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Two More U.S. Municipalities Pledge 100% Renewable Energy
The Sierra Club has announced that two more U.S. municipalities have made commitments to transition to 100% clean energy – the Town of Hillsborough,...
More Big-Name Brands Hop On Board RE100 For 100% Renewables
The 106 members of the RE100 campaign – an initiative uniting influential businesses committed to 100% renewable power – are now taking the total...
RES Americas OK’d For Glacier Ridge Wind Farm In N.D.
Renewable Energy Systems (RES) Americas recently received a siting permit from the North Dakota Public Service Commission for the second phase of its 300...
‘Astounding’ Results Announced In U.K. Offshore Wind Auction
RenewableUK, the renewable energy trade association in the U.K., is highlighting the dramatic fall in the cost of offshore wind, which, according to the...
DONG Energy Inks Contract For World’s Largest Wind Farm
DONG Energy has been awarded a contract to build its Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm at the lowest-ever price for offshore wind in...
DNV GL Launches Control Hardware-In-The-Loop Testing For Renewables
Renewables certification company DNV GL has opened a control hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) test facility for renewable energy generation plants. The facility connects physical power plant...
Vestas Signs Agreement To Build Wind Blade Plant In Russia
The Russian Association of Wind Power Industry (RAWI) says Vestas has signed an agreement to build a wind turbine production plant in the Ulyanovsk...
California Mayors, City Officials Throw Support Behind 100% Clean Energy Bill
A coalition of California mayors, city councilors and community leaders has delivered a letter to California Assemblymembers to issue their support for moving California...
Former Vestas, GE Senior Exec Joins Northland Power As COO
Toronto-based independent power producer Northland Power Inc. has named Troy Patton to the position of chief operations officer (COO).
According to the company, Patton has...
AEE Brings Companies Together For The Advanced Energy Buyers Group
National business organization Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) has announced the launch of the Advanced Energy Buyers Group, a collection of large energy users seeking...
N.C. Takes First Step Toward ‘Unnecessary’ Study Regarding Wind Moratorium
According to the NC Sustainable Energy Association, opponents of the moratorium are concerned that the study and resulting maps could be used to permanently ban wind projects and limit property rights of landowners.
Denver Releases Study On 100% Renewables, Seeks Public Input
A new study released by Denver’s Department of Environmental Health shows that moving the city to 100% clean energy by 2030 or earlier is,...
Honeywell, Intel Launch Drone Inspection Service Suited For Energy Industry
Wind stakeholders, there's a new drone inspection service for industrial customers: In collaboration with Intel, Fortune 100 industrial technology company Honeywell has launched its...
Enel Kicks Off Construction Of Peru’s Biggest Wind Farm
Enel Green Power Peru (EGPP) has started construction of Wayra I, Enel’s first wind farm in Peru.
Located in the district of Marcona in the...
Wind Tech Students At N.M. College Get Another Boost From Megger
Thanks to a new donation from Megger, a manufacturer of portable electrical testing equipment, students at Mesalands Community College’s Wind Energy Technology Program will...
Poll Shows Strong Support For Clean Energy In Ohio’s Coal Country
Voters throughout Ohio overwhelmingly support policies that encourage greater production of renewable energy and increasing energy efficiency, including renewable energy standards and revising wind...
How DONG Energy Dismantled The World’s First Offshore Wind Farm
The dismantling process for the world’s first offshore wind farm has now been completed, DONG Energy has announced.
The Vindeby Offshore Wind Farm, located near...
Vattenfall Plans Significant Job Cuts
Citing a “rapidly changing energy landscape,” European wind developer Vattenfall has decided to cut costs by 2 billion Swedish krona, equaling $250.9 million, in...
E.ON Gets To Work On Energy Storage At Texas Wind Farms
E.ON has begun construction on its Texas Waves energy storage projects, which are co-located at the company’s existing Pyron and Inadale wind farms in...
Report: We’re On A Good Track With Renewables – But Not The Paris Agreement
There is no single solution for achieving the target of a low-carbon world, DNV GL says. Instead, multiple achievable actions must be taken both locally and globally, involving collaboration within the energy sector and across industries.