Provides A Vital Service
In 2014, wind energy saved 2.5 billion gallons of water in California by displacing water consumption at the state's fossil-fired power plants, playing...
DONG Energy Takes Over U.S. Offshore Wind Development Project
Denmark-based DONG Energy says it will develop the Massachusetts offshore wind lease area that was recently awarded to RES Americas. On Jan. 29,...
Global Wind Anomalies Impact Pattern Wind Farms
Independent power producer Pattern Energy reports that several of its company-owned wind farms were negatively impacted by global wind anomalies that crimped output...
Inslee, Branstad To Lead Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition
Govs. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., and Terry Branstad, D-Iowa, have been selected to lead the Governors' Wind Energy Coalition (GWEC). According to GWEC, Inslee...
Juhl Energy Records Growing Net Loss
Pipestone, Minn.-based renewable energy services provider Juhl Energy posted a widening net loss for its year ended Dec. 31, 2014. The company's net...
Gamesa Opens Sri Lanka Office
Wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa has opened its first commercial office in Sri Lanka. The office, located in the town of Katunayaka, will not...
Pattern Energy Buying Spree Includes Remaining Wind Capital Projects
Independent power producer Pattern Energy continues its acquisitive ways, as the company has agreed to acquire three wind projects for a total combined...
Northland Power’s Grand Bend Wind Farm Reaches Financial Close In Ontario
In conjnction with its First Nations partners, Northland Power has reached financial close for the 100 MW Grand Bend wind farm, located near...
Aeronautica Windpower To Start Building 2 MW Turbines In Massachusetts
Massachusetts-based Aeronautica Windpower, a provider of 750 kW wind turbines for community wind projects, is stepping up in class: make that the multi-megawatt...
FWS Adds Northern Long-Eared Bat To Endangered Species List
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has added the northern long-eared bat as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA),...
Southern Co. Buys Kay Wind Project From Apex Clean Energy
An affiliate of Southern Co. has agreed to purchase Apex Clean Energy's 299 MW Kay Wind Project, located in Kay County, Okla. Terms...
Atlantic Power Sells Wind Biz To TerraForm For $350 Million
Atlantic Power Corp. has agreed to sell its wind energy projects to TerraForm Power for $350 million. The all-cash deal - comprising 521...
Emerging Markets Drive Global Wind Growth: GWEC
New data from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) says that emerging wind markets, such as Brazil, Mexico and Turkey, helped to drive...
AWEA Says Advances In Turbine Technology Have Led To ‘Wind Rush’
Advanced wind turbines are accessing faster, steadier winds at higher altitudes so they can generate more electricity, creating a modern-day wind boom as...
NRStor Partners With Firms To Advance Compressed Air Energy Storage In Ontario
NRStor has partnered with General Compression and SustainX to build large-scale, fuel-free compressed air energy storage (CAES) in Ontario. CAES absorbs surplus energy...
Duke Energy-Led Partnership To Study Energy Storage
Duke Energy and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) are partnering with the Battery Innovation Center to advance energy storage research,...