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EU Incorporating Emergency Measures to Prevent Renewable Energy Permitting Holdups
The European Commission is set to implement an emergency regulation to simplify and accelerate the permitting of renewables projects, according to WindEurope. The regulation...
Mass. Denies Commonwealth Wind’s PPA Suspension Motion
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has turned down Commonwealth Wind's motion to suspend its power purchase agreement (PPA) with state electric utilities,...
Iberdola, AXA IM Alts Sign MOU for Normandy Offshore Wind Energy Developments
The Iberdrola group and AXA IM Alts have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in the deployment of offshore wind energy in France....
Minnesota Power Increases Wind Energy Proposal from 200 MW to 400 MW
Minnesota Power, a utility division of ALLETE Inc., is advancing its EnergyForward plan by significantly increasing the amount of renewable energy it provides over...
Equinor, Hitachi Energy Start Collaboration with Offshore Wind Transmission Projects
Equinor and Hitachi Energy say they are collaborating on electrification, renewable power generation and low-carbon initiatives worldwide. Initial areas of focus for the collaboration...
Orsted Brings in Lopa Parikh to Lead Electricity Policy Efforts
Ørsted is expanding its presence in Washington, D.C., with the addition of Lopa Parikh as its new head of electricity policy. She brings two...
International Energy Transition Goals Not on Target, IRENA Reports
Renewables are the backbone of the energy transition and a viable climate solution. Yet out of the 183 parties to the Paris Agreement with...
Equinor Prepares for Celtic Sea Floating Wind Seabed Leasing Round
Equinor has expressed its interest in developing gigwatt-scale floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea, with the upcoming Celtic Sea floating wind seabed leasing...
DOI Issues Highest-Ever Disbursements from Wind Energy from Federal Lands
The Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) disbursed $21.53 billion in revenues generated in fiscal year 2022 from energy...
Potentia, Greengate Sign Paintearth Wind Project PPA with Microsoft
Potentia Renewables Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Sustainable, and Greengate Power Corp. have entered into a 15-year power-purchase agreement with Microsoft for...
TPI Composites, GE Renewable Energy Extend U.S. Manufacturing Capacity in Iowa
TPI Composites Inc. has signed an agreement with GE Renewable Energy that enables TPI to secure a 10-year lease extension of its manufacturing facility...
Dominion Energy Promotes Steven Ridge to CFO
Dominion Energy has promoted Steven D. Ridge to senior vice president and CFO, succeeding James R. Chapman, who will be leaving the company for...
Construction Costs Increase for Wind, Decrease for Solar
Construction costs for solar photovoltaic systems continued to decrease in the United States in 2020; the capacity-weighted average fell 8% compared with 2019, according...
Coalition Supports New England Offshore Wind Transmission Grid Plan
New England for Offshore Wind has filed comments in response to a request for information issued by five New England states seeking information concerning...
Fengate Acquires Prairie Switch Wind Project from Triple Oak with New Meta PPA
Fengate Asset Management has acquired the ready-to-build 160 MW Prairie Switch Wind project located outside of Houston, Texas from Triple Oak Power. The Prairie...
Blue Float Joint Venture Plans 900 MW South Taranaki Offshore Wind Project
A consortium formed by BlueFloat Energy, Energy Estate and Elemental Group is planning to build an offshore wind farm 22 kilometers off the coast...
Northleaf Implements Clir Market Intelligence Tech for Cotton Plains Wind Farm
Global private markets investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners has selected Clir Renewables, a market intelligence platform for wind and solar, to help optimize production...
Swift Current Energy Finances 197 MW Texas Wind Project
Swift Current Energy has closed project financing for the 197 MW Castle Gap Wind project, located in Mills and Lampasas counties, Texas. The wind...
IRA Passage Aids Clean Energy Growth, But Other Issues Persist
While the clean energy industry celebrated the August passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest clean energy investment in U.S. history, policy...
Engineers Configure Self-Healing Materials for Wind Turbine Structural Challenges
Engineering researchers have developed a new self-healing composite that allows structures to repair themselves in place, without having to be removed from service. This...