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Falling Renewables Prices Present ‘Unprecedented Opportunity’ For Western Co-ops
Declines in renewable energy pricing are creating opportunities for electric cooperatives in the Mountain West region to deliver cost-savings to their members, according to...
Facebook Commits To 100% Global Renewable Energy
Today, Facebook announced a commitment to power its global operations with 100% renewables, as well as reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions 75%, by the end...
GE Power Unveils New Grid Solutions, Including GIS Suited For Offshore Wind
GE Power's grid solutions business has unveiled a new gas-insulated swtichgear (GIS) suited for wind power applications, along with several other grid technology solutions...
Vestas Stopping Production At León Facility
Adjusting its manufacturing footprint to regional demand, Vestas has announced it is ceasing production at its assembly factory in León, Spain.
According to the wind turbine...
DOE Gives The Lowdown On The State Of U.S. Wind Power
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released its latest wind energy market reports, showing that as wind installations continue across the country and offshore...
Rhode Island Prepares Students For Offshore Wind Careers
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, D-R.I., recently met with local business leaders and educators who are working to build a career pathways program to prepare...
Boston Takes ‘Big Step’ Toward Community Choice Aggregation
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced that the city will issue a request for qualifications (RFQ) to assist with the creation of a municipal...
Partners Agree On PPA For 200 MW Quebec Wind Farm
Power contract negotiations have been finalized for the 200 MW Apuiat wind farm in Quebec.
Hydro-Québec and the project's partners - Société en commandite Apuiat, formed...
Wind Energy To Power Philadelphia Flyers’ Wells Fargo Center
Comcast Spectacor, owner of the Wells Fargo Center arena and the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Philadelphia Flyers, has reached a long-term agreement with retail...
With Big Texas Order, Senvion ‘Excited To Be Back In The U.S.’
Senvion has signed an agreement for the supply and commissioning of 275 MW of turbines for a wind project in Knox County, Texas.
The TG...
EPA Proposes Affordable Clean Energy Rule To Replace Clean Power Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, which establishes emission guidelines for states to use when developing plans to...
MHI Vestas Reaches Offshore Agreement
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S has signed a conditional agreement for the supply of wind turbines for an offshore project not materially above Vestas’...
Multidisciplinary Team Assembles To Spur New Jersey Offshore Wind
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJ BPU) has selected global engineering, design and consulting firm Ramboll to coordinate and facilitate the development...
ENGIE Nails Down Financing, Off-Take Deal For West Texas Wind
ENGIE North America Inc. has signed construction and tax equity financing, as well as a power hedge, for the 200 MW Live Oak Wind...
Tribal Communities Across The U.S. Get Federal Funding For Wind, Solar
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced nearly $9 million in funding for 15 tribal energy infrastructure projects, including a number of wind...
Tech Start-Up Clobotics Raises Millions For Wind O&M Solution
Clobotics, a provider of intelligent computer vision solutions for the wind power and retail industries, has closed an additional $11 million in funding in...
New Clir Software Detects Leading Edge Erosion On Wind Blades
British Columbia-based start-up Clir Renewables Inc. has developed new software designed to detect and quantify the impact of leading edge erosion on wind turbine...
What Does Massachusetts’ New Clean Energy Bill Have In Store?
On Aug. 9, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed H.4857, An Act to Advance Clean Energy, into law. Adopted by the bodies on the last...
Report: Renewable, Environmental Groups Out-Lobbied On Climate Bills
A report from Philadelphia-based Drexel University claims fossil fuel, electric utility and transportation sectors have out-lobbied environmental organizations and alternative energy corporations when it comes...
Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind Changes Hands
Pattern Energy Group Inc. and the Ottawa-based Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) have acquired the 147 MW Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind project from Pattern...