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BOEM Extends Public Comment Period In Virginia Offshore Wind Case
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has extended the public comment period to allow the public to weigh in on Virginia's proposed...
First Wind Provides Assistance To Local Classrooms
Boston-based First Wind has partnered with teachers in local classrooms in communities that host First Wind projects to make contributions toward local education...
A Long, Strange Trip Indeed: Looking Back At The Top 10 Wind Energy Stories...
From the freezing of Ohio's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard to the uncertainty on Capitol Hill, 2014 was packed with plenty of drama and...
Macquarie Ups Stake In Idaho Wind Farm
A subsidiary of global financial services firm Macquarie has increased its ownership stake in Idaho Wind Partners (IWP), a 183 MW wind power...
Ontario Court Rules In Favor Of Wind Power
In a victory for provincial wind developers, Ontario's Environmental Review Tribunal dismissed a claim brought by local residents asserting that wind turbines pose...
Investment In Microgrid Technologies Expected To Exceed $155 Billion Through 2023
A report from Navigant Research says microgrids have become a growing phenomenon in the global energy sector, with investment in its underlying technologies...
Renewables Comprise Majority Of New Generation For November, Year
Wind energy and solar power combined provided more than 70% of the 873 MW of new U.S. electrical generating capacity placed into service...
Pattern Energy Acquires Logan’s Gap Wind Project In Texas
Pattern Energy Group has acquired the 200 MW Logan's Gap Wind project for $113 million from Pattern Energy Group LP. Logan's Gap Wind,...
GE Turbine Partially Collapses At Kansas Wind Farm Owned By Enel Green Power
A GE 1.85 MW turbine with an 87-meter rotor partially collapsed last week at the Buffalo Dunes wind farm, located near Garden City,...
UMaine Completes 56m Wind Blade Test For Gamesa
The University of Maine's (UMaine) Advanced Structures and Composites Center has completed static testing of a 56-meter wind turbine blade for turbine manufacturer...
Lincoln Electric System Finalizes Wind PPAs
Nebraska-based Lincoln Electric System (LES) has completed power purchase agreements (PPAs) to add 173 MW of wind energy and 5 MW of solar...
Obama Signs Extenders Package Containing One-Year PTC Extension Into Law
It is official. On Friday, Dec. 19, President Obama signed H.R.5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, into law. H.R.5771 provides a...
PacifiCorp Pleads Guilty To Violating Migratory Bird Treaty Act
PacifiCorp Energy, a subsidiary of PacifiCorp, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Wyoming to violating the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act in...
Pass, Shoot And Score! The NHL Commits To Carbon Neutrality
The National Hockey League (NHL) says it plans to substantially reduce carbon emissions this season, becoming the first U.S. major sports league to...
SDG&E’s Sunrise Powerlink Reaches 1 GW Renewable Energy Milestone
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has announced that the utility's Sunrise Powerlink transmission line is now transmitting more than 1 GW of...
EIA: U.S. Wind Power Capacity Additions Expected To Increase In Final Quarter
U.S. installed wind capacity additions in the first three quarters of 2014 have totaled less than 2 GW, but the U.S. Energy Information...
Quebec Crowns 450 MW Wind Power RFP Winners
Hydro-Quebec Distribution has announced the three winning bids in response to a request for proposals (RFP) issued last year to purchase a 450...
Vaisala Triton Supports Windlab With African Wind Development
Vaisala has announced that wind energy developer Windlab is using the Vaisala Triton Sonic Wind Profiler, a ground-based remote sensing system, to assist...
LEEDCo Moves Ahead With Quest To Design U.S.-Made Offshore Turbine Foundation
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) has announced it is leading an international engineering team to design an offshore wind turbine foundation...
Long Island Power Authority Turns Down Deepwater Wind’s PPA Bid
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has turned down Deepwater Wind's bid to secure a power purchase agreement (PPA) under a 280 MW...