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Offshore Areas Won In BOEM Auction Could Bring 3.4 GW Of Wind

On Monday, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held the nation's fifth competitive lease sale for renewable...

Inland Empire Utilities Agency Installing Water-Energy Project In California

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) has launched a water-energy project that uses energy storage systems to integrate wind, solar, biogas and grid...

ACORE Declares Western Region The U.S. Renewables Leader

The U.S. West leads the rest of the country in generation and investment for renewable energy, according to a new report from the...

Pattern Energy Rides The Wind To Prosperous Q3

Pattern Energy Group, a U.S.-based independent power company, credits new wind energy assets for sizable year-over-year increases in both its electricity sales and...

Vestas Reports Solid Third-Quarter Results

Following a strong third quarter this year, Vestas has announced it is upgrading its 2015 guidance and launching a share buyback program. In...

Goldman Sachs Commits $150 Billion To Clean Energy

As part of its updated environmental policy framework, the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has announced plans to expand its clean energy target to...

States Join Forces In Defense Of Clean Power Plan

Led by the office of New York State Attorney General (AG) Eric T. Schneiderman, a coalition of 25 states, cities and counties has...

Developer Shuts Down Old Turbines Amid Worries Of Bird Deaths

Altamont Winds Inc. has reportedly decided to permanently shut down operations of its lattice-style wind turbines in California's Altamont Pass three years ahead...

RES Acquires System 3 To Expand Transmission Business

Renewable Energy Systems Ltd. (RES) has acquired substantially all of the assets, personnel and equipment of System 3 Inc., a specialty electrical contractor...

Wind Breaks Records Across The U.S. In October

Hitting a number of new records in October, many U.S. grid operators, including the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and Midcontinent Independent...

GE Closes Giant Alstom Acquisition

Following regulatory approval of the deal in over 20 countries and regions, GE says it has completed its largest-ever industrial acquisition: Alstom's power...

Wind Energy Dominates New U.S. Power In First Three Quarters

Wind energy provided more new U.S. electrical generating capacity than any other resource did during the first nine months of 2015, according to...

Infigen Energy Closes Sale Of U.S. Wind Business

Australian developer Infigen Energy has closed the previously announced sale of its U.S. wind business to a subsidiary of ArcLight Capital Partners. Leeward...

FWS Responds To Request For Eagle Take Permit At SoCal Wind Farm

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has released a draft environmental assessment (DEA) in response to a request by Alta X Wind...

National Lab Analyzes Supply And Demand Flexibility For Western Planners

Deploying more variable generating resources, such as wind and solar, will increase the need for power-system flexibility, but, historically, flexibility has not been...

EIA Ranks States On Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions

According to analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA), energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell in 37 states and rose in 13...

FTI: Global Wind Market On Track For Another Record Year

Headed for a second-consecutive record year, the global wind market is expected to have 59 GW of new installations in 2015, compared to...

Adwen Plans Factories For 8 MW Offshore Wind Turbine

Adwen, an offshore wind turbine joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, has tapped Egis, Auxitec and Enia Architectes to design two factories the...

Wind Investors, The Time To Act Is Now

We are reaching the peak of a seller's market for the cash portion of tax equity membership interest in operating U.S. renewable energy...

Wind Industry Flourishes, But Policy Uncertainty Looms: AWEA’s Q3 Report

With over 1.6 GW of new wind capacity installed during the third quarter and nearly 3.6 GW installed in 2015 so far, America's...

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