Dec 07, 2011 6:03PM
This month's Modern Energy Monthly.
Dec 07, 2011 4:17PM
Nov 28, 2011 12:05AM
TAG Energy Solutions hosted the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change officially opening its
Nov 27, 2011 6:00PM
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Nov 25, 2011 3:00PM
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Nov 25, 2011 12:05AM
The Energy Minister, Charles Hendry, has announced the launch of the Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force. This is an industry-led group chaired by Andrew Jamieson of Renewable UK.The Task Force in...
Nov 24, 2011 4:00PM
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Nov 24, 2011 1:00AM
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Nov 23, 2011 9:00PM
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Nov 23, 2011 4:07PM
Nov 22, 2011 10:30PM
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Nov 22, 2011 10:12PM
2-B Energy, based in the Netherlands, has permission to install an innovative two-bladed wind turbine approximately 70 feet off the coast of Methil in Fife, according to Scottish energy minister Fergu...
Nov 22, 2011 3:50PM
Shawn Lesser reveals the top ten cleantech highlights of John Deere
Nov 21, 2011 11:30PM
Nov 20, 2011 8:00PM
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Nov 20, 2011 5:00PM
Better Wind Forecasts Bring Gust Of Savings | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['...
Nov 19, 2011 12:06AM
After a slump in wind turbine prices in 2009, their current price in 2010 remains stagnant.2008 caused a peak in turbine prices and Bloomberg New Energy Finance has found in a recent survey that they ...
Nov 17, 2011 6:00PM
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Nov 17, 2011 4:03PM
Hawaii is a clean energy leader, and it is now looking to more efficiently use that clean energy with the development of a world-leading smart grid demonstration project on Maui Island, Hawaii.
Nov 17, 2011 4:02PM
Flying a kite has often been considered child's play, but a group of inventors think the concept could be used to make wind energy cheaper and more reliable than ever before, potentially revoluti...
Nov 16, 2011 10:00PM
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Nov 16, 2011 7:14PM
Nov 16, 2011 12:00AM
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Nov 15, 2011 5:00PM
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Nov 15, 2011 4:00PM
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Nov 14, 2011 8:30PM
In this week's Cleantech Cluster Spotlight, Angela Guss looks at the remaining GCCA members nominated for the Later Stage Award.
Nov 14, 2011 3:00PM
The stories of Texas’ wind farms are commonly told in terms of acres and megawatts. Artists Laura Zak and Kim Cypert, however, want to dig deeper into the cultural and social impacts of the stat...
Nov 12, 2011 8:05PM
Mansell has recently won a contract to the value of
Nov 11, 2011 10:30PM
By Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson, National Geographic Society/Public Agenda“The truth is that our energy policy is improvised; it simply isn’t serious.”If you’re thinking that ...
Nov 11, 2011 6:51PM
Wind power now accounts for the majority of the world's non-hydropower renewable electricity capacity. Now that wind power has reached approximately one-fifth of total electricity generation i...
Nov 10, 2011 10:39PM
I just read an interesting story on Chinese news site Xinhuanet, of all places, on wind power in Denmark and how a cooperative ownership model has allowed the Danes to leap over the NIMBY hurdle that ...
Nov 10, 2011 12:06AM
Scottish Renewable and Scottish Enterprise have published a report which anticipates that Scotland?s offshore wind industry is set to create 28,000 jobs by 2020. This is alongside a further 20,000 job...
Nov 09, 2011 10:30PM
By Peter Gardett, AOL EnergyBrazil’s oil champion has joined its global counterparts in the clean energy race, putting into operation a commercial-scale wind farm in the Northeastern part of t...
Nov 09, 2011 10:00PM
This week’s regional report rounds up little clean tech stories from around the country (and Canada, this time), and takes a look at the ups and downs of clean energy installations, including EV...
Nov 09, 2011 12:05AM
The Crown Estate has recently announced that four companies have been awarded offshore wind demonstration sites. The awards follow pledges by various organisations. The projects will aim to address th...
Nov 08, 2011 11:30PM
EarthTechling looks at a lot of interesting clean tech news daily as we consider what items to have our staff write about. Here are some green tech news gems we found while researching online you mi...
Nov 08, 2011 7:21PM
QUICK NEWS: Switzerland announced in May that it is doing away with nuclear power, by 2034. It is also cutting fossil fuels, of course. So, it's no surprise that it is following neighbor Germany&...
Nov 08, 2011 6:28PM
Siemens Energy's North American business has the wind at its back. Europe's largest engineering company racked up orders for 293 wind turbines from six wind power projects - four in the US, ...
Nov 07, 2011 3:57PM
The original founder of one of our sister sites, Planetsave, has started a new project/website - Clickitforgood.com. Basically, he gets green businesses to sponsor actions geared at helping the enviro...
Nov 07, 2011 12:05AM
Any failure to invest in grid and port facilities could jeopardise Scotland's potential to maximise its offshore wind industry, Scottish Renewables warned.The organisation, which is a forum for Scotla...
Nov 06, 2011 4:00PM
West Virginia is Coal Country, but wind energy is making inroads there
Nov 06, 2011 2:00PM
There’s a lot more to an industry’s economic contribution than the end manufacturer. That’s a key message from the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC), which found a
Nov 05, 2011 10:00PM
If you thought you were seeing a lot of stories about new wind power plants in Colorado, there’s a reason for that: In the third quarter of 2011, Colorado installed more new wind capacity than a...
Nov 05, 2011 4:56PM
Those 262 GE wind turbines bound for the Flat Ridge 2 wind power plant in Kansas aren’t the only ones BP Wind Energy has purchased in recent weeks. According to the companies, BP has also ordere...
Nov 05, 2011 3:00PM
It’s a little
Nov 04, 2011 8:00PM
Nov 04, 2011 7:49PM
Wind energy is growing in use across the U.S., both small and large wind turbines are getting installed at record rates. And the trend is similar across the world. A new report by Transparency Market ...
Nov 02, 2011 11:30PM
A proposed wind project within view of Anchorage, Alaska, appears to be on course for construction after state regulators issued an order allowing the local power cooperative to pass development costs...
Nov 01, 2011 11:00PM
Nov 01, 2011 10:30PM
By Shifra Mincer,
Nov 01, 2011 10:17PM
Researchers at Iowa State University's new Wind Energy Manufacturing Laboratory are on a mission to lower the price of wind power down to six cents per kilowatt hour by 2020, and they are taking ...
Oct 31, 2011 9:00PM
Direct-drive wind turbines, a technology getting more and more attention in the industry these days, have revived an abandoned wind power site in Nebraska.Springview, Neb., originally saw two 750-kilo...
Oct 31, 2011 6:00PM
If you haven’t been to a big wind power plant, you might be surprised at the immensity of the structures. The common 1.6-megawatt GE turbine is often on an 80-meter tower. Add in another 10 mete...
Oct 30, 2011 3:00PM
The idyllic scene of wind blowing across the golden wheat fields of eastern Washington is testament to the region’s bounty of natural resources. Soon, the wind will also be harvested .First Wind...
Oct 30, 2011 2:00PM
Two giants of technology – Google and Ingram Micro – have
Oct 30, 2011 12:00PM
Pattern Energy Group has secured financing for Finca de Viento Santa Isabel, the first commercial wind energy project in Puerto Rico. The 75-megawatt (MW) project in the southern municipality of Santa...
Oct 29, 2011 12:06AM
First Minister, Alex Salmond has recently announced that Scotland?s previous renewable electricity target of 50 per cent is, for the next decade, to be raised to 80 per cent. This announcement was mad...
Oct 28, 2011 10:00PM
China’s ever-rising wind-power target just got ratcheted up again. A report [PDF] from the country’s Energy Research Institute released through the International Energy Agency (IEA) has Ch...
Oct 28, 2011 9:30PM
By Margaret Ryan, AOL EnergyWind farm investors face growing losses from “curtailments,” as turbine installations outstrip the capacity of local transmission systems to accommodate the n...
Oct 28, 2011 9:17PM
Even as the big Cape Wind offshore wind farm project gets taken down a notch by a federal court, another Obama clean energy crown jewel – Solyndra – has suddenly heated up from a tepid pol...
Oct 28, 2011 6:43PM
China has become the new world leader in wind energy production, with 42.3 GW of wind power installed. This country has overtaken the US, with 40.2 GW.
Oct 28, 2011 2:20AM
Offshore wind is an up and coming industry pushing from its early testing stages into a full and established Europe-wide market. The potential generation of wind farms and turbines is outstanding with...
Oct 27, 2011 5:48PM
Tall, white wind turbines with long blades are not the only ones out there. People are working on wind turbines of all sorts to try to help solve our climate, energy, and environmental problems. Ben G...
Oct 26, 2011 1:07PM
Suzlon Wind Energy Corp., the North American subsidiary of India-based Suzlon Energy Ltd. (BOM:532667) opened a state-of-the-art training center at its Chicago headquarters - it will provide trainin...
Oct 26, 2011 12:00AM
“Every commercial building can power itself,” Elizabethtown, Ky.-based Wind Energy announces on its website homepage. And yep, the company thinks wind is the way to do it, using its new Wi...
