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Six Pennsylvania Communities Now Committed To 100% Clean Energy
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania's East Bradford Township and the Township of Haverford both adopted resolutions establishing goals of transitioning to 100% clean, renewable electricity by...
PGE Plans Smart Grid Test Bed In Support Of ‘Clean Energy Future’
Oregon’s Portland General Electric (PGE) has announced plans to file a proposal for a Smart Grid Test Bed. Slated to begin next year, the...
Wind, Solar Comprised One-Fifth Of Electric Generation In 10 States Last Year
Wind and solar electric generation, including small-scale solar photovoltaics, reached or exceeded 20% of total generation in 10 states in 2017, according to the...
EPA Awards 10 ‘Green Power’ Leaders Across The Country
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its 18th annual Green Power Leadership Awards, recognizing organizations, programs and individuals that significantly advance the...
Royal Caribbean Strikes Kansas Wind Deal With Southern Power
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has signed an agreement with Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., for Southern Power's 200 MW Reading Wind Facility...
Siemens Gamesa Enters Russian Wind Market
Siemens Gamesa has secured its first wind power order in Russia.
Enel Russia, one of the country's independent power producers, has ordered 90 MW of wind...
GE Launches Wind Turbine-Agnostic Inspection System
GE Renewable Energy has announced the availability of a new ground-based inspection system for wind turbine blades.
According to GE, the system combines thermal imaging...
Newly Opened Ohio Wind Farm To Power GM Plants
Michigan-based CMS Energy has officially opened Northwest Ohio Wind, a 105 MW project that will generate clean energy for General Motors for at least 15...
EDF Boosts Wind Production With 3M Vortex Generators
EDF Renewables North America has installed 3M wind vortex generators (VGs) at its Chestnut Flats Wind Project in Logan Township, Pa.
The installation follows the successful...
New Mexico Regulators OK Pattern’s Corona Wind Projects
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) has voted to approve the location control permit for Pattern Development’s Corona Wind Projects.
As a result of...
MA Gubernatorial Candidates Commit To Offshore Wind
The Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund (ELM) and the National Wildlife Federation Action Fund have sought a guarantee that the next governor of...
DOE’s McNamee Nominated As FERC Commissioner
President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Bernard L. McNamee, currently executive director of the Office of Policy for the U.S. Department of...
Baking Company Grupo Bimbo Makes 100% Renewables Pledge
Grupo Bimbo, a global baking company based in Mexico City, has announced a commitment to use 100% renewable energy for its electricity throughout the...
Icebreaker Wind Gets ‘Most Significant Single Approval’ Yet
A federal review of the proposed Lake Erie offshore wind project has found no significant environmental impacts, including no significant effect on migratory birds.
The...
Another Colorado Community Commits To 100% Clean Energy
On Tuesday, the city council of Fort Collins, Colo., voted 6-1 to approve a resolution committing the community to shift away from fossil fuels and...
Wind Energy Foundation Becomes Wind Solar Alliance
With a new focus on both wind and solar energy, the Wind Energy Foundation has changed its name to the Wind Solar Alliance (WSA).
WSA...
Wind Is A Major Part Of Virginia’s New Energy Plan
Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., has released a new energy plan that calls for 3 GW of solar and onshore wind by 2022 and 2...
Louisiana Offshore Services Company Completes Refinancing
Houma, La.-based SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc., a provider of marine and support transportation services to offshore oil, natural gas and wind power facilities worldwide,...
Goldwind Closes Citi, BHE Financing For Its Biggest U.S. Wind Farm
Chicago-based Goldwind Americas, a subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. (Goldwind), has received tax equity financing for its 160 MW Rattlesnake Wind...
Vestas Announces 400 Layoffs
Vestas has announced it is laying off approximately 400 employees globally.
Vestas, which has business in 79 countries, says it is seeing a shift in growth from...