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U.S. DOE Helps Fund Quest For Taller Wind Turbine Towers
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced it is awarding $2 million to support two projects focused on manufacturing taller wind turbine...
New England Aquarium Offsetting Power Usage With Renewable Energy Credits
The Boston-based New England Aquarium will again be offsetting 100% of its estimated annual electricity usage with renewable energy certificates (RECs), thanks to...
Utility-Scale Wind And Solar Keep Getting Cheaper
Utility-scale wind and solar power are increasingly cost-competitive with traditional energy sources such as coal and nuclear, even without subsidies, according to a...
California ISO, PacifiCorp Outline Implementation Plans For New Energy Market
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) and PacifiCorp have announced they will launch their planned energy imbalance market (EIM) on Oct. 1 in...
Report: Global Offshore Wind Market To Reach Almost 40 GW By 2020
With more countries utilizing offshore wind potential, the global offshore wind power market is expected to increase more than fivefold from 7.1 GW...
EDF And Romax Partner On Technical And Engineering Services
San Diego-based EDF Renewable Services (EDF RS) and U.K.-based Romax Technology have signed a partnership agreement whereby EDF RS will provide labor specialists...
AMSC Provides Updates On Legal Battles With Sinovel
Massachusetts-based AMSC has issued several updates regarding its ongoing litigation with China-based Sinovel Wind Group Ltd. In the trade secret infringement case, AMSC...
ACORE Highlights Western States’ Renewable Energy Momentum
The U.S. West saw the addition of nearly 4 GW of new renewable energy last year - equal to more than two-thirds of...
The Song Remains The Same: Ontario Seeks More Science Before Lifting Offshore Ban
The Ontario government recently issued a pair of requests for proposals (RFPs) calling for the further study of noise impacts from proposed offshore...
New Wind Power Study Aims To Put Bird Fatalities In Perspective
Cell towers - and, yes, cats - are responsible for substantially more bird fatalities in North America than are wind turbines, according to...
AWEA Assumes Control Over Offshore Wind Development Coalition
In an effort to align federal policy objectives, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Offshore Wind Development Coalition (OWDC) have entered...
ABB To Help Integrate Wind Power Into Alaskan Island Microgrid
ABB has announced it will install its PowerStore solution, a commercial flywheel technology, to integrate with a battery system on Kodiak Island, Alaska,...
Cape Wind Signs Massachusetts Lease For Staging Terminal
Cape Wind continues to push forward, having entered into a lease agreement with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to stage its offshore...
Wind Turbines At Ohio Honda Transmission Plant Outperforming Expectations
Two wind turbines at Honda Transmission Mfg. of America's Russells Point, Ohio, plant are producing more power than was anticipated when they first...
ABB And BYD Team Up On Energy Storage Solutions
ABB and China-based BYD Co. Ltd. have announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop new solutions for energy storage. The scope of the...
UMaine Clinches $3.8 Million Federal Offshore Wind Grant
The University of Maine (UMaine)-led consortium behind the planned 12 MW Aqua Ventus offshore wind pilot project has finalized a $3.8 million research...
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. Opens New Plant In Brazil
Ohio-based Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. has completed construction of a new production facility in Itatiba, Brazil. The company says the plant will produce...
DOE Awards $4.5 Million To Wind Power R&D Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $4.5 million for four research and development (R&D) projects to help optimize the operation, boost...
Majority Of Midwest Voters Support Boosting Renewables, Energy Efficiency
Seven out of 10 Midwesterners say that renewable energy, such as wind and solar power, is a reliable, affordable option that is an...
Feds Sign Off On Block Island Offshore Wind Farm
Deepwater Wind has received the final federal approval needed to build its Block Island Wind Farm, a 30 MW offshore wind demonstration project...