Oct 25, 2011 3:41PM
A new $6.8-billion project is expected to help Texas double it's total installed wind power by 2013. The project isn't a wind farm, though. It's a transmission project that would connec...
Oct 24, 2011 6:00PM
Thomas Dolby – surely you remember “She Blinded Me with Silence” – is making the rounds these days, promoting “A Map of the Floating City,” his first new album in n...
Oct 24, 2011 5:00PM
Most sailboats feature a loud, stinky, expensive-to-fuel auxiliary diesel engine that always seems to break down at the absolute worst possible time. The new Legend e36 HYBRID promises quiet, emission...
Oct 24, 2011 4:16PM
Contributor Angela Guss discusses the work of CleanTech Korea in this Cleantech Cluster Spotlight.
Oct 24, 2011 12:05AM
The Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has put together a report that outlines that to connect the UK?s electricity system with neighbouring countries would allow the National Grid to ...
Oct 23, 2011 6:00PM
A new report from Pike Research confirms what the United States, Europe and even Google are banking on: offshore wind is going to be huge.
Oct 23, 2011 2:00PM
A record number of investments in renewable energy projects took place in the third quarter of 2011,
Oct 23, 2011 12:05AM
On 23 September 2010, the UK?s wind industry celebrated reaching 5G of installed wind energy capacity. This is enough to power 3 million homes.This level has been achievable by the introduction of two...
Oct 21, 2011 7:00PM
There are currently no offshore wind farms in operation off the shores of the United States, but two Congressmen are hoping to change that by introducing legislation that would encourage investment ta...
Oct 21, 2011 6:29PM
It seems obvious: every extra turbine in a wind farm comes at a lower incremental cost, making the biggest wind power projects the most cost effective.
Oct 21, 2011 6:18PM
Wind turbines in Texas, in the service territory of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) - which is the main Texas electric grid - set a new electricity output record on October 7, it was...
Oct 21, 2011 5:32PM
The amount of wind installed in North America could double over the next six years - from 53,000 megawatts (MW) in 2011 to 126,000 MW by 2017.
Oct 21, 2011 4:09PM
We all know that wind turbines are one of the most used solutions for clean energy generation but like all things they have bad parts like noise from their blades, inadvertent bat and bird kills. New ...
Oct 21, 2011 12:05AM
MP Glyn Davies has spoken out that he feels the plans to include hundreds of onshore wind turbines in mid Wales will make ?no economic or climate change sense whatsoever?.The proposal includes the ere...
Oct 19, 2011 9:30PM
By Rebecca Kessler, Climate CentralEurope is having a love affair with offshore wind-energy farms, and no wonder. The wind is stronger and steadier out at sea than it is on most land areas, and you ...
Oct 19, 2011 8:43PM
Enel Green Power in collaboration with Renzo Piano Building Workshop have developed a mini wind turbine prototype that is more sensitive to low-altitude diffuse wind.
Oct 19, 2011 5:08PM
1,000 gigawatts of wind power, the rise of Texas wind, and Siemens wind turbines fly off the shelves!
Oct 18, 2011 11:00PM
[Editor's Note: A previous version of the story reflected fuel consumption savings based upon the San Francisco Hornblower Hybrid. The story has been updated to reflect the upcoming ship.]Discerning v...
Oct 18, 2011 9:30PM
By Michael Mignano, BlueGreen AllianceThings are going well in some respects in Wisconsin. But the state’s economy, like much of the nation, is still struggling. While the unemployment rate wa...
Oct 18, 2011 4:32PM
Hot off the heels of a recent report that Canada will have a record year in wind energy installation,2012 is already looking good thanks to two new wind projects slated next year, despite recent conce...
Oct 18, 2011 4:21PM
I've written about Sauer Energy a number of times over the years. About a year ago, the company released a new vertical-axis wind turbine with a unique design to improve the efficiency of this sm...
Oct 18, 2011 1:38PM
Last week, Governor Bob McDonnell announced Virginia would host the first facility in the US to test and certify large offshore and land-based wind turbines. Dubbed Poseidon Atlantic, it will certif...
Oct 17, 2011 8:30PM
By Michael Mignano, BlueGreen AllianceAcross the country, we are seeing efforts to repeal advances in clean energy. In Ohio, a proposal to repeal the state’s alternative energy portfolio stand...
Oct 17, 2011 7:13PM
Oct 17, 2011 12:05AM
Alex Salmond as First Minister has confirmed the commitment of the Scottish Government to drive forward the renewable industry in Scotland. He outlined the Government?s continued support in a meeting ...
Oct 16, 2011 3:00PM
BP Wind Energy – yes, part of
Oct 13, 2011 5:14PM
The profitability of wind generation is dependent upon the design. If your wind farm is not designed to maximise available generation and minimise operating costs, chances are your wind farm will hemo...
Oct 12, 2011 10:50PM
Though well established and growing fast in Europe, offshore wind power has yet to get off the ground - or in the water - in the US. That's despite the tremendous potential offshore wind holds in...
Oct 12, 2011 10:00PM
Vattenfall – in the news in recent months for its big moves on the offshore wind power front – is now making noise with a hefty land-based project. The Swedish power developer said it woul...
Oct 12, 2011 9:30PM
There may not be single offshore wind farm operating in the US yet, but the industry is already onto a "second generation" of much larger projects. If it's selected, Deepwater Wind Ener...
Oct 12, 2011 9:23PM
Although the deployment challenges of developing offshore wind power generation facilities are significantly greater than on land, developers, manufacturers, governments, and investors are now turni...
Oct 12, 2011 9:01PM
Power generation from small wind turbines is an increasingly important part of the broader market for renewable distributed energy generation. Small wind power provides cost-effective electricity o...
Oct 12, 2011 7:00PM
The Gratiot County Wind Project in Michigan might not be moving along as quickly as planned, but the developers behind it want everyone to know that work is proceeding. To make the point, they held an...
Oct 11, 2011 9:50PM
British Columbians want more wind energy, a recent survey finds, while the industry is aiming by 2025 to increase wind power capability in the province dramatically.
Oct 11, 2011 1:00PM
Wind power is on track to have a record year in Canada. In 2010, 690 megawatts (MW) of wind power capacity was installed in Canada, but the Canadian Wind Energy Association
Oct 10, 2011 8:30PM
By Lee Patrick Sullivan, energyNow!A recent poll said 63 percent of Americans support renewable energy investment…in theory. But in practice, Not-In-My-Backyard (NIMBY) opposition to new energy...
Oct 10, 2011 6:00PM
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Oct 10, 2011 2:30PM
Many factors can determine the feasibility of an offshore wind power project: water depth, wind speed, aesthetics, financing and access to transmission lines are just a few. Currently, installing offs...
Oct 08, 2011 9:35AM
The world?s largest offshore wind farm, Vattenfall?s Thanet facility off the UK?s Kent coast, was opened late last month.The Swedish generator?s 300 MW wind farm, which cost over
Oct 07, 2011 7:30PM
By Kate Gordon, Think Progress/Center for American ProgressThe statement by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) that
Oct 06, 2011 10:00PM
Texas is a state
Oct 06, 2011 1:00PM
Got an electricity project – a really big one?
Oct 04, 2011 5:01AM
A 50-turbine wind farm in Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota has met with stiff local resistance, a frequent tale in the wind industry. Recently, the project developer won a key court case to m...
Oct 04, 2011 4:40AM
According to data from the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), an estimated 1,338 megawatts (MW) of new wind energy installations are on track to set a record for new capacity built in Canada i...
Oct 03, 2011 10:00PM
The inventor who gave the world the Segway – you know, that upright-riding, personal-transportation thing – is now seeking a patent for an inflatable wind turbine. Although the patent appl...
Oct 03, 2011 1:30PM
Renewable Energy Systems has
Oct 02, 2011 9:00PM
The company behind a massive offshore wind-power complex in the Kattegat, the small sea that separates Denmark and Sweden, has landed €240 million ($325 million) in financing from Nordic Investme...
Oct 01, 2011 11:00PM
Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, receieved a $147,098 grant as part of the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) program recently, to help the college fund its Alternative/Sustainable Energy curric...
Oct 01, 2011 7:00PM
Scientists in the Marine and Atmospheric Research Department
Oct 01, 2011 9:00AM
Sep 30, 2011 9:30PM
By Debbie Van Der Hyde, Sierra Club Green HomeAre you thinking about installing solar panels, a wind turbine, or a geothermal heating and cooling system for your home? Do you want to create your own e...
Sep 30, 2011 2:11PM
Wind energy is a clean, renewable energy source, but it doesn't belong everywhere. A couple of weeks ago, bulldozers started clearing the way for 21, 450 foot-high wind turbines to be built at t...
Sep 29, 2011 9:00PM
With Los Vientos I under way and a power-purchase agreement locked up, Duke Energy is off and running on the second part of that big Texas wind-power project: The company formally announced plans to b...
Sep 28, 2011 5:57PM
Researchers at the Sandia National Laboratories see marine-based power generation – which they call MHK, for marine hydrokinetics – about where wind power was a couple of generations ago. ...
Sep 27, 2011 10:00PM
GE is trying to figure out how to make larger generators, the Obama administration is funding an R&D center in Maine that will
Sep 27, 2011 9:02PM
The Japanese government has plans to build an off-shore floating wind farm near Fukushima, thus seeking to reduce its dependence on <strong>nuclear power</strong> and the associated danger...
