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N.C. Counties See Boost In Renewable Energy Investments

North Carolina's clean energy policies have contributed to substantial county-level investments in renewable energy projects, according to new analysis of a recent RTI...

PTC Update: IRS Clarifies ‘Commence Construction’ Requirements

In order to qualify for the production tax credit (PTC), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says that renewable energy projects starting construction in...

Ontario Wind Power: Worthwhile Investment Or Expensive Waste?

Two conflicting reports have set the debate over whether Ontario's Green Energy Act (GEA) harms the region's economy. Established in 2009, the GEA...

Walmart Announces New Renewable Energy Goals

Walmart President and CEO Mike Duke has announced the company's next step on the path to achieving its goal of being supplied 100%...

Global Clean Energy Investment Sees Lowest Quarter Since 2009

Global clean energy investment in the first quarter of this year was lower than in any quarter for the past four years, according...

Gov. O’Malley Signs Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act Into Law

Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., signed into law on Tuesday the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, legislation meant to create a framework...

AWEA Reveals Numbers Behind U.S. Wind Sector’s Record-Breaking Year

Did you know that in 2012, U.S. wind energy - for the first time - was the No. 1 new source of electricity...

Senate Confirms Sally Jewell As New Interior Secretary

On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Sally Jewell to replace Ken Salazar as the secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). President...

Renewables Made Up 82% Of New U.S. Generating Capacity In First Quarter

Renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and hydro, accounted for 82% of all new domestic electrical generating capacity installed in the...

California Achieves Another Wind Energy Record

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) says turbines spinning within its power grid combined to produce a new record of 4,196 MW of...

Post-Fukushima, Japan Looks To Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

The Environment Ministry of Japan will begin installing two floating offshore wind turbines this summer as a way to help diversify the country's...

Siemens Turbine Rotor Blade Breaks Off At Iowa Wind Farm

A rotor blade of a Siemens SWT-2.3-108 wind turbine broke off at the Eclipse wind farm, a 200 MW project located in Guthrie...

‘World’s Largest’ Offshore Wind Farm Powers Up

DONG Energy has announced that full capacity has been reached at the 630 MW first phase of the London Array offshore wind farm,...

Judge Tosses Out Lawsuit Over Canceled Wind Power Contract

A federal judge has dismissed a $103 million lawsuit filed by developer EDF Renewable Energy, formerly named enXco, against Minneapolis-based utility Xcel Energy...

Mass. Lawmakers Urge Energy Department To Approve Cape Wind Loan Guarantee

The entire Massachusetts congressional delegation, including the state's nine U.S. representatives and two U.S. senators, has sent a joint letter to the U.S....

IRS: PTC Will Be Worth Slightly More In 2013

Wind developers have received a touch of good news, as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that the federal production tax credit...

Wind Market Report: Latin America Poised To Outgrow North America

The Americas region will add nearly 92 GW of new wind power capacity from 2013 to 2020, but the rate of growth will...

Are The Feds Holding Wind Developers To A Double Standard?

For more than a decade, wind developers have been notified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that their wind projects may...

NCPA Study Evaluates U.S. Mining Potential Of Rare-Earth Materials

The U.S. must reform its mine permit process and safety regulations to get to the vast underground resources of rare-earth materials that could...

Vestas Turbine Catches Fire At Ontario Wind Farm

A Vestas V-80 turbine caught fire on Tuesday at the Kingsbridge 1 wind farm, located north of Goderich, Ontario. Alberta-based utility Capital Power,...

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