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U.S. Government Report Reveals Where The Green Jobs Are
The number of green jobs increased by 157,746 to 3,401,279 in 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said in a new...
Xcel Energy Breaks Wind Power Record
Xcel Energy says it has achieved a new wind energy record: At 8 p.m. on Feb. 17, 1.713 GWh - nearly 33% of...
Where Is The Wind Energy Market Headed?
The wind energy industry averted disaster by securing a one-year extension of the production tax credit (PTC) and is likely to benefit from...
Wind Energy Constituted Over 60% Of New U.S. Generating Capacity Added In January And...
Wind energy made up 60.5% of all new U.S. electric generating capacity in January and February, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's...
GE Unit In Offshore Grid Simulation Test Venture
GE's Power Conversion will build and commission a nacelle test center at Denmark's Lindoe Offshore Renewables Center. GE expects initial testing for the...
DOI Approves Searchlight Wind Energy Project
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved the 200 MW Searchlight Wind Energy Project, which will be built on land managed...
BOEM Closer To Awarding Virginia Offshore Wind Energy Research Lease
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has found that there is no competitive interest in the area...
Wind Energy Produces At Least 10% Of Electricity In Nine States
Wind energy generation rose 17% and constituted 3.5% of total U.S. electricity produced in 2012, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reports. Wind...
Acciona Windpower Lays Off Workers At North American Facilities
Acciona has laid off approximately 50 workers across its North American operations, which include the company's West Branch, Iowa, wind turbine assembly facility....
GE Expects Tough Year For Its Wind Power Business
GE, which overtook Vestas as the world's largest wind turbine manufacturer last year, expects sales in its wind energy business to remain flat...
DOE Releases Guide For Developing ‘Financially Attractive’ Renewable Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) has created a new resource that provides best practices and other guidance...
Record Level Of Clean Energy Deployment Achieved In 2012
Lower prices for many cleantech goods and services, combined with a renewed focus on scalable projects, resulted in record deployment of wind, solar...
Thanks To PTC Extension, Google ‘Actively Looking’ To Procure Wind Energy
Encouraged by the extension of the production tax credit (PTC), Google will continue to work with utilities to procure wind energy to power...
PJM To Make Grid Improvements To Accommodate More Wind Power
PJM Interconnection says it is studying the effects of existing wind energy on the grid and plans to make transmission improvements to handle...
BPA: Smaller Chance Of Wind Energy Curtailment In Pacific Northwest This Spring
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) says there is a smaller chance that oversupply conditions will lead to wind energy curtailment this spring. Snowmelt...
Study: Unstable Policy Turning Institutional Investors Away From Renewable Energy
Government policies and investment practices are limiting investment from insurance companies and pension funds in renewable energy projects, finds a new study released...
Ex-Im Bank Approves Loan For Honduras Wind Farm Powered By Gamesa
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has approved a $28.6 million direct loan to Energia Eolica de Honduras S.A. The...
North Carolina Voters Overwhelmingly Support Both Onshore And Offshore Wind Energy
North Carolina voters strongly support the increased use of clean energy sources like wind energy and solar power, according to poll results released...
Ontario IESO Anticipates Greater Renewable Energy Integration
Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) says a significant amount of renewable energy will be integrated into the province's bulk power system. According...
Pattern Project Prevails In Federal District Court
Pattern Energy Group LP says the Federal District Court for the Southern District of California ruled in favor of the Ocotillo Wind project...