Sep 27, 2011 2:05PM
As part of its turn toward renewable energy after the nuclear plant disaster at Fukushima in March, Japan announced that being a leader in offshore wind will be part of the solution.
Sep 26, 2011 6:00PM
The 99-megawatt (MW) capacity Granite Reliable Power Windpark in New Hampshire is on course after the Obama administration finalized a partial guarantee of a $168.9 million loan to the project’s...
Sep 25, 2011 7:00PM
Pattern Energy Group and Samsung Renewable Energy are forging ahead with four wind farm projects in Ontario. The companies have
Sep 25, 2011 6:00PM
Two companies
Sep 23, 2011 5:39PM
Natural Power's dual-mode ZephIR 300 wind lidar can be used in a traditional ground based application pointing vertically for wind resource assessment, or directed in front or behind a wind turbi...
Sep 23, 2011 5:00PM
An offshore wind farm 13 miles off the coast of Long Island could provide as much as 700 megawatts (MW) of power, while helping New York State meet its goal of providing 30% of electricity from rene...
Sep 21, 2011 6:00PM
The Obama administration is working to speed wind-power development off the Atlantic coast with its “Smart from the Start“
Sep 19, 2011 7:16PM
Natural Power's ZephIR 300 – a lidar system for measuring wind speed and characteristics from ground level up to 200 metres - has been tested in LM Windpower’s wind tunnel in Denmark ...
Sep 19, 2011 6:33PM
The Cumbrian animal park is one of only two UK zoos where the public can see one of the world's rarest animals, the magnificent South American giant otter - Pteronura brasliensis - which is nativ...
Sep 19, 2011 4:00PM
Brazil’s energy sector has been historically characterized
Sep 19, 2011 12:47PM
Sep 18, 2011 4:30PM
The University of Iowa will soon offer an undergraduate program in wind energy, thanks to funding from a new grant. The Iowa Alliance for Wind Innovation and Novel Development made the grant award of ...
Sep 15, 2011 10:00PM
Being earth-friendly and creating jobs – those are the driving forces behind government support for renewable-energy development. And, of course, private companies are in it to make a profit. Bu...
Sep 14, 2011 6:28PM
Sauer Energy, a company that has recently entered the small wind turbines market, is planning to launch its new WindCharger vertical-axis wind turbine in November.
Sep 14, 2011 6:18PM
The first automobile manufacturer in Europe, Volkswagen, is ready to invest one billion euros (US$1.45 billion) in renewable energy projects. As the German language edition of the Financial Times said...
Sep 14, 2011 12:48AM
City Windmills Ltd. (CYW.F) (CYW.DE) opens door to 80,000,000 euros sales opportunity in a first business agreement Visit this company: www.citywindmills.com
Sep 14, 2011 12:06AM
First Minister Alex Salmond has recently announced an investment fund totalling
Sep 13, 2011 11:38PM
Small Cap Wind Stocks to Watch: (OTC: WWPW), (OTC: CWET), (CYW.F, CYW.DE) City Windmills, Ltd. (Frankfurt symbol: CYW, CYW.DE) Report issues 1.25 euros per share target price
Sep 13, 2011 11:16PM
South Korea's Samsung and Pattern Energy Group have acquired another large wind project in Ontario for an undisclosed amount. The partners are buying the 180 megawatt (MW) Armow project from Spai...
Sep 12, 2011 11:30PM
The Obama administration has big plans for wind-power generation off the Atlantic coast, and now it’s moving to give a Maine research center the capability of
Sep 12, 2011 11:00PM
When we talk about wind power, many people think of massive, rotating turbines converting the motion of the air into electricity, either on land in windy locales, or out in the ocean. But the planet h...
Sep 12, 2011 9:30PM
Is there green in green power for green growers? The U.K. bank Barclays thinks so, announcing a
Sep 12, 2011 7:00PM
Sep 09, 2011 11:00PM
We talk a lot here at EarthTechling about the various forms of renewable energy, and all the equipment and inventions that go along with them–from solar cells to wind turbines to . But did you e...
Sep 07, 2011 12:05AM
Government needs to increase support for wind, says Hillier It has recently been reported that planning permissions which result in approvals for wind farms have dropped 50%.Meg Hillier is Shadow Secr...
Sep 06, 2011 1:30PM
Sauer Energy, the latest entrant in the small wind-turbine market,
Sep 04, 2011 12:06AM
Section 36 environmental consents have been granted to two major green energy projects. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has approved the projects with a view to stabilising and secu...
Sep 03, 2011 4:00PM
Wind turbine power technology has come a long way over the centuries. Today, offshore wind technology is making it possible to generate clean energy close to areas of high population density and high ...
Sep 02, 2011 3:00PM
Another college in Indiana will be installing a wind turbine on campus. The Indiana Institute of Technology has announced that it received approval from the Fort Wayne Board of Zoning Appeals to insta...
Sep 01, 2011 8:10AM
Aug 31, 2011 10:00PM
Producing power from renewable sources is one thing. Getting it onto the grid – that’s often the more difficult part of the clean-energy puzzle. In Denmark, a new effort aims to address th...
Aug 31, 2011 4:19PM
It didn’t take long for Neptune Wind to answer the Obama administration’s call for possible offshore wind projects off the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Within days, the company...
Aug 30, 2011 11:00PM
The U.S. market for wind energy bounced back this year; and now a new study finds that the long-term outlook for the global wind energy market also looks promising. Although the study finds that short...
Aug 30, 2011 8:30PM
If you build it, the energy will come – but first you need the financing. And the energy investment firm Blackstone says it now has commercial money lined up to make Meerwind, a planned 288-mega...
Aug 29, 2011 6:35PM
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Aug 29, 2011 6:30PM
If you’d like to do something about the carbon emissions you contribute by driving your car and using electricity, but can’t give up vehicles or access renewable energy for your home, don&...
Aug 28, 2011 4:00PM
In Scotland, which has
Aug 26, 2011 8:00PM
24 state governors, who together make up the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition, wrote a letter to President Obama last month calling for an extension of the tax credit for wind power development ...
Aug 25, 2011 8:30PM
The building of wind farms often comes with a certain amount of controversy. Although wind energy is clean, and construction of wind farms generates jobs, many people feel that living near a wind farm...
Aug 25, 2011 5:00PM
The long process of developing wind resources on the Outer Continental Shelf inched into Rhode Island and Massachusetts this month, as the Obama administration
Aug 25, 2011 4:00PM
We know Iberdrola Renewables well in our hometown of Portland – the global energy provider monitors and controls its U.S. wind-power plants from offices here in the Rose City. But with its roots...
Aug 24, 2011 7:00PM
This week in the Green Tech Regional Report we once again find wind energy is the source of controversy in communities, with pro- and anti-wind debates everywhere. In Montreal, construction plans for ...
Aug 24, 2011 5:00PM
Maine is on course to get new wind-power production after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Aug 23, 2011 2:34PM
Shawn Lesser reveals the top 10 highlights of European Cleantech. . .
Aug 22, 2011 8:00PM
In what may be the coolest summer internship ever, Taylor University junior Robert Dickey got to help install two 50-kilowatt wind turbines at his college recently. The turbines are part of the ongoin...
Aug 22, 2011 3:30PM
San Antonio-based CPS Energy is the nation’s largest municipally owned energy utility. It’s also the nation’s largest municipal buyer of wind power in the state with the nation&rsquo...
Aug 20, 2011 10:00PM
Did you know that, since 2007, 35% of America’s new electrical generating capacity has been powered by wind–more than twice the amount of new coal and nuclear capacity combined? New number...
Aug 19, 2011 4:00PM
Monroe, Mich., about 40 miles south of Detroit and 20 miles north of Toledo, Ohio, in the heart of the Rust Belt, has an economic turnaround story to celebrate: A former brownfield there is now a manu...
Aug 18, 2011 8:26PM
New 200 megawatt wind power deal announced for China.
Aug 18, 2011 3:30PM
IKEA is beginning to act almost Google-like in its far-reaching pursuit of sustainability. The worldwide home-furnishing retailer, already big on rooftop solar, has now
Aug 17, 2011 11:00PM
It’s been a good week for renewable energy in the country, with wind farms and solar projects being constructed, getting approval and being opened. Read on for news from around the US in this we...
Aug 17, 2011 4:23PM
Shawn Lesser discusses the top 10 cleantech initiatives of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Aug 17, 2011 4:00PM
Offshore wind-power plants not only aren’t bad for fauna – they might actually bring benefits, including providing new habitat for various sea creatures. That’s the surprising conclu...
Aug 17, 2011 3:00PM
It’s a pretty scary combination when you think about it: Lofty heights, large spinning rotors, high-voltage electricity and weather exposure – no doubt about it, wind-power industry worker...
Aug 16, 2011 6:17PM
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It seemed to be a harmless enough announcement from the Swedish power company Vattenfall, topped with the perfectly boring headline, “European offshore wind deployment centre consent application...
Aug 16, 2011 3:30PM
The first wind farm to be
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Shawn Lesser reveals the top 10 highlights of North Carolina's Clean Energy sector.
