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AWEA: U.S. Wind Industry Boasts Strongest First Quarter In Four Years

AWEA's latest market report shows U.S. wind power had its most productive first quarter for new installations since 2012.

Duke Energy Expects 8,000 MW Of Renewables By 2020

In an effort to accelerate its renewable energy growth, Duke Energy has raised its 2020 renewable energy goal by 33%, as the company now...

GE Notches Milestone For Global Onshore Wind Installations

GE Renewable Energy says it now has more than 50,000 MW of onshore wind turbines installed across the globe; that's more than 30,000 GE...

NRG Yield Facing Class Action

Law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against NRG Yield Inc., contending that the company filed misleading stock-offering documents last...

All Aboard! Block Island Offshore Wind Farm Vessel Gets To Work

Atlantic Wind Transfers, the commercial wind support services arm of Rhode Island Fast Ferry, has embarked on the first phase of a 20-year charter...

DOI Study: Many Turbines In Great Plains Pose Little Threat To Sandhill Cranes

The current placement of wind turbines in the central and southern Great Plains may have relatively few negative effects on sandhill cranes wintering in...
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Renewables Giant SunEdison Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

In its Chapter 11 filing, SunEdison says it has secured commitments for new capital totaling up to $300 million in debtor-in-possession financing from a consortium of first- and second-lien lenders.

Wind Energy Gets Connecticut Printer’s Stamp Of Approval

Six years into operations, a single, 100 kW wind turbine offsets one-third of the power used by New Haven-based Phoenix Press.

China Slowdown Blamed For Drop In Clean Energy Investment

According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) data team, global clean energy investment in the first quarter (Q1) of this year was $53.1 billion,...

Wind Power Leads All New Power Generation Across The Globe

The wind power industry set new records across the world last year, and wind is leading the transformation of the global power system, according...

CanWEA: Alberta Budget Enables Province To Move Forward On Renewables Goal

In light of Alberta’s 2016 budget announcement, the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is applauding the province’s commitment to renewable energy. Joe Ceci, Alberta’s finance...

MidAmerican Energy Files Request For 2 GW Wind Farm In Iowa

MidAmerican Energy Co. has announced that it is filing a request with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) to build Wind XI, a project that...

EPC Provider Planning Big Splash In U.S. Wind Market

A dominant player in Canada, engineering, procurement and construction services provider Amec Foster Wheeler is expanding to the U.S. wind market.

Wind Turbine In Ontario Found Listing

A Vestas wind turbine at the Ferndale wind power facility in Ontario was found to be listing to one side by maintenance crews. The...

The Top 10 U.S. Wind Energy Utilities Of 2015: AWEA

For the 12th consecutive year, Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy says it has claimed the No. 1 spot in the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) rankings...
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California Leads The Nation In Advanced Energy Employment

Employment in California’s advanced energy industry grew 18% last year - six times the statewide employment growth rate - according to national business association...

AWEA’s 2015 U.S. Wind Market Report Highlights Wind Market Trends

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has released its 2015 U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report today, highlighting nine emerging trends in the U.S. wind energy market.

AWEA: U.S. Wind Power Jobs Up 20% In 2015

According to the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report, American wind power supported a record 88,000 jobs at the...

World Bank’s Climate Change Plan Includes 30 GW Renewables Goal

The World Bank Group has announced plans to help developing countries add 30 GW of renewable energy – enough to power 150 million homes...

Vestas, Egypt In Talks For $2.2 Billion Wind Farm Deal

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas says it is in talks with Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy regarding a $2.2 billion wind farm...

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