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Inslee, Branstad To Lead Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition
Govs. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., and Terry Branstad, D-Iowa, have been selected to lead the Governors' Wind Energy Coalition (GWEC). According to GWEC, Inslee...
Juhl Energy Records Growing Net Loss
Pipestone, Minn.-based renewable energy services provider Juhl Energy posted a widening net loss for its year ended Dec. 31, 2014. The company's net...
Pattern Energy Buying Spree Includes Remaining Wind Capital Projects
Independent power producer Pattern Energy continues its acquisitive ways, as the company has agreed to acquire three wind projects for a total combined...
Northland Power’s Grand Bend Wind Farm Reaches Financial Close In Ontario
In conjnction with its First Nations partners, Northland Power has reached financial close for the 100 MW Grand Bend wind farm, located near...
Aeronautica Windpower To Start Building 2 MW Turbines In Massachusetts
Massachusetts-based Aeronautica Windpower, a provider of 750 kW wind turbines for community wind projects, is stepping up in class: make that the multi-megawatt...
FWS Adds Northern Long-Eared Bat To Endangered Species List
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has added the northern long-eared bat as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA),...
Southern Co. Buys Kay Wind Project From Apex Clean Energy
An affiliate of Southern Co. has agreed to purchase Apex Clean Energy's 299 MW Kay Wind Project, located in Kay County, Okla. Terms...
Atlantic Power Sells Wind Biz To TerraForm For $350 Million
Atlantic Power Corp. has agreed to sell its wind energy projects to TerraForm Power for $350 million. The all-cash deal - comprising 521...
Emerging Markets Drive Global Wind Growth: GWEC
New data from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) says that emerging wind markets, such as Brazil, Mexico and Turkey, helped to drive...
AWEA Says Advances In Turbine Technology Have Led To ‘Wind Rush’
Advanced wind turbines are accessing faster, steadier winds at higher altitudes so they can generate more electricity, creating a modern-day wind boom as...
NRStor Partners With Firms To Advance Compressed Air Energy Storage In Ontario
NRStor has partnered with General Compression and SustainX to build large-scale, fuel-free compressed air energy storage (CAES) in Ontario. CAES absorbs surplus energy...
Duke Energy-Led Partnership To Study Energy Storage
Duke Energy and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) are partnering with the Battery Innovation Center to advance energy storage research,...
Wind Generators Show Strong Demand For Clean Line’s Grain Belt Express
Clean Line Energy has received requests for more than 20 GW of transmission service for the Grain Belt Express Clean Line in its...
Extreme Anomalies Result In Generation Shortfalls At Western U.S. Wind Projects
Unusually low wind conditions encompassing wide swaths of land have led to severe generation shortfalls at many U.S. wind farms. During the first...
Vancouver City Council Supports Shift To 100% Renewable Energy
The Vancouver City Council has voted unanimously to support a shift toward the city's deriving 100% of its energy from renewable sources. Upon...
AWEA, SEIA Provide Road Map For EPA’s Clean Power Plan
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) have jointly published a handbook detailing how states can incorporate...
Storage As A Reliability Device Features Prominently In New York’s Energy Reformation
The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has launched its Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative in an effort to overhaul the grid...
USTDA To Fund Wind Power Development In Vietnam
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has awarded a grant to the Cong Ly Construction-Trade-Tourism Co. Ltd. to develop a 300 MW wind...
Wisconsin PSC Approves Key Transmission Line
The Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin has approved the Badger Coulee 345 kV transmission line. The line is anticipated to help reliability...
BTM Navigant: Market Shifts Produce Changes To Turbine Supplier Rankings
BTM Navigant has revealed a significant shuffling of the top turbine suppliers, according to the findings of its 20th Annual World Wind Energy...