Aug 15, 2011 10:00PM
Degrees and certification programs in the building and operating of wind turbines and farms have been around for quite some time, but these courses can be a bit one dimensional in an industry that is ...
Aug 15, 2011 3:30PM
Oodles of new clean, renewable wind energy will soon be making its way onto the grid in Ontario, Canada. Ontario Power Authority (OPA) said it
Aug 12, 2011 9:45PM
Offshore wind-power generation
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A big gust of new electricity is blowing across
Aug 10, 2011 9:00PM
This week on the Green Tech Regional Report we’re looking at more clean energy news from across the country. Because of federal policies, wind developers are scrambling to construct wind farms a...
Aug 10, 2011 8:39PM
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Renewable energy production in the United States has surpassed the production of nuclear power for the first time, a government study reports.According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, d...
Aug 09, 2011 8:00PM
Converting the energy produced by the sun and wind into usable electricity is critical to incorporating large-scale renewable energy systems into our existing grid infrastructure. Enter the grid-tied ...
Aug 08, 2011 8:00PM
Here at EarthTechling, we usually focus on clean, renewable energy in the United States, but innovations in this area are happening all over the world. There are ideal locations for solar and wind far...
Aug 08, 2011 3:30PM
The number of wind turbines being installed offshore and connected to power grids in Europe is growing, according to the European Wind Energy Association’s
Aug 07, 2011 4:00PM
The Rolling Hills Wind Project in southwest Iowa that will add 443.9 megawatts of renewable energy onto the grid is on track to finish by the end of this year. The project, which covers Adair, Adams a...
Aug 05, 2011 12:05AM
Ports and shipyards in Scotland are being given
Aug 03, 2011 11:00PM
Are DyoCore and its SolAir turbine a clever brand of cleantech flimflam? The company denies the charge, but the staff at the California Energy Commission thinks so. It has filed a complaint against Dy...
Aug 03, 2011 8:00PM
Once again it’s time for the Green Tech Regional Report, a round-up of news about clean technology from around the country. This week we’re not only looking at developments in the solar an...
Aug 02, 2011 11:00PM
By Stephanie Spanarkel, AOL EnergyThe future of data may be written in the wind.The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and
Aug 01, 2011 10:00PM
Offshore wnd power development could soon gain a boost from federal tax incentives. U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Delaware) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) recently
Aug 01, 2011 6:00PM
Penobscot County, Maine, celebrated the completion of the 60 megawatt (MW) Rollins Wind Farm recently. Built by
Aug 01, 2011 4:00PM
The prospects for energy development off the shores of Rhode Island just got a boost, as the
Jul 29, 2011 8:00PM
By Shifra Mincer, AOL EnergyThe fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world with installations in 28 countries,
Jul 28, 2011 10:00PM
We’ve long known wind power’s flaws – produces inconsistently, can’t be economically stored, kills birds – but along with those came an obvious, sparkling virtue: It runs...
Jul 28, 2011 6:00PM
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan famously warbled. But what if you want to know how long the wind will blow? This is the information power-gr...
Jul 28, 2011 5:00PM
Here’s our weekly Green Tech Regional Report for the last week of July, taking a look at some recent interesting green tech news happening around the countryside.Opponents to a proposed $179 mil...
Jul 28, 2011 4:00PM
Wind-power plants are typically seen as a path to cleaner energy, but like pretty much everything in the world, they’re also an investment vehicle. And in that latter sense, they’re reflec...
Jul 28, 2011 1:00PM
The Clean Energy Trust, for one, has long argued that the Midwest is uniquely equipped to be a cleantech leader, and now the Chicago-based organization has a compatriot. In a new report, the Union of ...
Jul 28, 2011 11:35AM
The Government and The Crown Estate have agreed to work together to progress the offshore wind capacity within the UK. The parties have agreed to develop the necessary infrastructure i.e. ports and ha...
Jul 28, 2011 12:01AM
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Jul 26, 2011 3:00PM
The Mekong Delta of Vietnam is known as the nation’s rice basket and as a huge source of seafood. But it offers another resource, too: wind. So far it has been untapped, but GE aims to change th...
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China offshore wind expansion is underway.
Jul 25, 2011 1:00PM
Earlier this month it was plans for a new wind-power plant that put
Jul 22, 2011 7:00PM
With wind-power production continuing to spread, we’re seeing researchers and engineers delving deeper into how to boost efficiency. A new report from the consultancy Wind Energy Update points t...
Jul 22, 2011 6:00PM
Last week we took a look at some DIY clean energy projects, and this week…we’re looking at more! We knew you couldn’t get enough. This week we’ll be focusing exclusively on hom...
Jul 21, 2011 9:00PM
By Mary Anne Hitt, Sierra ClubToday is a remarkable day. In the shadow of one of the nations most notorious polluting coal plants,
Jul 21, 2011 2:00PM
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Jul 20, 2011 7:00PM
The term of art is incidental take. It refers to the
Jul 20, 2011 6:00PM
By Christina Williams, Sustainable Business OregonBonneville Power Administration responded to the
Jul 20, 2011 1:00PM
New Zealand generated nearly three-quarters of its electricity from renewable sources in 2010, the highest level in 12 years, the government said. The contribution from renewables had fallen in recent...
Jul 19, 2011 7:00PM
Germany made news this spring
Jul 19, 2011 1:30PM
Fears that massive, whirring wind turbines would mar the scenic landscape and drive away tourists might not come to fruition in northwest Lower Michigan’s Benzie and Manistee counties. In fact, ...
Jul 18, 2011 10:38PM
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Jul 18, 2011 4:00PM
The world’s total wind power capacity, including both onshore and offshore projects, will triple by 2017, cleantech analyst Pike Research says in a new report. Pike
Jul 18, 2011 3:00PM
Last year, the Red Hill General Store in Hillsville, Va., built and installed a 5.5 kilowatt wind turbine on Gary Horton’s beef farm. This year, the turbine, known affectoinately as “Breez...
Jul 14, 2011 3:00PM
Wind turbine technology is constantly evolving. From tower construction both onshore and offshore to floating turbine technology, there is always something new on the horizon, creating potential hazar...
Jul 14, 2011 1:30PM
Duke Energy clearly likes Kansas – or at least the winds that blow over the state. Earlier this month the company bought a wind power plant in the Sunflower State, and now it says it will build ...
Jul 13, 2011 8:00PM
Worldwide investment in green energy soared 32 percent in 2010, according to a new United Nations report, and not surprisingly China led the way. The Asian economic behemoth saw $48.9 billion in new i...
Jul 13, 2011 6:05PM
Gernomio Wind has a buyer for the power produced at the Prairie Rose Wind Farm in southern Minnesota. Now all it needs to do is build the thing.Geronimo announced that Xcel Energy, through its Norther...
Jul 13, 2011 3:00PM
A Russian designer has posted his idea of a green vehicle that runs on wind power. The single-seat concept, dubbed the
Jul 13, 2011 1:30PM
A race appears to be shaping up to be build the first U.S. offshore wind power plant. We recently reported on Deepwater Wind’s claim that a courtroom victory will pave the way for it to install ...
Jul 12, 2011 9:00PM
An offshore wind power process started by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s
Jul 12, 2011 4:00PM
Rhode Island appears on track to become the first state to have offshore wind power after the state’s Supreme Court upheld a power-purchase agreement between National Grid and Deepwater Wind.The...
Jul 12, 2011 1:00PM
The European Union (EU) has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95 percent in the next 40 years, and a new report by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) suggests wind power...
Jul 11, 2011 2:00PM
After booming in 2008 and 2009, the U.S. wind power industry saw growth in new installations slow dramatically in 2010, according to a federal report that cites lagging effects of the worldwide financ...
Jul 08, 2011 7:13PM
Union Fenosa Wind Australia has announced plans to spend $1.78 billion on wind farms in southwest Victoria.
Jul 07, 2011 3:00PM
Vestas Wind has announced two studies to move corporations and consumers towards increased renewable energy use. The Global Consumer Wind Study 2011 and the Corporate Renewable Energy Index (CREX) 201...
Jul 06, 2011 8:00PM
After extensive survey work in Eva Creek since 2003, the Eva Creek Wind Project recently received a nod of approval from Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA). The project will be the largest wind...
Jul 06, 2011 7:54PM
Check out the world's first renewable energy island.
Jul 05, 2011 8:54PM
by Colin Meehan of Environmental Defense FundIn just the past two weeks there have been some exciting announcements from clean tech businesses across the state:Old Dog Learns New TricksFirst up on the...
Jul 05, 2011 2:30PM
Wind power has been at the forefront of renewable and clean energy for some time. It harnesses the power of moving air and converts it to electricity by way of turbines. The blades of a turbine rotate...
Jul 05, 2011 1:00PM
Technology is not just improving the speed and quality of your computers, but of renewable energy as well and wind power is no exception. While overall shape and even size of the turbines will most li...
Jul 03, 2011 8:00PM
In a rather interesting move
Jul 01, 2011 9:30PM
Perhaps EarthTechling needs to open a satellite office in Colorado. Why you ask? Because that state has been on a tear of late when it comes to cleantech business. One of the latest in this area is vi...
