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DOI Establishing Separate Entities To Carry Out MMS Functions
Pursuant to the May 2010 Secretarial Order, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is establishing three separate and independent entities to...
Offshore Wind Installations Grow In EU While Onshore Projects Decline
The European Union (EU) installed 9.3 GW of new wind power capacity in 2010, reaching a total of 84 GW by the...
Pattern Energy Establishes Wind Project Operations Control Center
Pattern Energy Group LP has established a new 24/7 Operations Control Center in Houston. The new facility was developed to actively monitor,...
Brattle Group Releases Wind Balancing Study
The Brattle Group estimates that approximately 1,000 MW of additional generator regulation service will be needed to balance an extra 50,000 MW...
Johns Hopkins Study Examines Proper Wind Turbine Spacing
Researchers studying the wake effects on wind turbines at Johns Hopkins University have recently discovered that the output from wind turbines...
IWEA Invites Wind Developers In Wisconsin To Focus Efforts On Illinois
The Illinois Wind Energy Association (IWEA) has invited wind power developers working in Wisconsin to focus their efforts on Illinois, where Gov....
New Transportation Fees Could Hinder Oklahoma’s Wind Aspirations
Oklahoma's prime location in the middle of the country and its own wind resources make it an attractive option for supply-chain...
AWEA: U.S. Wind Installations Drop In 2010
The U.S. wind industry built 5,115 MW of wind power last year, barely half of 2009's record pace. The industry enters this...
EWEA: Record Growth For European Union Offshore Wind Power
With 308 new offshore wind turbines installed in 2010 - an increase of 51% in installed wind power capacity from the previous...
Report: Green Jobs Growing At A Rate Comparable To Software Jobs
New data released in Next 10's second Many Shades of Green report show that green jobs continue to grow at a healthy...
Venture Capital Cleantech Investments Rise In 2010
Venture capital (VC) investments in the wind, solar and smart grid sectors were up in 2010, according to a report released by...
Glasgow Is Preferred Location For Gamesa’s Wind Technology Center
Glasgow has been identified as the preferred location for Gamesa's marine wind technology center - subject to final agreements on financing -...
After Quebec Tender, REpower Turns Attention To Ontario, Offshore
On the heels of finalizing a turbine-supply contract in Quebec - where it will deliver, install and commission 150 turbines -...
Vestas Awarded, Then Donates Proceeds From Zayed Energy Prize
Following the announcement that Vestas had been awarded the 2011 Zayed Future Energy Prize, which is awarded annually by the crown prince...
Businesses, Nonprofits Work To Develop Wind Power Product Label
The Global Wind Energy Council, the World Wildlife Fund, the LEGO Group, the United Nations Global Compact, Vestas Wind Systems, PricewaterhouseCoopers and...
Highland New Wind Opponents Threaten To Act On Lawsuit
The developer of the Highland New Wind Project (HNWD) - the first wind farm to be licensed by the Virginia State Corporation Commission...
Record Number Of Clean Technology Venture Investment Deals In 2010
The Cleantech Group has released preliminary fourth-quarter 2010 (4Q 2010) results for clean technology venture investments in North America, Europe, China and...
LADWP Quadruples Use Of Renewables In Six Years
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) provided 20% of the city's power from renewable energy sources in 2010, mayor...
Maryland Wind Projects Face Pressure From Environmental Groups
Maryland's first two wind projects are facing mounting pressure from environmental groups that insist the developers are endangering the Indiana bat,...
Wind Energy Reached Almost 8% Of ERCOT’s Total Energy Usage In 2010
Electricity use increased 3.5% in 2010 in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region. ERCOT, the grid operator and manager of the...