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SunEdison Buys Energy Storage Firm, Complementary To Renewable Technologies
Fresh off its acquisition of First Wind, SunEdison has purchased the assets and project pipeline of Philadelphia-based Solar Grid Storage. The deal is...
New York Seeks To Overhaul Energy Market
New York is seeking to redefine the roles of electric utilities and change the regulatory framework to facilitate much larger use of distributed...
Slow Turning: What’s Stopping Individual Blade Pitch Control From Wider Acceptance?
In recent years, there has been a slow shift from collective pitch control (adjusting the blade angles on all three blades equally at...
Mercom Charts The Top Global Wind Deals Of 2014
Last year, total global funding into the wind sector reached $31.7 billion, according to a report from Mercom Capital Group. This includes venture...
Pennsylvania’s Wolf Proposes Big Renewables Investment
Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pa., proposed big investments in clean energy, such as wind and solar, in his 2015-2016 state budget proposal. Wolf's budget...
Deepwater Hits Financial Close For Block Island Wind Farm, Expects Summer Construction
In a first for the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry, Providence, R.I.-based Deepwater Wind has reached financial close for the 30 MW Block...
U.S. And Benin Seek Information On Clean Energy Projects
The government of the U.S., through the Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC), is working on a compact with the government of Benin to develop...
Increased Electricity Sales, Expanded Development Pipeline Sustain Pattern Energy
Wind developer Pattern Energy reported an increase in megawatt-hours sold, while unrealized losses on interest rate and energy derivatives impacted its bottom line,...
Hundreds Rally On Boston Common In Support Of Cape Wind
On Feb. 28, more than 300 people braved the freezing temperatures at Massachusetts' Boston Common in support of the embattled Cape Wind offshore...
Nordex Reports Annual Sales, Earnings Gains
The Nordex Group has reported preliminary sales and earnings growth for 2014. According to Nordex, sales increased 21% to EUR 1.7 billion for...
DOE To Help Tribes Advance Renewable Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says it will continue to provide assistance to tribal governments to accelerate renewable energy deployment through its...
Iberdrola USA To Acquire UIL Holdings
Iberdrola USA and UIL Holdings Corp. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Iberdrola will acquire UIL and create a newly listed,...
Second Golden Eagle Killed At Pattern’s Spring Valley Wind Farm
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) confirmed the death of a golden eagle at Pattern Energy's 151.8 MW Spring Valley wind farm,...
More Investors Entering Tax Equity Market; Returns Holding Steady
The heated debate between developers and tax equity investors about the appropriate level of tax equity returns flared up at the recent Infocast...
Report: Top 10 Turbine OEMs Had Record Year In 2014
All top 10 wind turbine makers broke individual installation records in 2014, in what was the highest installation year for the global wind...
Study Explores Why Mining Companies Should Embrace Renewables
Mining companies that embrace clean energy could use renewables as leverage when negotiating with utilities and diesel suppliers, according to a new study...
Apple To Power EU Data Centers With Renewable Energy
Apple says it plans to invest EUR 1.7 billion to build and operate two European data centers that will each be powered by...
Wind Generated More Than 10% Of Texas Electricity In 2014: EIA
More than 10% of the electricity used in the footprint of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) came from wind generation in...
USDA To Provide $280 Million In Funding Under REAP
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making more than $280 million available for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). REAP provides...
Pattern Energy Group Signs JV With CEMEX Energia, Expands Mexico Presence
Pattern Energy Group has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with CEMEX Energia to jointly develop renewable energy projects in Mexico. The agreement...