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Wind Industry Still Awaits First Eagle-Take Permit Under BGEPA
NAW has learned that West Butte Wind Power LLC has withdrawn its permit application enabling the developer to 'take' golden eagles at...
Hawaiian Electric Companies Achieve Renewable Energy Record
The Hawaiian Electric Companies, including Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light, reached a record 13.9% of energy needs from renewable generation...
First-Quarter Results Show Wind Sector Experienced Robust Funding Activity
The wind industry saw strong funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the first quarter of this year (Q1'13), finds a new...
REpower Announces Plans To Cut Up To 750 Jobs
REpower Systems SE, part of the Suzlon Group, has announced plans to cut up to 750 jobs in an effort to help the...
Meet Tom Kiernan, The Man Tasked With Leading The U.S. Wind Industry
On April 25, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) named Tom Kiernan its next CEO. Kiernan takes over for former policy director Robert...
AWC Study Confirms Feasibility Of Paulsboro Marine Terminal Site
A study commissioned by the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) on the 'build feasibility' of constructing offshore converter platforms for the New Jersey Energy...
Clean Line Energy Agrees To Acquire New Mexico Transmission Project
Houston-based Clean Line Energy Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Power Network New Mexico. The acquisition will be completed pending receipt of...
Alstom Signs MOU For Tall Hybrid Tower Design
Alstom has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Germany-based wind energy planning and construction services provider Max Bogl Wind AG for the...
Tribal Commission Seeks Enforcement Action Against Pattern Project
The California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) has declared the area surrounding the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility, located in Imperial Valley, Calif., as...
Stakeholders Weigh In On Maryland Offshore Wind
The Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, recently signed into law by Gov. Martin O'Malley, aims to help boost the local economy...
Google Proposes New Approach To Renewable Energy Purchases
Internet giant Google, which has invested over $1 billion in renewable energy to date, has proposed a new tariff-based approach to allow companies...
Wind Energy Services Co. Becomes MFG Energy Services
The Molded Fiber Glass Cos. (MFG) has renamed its field service organization, Texas-based Wind Energy Services Co. (WES), MFG Energy Services. MFG says...
Duke Energy To Use Less Coal, More Renewables
In its newly released 2012 Sustainability Report, Duke Energy has highlighted plans to rely less on coal-fired generation and more on renewable energy....
Renewable Energy Poised For Strong Growth
Annual investment in new renewable power capacity is set to rise by anywhere from two-and-a-half times to more than four-and-a-half times between now...
Broadwind Sells Idle Wind Tower Plant In South Dakota
Cicero, Ill.-based Broadwind Energy Inc. has announced the sale of its idle wind tower plant in Brandon, S.D. Proceeds from the sale, net...
Businesses Call On Wash. Governor To Extend Renewable Energy Tax Policy
Thirteen renewable energy companies and advocacy groups have issued a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., urging support of Senate Bill 5896. If...
BPA Wants Wind Energy Generators To Share Oversupply Costs
Following cost-allocation recommendations from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has released a revised proposal to share the...
Will The Wind Industry Maintain Its Momentum?
Record installations in the U.S. and Europe helped contribute to 44.8 GW of new wind power globally in 2012, 10% more than what...
BNEF: Vestas And GE Tied For No. 1 In 2012
Denmark-based Vestas and U.S.-based General Electric (GE) were tied for the No. 1 ranking among global wind turbine manufacturers last year, according to...
Report Says Major Boost In Renewables Would Not Hurt U.S. Grid Reliability
If the U.S. ceases to burn coal, shuts down a quarter of existing nuclear reactors and trims its use of natural gas by...