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Oklahoma House Says Yes To Early Phaseout Of Wind Tax Credits
On March 9, Oklahoma’s House of Representatives passed H.B.2298, which would end the state’s production tax credit for wind energy production three-and-a-half years earlier...
Geronimo Offers Renewables Purchasing Program With Shorter Contracts
Geronimo Energy LLC, a renewables developer based out of Minneapolis, has introduced a new renewable energy purchasing solution, dubbed the Renewable Energy Project Units...
Jaguar Land Rover Commits To 100% Renewables Via EDF Energy
Under a new agreement with EDF Energy, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, which touts itself as the U.K.’s largest car manufacturer, is buying all...
Siemens’ New Low-Wind Turbine Enters Prototype Testing Phase
Siemens Wind Power’s new direct-drive, low-wind turbine has now reached the prototype testing stage. The onshore model, SWT-3.15-142, which has a rotor diameter of...
Wind Turbine Goes Down In Snowy Rhode Island
Strong winds accompanying the snowstorm pummeling the Northeast took down a wind turbine in Narragansett, R.I., today.
According to a post on the Narragansett Emergency...
Corporate Purchasers vs. State Mandates: What Will Drive Renewables Demand?
New market entrants, including corporate purchasers, are now primary drivers of renewable energy demand in the U.S., says a new Moody's report.
Wind, Solar & Other Groups To Congress: Expand U.S. Electrical Infrastructure
A coalition of groups representing a broad spectrum of U.S. manufacturing, construction, energy and environmental workers is calling on Congress to streamline the expansion...
Citing ‘Difficult Environment,’ Senvion To Cut 780 Jobs
Germany-based wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has presented what it calls an “extensive program for the future,” an initiative that will lead to a reduction...
SANY, Star Energy Plan 1 GW Of North American Wind
Ralls Corp., an affiliate of China-based SANY Group Co. Ltd., has formed a partnership with Star Wind LLC, a subsidiary of Indiana-based Star Energy...
Gamesa-Siemens Merger Gets Green Light From European Commission
The European Commission has officially cleared the acquisition of Gamesa by Siemens. Considering a number of “credible competitors” would remain in both the onshore...
E.ON Shakes Up Executive Roles
E.ON has announced a couple executive changes within its businesses: Michael Lewis has been named CEO of E.ON U.K., Marc Hoffman will become CEO...
BOEM Announces Offshore Wind Action In The Northeast
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) says it has received unsolicited lease requests from two companies looking to...
Quebec Renewables Developer Boralex Names Chairman Of The Board
Quebec-based Boralex Inc., a developer, builder and operator of renewable energy facilities in Canada, France and the U.S., has named a new chairman of...
Certex Opens New U.K. Facility To Support Offshore And Onshore Wind
Certex U.K., a supplier to the global wind market, has expanded its renewables and lifting operations in the Humber, England, region by opening a...
Milestone In Denmark Shows Off ‘Power Of Wind’
Just 10 days after the Southwest Power Pool set a new wind penetration record, Denmark produced enough wind energy in one day to power 104% of the country’s energy demand.
Four-Year U.S. Wind Forecast Sees Quarter-Million Jobs, 35 GW Of New Wind
The expansion of American wind power is poised to drive 248,000 jobs and $85 billion dollars in economic activity over the next four years,...
Nordex Touts Good Year In Turkish Wind Market
With approximately 350 MW installed in 2016, German turbine manufacturer Nordex is touting a 25% market share for installed wind capacity in Turkey for...
Arkansas Lawmakers Put Up Fight Against Clean Line’s Plains & Eastern Project
Republican legislators in Arkansas are urging Rick Perry, the newly elected secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), to “preserve states’ rights” and review...
Vaisala Scales Up Colorado Operations For Triton Wind Profiler
Finland-headquartered Vaisala has doubled the production capacity of its Boulder, Colo., operations center for the Triton wind profiler, which offers wind developers and operators...
Anbaric, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Create Clean Energy Partnership
Wakefield, Mass.-based Anbaric, a developer of clean energy transmission and microgrid projects, and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan have created a new company called Anbaric...