Wednesday, April 24, 2024

IEA: France’s Energy Transition Is Vital for Energy Security

In its latest country review of energy policies, the International Energy Agency (IEA) praised France for setting in motion significant reforms toward more secure,...

New PLC-Integrated Module Helps with Safety Speed Measurement

Bachmann electronic has extended its portfolio of safety modules with the SCT202 M1 automation module, a highly versatile speed and position measurement module for...

Avery Dennison Partners with Apex on Wind-Energy PPA

Global labeling and packaging materials manufacturer Avery Dennison Corporation has signed a wind-power purchase agreement (PPA) with Apex Clean Energy to offset 50 percent...

BASF Solutions for Wind Energy Comply with China Guidelines

The comprehensive wind-energy industry portfolio offered by BASF’s Coatings division already satisfies the threshold limit values for industrial coatings expected to come into effect...

Microsoft Makes Largest Wind-Energy Purchase to Date

Microsoft Corp. recently made its largest purchase of wind-energy to date with the signing of two agreements. Combined, these agreements represent 237 MW of...

PERSPECTIVE: Clean Energy Appears To Be Safe under Trump

Like a lot of Americans who work in clean energy, I worried coming into the election about what a Trump presidency might mean for...

Acciona’s South Texas Wind Farm Begins Commercial Operation

Acciona Energy, a leading global operator of renewable energy projects, recently announced the San Roman Wind Farm has begun commercial operation. The 93 MW...

Bradley Construction Management Signs Wind-Energy Agreement

Bradley Construction Management has entered into an agreement to provide comprehensive on-site construction management services for the 253 MW Amazon Wind Farm Texas under...

Ventotec Signs Framework Agreement for 200 Siemens Wind Turbines

German wind-power plant project developer Ventotec GmbH is looking to work closely with Siemens. The firm, headquartered at Leer in East Friesland, signed a framework...

GCube Underwrites 4 GW of Canadian Wind Energy — 33 percent of All Wind...

GCube Insurance Services, a specialist renewable energy underwrite, now provides coverage for more than 4 GW of Canadian wind assets. This figure is expected...

Wind Buyers in the South Should Act Quickly

Wind-power prices have reached record lows. For utilities and corporate buyers interested in buying clean, renewable energy, now is the time to buy. But...

ABB Launches Flexible ‘Plug And Play’€™ Microgrid Solution

ABB announced a modular and scalable “plug and play” microgrid solution to address the globally growing demand for flexible technology in the developing market...

More Than 120,000 Acres of Offshore North Carolina Up for Lease

As part of President Barack Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources, and cut carbon pollution, U.S. Secretary...

NREL Study Provides Clean-Energy Insights in the Eastern Power Grid

A new study from the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) used high-performance computing capabilities and innovative visualization tools...

Business Network for Offshore Wind Opens Office in New Jersey

On the sixth anniversary of Gov. Chris Christie’s signing the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act, the Business Network for Offshore Wind, a leader in...

Thai Wind Investments Come to Fruition

Modern Energy Management (MEM) worked with Gunkul Engineering, a leading Thai renewable electricity producer, to bring three wind projects to financial close. The three...

Report: Canada Can Reliably Integrate Large Amounts of Wind Energy

Canada can get more than one-third of its electricity from wind energy without compromising grid reliability — and at the same time realize economic...

Wind Investment Grows During the Second Quarter

U.S. wind-industry activity approached record levels in the second quarter as utilities and other purchasers locked in record-low wind costs. More than 18,200 MW of...

New York Gets Historic Clean-Energy Standard

The New York Public Service Commission recently issued an order requiring 50 percent of New York’s electricity come from renewable, clean energy resources such...

Dong Energy to Build Dutch Offshore Wind Farms

Dong Energy will build the Netherlands’ offshore wind farms Borssele 1 and 2, according to the Netherlands’ Minister of Economic Affairs. Dong Energy won the...