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An Examination Of The Huge Potential Of Northeast Offshore Wind
Three new reports say the Northeast has the potential for offshore wind development of between 4 GW and 8 GW by 2030, as well as the creation of up to 36,000 jobs.
Microsoft Announces Another Wind Power Deal
Microsoft Corp. has announced a deal to purchase 100% of the wind energy generated from the Dutch Wieringermeer wind farm, which Vattenfall recently announced...
N.Y. Grid Operator Announces New Wind Power Record
Strong winds across New York State on Monday morning pushed electricity generated by wind power to a new record for the New York Independent...
Empire District Electric Proposes 800 MW Of New Wind Across Four States
The Empire District Electric Co., based in Joplin, Mo., has proposed a plan to develop an additional 800 MW of wind generation in or...
Ørsted, Formerly DONG Energy, Sets New Goals And Signs New Deals
The board of directors of Ørsted, formerly DONG Energy, has approved the interim financial report for the first nine months of 2017, when operating...
Southern California Edison Proposes Clean Power And Electrification Pathway
Southern California Edison (SCE) has introduced a new clean energy proposal, the Clean Power and Electrification Pathway, which the utility says will help California...
MidAmerican Energy Makes More Headway On Iowa Wind
MidAmerican Energy has announced plans to build the third Iowa site selected for construction as part of the company's massive Wind XI project.
Cuomo: New York ‘Doubling Down’ On Clean Energy Efforts
Clean energy was a hot topic in New York on Friday, when Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a planned expansion of the NY Green...
Siemens Gamesa Inks U.S. Wind Deals Worth 780 MW
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced U.S. wind orders totaling more than 780 MW across five projects.
The company will supply 310 wind turbines...
Massachusetts-Based Vineyard Wind Names New Executives
Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind energy developer vying to build the first utility-scale wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, has named Lars Thaaning...
Vattenfall Announces Dutch Wind Repowering
Vattenfall has decided to invest more than EUR 200 million to repower and expand its Wieringermeer onshore windfarm in the Netherlands. According to the...
St. Louis Votes Yes On 100% Renewable Energy
On Friday, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen unanimously approved the city’s commitment to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2035. According to the...
Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan Signals Need For More Wind Power
On Thursday, Glenn Thibeault, Ontario’s minister of energy, released the updated Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP), Delivering Fairness and Choice. As part of this plan,...
Kraken Robotics Teams With GE’s Avitas Systems To Enhance Offshore Inspections
St. John’s, Newfoundland-based Kraken Robotics Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kraken Robotic Systems Inc., is partnering with Avitas Systems, a GE Venture,...
Washington County Seeks Environmental Review Of 176 MW Wind Farm
Thurston County, Wash., has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for qualified firms to conduct a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)-mandated review of the...
Master Limited Partnerships Bill Re-emerges To ‘Level Energy Playing Field’
Lawmakers have re-introduced bipartisan legislation that they say would level the energy playing field by giving renewable energy projects access to a tax advantage...
Nordex Opens Up New Branch Office In Melbourne
The Nordex Group has established a national representative office in Melbourne, Australia, in order to meet the growing demand for Australian wind, the company...
Ohio Power Siting Board Delays Icebreaker Windpower Hearing
The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has postponed the adjudicatory hearing previously scheduled for Icebreaker Windpower Inc.’s proposed offshore wind project in Lake Erie.
The...
EPA Names 2017 Green Power Leaders
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its 17th annual Green Power Leadership Awards, recognizing 19 Green Power Partners across the country, including...
Vestas Joins RE100 To Spread The Word On Renewables
Committing to reducing the environmental impact of its own operations, Vestas is joining RE100, a group of global companies dedicated to using 100% renewable...