Jul 01, 2011 12:00AM
Often green communities spring up in places you least expect it – like Jerseyville, Illinois, for example. There, Lexington Farms, a group of 32 single family homes being built
Jun 30, 2011 10:00PM
The small island of El Hierro – iron in Spanish – is located in the Canary Islands 1,500 miles off the coast of Spain. Aside from being a main tourist attraction, El Hierro will also repor...
Jun 29, 2011 10:00PM
Stena Line, one of the world’s largest ferry lines, is powering one of their ferries through renewable means. Currently, the line is already environmentally certified according to ISO 14001, but...
Jun 29, 2011 5:00PM
Renewable energy looks to be on a steady, but very slow, increase in the United States, according to new preliminary figures released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration this week. The EIA n...
Jun 29, 2011 4:00PM
It appears that Sweden will soon be adding to its wind energy portfolio, this time with a land-based wind farm that is expected to be among the largest in the nation. According a recent announcement f...
Jun 28, 2011 1:30PM
With recent news indicating that both solar and wind power generation is on the the rise and looking stronger every year, it might be natural to wonder if renewable energy is dethroning fossil-fuel ba...
Jun 27, 2011 9:00PM
The Ontario, Canada government recently announced it would invest a total of $980,000 CAD to help with the development of the Mother Earth Renewable Energy (MERE) Wind Farm Project. $500,000 will come...
Jun 25, 2011 9:00PM
While not known as the windy state, New Hampshire gets ample wind, enough that the U.S. Department of Energy granted a conditional loan of $135.76 million to Granite Reliable Power for the largest win...
Jun 24, 2011 9:50PM
Google looks to have had its highs and lows in cleantech outreach this week. The high? Putting $102 million into one of the largest wind power projects being developed in the world. The low? Announcin...
Jun 24, 2011 9:00PM
Ground was broken earlier this month on Nevada‘s first utility wind farm. The turbines will be implemented by Pattern Energy Group and is one of seven projects that Pattern hopes to construct ov...
Jun 22, 2011 8:01PM
Remember the other day how we mentioned search engine powerhouse Google has dumped something like $680 million into various clean energy projects? Well, you can bump that up by $100 million or so, as ...
Jun 22, 2011 5:30PM
ScottishPower Renewables (SPR), part of Iberdrola, is the first developer in the UK to reach 1 GW of wind power capacity. SPR currently owns 24 functional wind farms consisting of 770 turbines. They f...
Jun 21, 2011 6:30PM
Aside from the recent news of more offshore wind farms for New Jersey, the Garden State is becoming even greener with the launch of a new loan/grant called the Edison Innovation Green Growth Fund (EIG...
Jun 20, 2011 8:00PM
What’s in a label? Consider Energy Star. The organization that sets
Jun 18, 2011 6:00PM
Wind power is increasing in popularity, and according to the American Wind Energy Association, makes up about 2.3 percent of the US electricity, up from the 1.8 percent from 2009. Still, one of the la...
Jun 17, 2011 8:00PM
Peter Tabeling, a senior design student in Cincinnati, has posted his idea online for a vehicle that utilizes wind power called the K
Jun 17, 2011 4:00PM
While New Jersey currently might be known as the Garden State, it might well become the leader in offshore wind farms. Governor Chris Christie recently announced eleven companies’ interests in c...
Jun 17, 2011 3:29PM
Italian voters turn out in record numbers to oppose nuclear development.
Jun 17, 2011 12:05AM
The Green Investment Bank has been one of the major introductions made by the coalition Government. Nick Clegg has recently announced that as of April 2012 the Bank will be launched and begin lending....
Jun 16, 2011 7:00PM
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is currently the center of complaint from a coalition of leading Pacific Northwest clean energy companies. BPA is part of the U.S. Department of Energy and provid...
Jun 16, 2011 6:00PM
Here at EarthTechling, we think wind turbines are beautiful, but not everyone agrees, as many potential wind power sites are blocked by aesthetic concerns.
Jun 16, 2011 4:00PM
The University of Maine recently sponsored the very first DeepCWind consortium. The consortium invited middle school and high school children from across Maine to participate in designing offshore win...
Jun 16, 2011 2:00PM
Here’s an interesting design concept for an eco-friendly phone that appears to integrate some clever ideas, though we have to say that some of the other design points have us scratching our head...
Jun 15, 2011 5:00PM
Aside from offering an excellent education and sports teams, Notre Dame is now the first college to install wind turbines on campus. This comes as no surprise as Notre Dame has made several initiative...
Jun 15, 2011 1:00PM
It looks like Canada is ready to put energy storage technologies to the test. According to a recent announcement from the Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan), construction of
Jun 14, 2011 6:00PM
Think a remote area in Washington is the only place you can see larger scale clean energy works projects up close and personal? Not so apparently if you happen to be gambling in Atlantic City, New Jer...
Jun 13, 2011 6:13PM
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When it comes to topics of energy, China has been making plenty of headlines. We’ve recently reported on China’s surge forward as the world’s leader in wind-energy capacity, surpassi...
Jun 09, 2011 10:00PM
The state of Indiana continues its surge in clean energy use as Indiana Michigan Power (I&M)
Jun 09, 2011 8:02PM
Green Chip contributor Mike Tirone reports as China nudges the U.S. from its top spot in energy use.
Jun 09, 2011 7:14PM
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It has been made clear by the Obama administration that its efforts to support renewable energy in the United States is as much about strengthening and growing the nation’s economy and creating ...
Jun 08, 2011 9:07PM
When is enough clean energy in New Jersey really not enough? It depends upon who you ask at the moment. One side of the fence: New Jersey governor Chris Christie and his “greener and more afford...
Jun 06, 2011 12:00AM
The Renewable Energy Foundation has published its findings of its recent investigation into the 2010 renewable energy target.The Foundation looked at data provided from both the Department of Energy a...
Jun 03, 2011 5:48PM
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Want wind power at home, but worried about that old Home Owner’s Association? Designer Tim Tocci of Boston wants to bring (wind) power to the people with his Subterfuge Vertical Axis Wind Turbin...
May 31, 2011 9:15PM
Construction work on what is being touted at the world’s largest wind farm is apparently under way. Recently at the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Windpower 2011 Conference, Gen...
May 31, 2011 12:05AM
Renewable UK Cymru has published a manifesto ahead of the Welsh general election to urge the next Welsh Government to continue developing new policies for more wind, wave and tidal energy. The manifes...
May 30, 2011 4:45PM
Siemens is building two new facilities in Woodward, Oklahoma in what it says is an effort to better service its wind turbine customers in the U.S. The company recently announced its plans to build two...
May 30, 2011 3:45PM
There must be something green in the water over at Toshiba HQ. The Tokyo-based company just announced a big acquisition of a Swiss smart grid technology company said to be worth about $2.3 billion and...
May 29, 2011 5:00PM
If after reading the American Wind Energy Association’s report on the outlook of wind power in the US any doubt remained about the future of wind energy in the county, this news from Mortenson
May 28, 2011 5:15PM
Think all the cleantech jobs are popping up in California? Actually, another ‘C’ state has seen some major growth when in comes to green jobs in recent years: Colorado.According to Metro D...
May 24, 2011 7:33PM
Recently in green job news, Iberdrola Renewables – a leading global provider of wind power – announced a $150,000 donation to Vantage Career Center in Van Wert, Ohio,
May 24, 2011 7:07PM
A scaled back but still very ambitious wind project under development in California netted itself some more big cash and backers today when Google and Citi announced they will back
May 23, 2011 6:48PM
The Jersey Shore isn’t just a runaway reality TV show about a bunch of obnoxious, narcissistic Garden State kids. It’s also an area that could be considered prime offshore wind real estate...
May 23, 2011 4:43PM
We’ve reported that policy changes at both the federal and state level will be needed in order streamline
May 23, 2011 4:12PM
Urban Green Energy has just announced a new lighting product that combines old-school styling with new-school renewable energy. The “Boardwalk,” as it’s called, is meant to be remini...
May 23, 2011 3:10PM
German automaker Audi has announced that it is planning to become a CO2-neutral manufacturer, although no real time-table has been set for the grand benchmark. The company says the plan, called the e-...
May 20, 2011 8:46PM
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Renewable energy-in this case wind power-is apparently agreeing with residents of Southern Texas. According to a recent statement issued by Portland Oregon’s Iberdrola Renewables, the
May 18, 2011 5:19PM
All kinds of unusual commercial buildings have been gaining LEED certification recently–a soda manufacturing plant, for instance–and now, Chicago is expected to
May 17, 2011 5:10PM
In many areas, utilities offer some form of green power program that allows customers to pay a small premium in order to support renewable energy sources such as wind and solar through voluntary enlis...
May 17, 2011 3:52PM
One of the biggest wind farms in the western U.S. just got bigger. Wind energy company
May 13, 2011 3:20PM
The North Dakota Public Service Commission has granted its approval for Canadian energy company,
May 13, 2011 12:01AM
An agreement has been signed regarding the acquisition of permits for the construction of six wind turbines in Gettnabo, Torsås Municipality, with a total capacity of 12 MW. Construction is sche...
May 12, 2011 5:21PM
It has been over 13 years since the Kyoto Protocol was initially adopted and a little over six years since it entered into force. Now, the protocol aimed at fighting global warming is celebrating a ma...
