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Vestas Appoints New CTO, COO
Vestas has appointed Anders Nielsen its new executive vice president and CTO, taking over for Anders Vedel, who will continue in a role as...
Wind Power Can Drive the Post COVID-19 Economy
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), along with signatories representing all the major wind industry corporations and associations across the world, have released a...
U.S. Wind Industry Sets Construction Record in First Quarter
The U.S. wind industry installed over 1,800 MW of new wind power capacity in the first quarter, while the volume of projects under construction...
ALLETE Clean Energy Secures Funding for Newest Wind Site
ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE, has sold Class A passive membership interests in Great American West Wind LLC to JPM...
IEA: COVID-19 Shocks the Global Energy System
The Covid-19 pandemic represents the biggest shock to the global energy system in more than seven decades, with the drop in demand this year...
AVANGRID Expands Wind Generation in 2019
In 2019, Avangrid Renewables, the third-largest U.S. wind operator, commissioned 831 MW of new wind projects and prepared for the construction of 700 MW...
BNEF: Onshore Wind is Cheapest Source of New-Build Generation
Solar PV and onshore wind are now the cheapest sources of new-build generation for at least two-thirds of the global population. Those two-thirds live...
NYSERDA Holding Off on Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Solicitation
Although the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has authority from the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to issue a...
Dominion Remains on Schedule to Construct Virginia Offshore Project
Dominion Energy and its contractors have remained on track to ensure the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project remains on schedule to become an...
Senators Pen Letter Seeking to Extend Safe Harbor
Six U.S. Senators have written a letter addressed to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin seeking to extend the safe harbor provisions provided under...
Oriel Wind Farm Concludes Geotechnical Campaign
The Oriel offshore wind farm has successfully concluded a month-long geotechnical survey campaign during March. It was performed by Geoquip AS, an offshore contractor...
Parkland Completes Turbine Installation at Northwester 2
In a joint operation with MHI Vestas and Jan De Nul Group, Parkwind has completed the final installation of turbines at the Northwester 2...
Wind Powers 2019 for Another Record Year
Wind power emerged from 2019 as the U.S.’ top choice for new power after building 9.1 GW, representing 39% of new utility-scale power additions.
With...
Clean Energy Workers Feel the Effects of COVID-19
More than 106,000 clean energy workers lost their jobs in the month of March, and hundreds of thousands more clean energy job losses are...
Two Newly Completed Wind Farms Power Upper Midwest
Upper Midwest customers of Xcel Energy are now receiving renewable energy from two newly completed wind facilities, the 150 MW Foxtail Wind Project in...
LM Wind Power to Close Blade Manufacturing Plant
LM Wind Power, a Danish supplier of rotor blades, says it will close its Little Rock, Ark., manufacturing plant later in the year due...
Offshore Wind Industry Needs 77,000 Trained Workers by 2024
The offshore wind industry will need over 77,000 trained on-site workers to fulfill 2020-2024 market forecasts in North America, China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, and...
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,...
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...
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...