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U.N. Climate Change Conference Ends With Agreements
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, ended with the adoption of a package of decisions, called the Cancun...
Report: Global Clean Power Sector Could Attract $2.3 Trillion By 2020
Private investments in G-20 clean power projects could total $2.3 trillion by the end of the decade, according to a report released...
Parties Begin Taking Action In Ontario-Samsung Deal That Would Put 2,500 MW Of Energy...
When Samsung announced in January that it and a consortium had secured a C$7 billion deal with the Ontario government, which...
Wind Power Industry Calls For Urgent Progress In Cancun Climate Talks
Wind power can and must make a significant contribution to saving the climate, according to a declaration issued by international wind...
Report: Offshore Wind Energy Leads To Job Creation And Economic Benefits For Ontario
The development and operation of offshore wind energy in Ontario could, between 2013 and 2026, create an average of 3,900 to 4,400...
Study: EPA Regulations May Result In Over 50,000 MW Of Coal Plant Retirements
A new study by The Brattle Group finds that emerging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on air quality and water...
Deepwater Significantly Expands R.I. Project, Plans Regional Transmission Network
Providence, R.I.-based developer Deepwater Wind says it will build a 1,000 MW offshore wind project off the coast of Rhode Island that will...
As Culver Exits Iowa Statehouse, He Will Keep Fighting For Wind
Since his election in 2006, Gov. Chet Culver, D-Iowa, has been a key advocate for wind energy on the state and national scene....
NextEra To Replace Thousands Of Altamont Pass Wind Turbines
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced an agreement to upgrade the quarter-century-old wind turbines in Altamont Pass to make...
Mitsubishi Power Systems To Invest In Offshore Wind R&D Center
Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe Ltd. (MPSE) plans to invest up to 100 million pounds sterling for the creation of the Centre...
National Wildlife Federation Report Tallies Up To 6 GW Of Atlantic Offshore Wind Projects
States and offshore wind developers are making significant progress in advancing offshore projects along the Atlantic coast, according to a new report issued...
Ontario Plant Will Use Domestic Steel To Manufacture Wind Towers
Ontario's newest wind tower manufacturing plant is expected to bring 300 new full-time jobs and up to 400 construction and indirect service jobs...
U.N. Climate Change Conference Begins In Cancun With Calls For Commitment, Compromise
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) in Cancun, Mexico, began this week with calls for commitment and compromise. In his...
Report: China Surges Ahead In Global Renewable Energy Race
China's record spending on its wind industry this quarter represented nearly half of all funds invested in new wind projects around...
Study: Wind Energy Produces More Jobs And Business Growth For Iowa
Iowa's wind power supply chain comprises 80 Iowa companies with a total of over 2,300 employees in manufacturing alone, according to...
Report: Renewable Distributed Energy Generation Market To Triple In Size By 2015
Renewable distributed energy generation (RDEG), which includes both distributed small wind power and solar photovoltaics (PV), is an emerging mode of...
REpower Part Of Largest Project Financing In Offshore Wind Industry
In what the company says is the largest project financing in the offshore wind industry, REpower Systems and the Belgian offshore project development...
DOI Launches Initiative To Speed Offshore Wind Energy Development Off Atlantic Coast
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) launched a wind energy initiative to facilitate siting, leasing and construction for offshore wind projects on...
Ontario Updates Long-Term Energy Plan
The Ontario government has strengthened its commitment to wind energy through its updated Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP). The LTEP envisions 10,700 MW of...
New Mexico To Invest $50 Million For Energy Transmission System Upgrade
Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., and the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority's board of directors have announced that it has issued its first...