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Raising The Discourse: How Wind Industry Can Help Avoid ‘Climate Emergency’
As general-session panelists dutifully recited the attributes of wind energy at the recently concluded WINDPOWER 2013 in Chicago, fellow panelist Larry Schweiger, president/CEO...
Seajacks And Samsung Get To Work On Massive Offshore Wind Installation Vessel
Seajacks International has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build what the companies say will be the world's largest offshore...
West Texas A&M University, UL Break Ground At Test Facility
West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) and independent safety, science and standards development company Underwriters Laboratories (UL) are building a large-scale wind turbine testing...
Clean Line Energy Completes Deal For New Mexico Transmission Project
Clean Line Energy Partners has completed the acquisition of Power Network New Mexico LLC, the project development company of the Power Network New...
MAKE: Long-Term Global Market Forecast Remains Unchanged
Despite a slowdown from the U.S. wind market in 2013, MAKE Consulting says its long-term global growth outlook remains unchanged and expects the...
Fishermen’s Energy Moves Wind Sentinel Buoy Out To Federal Waters
After more than a year of preparation and near-shore testing near Atlantic City, N.J., offshore wind developer Fishermen's Energy says it relocated a...
CT Gov. Signs Law Amending RPS; Mandate Now Includes Large-Scale Hydropower
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, D-Conn., has signed into law S.B.1138, An Act Concerning Connecticut's Clean Energy Goals. The legislation amends the state's renewable...
The Numbers Don’t Lie: U.S. Utilities Continue To Embrace Wind Energy
Evidence that utilities are increasingly turning to wind energy is well documented, and recent announcements show this trend accelerating. Last year, for the...
Ontario Environmental Commissioner: Little Progress On Climate Change
Gord Miller, Ontario's environmental commissioner, reports that the province's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity sector are threatened by...
Wind Companies Involved In FAIR Coalition To Promote MLP Bill
Several renewable energy companies, including prominent wind industry developers and manufacturers, have formed a coalition to promote and support the Master Limited Partnerships...
Report: U.S. Most Attractive Country For Renewable Energy Investors
Deals involving North American wind and solar energy projects were not only the most valuable but the most plentiful in 2012, according to...
BOEM To Award Mass., R.I. Offshore Wind Leases; Pre-Qualifies Nine Developers
The Department of the Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold the first-ever competitive lease sale for renewable energy on...
PGE Agrees To Buy Second Phase Of Lower Snake River
Portland General Electric (PGE) has agreed to buy the second phase of Puget Sound Energy Inc.'s Lower Snake River wind farm, located near...
Google Does It Again: Buys Wind To Power European Data Center
Continuing its plan to purchase the output from wind farms to provide energy for its data centers, Mountain View, Calif.-based Google is applying...
Vestas Outsources Spare Parts Network; Will Close 22 Warehouses In Effort To Streamline Operations
As part of an effort to streamline fulfillment operations, turbine manufacturer Vestas says it will close 22 warehouses and outsource fulfillment to logistics...
Xcel Energy Seeking To Add 550 MW Of Wind In Colo.
Xcel Energy will seek to add approximately 550 MW of new wind generation in Colorado between now and 2016, taking the installed level...
Ontario To Replace Large-Scale FIT Program With Competitive Procurement Process
Ontario is replacing its existing feed-in tariff (FIT) program for large-scale renewable energy projects with a competitive procurement process. According to Energy Minister...
Latest Michigan PPAs Exemplify The Power Of Wind Energy’s Production Tax Credit
Recently approved power purchase agreements (PPAs) by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) underscore the continuation of several positive trends of late, including...
Anchors Away! UMaine-Led Consortium To Launch Prototype Offshore Turbine
The University of Maine's (UMaine) Advanced Structures and Composites Center and its partners will launch a 1:8 scale model of its VolturnUS offshore...
Wellinghoff To Resign As FERC Chairman
Jon Wellinghoff, who presided over the U.S. electric grid at a time of tremendous growth for renewable energy, is stepping down as chairman...