May 12, 2011 5:00PM
We’ve been hearing a lot about how state and city policy will be essential for renewable energy growth in the US and this news from Illinois serves as further evidence of that assertion. A new r...
May 10, 2011 8:49PM
Every once in a while we come across a unique and innovative organization trying to make the world a better place through green technology. Such is the case of the KidWind Project located in St. Paul,...
May 10, 2011 6:27PM
Germany has officially joined the offshore wind energy race as its first offshore wind farm, located just off the German coast in the Baltic Sea, is now in operation. According to a recent statement b...
May 10, 2011 4:06PM
Apparently Walmart isn’t the only big-box retailer peddling wind turbines. Home Depot, where it seems like one can buy almost anything to improve their home with, is also playing in the clean en...
May 10, 2011 3:52PM
Cleantech research and consulting firm Kachan & Co has just issued a report that would indicate bio natural gas could provide the means for utilities to
May 09, 2011 6:46PM
Part of the basic strategy involved in choosing a location for a wind power generation farm is considering places with consistent wind density. It stands to reason if you want to create energy from wi...
May 09, 2011 4:30PM
Despite some of the challenges that offshore wind developers have faced here in the US, the renewable energy source is getting a lot of attention globally and, according to a report by Pike Research, ...
May 09, 2011 4:12PM
Telkonet, Inc. (OTCQB: TKOI), developer of the revolutionary energy management platform named EcoSmart incorporating its patented Recovery Time technology and the leading provider of Internet services...
May 09, 2011 4:06PM
The wind industry remains one of the fastest growing forms of non-traditional electricity generation in North America and finished last year with a total of 40,180 MW of installed capacity, with a fur...
May 06, 2011 5:00PM
NREL’s (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) near Boulder, Colorado is now home to a new 3 megwatt turbine of absolutely massive proportions. The turbine&...
May 05, 2011 5:02PM
More evidence that clear, strong policies are key to renewable energy development came recently via the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
May 05, 2011 4:00PM
Offshore safety professionals have acknowledged that there is a requirement for wind-specific regulations to prevent accidents when developing farshore wind installations.
May 04, 2011 7:45PM
We’ve heard from several government related bodies in the recent past urging the adoption of both
May 04, 2011 12:05AM
Coming up on May 21st and 22nd the Seattle Green Festival will be held at the Qwest
May 03, 2011 8:15PM
It’s usually pretty interesting to see what happens when a designer embraces green technology. The result can either be (a) a blend of stylish form and practical function which gives otherwise u...
May 03, 2011 3:13PM
Following up on my overview post on the cost of wind power, here’s a little discussion on some more intricate matters related to wind power.
May 02, 2011 9:00PM
Much like the jet engines of a commercial airliner leave “jet wash” in their wake, wind turbines also disturb the air behind them as they spin, if to a lesser degree. This effect is the fo...
May 02, 2011 4:41PM
The wind farm industry has adopted a Protocol on making payments from their wind farms into a community fund. The announcement by the UK?s leading renewable energy association RenewableUK has set a mi...
May 02, 2011 4:07PM
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May 01, 2011 4:00PM
Is Sempra Energy purchasing renewable energy from itself? Well, sort of. Both San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) and Sempra Generation are subsidiaries of Sempra Energy and, according to this statemen...
Apr 29, 2011 5:58PM
Windtronics has developed a new home wind turbine that could be a practical renewable energy option, even for folks living in areas with light or infrequent winds. The new product is called the Honeyw...
Apr 29, 2011 4:00PM
Somewhere, lost among the efforts to design a bigger, tougher, higher-efficiency wind turbine, is the notion that the technology that produces our clean energy ought to be green itself. That oft overl...
Apr 28, 2011 7:27PM
Say you’re considering the addition of some form of renewable energy source to your home. When it comes time to shop for a solar power system or perhaps a wind turbine, chances are Wal-Mart does...
Apr 25, 2011 3:44PM
Internet titan Google continues its recent trend of clean energy investments as it was announced its energy subsidiary will be purchasing more renewable energy from NextEra Energy Resources. This time...
Apr 21, 2011 4:30PM
It has been a long, bumpy road for the Cape Wind project. It was right around this time last year that Cape Wind, which could be the first offshore wind farm for the US, first got federal approval, de...
Apr 20, 2011 8:30PM
The recurring catch 22 for clean energy development is the potential impact it has on the surrounding environment. This issue has sparked a
Apr 19, 2011 9:29PM
We’ve recently covered how well wind power is progressing in China and, though the U.S. isn’t currently leading the way for the world in wind power at the moment, data released from the
Apr 19, 2011 6:06PM
Google and subsidiaries of ITOCHU Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation (TYO-8053) - have joined GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services and developer and managing member Caithness Energy as...
Apr 19, 2011 5:43PM
The dry, windy mesas of Texas’ Pecos County will soon see its second major wind farm project as
Apr 18, 2011 9:33PM
We’ve been keeping a close eye on the Shepherd’s Flat wind farm in rural Oregon,
Apr 17, 2011 4:06PM
Oklahoma is soon to be the home of a new wind energy farm that, when fully developed, is scheduled to deliver an estimated
Apr 15, 2011 10:15PM
The Pacific Northwest corner of the United States is well known for its scenery and nature-focused tourist spots. Slightly less well known, however, is that there are several renewable energy plants t...
Apr 15, 2011 7:00PM
We recently covered news from a report that showed China, in 2010, led the world in clean energy investments. More recent news from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) gives some indication as to wh...
Apr 14, 2011 7:30PM
The University of North Texas (UNT) will soon have bragging rights as the first university in the state to sport wind turbines on campus. Three turbines are to be installed near the University’s...
Apr 13, 2011 7:45PM
The windy prairies of southern Manitoba are now being put to work providing renewable energy to the Canadian province.
Apr 12, 2011 7:55PM
Offshore wind power is growing quickly in the United Kingdom, and by 2050, it could create
Apr 09, 2011 3:30PM
Ironically, it was the hearty winds of southeast
Apr 06, 2011 4:24PM
Currently, the record for the world’s largest
Apr 05, 2011 6:30PM
In 2007 Mark Hull, now project manager for Beebe Community Wind Farm in Ithaca, Michigan, started going around and speaking to local farm owners within
Apr 04, 2011 8:00PM
The state of Minnesota has a renewable energy goal to draw 25% of their power needs from renewable energy resources by 2025. Earlier we covered some progress toward that goal coming out of St. Paul. N...
Apr 01, 2011 7:15PM
According to the Oregon non-profit Renewable Northwest Project, the state will see capital investment in solar, wind, and geothermal projects reach the $5.4 billion mark before the end of the year.Win...
Mar 31, 2011 9:00PM
Kinetic energy lesson #1: movement is power, if you harness it.
Mar 30, 2011 5:45PM
The United States Department of the Interior, along with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), announced that they have started the process to lease the first com...
Mar 29, 2011 4:52PM
Designers Ale Leonetti Luparinia and Qian Jiang have come up with a new concept of a device that uses the wind energy produced by a running train. As the designers claim, the device, dubbed T-box, is ...
Mar 29, 2011 3:17PM
Wind Stocks Trading Alert; Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc. (OTCBB: CWET), PowerShares Global Wind Energy (NasdaqGM: PWND), China Ming Yang Wind (NYSE: MY). New Wind Stocks added to Wind Index: ABB Ltd...
Mar 28, 2011 9:49PM
Canadian developer Finavera Wind Energy aims to close financing supporting the construction of two wind farms, with 124 megawatts in combined capacity, by the end of the year.
Mar 28, 2011 7:20PM
BP’s alternative energy unit is understood to have re-started development work on a wind project in eastern Pennsylvania that fully develop could generate up to 150 megawatts of electricity.
Mar 28, 2011 4:45PM
It looks like Canada is about ready to dive into the offshore wind energy business. In a statement released by
Mar 28, 2011 3:03PM
Brazil wind energy prices may fall below record lows set at 2010 auctions. [Bloomberg]Fission products in Seattle reveal clues about Japan nuclear disaster. [Technology Review]EPA Encounters Local Pol...
Mar 27, 2011 4:09PM
In our latest edition of EarthTechling Earth Videos, we’ve collected for you some
Mar 27, 2011 4:09PM
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Mar 26, 2011 4:30PM
The road to Hawaii’s clean energy goals seems to be as long and winding as Maui’s famed “Road to Hana”. We’ve been keeping an eye on the Aloha State’s progress towa...
Mar 26, 2011 3:30PM
General Electric’s Energy Financial Services division, along with other investors, recently
Mar 26, 2011 3:30PM
General Electric’s Energy Financial Services division, along with other investors, recently
Mar 25, 2011 5:30PM
According to a new report published by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the international market for wind power is expected to add 40 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2011. The study forecasts an a...
Mar 25, 2011 2:51PM
Enel Green Power CEO Francesco Starace answers your questions. [EnergySource via the Financial Times]NRC seeks comment on new GE-Hitachi nuclear design. [Reuters]Oil and Gas Producers Face Higher Tax ...
Mar 24, 2011 8:55PM
Invenergy had been planning to build a large capacity wind farm in Wisconsin, but now that is dead after the company pulled out of the development of the proposed
Mar 24, 2011 4:50PM
The EU Wind Energy Association (EWEA) brought the hammer down at the opening of Europe’s largest wind power conference and exhibition demanding some concrete energy policies that stretch past th...
