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NREL Study: Changes Are Necessary To Incorporate 20 Percent Wind By 2024
The Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released the Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study (EWITS). This two-and-a-half-year technical study...
Survey: Challenges Remain In Replacing Fossil Fuels With Alternative Energy
The time has never been better for Canada to replace carbon-based fossil fuels with alternative energy, but several challenges still stand in the...
Texas PUC Must Revisit Selection Process
In mid-January, the municipally owned utility in Garland, Texas, brought a complaint against the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC), alleging it was unfairly...
EWEA: European Offshore Wind Power Market Grew 54 Percent In 2009
In 2009, a total of eight new wind farms consisting of 199 offshore wind turbines, with a combined power generating capacity of 577...
Virginia Offshore Wind Coalition Created
William D. Sessoms Jr., mayor of Virginia Beach, Va., and industry leaders have announced the creation of a new organization to promote offshore...
Study: Revenue From Wind Farms Offset Federal Financial Incentive
A study by GE Energy Financial Services estimates that renewing a Canadian federal financial incentive that has now allocated virtually all of its...
Kansas Wind Energy Supply Chain Survey Results Released
Results of the Kansas Wind Energy Supply Chain Survey, which is designed to measure the state's wind energy capabilities and guide future wind...
Southwestern University To Obtain All Of Its Energy From Wind Power
Southwestern University has signed an agreement with the city of Georgetown, Texas, that will enable it to meet all its electricity needs for...
Pickens Cuts Wind Turbine Order In Half
Energy investor T. Boone Pickens has cut his GE wind turbine order in half, the Dallas Morning News reports. Pickens, who planned a...
ITC Rules In Favor Of Mitsubishi In Turbine Infringement Case
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled in favor of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) in a case involving accusations by GE...
University Of Maine Receives Grant For Offshore Wind Research
The University of Maine (UMaine) has received a $12.4 million grant from the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...
Wind Power In Ontario Generates A New Record In 2009
Wind generation in Ontario rose by more than 60% in 2009 over 2008, Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) reports in its analysis...
The Crown Estate Announces Round Three Offshore Development Partners
The U.K.'s Crown Estate has awarded 32 GW worth of offshore wind projects to developers as part of its Round Three offshore licensing...
Montana Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Wind Farm
The Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) has been ordered by the state's Supreme Court to set rates for a proposed wind power project,...
Report: Clean Technology Venture Investment Totaled $5.6 Billion In 2009
Clean technology venture investments for 2009 in North America, Europe, China and India totaled $5.6 billion in 557 deals, according to preliminary results...
Danish Sustainable Energy Research Center To Study Wind Turbine Reliability
The Danish Council for Strategic Research's Programme Commission on Energy and Environment has awarded Denmark's Riso DTU DKK 38 million for the establishment...
Salazar Hopes For Cape Wind Agreement By March
In response to a decision by the National Park Service (NPS) that makes Nantucket Sound eligible for listing on the National Register of...
AMSC Signs Contract To Develop 5 MW Wind Turbines With Dongfang Turbine Co.
American Superconductor Corp.'s (AMSC) wholly owned AMSC Windtec subsidiary has signed a follow-on contract with Dongfang Turbine Co. Ltd. to design and jointly...
Nordic Windpower Raises $38 Million Equity Funding Led By Khosla Ventures
Nordic Windpower has raised $38 million in a new financing round led by Khosla Ventures. Joining Khosla Ventures in the Series C equity...
EEA Releases Final Blueprint For Managing Development In State Waters
An ocean management plan, released by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), provides new protections for critical environmental resources...