Environmental

Saint-Gobain North America Makes Huge Energy Deal

Saint-Gobain North America, one of the world’s largest building materials companies, says it has entered into a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement (vPPA) to...

Used Wind Turbine Blades Pose a Growing Waste Problem

What happens to wind turbine blades after their operational lifespan ends? Although wind power is considered one of the cleanest types of energy, there...

American Wind Installations on the Rise

The latest data released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) reveals that North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean installed 13,427...

Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance Names 2019’s Top 10 Energy Buyers

The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) has released its Deal Tracker, which highlights 2019’s top 10 large energy buyers. Facebook was 2019’s largest energy buyer,...

AWEA Names its CLEANPOWER 2020 Conference Partners

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has named its partners for CLEANPOWER, a new exhibition hub that will bring together the utility-scale wind power,...

Marine Mammal Expert Partners with Vineyard Wind

Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind development company, says Dr. Christopher Clark will be partnering with the company as a senior scientist. Clark is a...

Orsted, Eversource Partner with Automation Developer

Joint venture partners Ørsted and Eversource have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Groton, Conn.-based marine automation and monitoring innovator ThayerMahan.  ThayerMahan focuses on...

Wind Power Key to New Jersey’s Energy Plan

The future of New Jersey's offshore wind power industry has received a promising lift with Governor Phil Murphy's Energy Master Plan. The plan formalizes...

APS Aims For 100% Carbon-Free Electricity

Arizona Public Service Co. (APS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corp., has set a goal to deliver 100% carbon-free electricity to...

Salt Lake County Opts For 100% Renewable Electricity

The Salt Lake County Council has passed a resolution establishing a goal of powering the county with 100% clean, renewable electricity by 2030. The...

Harvard Study: Where To Reap The Greatest Health Benefits From Renewable Energy

A new Harvard University study suggests that to achieve the biggest improvements in public health and the greatest benefits from renewable energy, wind should...

Port Houston To Purchase Renewable Electricity Over 10 Years

Port Houston has been given the go-ahead to purchase renewable electricity port-wide. Executive director Roger Guenther was given authorization by the Port Commission to...

Procter & Gamble Notches Renewable Electricity Milestone

The Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) has reached its 2020 goal of purchasing 100% renewable electricity in the U.S. and Canada. The consumer goods...

Amazon Plans More Renewable Energy Projects

Amazon has announced three new renewable energy projects in the U.S. and U.K. Amazon’s newest U.S. solar projects will be located in Warren County, N.C.,...

Another Ohio City Commits To 100% Renewable Energy

The Lakewood City Council in Ohio has passed a resolution establishing a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy. Lakewood, joining Cleveland and Cincinnati, is...
wyoming

Feds Release EA On Chokecherry And Sierra Madre

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released an environmental assessment (EA) analyzing an additional 396 wind turbines as...

Virginia Announces 420 MW Renewable Energy Agreement

Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., has announced an agreement for the Commonwealth of Virginia to purchase 420 MW of wind and solar energy. The agreement with...
renewables

ACORE: Considerations For Designing A Federal, High-Penetration Renewable Energy Standard

In a new white paper released by the nonprofit American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the organizations offer...

California Signs ‘Clean Power, Smart Power’ Bill Into Law

Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., has signed into law a bill designed to help California meet its electric grid reliability and climate change goals by...

National Audubon Society Endorses Wind Energy

Often criticized for killing birds, wind energy is being endorsed by the National Audubon Society, which warns that two-thirds of North American birds are...

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