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Wells Fargo Powered By 100% Renewables Across The World
San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. has announced that 100% of its global electricity consumption for 2017 will be met with renewable energy.
The milestone...
Owens Corning Insulation Made With 100% Wind Power
Toledo, Ohio-headquartered Owens Corning says three of its commercial and residential insulation types that have been independently certified as made with wind power are...
From Oil To Wind: MHI Vestas Setting Up Facility At Former Power Plant
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is repurposing a decommissioned oil-fired power plant into a new painting and logistics facility for its 80-meter wind turbine blades.
The...
How To Get To 35 GW Of U.S. Energy Storage By 2025
The Energy Storage Association (ESA) has released its “35×25: A Vision for Energy Storage” white paper, which the trade group says maps out a...
Report: The O&M Costs Of North America’s Aging Wind Fleet
The aging North American wind energy market is costing the industry $3 billion to $4 billion annually in operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses, claims...
U.S. Stands Alone In Paris Agreement Non-Participation
Yesterday, Syria announced that it would be joining the Paris Agreement, meaning the U.S. is now the only country in the world that has...
Success For Transport Of LM Wind Power’s 73.5-Meter Blade
On Oct. 20, the first LM 73.5 P wind turbine blade successfully arrived at Castellón Port in Spain, representing the largest blade ever produced...
North Dakota PSC Holding Public Hearing For 150 MW Foxtail Wind
The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) is holding a public hearing on Monday, Nov. 20, for a project from Foxtail Wind, a wholly...
GE Announces Onshore Wind Giant In Sweden
GE and Green Investment Group Ltd., part of Macquarie Group, have partnered to deliver and operate 650 MW of onshore wind through the Markbygden...
Siemens Gamesa Reveals FY17 Results, 6,000 Job Cuts
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has reported its numbers for fiscal year 2017 (FY17), when revenue increased by 5% to EUR 10.964 billion and...
AEP Plots Major Renewable Energy Investments
In an effort to provide cleaner energy solutions for its customers, Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP) is increasing capital investment in its regulated...
Proposed GOP Tax Reform Would Curtail Tax Incentives For Wind And Solar
On Nov. 2, House Republicans released their proposed tax reform legislation, providing for massive alterations to tax law. On Nov. 5, Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas,...
Acciona Energia Doubling Latin American Renewables Capacity
Acciona Energia expects to double its operational renewable energy capacity in Latin America by 2020. Specifically, its renewables capacity will grow to over 2...
Rocky Mountain Power Looks To Improve Wind Gearbox Reliability
Laramie, Wyo.-based LogiLube LLC is testing out its SmartGear gearbox condition monitoring technology at Rocky Mountain Power’s High Plains Wind Project.
SmartGear will be applied...
Wind EPC Company IEA Energy Services Being Acquired
M III Acquisition Corp. (MIII) has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger with IEA Energy Services LLC, an engineering, procurement and...
Bird Groups Claim Inadequacies In Icebreaker Wind Environmental Assessment
Bird conservation groups are challenging an environmental assessment (EA) of the proposed Icebreaker Wind offshore project in Lake Erie.
Ohio’s Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO)...
Financing, Construction Deal Reached For Northwest Ohio Wind Project
Greenwich, Conn.-based Starwood Energy Group Global LLC, a private investment firm focused on energy infrastructure, has finalized agreements to finance and construct the 100...
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...
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.