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Global Wind Energy Industry Installed 44.7 GW In 2012

The global wind energy industry installed 44.711 GW of capacity last year, bringing the world's cumulative installed wind power capacity to approximately 282.482...

GE Ousts Vestas As Top Wind Turbine Manufacturer

GE replaced Vestas as the No. 1 wind turbine original equipment manufacturer in 2012, as the run-up to the anticipated production tax credit...

How To Benefit From The DOE’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits

Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released $150 million in unused advanced energy manufacturing tax...

Poll Shows Strong Public Support For Renewable Energy In Rocky Mountain Region

The results of a new bipartisan poll show that public support for renewable energy continues to be strong in the Rocky Mountain region....

European Wind Energy Installations Topped 11 GW Last Year

The European Union's (EU) wind energy sector installed 11.6 GW of capacity in 2012, bringing the EU's total wind power capacity to 105.6...

DOE, Treasury Release $150M In Unused Section 48C Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have made available $150 million in advanced energy manufacturing tax...

Siemens To Build Wind Energy Training Center In Florida

Siemens has announced that it will build a new wind energy training facility in Orlando, Fla., in order to fulfill the high demand...

In Australia, Wind Energy Is Cheaper Than New Natural Gas, Coal

Unsubsidized wind energy is significantly cheaper than electricity from new-build coal- and gas-fired power stations in Australia, finds a new analysis from Bloomberg...

Vestas ‘Prepared For A Tough 2013’ Amid Global Wind Energy Market Uncertainty

Despite being a record year for installations, 2012 was undoubtedly tough for the wind energy industry, as policy uncertainty halted developers' project plans...

EWEA: Europe Faces Severe Shortage Of Skilled Wind Energy Workers

The European wind energy industry faces a severe shortage of around 5,500 skilled workers per year, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) warns....

Viewpoint: An Open Letter To The American Wind Energy Association Board

Dear AWEA board of directors: Congratulations on obtaining a one-year extension of the production tax credit (PTC). Full credit goes to Denise Bode,...

China Holds Spot As World’s Top Wind Energy Market, On Track To Reach 100...

China was the world's largest wind energy market in 2012 in terms of annual installed capacity, according to new data released by Bloomberg...

Energy Secretary Steven Chu Announces Resignation

As widely expected, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu has announced he will not serve a second term. Chu, a Nobel...

Infrastructure And Energy Alternatives Completes Acquisition Of RMT

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives LLC (IEA) has closed on the acquisition of renewable energy construction and engineering firm RMT Inc. from Alliant Energy...

U.S. Renewable Energy Capacity Doubled Over Past Five Years; CO2 Emissions Lowest Since 1994

The U.S. is increasing its share of renewable energy while decreasing its overall energy consumption and emissions, finds a new report released jointly...

DOE Launches Second Phase Of Its Tribal Clean Energy Program

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the second round of its Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START), which provides federally recognized...

Developer Makes The Case For Urban Wind Energy Development

Kruger Energy's 100 MW Monteregie wind farm, located 20 km outside of Montreal, is surely opening a lot of eyes - mainly because...

AWEA: PTC Deadline Propels U.S. Wind Energy Industry To New Record

Thanks, in part, to the looming expiration of the federal production tax credit, the U.S. wind energy industry installed 13.124 GW of capacity...

Can Brazil Maintain Its Rock-Bottom Wind Energy Prices?

Brazil's latest wind energy auction, held last December, produced some of the lowest prices for wind power generation outside of China: The A-5...

First Wind Launches Program To Protect Endangered Species At Wind Project Sites

Boston-based developer First Wind says it has begun work on a habitat conservation project designed to protect endangered seabirds on Maui. The Makamakaole...

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