Mar 24, 2011 4:50PM
The EU Wind Energy Association (EWEA) brought the hammer down at the opening of Europe’s largest wind power conference and exhibition demanding some concrete energy policies that stretch past th...
Mar 24, 2011 4:30PM
While the United States still holds the title as the world’s largest manufacturing economy, the nation faces an uphill battle to stay competitive in the global manufacturing marketplace. Competi...
Mar 24, 2011 4:30PM
While the United States still holds the title as the world’s largest manufacturing economy, the nation faces an uphill battle to stay competitive in the global manufacturing marketplace. Competi...
Mar 23, 2011 7:15PM
The League of Green Embassies
Mar 23, 2011 7:15PM
The League of Green Embassies
Mar 22, 2011 11:03PM
Australia is a vast
Mar 22, 2011 8:11PM
If you live in an area that sees a fair amount of wind and you’d like to reduce your utility bill by harnessing some of that wind power, a wind turbine might be a good idea. The trouble with mos...
Mar 22, 2011 8:11PM
If you live in an area that sees a fair amount of wind and you’d like to reduce your utility bill by harnessing some of that wind power, a wind turbine might be a good idea. The trouble with mos...
Mar 22, 2011 4:45PM
Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) in Gardner, Massachusetts is come one step closer to having a partially wind-powered campus. The National Grid utility company conducted a witness test on the ...
Mar 21, 2011 5:27PM
Infrastructure investment fund, Macquarie Capital has teamed up with a Mexican beverage company to acquire a 396-megawatt wind farm in southern Mexico.
Mar 21, 2011 1:49PM
REG blames lack of wind for losses. [Financial Times]Iberdrola halts U.S. wind farm after Suzlon turbine blades fall. [Bloomberg]German nuclear firms may stop green payments: report. [Reuters]In Scotl...
Mar 19, 2011 3:20PM
Greengate Power
Mar 17, 2011 4:11PM
In the world of clean energy, kites have have become a big deal. Recent advances in technology have lifted ideas like
Mar 17, 2011 4:11PM
In the world of clean energy, kites have have become a big deal. Recent advances in technology have lifted ideas like
Mar 14, 2011 7:54PM
In most cases, if you’re placing your cell phone near the window to re-charge, you’re
Mar 14, 2011 7:38PM
It’s billed as the first and only complete wind/solar hybrid system kit: the Roofmill. This plug and play hybrid renewable energy system, design by Ohio-based WindEnergy7, was inspired by the wi...
Mar 11, 2011 6:00PM
It’s a little house, essentially, for renewable energy generation at home, sure to pass muster with your homeowners
Mar 11, 2011 6:00PM
It’s a little house, essentially, for renewable energy generation at home, sure to pass muster with your homeowners
Mar 10, 2011 10:30PM
The wind is blowing in the state of Maine, and soon, more if it will be producing electricity, thanks to a conditional loan guarantee recently announced by the U.S. Department of Energy.Under this gua...
Mar 10, 2011 5:19PM
A unit of renewable energy powerhouse NextEra Energy is scouting for bank financing to support the construction of a 321 miles (516 kilometers) wind transmission line in Central Texas.
Mar 09, 2011 9:15PM
Minnesota based Cargill has just signed an agreement with Skysails that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping business by using a giant kite. That’s right…a kite. Skysail...
Mar 09, 2011 8:29PM
A venture half-owned by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has selected four banks to arrange a $500 million financing supporting the construction of a wind transmission project in Texas.
Mar 08, 2011 5:45PM
Think Ohio remains mired in its legacy as a Rust Belt state? Think again. According to
Mar 08, 2011 4:15PM
A technology called torque vectoring – commonly used to improve handling in cars by varying the drive torque between wheels – is being offered as a way to make wind turbines operate more e...
Mar 08, 2011 1:40AM
The Company announced today it had filed with the United States Patent & Trademark Office "A Petition to Make Special Under Accelerated Examination Program," a patent application titled ...
Mar 07, 2011 7:32PM
A more coherent plan must be put in place to connect offshore wind farms to the grid, the chief executive of the National Grid has claimed. Steve Holliday said 2011 will be a "pivotal" y...
Mar 05, 2011 4:24AM
Argentinean designer Francisco Tablado has recently designed an autonomous power unit dubbed NEWEN that taps into green electricity for all of your power needs while camping. It is also capable of pro...
Mar 04, 2011 6:00PM
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Mar 04, 2011 5:00PM
Seattle based company Principle Power has announced that they have signed a contract with Energias de Portugal to deploy a 2 megawatt WindFloat off the coast of Portugal.
Mar 03, 2011 8:45PM
We’ve reported on IKEA’s
Mar 03, 2011 3:29PM
Edison Mission Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Edison International, has closed the $255 million refinancing of a 362-megawatt wind portfolio made up of three separate wind farms.
Mar 03, 2011 2:00PM
London-based private equity firm Terra Firma could invest up to €500 million ($693 million) in solar, and wind projects as well as waste-to-energy technology.
Mar 03, 2011 4:49AM
Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc. (OTCBB: CWET) announced that they would be presenting the Company at National Investment Banking Association (NIBA) Conference to be held on March 2-4, 2011 at the Westin...
Mar 02, 2011 5:00PM
Basin Electric Power was awarded a $240 million loan
Mar 02, 2011 1:44PM
Vertical axis turbines have the potential to reduce the cost of generating power from offshore wind in some circumstances, a new study has concluded.
Mar 02, 2011 12:10AM
Scottish forest land to be used for wind farms The Forestry Commission has announced a scheme which will enable Scottish communities to receive cash from wind turbines installed on forest land.
Mar 01, 2011 7:30PM
Tired of your Home Owners Association opposing your plans for a wind power system? In the future, new homes may come with wind turbines already built in, thanks to the patent-pending Apollo Renewable ...
Mar 01, 2011 4:30PM
Recently, we covered a concept design that supplies power to your portables (and other devices) via a wind-up, spring-loaded mechanism. But what about all those battery-powered peripherals?Designers Y...
Mar 01, 2011 3:29AM
The California State Senate on Thursday approved clean energy jobs legislation that would give the state the most ambitious renewable energy requirement in the country, according to the UCS.
Mar 01, 2011 1:17AM
Wind Stocks Morning Trading Update; China Ming Yang Wind (NYSE: MY), Clean Wind Energy Tower (OTCBB: CWET), Sauer Energy (OTCBB:SENY) InvestorIdeas reports on recent wind stocks news and developmen...
Mar 01, 2011 1:14AM
Wind Stocks News; Ming Yang (NYSE:MY) to Announce Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results on Wednesday, March 9, 2011before the market opens in the United States. Ming Yang's management will host ...
Feb 28, 2011 9:15PM
Is Ukraine finally going to get going with wind power? The announcement that a pilot program was beginning to come online provides some hope, but the country has a long, long way to go.At the end of 2...
Feb 28, 2011 4:39PM
Vestas, one of the global leaders in wind technology, has recently announced that it will collaborate with WindPlus (a joint venture led by EDP Group) to deploy a unique offshore wind turbine, which i...
Feb 26, 2011 6:00PM
Iberdrola Renewables announced earlier this month that FirstEnergy will purchase 100 megawatts (MW) of output from its 304 MW Blue Creek Wind Farm in western Ohio. The first large-scale wind farm in O...
Feb 26, 2011 4:00PM
How far could wind power take a car? Pretty much as far as you want to go, apparently. In what they’re calling a demonstration of wind power’s efficiency and flexibility, two Germans just ...
Feb 25, 2011 7:30PM
A substantial wind farm in southern Minnesota has begun commercial operations this month. Owned and operated by Wisconsin Power and Light (WPL), a subsidiary the Alliant Energy Corporation, the Bent T...
Feb 25, 2011 6:30PM
If you want to drop some wisdom on the federal government regarding the possible development of offshore wind power in the waters off Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia, you need to circle Ma...
Feb 24, 2011 8:00PM
A lot of manufacturing plants go solar. Not too many, but some, use wind. But rarely if ever do we see something like what just went in at the Advanced Glass Industries (AGI) plant in Rochester, N.Y.:...
Feb 24, 2011 6:30PM
Sure, we know there’s a lot of wind out there on the Kansas plains. But what about in our power-hungry urban environments? A new
Feb 24, 2011 6:24PM
Energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne is set to reopen Britain's first commercial wind farm following the addition of four advanced wind turbines. Run by Good Energy, the Delabole ...
Feb 23, 2011 7:30PM
Element Power recently announced that it has started construction on
Feb 23, 2011 6:30PM
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has been getting into renewable energy in a big way in recent years, as per California’s progressive Renewables Portfolio Standards, and the trend continues
Feb 23, 2011 3:33PM
Back in December we toured the annual Small & Community Wind Conference & Exhibition, which had come to Portland, Oregon. One of the companies who we interviewed after meeting at the show is Cascade R...
Feb 22, 2011 9:41PM
Latin America could add as much as 160 gigawatts of new capacity over the next decade. Brazil, Mexico and Chile would see the biggest growth.
