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Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind Names New Head of Federal Affairs
Ørsted has named Margaret "Maggie" Lemmerman as the company’s new head of federal affairs for U.S Offshore Wind.
Lemmerman will be based in Washington, D.C....
National GHG Emissions Fall 10 Percent Since 2005
Since 2005, national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have fallen by 10%, and power sector emissions have fallen by 27% - even as our economy...
Virginia Governor Signs the VCEA
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA).
The act passed in the state senate and the house of delegates in...
ENGIE Signs Tax Equity Financing for Renewables Portfolio
ENGIE North America, an independent power producer and energy efficiency services provider, has signed a major tax equity financing for its renewables portfolio.
The portfolio...
American Voters Favor Offshore Wind
Over 80% of the nation’s voters favor offshore wind energy.
Widespread support comes from both major political parties and every demographic group across the country,...
RENOVA Selects MHI Vestas Turbines for Offshore Wind Farm
RENOVA Inc. has selected wind turbines developed by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S for the offshore wind power project being built off the coast...
Arup Elects Oytan to Head its Offshore Wind Team
Saygin Oytan has joined Arup to serve as its offshore wind leader in the U.S.
As an associate principal in the Boston office, Oytan will...
innogy Enters Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Market
innogy, a European energy company, has partnered with Asia Cement Corp. to continue the development of a major offshore wind project off the coast...
Orsted Completes Sage Draw Wind Project
Ørsted has completed its Sage Draw Wind project, a 338 MW wind farm located between Garza and Lynn counties in Texas.
The 120-wind turbine project...
CLEANPOWER 2020 Cancelled Due to COVID-19
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has canceled the CLEANPOWER 2020 Conference & Exhibition, which was scheduled for June 1-4 in Denver.
COVID-19 government-imposed physical...
IRENA: New Renewables Account for Three-Quarters of 2019’s Power Expansion
The renewable energy sector added 176 GW of generating capacity globally in 2019, slightly lower than the 179 GW added in 2018. However, new...
NY Legislation Creates New Siting Process for Renewables
New legislation in New York will speed up the siting and construction of clean energy projects to combat climate change and help the state’s...
CESA Launches the Clean Energy Collaborative
The nonprofit Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) has launched the 100% Clean Energy Collaborative, a new initiative to provide critical information-sharing and knowledge-transfer among...
Capital Power Acquires Buckthorn Wind, Receives Tax Equity Financing
Capital Power Corp. has successfully completed the acquisition of Buckthorn Wind from private investors.
Buckthorn Wind is a 100.5 MW wind facility that is located...
BayWa r.e. Wind Secures Financing for Amadeus Wind Farm
BayWa r.e. Wind LLC, a global developer, service supplier, distributor and energy solutions provider, has secured a tax equity commitment from a consortium led...
Windkraft Group Awarded Philippines’ First Offshore Wind Projects
The Triconti Windkraft Group of Companies has been awarded service contracts for offshore wind development in the Philippines by the Department of Energy (DOE).
Both...
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Names New Service CEO for the Americas
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has named Juan Gutierrez as CEO of its Americas region service business.
Gutierrez succeeds Darnell Walker, who will stay with the...
New Technologies Help Turbine Manufacturers Access Additional Revenue
A sustained decline in the overall costs of wind turbines, as well as ambitious national- and regional-level renewable energy targets, has driven new onshore...
KORE Power Enters MoU with Northern Reliability
KORE Power, a developer of energy storage systems, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Northern Reliability Inc. (NRI), a U.S.-based energy storage...
U.S. Renewable Energy Increased in 2019
The production of U.S. energy from solar increased by 13.85% in 2019, while that from wind grew by 10.06%, according to a SUN DAY...