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PG&E Goes Big On Renewable Resources
Nearly 70% of the electricity Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) delivered to its customers in 2016 came from greenhouse-gas-free resources, the San Francisco-based...
Minnesota PUC Green-Lights 400 MW Of Wind For Otter Tail Power
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted unanimously to approve a modified version of Otter Tail Power Co.'s 15-year resource plan, which includes...
Avangrid Emerges Victorious In $9M North Carolina Offshore Wind Sale
After 17 rounds, a wind energy area of 122,405 acres offshore Kitty Hawk, N.C., received a bid of $9,066,650 from Avangrid Renewables LLC.
Winter Storm Stella? Not A Problem For The Block Island Wind Farm
After winter storm Stella barreled through Rhode Island and the rest of the Northeast earlier this week, Deepwater Wind is reporting an “impressive performance”...
CIP Kicks Off Fund For Wind And Other Energy Assets
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has initiated the fundraising process for its new fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure III K/S, which will now be open for investor...
Geronimo Offers Renewables Purchasing Program With Shorter Contracts
Geronimo Energy LLC, a renewables developer based out of Minneapolis, has introduced a new renewable energy purchasing solution, dubbed the Renewable Energy Project Units...
Jaguar Land Rover Commits To 100% Renewables Via EDF Energy
Under a new agreement with EDF Energy, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, which touts itself as the U.K.’s largest car manufacturer, is buying all...
Wind Turbine Goes Down In Snowy Rhode Island
Strong winds accompanying the snowstorm pummeling the Northeast took down a wind turbine in Narragansett, R.I., today.
According to a post on the Narragansett Emergency...
Corporate Purchasers vs. State Mandates: What Will Drive Renewables Demand?
New market entrants, including corporate purchasers, are now primary drivers of renewable energy demand in the U.S., says a new Moody's report.
Wind, Solar & Other Groups To Congress: Expand U.S. Electrical Infrastructure
A coalition of groups representing a broad spectrum of U.S. manufacturing, construction, energy and environmental workers is calling on Congress to streamline the expansion...
Citing ‘Difficult Environment,’ Senvion To Cut 780 Jobs
Germany-based wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has presented what it calls an “extensive program for the future,” an initiative that will lead to a reduction...
Gamesa-Siemens Merger Gets Green Light From European Commission
The European Commission has officially cleared the acquisition of Gamesa by Siemens. Considering a number of “credible competitors” would remain in both the onshore...
BOEM Announces Offshore Wind Action In The Northeast
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) says it has received unsolicited lease requests from two companies looking to...
Certex Opens New U.K. Facility To Support Offshore And Onshore Wind
Certex U.K., a supplier to the global wind market, has expanded its renewables and lifting operations in the Humber, England, region by opening a...
Milestone In Denmark Shows Off ‘Power Of Wind’
Just 10 days after the Southwest Power Pool set a new wind penetration record, Denmark produced enough wind energy in one day to power 104% of the country’s energy demand.
Four-Year U.S. Wind Forecast Sees Quarter-Million Jobs, 35 GW Of New Wind
The expansion of American wind power is poised to drive 248,000 jobs and $85 billion dollars in economic activity over the next four years,...
Arkansas Lawmakers Put Up Fight Against Clean Line’s Plains & Eastern Project
Republican legislators in Arkansas are urging Rick Perry, the newly elected secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), to “preserve states’ rights” and review...
Anbaric, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Create Clean Energy Partnership
Wakefield, Mass.-based Anbaric, a developer of clean energy transmission and microgrid projects, and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan have created a new company called Anbaric...
100% Renewables? Look To Colleges And Universities To Lead The Way
America’s colleges and universities are in a good position to lead the country’s eventual transition to 100% renewable energy, according to a new report...
Scottish Renewables Consultancy Sets Up Shop In Alberta
Green Cat Renewables (GCR), a renewable energy consultancy with bases in Scotland, is expanding into North America by launching an office in Calgary, Alberta.
Starting...