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Study: Yes, We Can Have 100% Global Renewables With Stable Electric Grid, Low Costs
Renewable energy solutions are often hindered by the inconsistencies of power produced by wind, water and sunlight and the continuously fluctuating demand for energy....
FERC Releases Final Rule On Electric Storage Participation For Regional Grid Operators
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has voted to remove barriers to the participation of electric storage resources in the capacity, energy and ancillary...
What’s Happening With Maine Wind Power?
Ten years ago, Maine’s Task Force on Wind Energy set ambitious goals for wind development in the state, including a 2015 target of 1,000...
Proposed Bill Casts Dark Cloud Over Ohio’s Wind Industry
According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition, a wind energy proposal before the Ohio Power Siting Board...
U.S. Stands Ready To Be ‘800-Pound Gorilla’ In Global Offshore Wind Industry
With recent moves being made throughout the Atlantic Coast, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) says the vast U.S. market for offshore wind is...
Innergex Renewable Energy Officially Acquires Alterra Power
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc., has completed its acquisition of Alterra Power Corp., greatly increasing Innergex’s total renewables capacity.
Innergex, a Canadian independent renewables power producer,...
How To Close The ‘Clean Power Gap’
The gap between how much wind and solar energy we need to install to curb climate change and how much we are projected to...
E.ON’s Radford’s Run Wind Farm Completed In Illinois
E.ON has secured tax equity financing of its 305.8 MW Radford's Run wind farm in Macon County, Ill.
Allianz Renewable Energy Partners of America and...
EDF RE’s Red Pine Wind Project Comes Online In Minnesota
EDF Renewable Energy’s (EDF RE) 200 MW Red Pine Wind Project in Minnesota is now fully operational.
Consisting of 100 Vestas wind turbines, Red Pine...
Carbon Trust Names Winners Of Contest Seeking Novel Offshore Wind Inspections
The U.K.-based Carbon Trust has announced the winners of its competition to find novel methods to inspect offshore wind substructures.
The competition, launched as part...
New York Releases Master Plan To Guide Offshore Wind Development
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has released the New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan, designed to guide the responsible and cost-effective development of...
Roemheld USA Introduces New Wind Turbine Rotor Lock
Roemheld USA has introduced new rotor locks that are designed to simplify maintenance for wind projects.
According to the Missouri-based company, the double-acting hydraulic cylinder...
Report: Wind And Solar Jobs Outnumber Coal And Gas Jobs In Majority Of States
Wind and solar energy jobs now outnumber coal and gas jobs in 30 U.S. states, including Washington, D.C., according to a new report released...
Siemens Gamesa Reeled In 318 MW Of Safe Harbor Orders In 2017
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) was awarded seven orders for safe harbor equipment during calendar-year 2017. With a combined total wind capacity of 318...
Corporate Clean Energy PPA Trend Reaches All-Time High
Despite looming policy uncertainty in the U.S. and Europe, corporations signed a record volume of clean energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) globally in 2017,...
GE Signs Wind Deal With Ukraine IPP
Ukraine-based DTEK has signed a deal with GE Renewable Energy for the procurement, installation and maintenance of 26 wind turbines.
The turbines will be installed...
Global Partners Come Together To Support Dominican Wind Power
With support from the Canadian government, the International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, has completed an $80 million financing package...
Report Shows ‘Immediate Need’ For Transmission Planners To Account For Corporate Renewables Demand
Big companies are increasingly signing deals to buy wind and solar power, and their large and growing demand may exceed the capacity of existing...
All Renewables To Be Cost-Competitive With Fossil Fuels: IRENA
The global cost of generating power from onshore wind has fallen by nearly a quarter since 2010, while solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity costs have...
Avangrid Brings 500 MW Of U.S. Wind Online
In recent weeks, Avangrid Renewables began commercial operations at three new U.S. wind farms.
More than 500 MW of new wind farms in California, New Mexico...