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Virginia Kicks Offshore Wind Development Into Higher Gear
Following a request for proposals, Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., says the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) has selected BVG Associates to...
Mortenson Building More Wind Farms For MidAmerican Energy
Mortenson has been selected by MidAmerican Energy Co. to build two wind farms in Iowa as part of MidAmerican's Wind XI Project, a broader...
Dominion Energy’s Grid Transformation Plan Includes 3 GW Of Wind, Solar
Dominion Energy Virginia has filed its first set of plans under the Grid Transformation & Security Act (GTSA). Notably, the company is committing to...
Global Wind Summit Brings Together Conference And Expo With International Focus
The Global Wind Summit - coming to Hamburg, Germany, this September - will combine the WindEnergy Hamburg expo with the WindEurope 2018 conference to...
Ohio Schedules Hearing For Apex’s Republic Wind Farm Proposal
The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) is holding a hearing on Oct. 2 to allow the public to express their views about Apex Clean Energy's proposal...
Rachel Shimshak Reflects On 24 Years Of Northwest Renewable Energy: What’s Next For The...
Now with more than 8 GW of wind, solar and geothermal installations, the Northwest has become a significant player in the renewable energy space...
EDPR Scores PPAs For Ohio Wind
EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR), a fully owned subsidiary of EDP Renováveis SA, has secured two 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with an...
PacifiCorp Inks More Approvals For Wind, Transmission Expansion
Having received the final two state approvals needed to move forward with the its Energy Vision 2020 initiative, PacifiCorp is proceeding with plans to...
AWEA Dives Into Distributed Wind, Names New Program Leader
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has hired Jennifer Jenkins as the director of its new distributed wind program.
Jenkins, the former founding executive director...
Report Says Montana Lagging Behind On Clean Energy Development
A new report from Environment Montana Research & Policy Center claims that Montana is falling behind the rest of the nation on clean energy.
According to the...
Vestas Ships Wind Parts To New Laydown Yard At Port Of Corpus Christi
Port of Corpus Christi’s new breakbulk cargo laydown yard, the Rincon West Yard, received its first shipment of wind turbine components on July 14.
Vestas...
Hydro Signs ‘World’s Longest’ Corporate Wind PPA
Hydro Energi AS, a subsidiary of Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA, has signed a long-term wind power purchase agreement (PPA) for 29 years with...
Alberta’s TransAlta Retiring Coal-Fired Unit
Calgary, Alberta-based TransAlta Corp. has announced the July 31 retirement of the currently "mothballed" coal-fired Sundance Unit 2 in Alberta.
According to the company, the...
Wisconsin Utility Moves Toward More Renewables, Lower Electric Rates
Advancing its clean energy goals, Wisconsin's Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) has filed a rate case settlement agreement with the Public Service Commission of...
DOE Offers Funding For Wind R&D
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office has released a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) entitled “Advanced Wind R&D to Reduce Costs...
Hummingbird Energy Storage Project Proposed In Northern California
esVolta, a developer and owner of utility-scale energy storage projects across North America, has been selected by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) to...
Report: The Steep Price Of A Coal And Nuclear Bailout
In response to the Trump administration's proposed plan to bail out failing coal and nuclear plants across the country, The Brattle Group - a...
Denver Mayor Commits City To 100% Renewables By 2030
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has unveiled the city's 80x50 Climate Action Plan, which includes a goal of transitioning Denver to 100% clean, renewable electricity...
GE’s LM Wind Power Expanding R&D
LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business, is planning to acquire WMC's test facility in Wieringerwerf, the Netherlands.
The facility will provide rotor hub testing for...
CleanChoice Launches New Renewable Energy Broker Program
CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company providing 100% clean electricity to customers across the country, has launched the CleanChoice Energy Broker Program.
The new program...