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MAKE: Record-Low Prices For Renewables Indicate Global Cost-Competitiveness

The global renewable energy industry has grown significantly since 2010, enabling widespread achievement of cost reductions and lowering the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE)...
wind energy

RES Sells IdentiFlight LLC Assets To Boulder Imaging Affiliate

Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has sold the assets of IdentiFlight LLC to IdentiFlight International LLC. IdentiFlight International is jointly owned by Boulder Imaging, a...
offshore

Avangrid, Vineyard Wind Partner On Offshore Project

Avangrid Renewables and Vineyard Wind have formed a strategic partnership to jointly develop a large-scale offshore wind project, located off the coast of Massachusetts. Avangrid...

Suzlon Renews 399 MW Service Portfolio With EDPR

Suzlon Wind Energy Corp. (SWECO) has inked a long-term renewal on a wind energy portfolio that consists of four sites in three U.S. states...
community wind farm

Five Community Relations Tactics For Wind Developers To Protect Their Bottom Line

No matter how well you communicate the local benefits of your wind project, it will always be subject to some sort of skepticism.
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Global Wind Orders In Second Half: Vestas, Asia Pacific Lead The Pack

During the second half of 2016, global wind turbine orders from 11 vendors totaled nearly 15 GW, and leading the pack was Vestas, which...
canada

How Does Canada Stack Up For Global Renewable Energy Generation?

Though it’s primarily a result of its hydro production, Canada generates a larger share of its electricity from renewable sources than most other developed...
golden eagle

Federally Funded Project Seeks To Deter Eagles From Wind Turbines

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Technology Office has awarded Oregon State University (OSU) a grant to work on research related to the collision...
wind solar

Wind And Solar Contribute Over Half Of New U.S. Capacity In Q1

Wind and solar power provided more than half of the new electrical generating capacity added to the U.S. grid during the first quarter of...

Dominion Virginia Power Announces Clean Energy Plans, Emissions Reductions

Under a new plan proposed by Dominion Virginia Power, the carbon footprint for a typical Dominion customer could shrink by as much as 25%...
wind energy

American Wind Industry Boasts Strongest Start In Years

The wind turbines installed in the first three months of the year represent nearly 40,000 job years for U.S. workers, according to the American Wind Energy Association's first-quarter market report.
apple

Avangrid Signs Major Corporate Off-Taker For Montague Wind In Oregon

Avangrid Renewables plans to break ground on the first phase of the 404 MW Montague Wind Farm in Oregon this fall, with Apple signing on as a corporate buyer.
emissions reduction

Duke Energy To Invest Big In Clean Energy As Part Of Emissions-Reduction Goal

Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energy has established an aggressive goal to reduce carbon emissions 40% from 2005 levels by 2030, as well as invest $11...
farmers

United Wind Brings Distributed Wind Energy To Farmers

Distributed wind company United Wind Inc. has announced a new agreement with Farmer’s Business Network Inc. (FBN), an independent farmer-to-farmer network that spans over...
southern cross transmission

Pattern Petitions Mississippi Regulators For Southern Cross Transmission

Pattern Development has filed a siting certificate with the Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) for the Southern Cross Transmission project, which would bring Texas...
acquired

Gurit To Acquire Montreal-Based PH Windsolutions

Montreal-based PH Windsolutions, a provider of wind blade mould automation systems, is being acquired by Gurit Holding AG. The transaction comprises the PH Windsolutions business,...
global wind market

A Look At The Current Global Wind Market – And What’s To Come

More than 54 GW of wind energy was installed across the global market in 2016, according to a new report from the Global Wind...
wind power

Avangrid Renewables Names New CEO, Touts Strong First Quarter

Thanks in part to its wind power business, in the first quarter of this year, Avangrid Renewables earned $70 million, or $0.23 per share,...
hawaii renewable energy

Hawaii Celebrates Renewable Energy Milestones

To mark Earth Day 2017, Hawaiian Electric is highlighting its progress in replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. The company, including subsidiaries Maui...
offshore wind

Maryland Energy Administration Launches Offshore Wind Grant Programs

The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has allocated a combined $1 million for two new grant programs specifically targeting the offshore wind industry: the Offshore...

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