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EDF Sells Stakes In Big U.S. Wind, Solar Portfolio
EDF Renewables has signed purchase and sale agreements with PGGM Infrastructure Fund for several U.S. wind and solar projects.
PGGM - a cooperative Dutch pension fund...
Software Start-Up Clir Aims To Increase Wind Farm Performance
Clir, a Vancouver-based renewable energy software start-up, has raised C$2.1 million in a seed-stage financing round.
Gareth Brown, the CEO and founder of Clir, has...
New Cranes To Help TP&L Transport Bigger Wind Components
Casper, Wyo.-based Transportation Partners and Logistics LLC (TP&L) has acquired two new cranes to further the company's reach in transporting oversized and overweight cargo...
U.S. House Committee To Look At Three Offshore Wind Bills
Next week, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will debate several pieces of legislation related to offshore wind.
According to a report...
Thanks To Batteries, Wind And Solar Could Power Half The World By 2050
Increasingly cheaper battery storage could help wind and solar rise to 50% of the world's electricity generation by 2050, according to new predictions from...
New ACORE Campaign Shoots For $1 Trillion U.S. Renewables Investments
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) has launched a new campaign that aims to reach a whopping $1 trillion in new U.S. private-sector...
Vestas, Xcel Energy Partner For More U.S. Wind
Vestas has received an order for 442 MW of V116-2.0 MW and V110-2.0 MW turbines from Xcel Energy Inc.
The order is part of Xcel...
AT&T Doubles Down On Wind Power With NextEra
AT&T is expanding its wind energy program with NextEra Energy Resources. AT&T's new power purchase agreement (PPA) with a subsidiary of NextEra will deliver 300...
Samsung To Source 100% Renewable Energy In U.S., Europe And China
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has announced plans to source renewable energy for 100% of the energy used for all of its factories, office buildings and...
EDF Renewables Developing Iowa Wind For Alliant Energy
EDF Renewables has signed an agreement with Alliant Energy's Iowa energy company to develop and construct up to 200 MW of the Golden Plains...
Michigan’s Consumers Energy To Hike Up Renewables, End Coal
Consumers Energy, a provider of electric and natural gas service to 6.7 million Michigan residents, has announced a new plan to meet the state'e...
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Plans Green Bonds
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has announced plans to issue an inaugural green bond, providing additional funding for CPPIB as it increases its holdings...
New Schneider Electric Switchgear Suited For Wind Industry
Schneider Electric, a global company specializing in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has launched CBGS-0, a medium-voltage switchgear that can be used...
South Dakota Regulators OK 400 MW Crocker Wind Farm
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted to grant a construction permit, with conditions, to Crocker Wind Farm LLC for a wind...
U.S. Mayors Announce Large-Scale Renewable Energy Initiative
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced plans to issue a request for information (RFI) for competitive pricing of large-scale renewable energy projects for...
With Focus On Wind, Minnesota Co-op Shoots For 50% Renewables
Great River Energy, a nonprofit electric cooperative in Minnesota, has announced a company goal to supply its member-owner cooperatives with 50% renewable energy by...
Global Partners Team Up For U.S. Offshore Wind Site Investigations
Horizon Geosciences Ltd. and Seaforth Geosurveys Inc. have formed a partnership to provide integrated offshore site investigation services for the U.S. offshore wind market.
Seaforth,...
Renewable Energy Education Program Launches For North Carolina Youth
With the help of First Bank, as many as 200 middle schoolers across seven North Carolina counties will have the opportunity to learn more...
Arkansas Co-op Signs Long-Term PPA For Southern Power’s Wildhorse Wind
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC) of Little Rock has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement with Wildhorse Wind Energy LLC, owned by Southern...
Responsible Offshore Development Alliance Forms On East Coast
Citing the emergence of offshore wind power on the East Coast, a new alliance has formed with a goal of ensuring that these developments are...