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...
Siemens to Supply 141 Turbines in New Mexico and Texas
Siemens has contracted with Pattern Energy Group LP to deliver, install, and service 141 wind turbines for the Broadview Wind project. Broadview Wind combines...
Wind Saves Ireland 70 Million Euros in 6 Months
Wind energy has saved Ireland about 70 million euros in foreign-energy imports since the beginning of 2016, a six-month period that saw the indigenous...
Global Wind Industry Celebrates 1 Million Jobs
Record wind industry growth was reflected in a 5-percent increase in employment in the sector, which now employs 1.1 million people, according to the...
DTE Energy Brings 25 Energy Jobs to Huron County, Michigan
DTE Energy recently celebrated the grand opening of the new Huron Renewable Energy Center in Bad Axe, Michigan, bringing 25 renewable energy operations and...
Climate Resilience Is Central to Stabilizing U.S. Wind Cash Flows
Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, recently announced that it has outlined findings that underscore the increasing importance of intelligent project...
Beothuk Energy Inc. Announces Offshore Wind Project Engineering Contracts
Beothuk Energy Inc. (BEI) recently announced that it has awarded contracts for its St. George’s Bay offshore wind energy project off the coast of...
BOEM Initiates Planning for California Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it will initiate planning with the State of California to establish an intergovernmental renewable energy...
American Wind Energy Generation Off to a Good Start in 2016
According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the American wind power industry had its most productive first quarter for installations since 2012 as...
NREL Distributes Fourth Round of Funding for Competitiveness Improvement Project
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is awarding four subcontracts under the fourth round of funding through DOE’s...
Enbridge To Acquire 50-Percent Interest in French Offshore Wind Development Company
Enbridge Inc. recently announced it has agreed to acquire a 50-percent interest in Éolien Maritime France SAS (EMF), a French offshore wind development company,...
U.S. Wind Power Jobs Hit New Record and Are Up 20 Percent in 2016
American wind power supported a record 88,000 jobs at the start of 2016 — an increase of 20 percent in one year according to...
More Than $128 Billion Dollars Invested in U.S. Economy by New Wind Power Projects
Building new wind farms in the U.S. added $13 billion per year on average to the American economy over the past five years, according...
Iron Mountain Agrees To Exchange 30 Percent of U.S. Electricity Use with Renewable Energy
Iron Mountain Incorporated, a storage and information management company, recently announced that it has signed a 15-year wind power purchase agreement (PPA) that will...
Approximately 140 Wind Projects Awarded Turbine Contracts in the Second Half of 2015
A new report from Navigant Research titled “Wind Turbine Order Tracker 1Q16” tracks all publicly announced wind turbine orders with data segmented by region,...
EDF Renewable Energy and BlackRock Close on the Sale of Two Wind Projects in...
EDF Renewable Energy recently closed on a transaction to sell a 50-percent interest in the 250-MW Roosevelt Wind Project and the 49.65-MW Milo Wind...
Rapid, Affordable Energy Transformation Possible According to New Study
The United States could slash greenhouse gas emissions from power production by up to 78 percent below 1990 levels within 15 years while meeting...
Community Consent and Land Rights Key to Growth of Renewables
According to a recent announcement by the nonprofit organization Equitable Origin (EO), conflicts over land rights and consultation with local communities present mounting risks...
