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Utilities Across The U.S. Are Cashing In On The Lower Price Of Wind Power
As many expected, newly installed U.S. wind capacity is taking a steep dive this year. However, a just-released report reveals a major success...
Turbine Maker REpower Changing Name To Senvion
Wind turbine maker REpower Systems SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, has announced that it will change its name to...
BP Wind Energy Seeking To Sell Development Portfolio By Year-End
Although the company halted plans to sell its wind energy business in July, BP is still actively seeking to divest its entire U.S....
Despite ‘Steep Learning Curve,’ Wind Developer Poised To Pounce In Mexico
The Mexico wind market has constraints, but it also holds plenty of promise. And thanks to recent improvements in transmission capacity and a...
Vermont Renewable Energy Businesses Call For 20% By 2020 Target
Vermont's renewable energy businesses are calling for the state to meet 20% of its total energy consumption with renewable energy, conservation and efficiency...
ACORE: Policies Make Midwest A Renewable Energy Hub
Largely thanks to renewable portfolio standards, the Midwest is a renewable energy hub and accounts for over a third of U.S. wind power...
Household Products Maker SC Johnson Increases Overall Renewable Energy Usage, Relies On Wind Power
SC Johnson, manufacturer of household products such as Windex, Ziploc and Glade, has increased its use of renewable energy to 30% globally. In...
DOE Report Updates Industry On U.S. Offshore Wind Market, Global Trends
Eleven offshore wind projects representing 3,824 MW of capacity are currently in an advanced stage of development in the U.S., according to a...
Vestas Brings Its Fight Against Anti-Wind Rhetoric To Europe
Initiated in Australia in June, Vestas' so-called Act on Facts campaign has expanded to Europe. At the VIND 2013 wind industry conference in...
Ontario One Step Closer To Eliminating All Coal-Fired Generation
Ontario, which has committed to cease coal-fired generation in the province by the end of 2014, is one step closer to its goal....
Deepwater Wind Moves Into ‘Execution Mode’ For Demo Block Island Wind Project
Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind's chief executive officer, says the offshore wind developer has moved well beyond the early stages of development and is...
Mercom Report Tallies Up Wind Deals Of The Third Quarter
Total funding in the wind sector came in at $5.6 billion during the third quarter of this year (Q3'13), including venture capital (VC)...
IEA Report Suggests Wind Could Generate Almost 20% Of World’s Electricity By 2050
Wind power currently generates 2.6% of the world's electricity, but the resource could make up an 18% share by 2050, according to a...
NRG To Purchase Edison Mission Energy’s Assets For $2.6 Billion
NRG Energy Inc. has announced plans to buy most of bankrupt independent power producer Edison Mission Energy's (EME) assets for more than $2.6...
New Portal Offers Local Businesses A Chance To Work On New Jersey Energy Link
The Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) has announced a new supply-chain portal meant to help local contracting and service businesses find opportunities related to...
Xcel’s Plan To Add 750 MW Of Wind Power Wins Approval
Minnesota regulators have approved Xcel Energy's proposal to add 750 MW of wind power capacity on the Upper Midwest grid. The Minnesota Public...
Global Wind Market Slowly Closes In On 300 GW Milestone
Although global wind capacity reached 296.25 GW by the end of June, only 13.98 GW were added worldwide in the first six months...
U.S. Renewables Outpace Coal, Oil And Nuclear Combined
Renewable energy sources accounted for 30.03% of all new U.S. electrical generating capacity installed in the first nine months of this year, totaling...
Statoil Abandons Offshore Wind Pilot Amid Maine’s Choppy Regulatory Waters
Citing delay, uncertainty and changes in the state's regulatory framework, Norwegian energy company Statoil says it will 'demobilize all activities and resources' associated...
SNL Report: Only One U.S. Wind Farm Came Online During The Third Quarter
The U.S. only saw one wind farm, comprising about 43 MW, enter service in the third quarter, meaning the country has installed a...