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GE Power Announces Layoffs As Renewables Grow; Wind Business Not Affected
Citing "challenges in the power market worldwide," GE Power has announced plans to reduce its global headcount by approximately 12,000 positions, affecting both professional...
NRG Systems, Lasser Eólica Partner For Lattice Wind Tower Solutions
U.S.-based NRG Systems says wind energy solutions provider Lasser Eólica has joined its global network of service partners and dealers.
Based in Spain, Lasser Eólica...
New Program Seeks To Bolster Utility Sustainability, Clean Energy Reporting
To better serve customers and investors, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), an association representing all U.S. investor-owned electric companies, is launching a pilot environmental,...
More U.S. Communities Commit To 100% Clean Energy
Shortly after celebrating the 50th U.S. city or town to adopt a 100% renewable energy target, the Sierra Club has announced that the City...
Renewable Northwest Leader Shimshak Resigning After 24 Years
After 24 years of leading the organization, Renewable Northwest's executive director, Rachel Shimshak, will resign in June 2018.
According to the group, during Shimshak’s tenure,...
Senvion Installs 130 MW Of Wind In New Markets
Senvion has completed the installation of several wind farms in three of its newly entered markets within Europe.
The installation of 33 Senvion 3.4M114 turbines...
NY Green Bank Issues RFP On Third-Party Clean Energy Capital
NY Green Bank has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to evaluate strategies for raising, investing and managing at least $1 billion in third-party...
Senate Passes Tax Reform, Leaving Renewable Energy Groups Fearful
The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping tax reform bill early Saturday morning, leaving in an obscure provision clean energy groups recently warned could have...
Digital Realty To Source Wind And Solar For Chicago, Ashburn Data Centers
San Francisco-headquartered Digital Realty, a provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, is expanding its renewable energy and sustainability initiatives with two long-term...
New York Governor Signs Bill Mandating Energy Storage Goal
Better late than never! Last week, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., signed legislation requiring the establishment of a statewide energy storage mandate. The governor’s...
Kymeta, FMC GlobalSat Partner For Renewable Energy Satellite Communications
Redmond, Wash.-based communications provider Kymeta Corp. is expanding its distribution network to include global connectivity company FMC GlobalSat. The companies say the new partnership...
Enel Selling Majority Stake In Kansas, Oklahoma Wind Farms
Enel S.p.A., through Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA), has signed an agreement with investment fund Gulf Pacific Power LLC for a stake in...
Google To Buy Power From Avangrid Wind Duo In S.D.
Avangrid Renewables has signed a new wind contract with Google for 196 MW of new South Dakota wind power.
The power purchase agreements (PPAs) will...
Google Signs New Iowa Wind Deal With EDF RE
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has signed an agreement to supply Google with 200 MW of wind energy generated from the new Glaciers Edge...
Massachusetts Groups Appealing Cape Wind Lease Decision
The Town of Barnstable, the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership and the Massachusetts Fishermen’s Partnership are among the groups now appealing the recent federal decision to...
UT Austin Helping Bring Clean Energy To Mexican Grid
The University of Texas at Austin (UT) recently signed a partnership agreement with Monterrey Tech, a university in Mexico, to develop a reliable, clean,...
EIA: The Rise Of U.S. Wind Turbine Heights And Capacities Over 10 Years
Although wind turbines in the U.S. have grown in both average height and capacity over the past decade, wind energy is still not expected...
Siemens Gamesa Supplying Nearly 1 GW Of New Offshore Model For Vattenfall
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been selected by Vattenfall to supply close to 1 GW of turbines at three offshore wind projects being...
Vestas Seals Five-Project Wind Deal With Spanish Utility
Vestas and Barcelona-based utility Gas Natural Fenosa have sealed an agreement to build 86 MW of wind energy across five new projects in Spain.
The...
Nordex Offers New Wind Turbine Sound Reductions
For Generation Delta turbines, the Nordex Group offers solutions specifically for noise-sensitive sites in order to increase turbine output while maintaining sound emissions at...