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AWEA: Second-Quarter Wind Installations Exceed 1.6 GW
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) says more than 1.6 GW of newly installed capacity wind turbines came online during the second quarter,...
NorthWestern Energy Buys BayWa’s Beethoven Wind Project
NorthWestern Energy has agreed to buy BayWa r.e. Wind's 80 MW Beethoven wind project for $143 million. According to NorthWestern, the purchase includes...
Pattern Energy Continues Wheeling And Dealing
Pattern Energy Group intends to offer up to $125 million in shares of its Class A common stock to help cover the cost...
Midyear Report: 70% Of New U.S. Generating Capacity Is From Renewables
Renewable energy sources accounted for nearly 70% of new electrical generation placed into service in the U.S. during the first six months of...
Sen. Alexander Blasts Wind Industry
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., is none too pleased that the Senate Finance Committee voted to approve legislation to extend expired temporary tax provisions,...
Report: Wind Could Generate More Than 40% Of Iowa’s Electricity
Although Iowa already generates more than 28% of its electricity from wind, data from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) shows that wind...
MAKE: O&M Revenue Will Exceed $19 Billion By 2024
Revenue in the wind turbine operations and maintenance (O&M) sector will exceed $19 billion by 2024, according to a new report from MAKE...
Board Of Supervisors Ban Utility-Scale Wind Turbines In Los Angeles County
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Mayor Michael D. Antonovich to ban utility-scale wind turbines in the...
Infigen Sells U.S. Wind Business To Newly Formed ArcLight Subsidiary
Australian developer Infigen Energy will sell its U.S. wind business to a newly formed portfolio company of ArcLight Capital Partners. Infigen, which has...
Vaisala: U.S. Wind Speeds To Remain Below Normal This Year
U.S. wind energy performance is expected to remain below normal in most regions into the final quarter, reports Vaisala. This is due to...
BNSF Logistics Acquires Transportation Technology Services
Logistics service provider BNSF Logistics acquired Transportation Technology Services (TTS), an engineering and logistics services provider focused on the wind energy industry. According...
RET Capital Closes On Deal To Acquire California Wind Farm
Renewable Energy Trust Capital Inc. (RET Capital) has closed on its acquisition of the 102 MW Coram Wind Project from BAIF U.S. Renewable...
Clean Line Energy Partners Gets New Equity Investor
Private investment company Bluescape Resources will invest up to $50 million in Houston-based Clean Line Energy Partners. Under the terms of the transaction,...
Court Says Colorado Renewable Energy Law Is Constitutional
In a precedent-setting decision, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of Colorado's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) on July 13, ruling...
Duke Energy Renewables Says Its Eagle Curtailment Program In Wyoming Is Working
Nearly two years after settling a $1 million avian mortality suit with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for violating the Migratory Bird...
Australian Government Bans Renewable Energy Fund From Wind Farm Investment
The Australian government took another step away from wind energy by banning investment in the renewable energy technology. On June 24, government officials...
ConEd Development Builds, Acquires S.D. Wind Farm
Consolidated Edison Development (ConEd Development), a N.Y.-based developer and operator of large-scale renewable energy projects, recently completed an agreement with Campbell County Wind...
Facebook ‘Likes’ Shannon Wind Farm
Facebook will power its soon-to-be-built Fort Worth, Texas, data center with wind energy from the 204 MW Shannon Wind Farm, which is located...
Report Suggests How U.S. Offshore Wind Can Flourish
A total investment of $424.8 billion is required to develop the first 80 GW of utility-scale offshore wind power in the U.S., according...
Wis. Supreme Court: No ‘Direct’ Link Between Wind Farm Locations, Housing Sector
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has upheld the state's rules for siting wind turbines and ruled against a lawsuit from state housing groups...