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Berkshire Hathaway Energy To Buy Texas Grid Company Oncor
Iowa-based Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE), a subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has executed a definitive merger agreement with bankrupt Energy Future Holdings...
Iowa Researchers Examine How To Move Wind Across Major U.S. Power Grids
As part of a $220 million grid modernization initiative announced in January by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Iowa State University’s (ISU) James...
New Legislation Lights Up North Dakota Wind Farms
North Dakota H.B.1378 has been officially signed into law, offering a more technology-agnostic approach to wind farms’ lighting mitigation solutions.
Pattern Energy Helps Educators Attend Wind Power Teacher Training
Pattern Energy Group Inc. is helping five educators and renewable energy advocates attend REcharge Labs’ weeklong teacher training at Colorado State University (CSU) next...
Siemens, DONG Energy Sell Offshore Wind Services Biz
A2SEA, an offshore wind service and installation company owned by DONG Energy and Siemens, is being sold to Belgium-based GeoSea.
A2SEA, which will continue to...
Introducing Fluence, An Energy Storage JV From Siemens And AES
Dubbed Fluence, the 50/50 joint venture between Siemens and AES will be headquartered in the Washington, D.C., area.
100 Global Corporations Now Committed To 100% Renewables
With the new additions of AkzoNobel N.V., AXA, Burberry and the Carlsberg Group, The Climate Group’s RE100 initiative – representing large businesses transitioning to...
Dominion Links Up With DONG Energy To Advance Virginia Offshore Wind
Dominion Energy has signed a deal with DONG Energy to install two 6 MW turbines for the newly named Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.
R.I. Council: Block Island Wind Farm Not To Blame For Whale Death
In response to the whale carcass recently discovered on a beach in Jamestown, R.I., and the suggestion by local newspapers that the death of...
Minnesota Regulators Green-Light Xcel’s Huge Wind Expansion
On Thursday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved Xcel Energy’s plan for a huge wind energy expansion in the Upper Midwest.
Seven new wind...
California To Host Global Summit In Support Of Paris Agreement
In September 2018, the state of California will convene the world’s climate leaders in San Francisco for the Global Climate Action Summit, Gov. Jerry...
EU Alleges ‘Incorrect Or Misleading’ Info On GE, LM Wind Merger
The European Commission (EC) is alleging that GE breached European Union (EU) merger procedural rules during the company’s acquisition of LM Wind Power earlier...
Vestas Announces Half A Gigawatt Of U.S. Wind Orders
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order from MidAmerican Energy Co., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, for 170 V110-2.0 MW turbines for...
Invenergy Files $325M Suit With Polish Energy Company Over Wind Agreements
Through its affiliated companies, Invenergy has filed a series of lawsuits against Tauron Polska Energia S.A., one of four major energy companies in Poland,...
Rocky Mountain Power Advances Major Wind, Transmission Plans
Salt Lake City-based Rocky Mountain Power is asking regulators in three states to approve an initial plan to significantly expand the amount of wind...
United Wind Teams With Ag Development Firm For Distributed Wind
Distributed wind energy developer United Wind Inc. has announced a partnership with AGPROfessionals (AGPRO), a real estate and development firm for the agriculture and...
Electric Grid Study: Are Renewables Under Fire?
Keeping the renewables industry at the edge of their seat, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says Secretary Rick Perry’s controversial and much anticipated...
UPS Commits To Significant Renewables Increase
Global package delivery company UPS has announced aggressive new sustainability goals to add more alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles to its fleet while...
Cheers: Major Beer Maker Begins Renewables Shift With PIER Wind Project In Mexico
With its global operations topping out at 6 TWh of electricity each year, AB InBev says its 100% commitment will make it the largest direct corporate purchaser of renewable electricity in the consumer goods industry.
Minnesota County Banks Millions From Wind Production Taxes
On Friday, representatives from the wind industry and Xcel Energy presented a ceremonial check to Tim Gabrielson, chairman of the Mower County, Minn., board...