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BOEM Discussing Offshore Wind Power Development With State Of Hawaii
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held its first offshore renewable energy task force meeting with the...
BPA Tries Again With New Wind Power Curtailment Plan
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has released a new proposal to address the oversupply issues that caused it to curtail 350 MW of...
Transmission Project Approval Means $7 Billion In New Wind Power Projects Move Forward
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has announced an agreement between Rock Island Clean Line LLC and Flora, Ill.-based Southwire Co. that is intended to...
Floating Offshore Wind Farm Planned For Fukushima
A consortium of companies, academic institutions and research organizations is planning to develop an experimental offshore floating wind farm sponsored by Japan's Ministry...
Washington Governor Approves Modified Version Of Controversial Wind Farm Proposal
After much deliberation, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has approved the site certification agreement for the Whistling Ridge Wind Energy Project in Skamania County....
Buy Now: Wind Turbine Prices At An All-Time Low
The average price for utility-scale wind energy equipment hit a new low in the second half of 2011, dipping 4%, according to the...
New Company Plans To Build 500 MW Wind Farm In Texas
Tri Global Energy LLC says it has entered into a joint development with Floyd County Wind Farm LLC and Westerly Wind LLC and...
TenneT Teams Up With Mitsubishi To Connect 1.59 GW Of Offshore Wind Power To...
European grid operator TenneT and Mitsubishi Corp. have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to partner on two more offshore grid connections. The...
Installed Wind Energy Capacity In North America To Top 125 GW By 2017
North America accounts for more than 22% of the world's total installed wind power capacity, and the region will more than double its...
DOE Pumps $180 Million Into U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Development
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced it will award $180 million to fund offshore wind energy research and development initiatives, including...
EIA: Even If PTC Expires, Wind Energy Generation Will Double By 2035
Wind power and biomass dominate projected increases in U.S. renewable energy generation, excluding hydropower, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Annual...
U.K. Might Connect Existing Offshore Wind Farms To Reduce Costs
British energy regulator Ofgem and the U.K.'s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have released a report that finds that if offshore...
New Company Will Invest In Wind Power Projects Across The U.S.
Edison Mission Energy, a subsidiary of Edison Mission Group; TIAA-CREF, a financial services provider; and Cook Inlet Region Inc. (CIRI) have formed Capistrano...
U.S. Army Issues $7 Billion Draft RFP For Renewable Energy Generation
The U.S. Army's Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Ala., has issued a draft request for proposals (RFP) for a total of $7...
China’s Grid Operator Reportedly In Talks To Acquire Controlling Stake In AES’ U.S. Wind...
State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) is in talks with AES Corp. to acquire a controlling stake in the company's U.S. wind power...
U.S. Propels Past China To Lead Renewable Energy Investment
The U.S. has soared past China to assume the leadership position in renewable energy investment, according to Ernst & Young's latest quarterly Renewable...
BOEM Identifies Offshore Wind Energy Areas Off Coasts Of Rhode Island, Massachusetts
U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed an important step in identifying a wind energy area (WEA)...
Massive 662.5 MW Texas Wind Farm Nets Big Investment From GE, JP Morgan
GE Energy Financial Services has joined JP Morgan to jointly invest $225 million in a partnership that owns the 662.5 MW Capricorn Ridge...
Minnesota PUC Throws Out Wind Energy Developer’s Wildlife Protection Plan
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted 2-1 to deny approval of the avian and bat protection plan submitted by AWA Goodhue...
North Carolina Offshore Wind: The Risks, Rewards And Recommendations
Earlier this month, North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue released a comprehensive study on the state's potential for offshore energy, including the pros and...