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U.S. Wind Power Soars in Third Quarter

The U.S. wind industry installed nearly 2,000 MW of new wind power capacity in the third quarter, setting a record for third-quarter additions and...

EDF Renewables, Pedernales Sign PPA for King Creek Wind Project

EDF Renewables North America and Pedernales Electric Cooperative Inc. (PEC), one of the largest distribution electric cooperatives in the U.S., have signed a 15-year...

Five Key Trends Shaping Wind Energy in the U.S.

The wind industry continues to flourish across the U.S. as a viable source of clean energy and is a favorite of utilities due to...

VCE: Wind, Solar Could Reliably Support Eastern U.S.

By enabling more transmission across the eastern U.S., there could be an almost entirely decarbonized electricity sector that employs 6 million more Americans and...

NV Energy Issues Request for Proposals to Add Wind, Energy Storage to Portfolio

NV Energy has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to add new renewable energy projects to its portfolio.  This announcement follows the Public Utilities Commission...

Scout Clean Energy Completes Construction of Bitter Ridge Wind Farm

Scout Clean Energy, a Colorado-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, has completed construction and successfully closed tax equity funding for the 130 MW...

New Report Compares Clean Energy Wages with Nationwide Median

To understand the quality of employment opportunities in clean energy-related industries, E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the Clean...

Alliant Energy’s Kossuth Wind Farm Attains Commercial Operation

Alliant Energy says the 150 MW Kossuth Wind Farm, located in the north-central part of Iowa, is now operational and generating electricity. The project comprises...

Renewables on the Rise: Wind Power Triples in a Decade

In 2019, the U.S. produced over 30 times more solar power and more than triple the amount of wind energy than it did in...

TGE, CIP Achieve Commercial Operation of Bearkat II

Tri Global Energy (TGE), an independent renewable energy originator and developer, says project owner and partner, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a fund management company,...

Corporate-Driven Procurement Fuels U.S. Renewables Market

More than any other country, the U.S. has a growing portion of new renewable energy projects being built to meet demand coming directly from...

Texas Leads the Way in Wind Power

In 2019, wind-powered generation contributed 84,400 GWh of electricity in Texas, an 11% increase from the 75,700 GWh generated in 2018.  Substantial growth in wind...

Vestas Receives Wind Project Order from Vietnamese Developer

Soc Trang Energy Joint Stock Co., a subsidiary of Xuan Cau Co. Ltd., has placed a 29 MW wind project order with Vestas.  Located in...

OPITO Launches New Transition Standard for Offshore Wind Workers

OPITO, a global skills organization that specializes in the energy industry, has launched a new transition standard designed to provide flexibility for workers to...

Nordex Notches 297 MW Wind Project in the Midwest

The Nordex Group, an OEM that focuses on onshore wind turbines, says it has received a major order to supply 62 of its N149/4.0-4.5...

Eolus Inks Agreement to Sell Wind Wall Wind Farm

Eolus, a wind power developer, has signed an agreement with Cubico Sustainable Investments for the sale of the Wind Wall 1 wind farm located...

Terracon Eases Renewable Site-Selection with Software Enhancement

Consulting and engineering firm Terracon says it has further enhanced Stage1, a site-selection tool, to now include environmental and geotechnical condition assessments.  Stage1 combines Terracon's...

SAGE Launches Crowdfunding Initiative for the Anpetu Wi Wind Farm

SAGE Development Authority, the first public power authority owned by a single Native nation in the U.S., has launched a new crowdfunding initiative that...

RWE Renewables’ Cranell Wind Farm Reaches Commercial Operation

RWE Renewables says the Cranell wind farm, a 220 MW project located in Refugio County, Texas, has achieved commercial operation.  The project is powered by...

Orsted Completes the Willow Creek Wind Project

Ørsted, a company that develops, constructs and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, says it has completed Willow Creek Wind - a 103 MW...

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