NREL Report Examines Energy Use in Cities and Proposes Next Steps for Energy Innovation
What U.S. cities are doing to reduce their energy use is outlined in a new report from the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory...
U.S. Wind Energy Sees Continued Growth in 2Q
With 1,661 MW of newly installed wind turbines coming online during the second quarter of 2015 and more than 13,600 MW under construction, American...
Grown-Up Wind Industry Presses its Case Ahead of COP21
As the world’s attention turns towards the landmark COP21 climate negotiations in Paris later this year, the wind industry is in a confident mood;...
CanWEA Announces Program Session Topics for 2015 Event
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and Hannover Fairs (Canada), Inc. recently announce the 31st CanWEA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2015 program session themes....
Senate Committee Moves to Extend PTC and ITC
The American wind energy industry in July praised members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee for voting overwhelmingly to extend over 50 tax policies...
Vaisala Predicts Low U.S. Wind Production in Q4
After the record low wind anomalies that challenged many project operators in the United States in the beginning of the year, wind energy performance...
HP to Power Texas Data Centers with Wind
The American wind energy industry in July praised members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee for voting overwhelmingly to extend over 50 tax policies...
Amazon Web Services to Build 208-MW Project in Southeast
(AWS), an Amazon.com company, recently announced that it has contracted with Iberdrola Renewables, LLC to construct and operate a 208-MW wind farm in Perquimans...
UK to Remain Top Offshore Wind Power Market by 2025
The UK will remain the leading offshore wind power market globally by 2025, with its installed capacity increasing from 4.5 GW in 2014 to...
Wind Energy: A Long-Term Passion
Three afternoons a week, 91-year-old Palmer Carlin comes into the Energy Department’s National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL),...
MARKET DIRECTORY: Profile: Growth Services Group
Founded in 1994 by a certified economic development professional with over 35 years of experience in management, research, and economic development, Growth Services Group,...
MARKET DIRECTORY: Cost, Price Stability Fueling U.S. ‘Wind Rush’
The state of the American wind industry is strong, and with the right policies, we stand ready to double in the next five years...
MARKET DIRECTORY: 2015-16 U.S. Wind Energy Market Outlook
Over the next 18 months or so, the U.S. utility-scale wind energy industry is expecting a burst of activity leading to around 11 GW...
MARKET DIRECTORY: Economic Winds Blow Far from the Source
Rule of thumb in the wind industry: go where the wind is. Centers of wind production — like California, Texas and Oregon — would...
MARKET DIRECTORY: State Spotlight: Oklahoma
While it most certainly was not their intention, Rodgers and Hammerstein summed up Oklahoma’s potential for the wind industry in the title song to...
DOE Report Eyes Wind Potential Throughout U.S.
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz recently announced the release of “Enabling Wind Power Nationwide,” a report showing how the United States can unlock the vast...
Companies Unite In Protest Of House Anti-Wind Bill
A threat to the most important federal policy for continued wind energy development in America has led 85 companies to protest to the 21...
Canada Surpasses 10,000 MW Wind Installation Mark
Canada has reached the 10,000 MW milestone of installed wind energy capacity through the K2 Wind Power Project in southwestern Ontario and now has...
Governors Petition Congress To Extend Wind Tax Credits
The chairman and vice chairman of the bipartisan Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition sent a letter to House and Senate leadership in May urging Congress...
Siemens Targets Americas With New 2.3MW Model
Siemens recently introduced a new turbine model to its G2 platform at WINDPOWER 2015 in Orlando in May. The Siemens SWT-2.3-120 is the first...