Feb 22, 2011 7:00PM
When you hear the words “twin towers,” chances are, you’re thinking of Ground Zero in New York City. A new architectural design by ARXX studio (Vittorio Minervini e Giacomo Sanna of ...
Feb 22, 2011 2:16PM
The Alternative Agenda: Dynegy CEO Steps Down; Recovery Act; Wind Energy Costs Decline; Lots of Dirty Energy In China…. NRG Energy reports $2.5 billion of adjusted EBITDA, $476 million of net i...
Feb 22, 2011 10:13AM
Small car maker, smart is to present a new electric car study at next week’s Geneva Motor Show. Called the forspeed, the new concept car is a two seater cabriolet car, with no roof or side windo...
Feb 21, 2011 6:00PM
A four-way collaboration between GE Energy Financial Services, Exergy Development Group, Atlantic Power and Reunion Power has led to Idaho’s largest wind power plant. Actually, it’s &ldquo...
Feb 20, 2011 4:00PM
Cross Virginia off the list of states waiting for a
Feb 19, 2011 3:13AM
In certain corners of the green energy sector size does matter. Many green energy companies need to leverage scale to make a profit, and with steep capital requirements companies often need to seek ou...
Feb 17, 2011 9:49PM
Last May, a group of 22 dedicated graduate students from the University of Colorado, Denver ventured out into beautiful southeastern Utah. Their mission? Build a totally sustainable rammed-earth house...
Feb 17, 2011 9:14PM
An engineer from Germany and a television host have traveled almost 2,106 mile (5,000 km) in a lightweight electric vehicle powered by the wind. Dubbed Wind Explorer, the car does not only use electri...
Feb 17, 2011 7:00PM
What’s the most important thing to know before you install a wind turbine to produce energy? That’s right: where the wind blows best. To that end, Urban Green Energy (UGE), the company tha...
Feb 16, 2011 9:25PM
A Park City, Utah-based wind developer has secured financing supporting the construction of a 99-megawatt, $200 million wind park in the Western U.S.
Feb 16, 2011 5:30PM
Putting aside the environmental issues around snowmobiles for a moment, here’s a unique way to get the citizenry feeling good about the local wind power plant: First Wind is joining with the Qua...
Feb 16, 2011 4:27PM
In August of 2010, Inox placed an initial order for 17 of AMSC's wind turbine electrical control systems, which, as the "brains" of the wind turbine, monitor and control its operation...
Feb 16, 2011 3:36PM
Brookfield Renewable Power, a unit of the Toronto asset management firm, is working with two project finance banks to arrange the $180 million financing of a New England wind farm.
Feb 16, 2011 3:30PM
Plug and play wind power? That’s the idea behind SmartBox Wind Turbine, one of the many bright ideas seeking your support in the GE
Feb 15, 2011 5:55PM
Humber 'to become offshore wind super-cluster' The Humber region could become a major centre for the global offshore wind industry, experts have claimed, after the Humber Gateway wind farm w...
Feb 15, 2011 5:47PM
A wind developer, backed by Indian electrical equipment manufacturer Crompton Greaves, is reviewing a term-sheet of a long-term loan supporting the financing of a 45-megawatt wind project in Idaho.
Feb 15, 2011 5:24PM
Permission has been granted for the construction of the 230MW Humber Gateway wind farm. The DECC on February 9th gave the go-ahead to E.ON to begin work on the project, which once completed will produ...
Feb 15, 2011 3:19PM
The first prototype made out of polyester and glass fiber will be created in the company’s Danish factory in Lunderskov. According to company officials, Alstom prototype sites from Europe will h...
Feb 14, 2011 11:59PM
122 GE 1.5 megawatt turbines have been deployed in just five months at wind farms in Idaho. The wind farms are now operational and delivering clean energy to Idaho Power Company and its customers, whi...
Feb 14, 2011 11:25PM
Holmen and E.ON have signed an agreement to jointly erect wind turbines in three different areas, primarily located on Holmen’s land and all identified as suitable by Örnsköldsvik Muni...
Feb 14, 2011 5:28PM
A unit of General Electric has acquired the intellectual property rights, from a Utah wind technology company, supporting the construction of taller and more efficient wind towers.
Feb 14, 2011 4:05PM
You just can’t mess with Homeland Security and their radars, even if you’re a state-of-the-art renewable energy entrepreneur who builds huge wind turbine fields for a living. It looks like...
Feb 14, 2011 12:04PM
President Obama is expected to propose $8 billion for clean energy investments in his budget to be released today, the vast majority of that will go to the Energy Department. [National Journal] In an ...
Feb 12, 2011 4:59PM
Just how well has the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) done in increasing the nation’s renewable energy capacity? According to SBI Energy’s new
Feb 12, 2011 1:10AM
During the middle ages alchemists tried complex and often ridiculous schemes to turn various base metals into gold. The results were inevitably disappointing. G.E.R. recently spent some quality time w...
Feb 11, 2011 2:13PM
Wind energy is a type of renewable energy one would love to see everywhere, be it out in the rural country of the United States or atop one’s more urban dwelling. The problem with the latter is ...
Feb 10, 2011 6:00PM
Not long back, we reported on a program from the National Renewable Energy Lab aimed at getting wind turbines installed in schools and school curriculum. Now
Feb 10, 2011 5:42PM
Attempting to steer a narrow path that allows for resource development while protecting the environment, the Obama administration has drafted new guidelines that it said “provide clarity and gui...
Feb 10, 2011 4:42PM
GE makes wind turbines, as President Obama’s recent visit to the company’s Schenecdety, N.Y., plant emphasized, and once in place those turbines demand attention to keep whirring. Who bett...
Feb 09, 2011 4:14PM
Bernie Sheahan is a director at the World Bank's International Finance Corporation, where he oversees the financing of large wind and solar projects in Latin America and Africa.
Feb 09, 2011 1:45PM
Brookfield Renewable Power has beefed up its Canadian wind portfolio with the acquisition of majority stakes in two wind projects under development in British Columbia.
Feb 09, 2011 1:23AM
Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has agreed to sell its 30 percent stake in a 1,000-megawatt wind project pipeline in Quebec to EDF Energies Nouvelles-Canada. As G.E.R. first reported RES’s Can...
Feb 08, 2011 8:40PM
ind energy companies operating in the UK are having to scout workers from other industries to meet their skill requirements, it has been claimed. Ben Cartland, associate at Acre Resources, an inter...
Feb 08, 2011 6:57PM
The Obama administration yesterday continued its push on offshore wind power, announcing over $50 million in new research and development funding, and identifying official “Wind Energy Areas...
Feb 08, 2011 5:37PM
Long cycle life is important for a battery in any circumstance. But when batteries are storing power produced from wind, and they’re tied into the grid, they also need the ability to respond to ...
Feb 08, 2011 2:46PM
Details have emerged on a $265 million refinancing supporting a 360-megawatt wind portfolio owned by a southern California utility.
Feb 08, 2011 12:00PM
Wind Turbines Getting Cheaper; UK May Cut Green Power Subsidies; Cleantech VC Investments Sour; Obama Administration To Speed Up Offshore Wind Development. According to a survey released yesterday by ...
Feb 07, 2011 7:07PM
A Boulder, Colo. wind technology company, launched by former engineers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has secured $8 million as part of a Series A round of funding.
Feb 07, 2011 5:02PM
Much of the attention regarding wind power generation in North Carolina has been focused offshore, but the world’s biggest wind-power developer has other ideas: Iberdrola Renewables, part of the...
Feb 06, 2011 3:09PM
Last year, we reported on
Feb 03, 2011 6:22PM
Vous avez offshore wind power? Soon France will be able to say ‘oui’ in a serious
Feb 02, 2011 8:28PM
Vestas Sees Bright Future for Romanias Wind Energy SectorVestas, one of the world’s largest wind turbine producers, is expecting a boom in wind energy growth in Romania and also believes that th...
Feb 01, 2011 6:08PM
Feb 01, 2011 12:16PM
The Alternative Agenda: Chairman Bingaman Back Nuclear; Iberdrola Eyes 300 MW Wind Farm; Exxon Reports $9.2B Q4 Revenues. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), the Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resou...
Jan 29, 2011 8:44PM
AMSC has received several new orders for its proprietary D-VAR reactive compensation solution for wind farms in the United Kingdom, including two orders from Manchester, England-based Nordex UK Ltd.
Jan 29, 2011 7:35PM
This week, several forces have joined together to launch WindMade, the first consumer label identifying corporations and products made with wind energy.
Jan 28, 2011 4:50PM
Technip in association with Nénuphar, Converteam and EDF Energies nouvelles has launched the Vertiwind project to test a pre-industrial prototype of a vertical-axis offshore floating wind turbi...
Jan 28, 2011 3:48PM
The American Wind Energy Association year-end analysis puts wind power installation in 2010 below 2009--but with costs on par w/natural gas, 2011 is looking up.
Jan 28, 2011 3:21PM
New York State is offering $250 million for projects using wind, hydroelectric, biomass or other clean resources to produce electricity in state.
Jan 28, 2011 12:20AM
France will invest ten billion euros in developing its first offshore wind project. Currently, in France, <strong>nuclear power</strong> plants generate 80% of the state's electricity...
Jan 27, 2011 9:19PM
A California-based wind developer is in talks to acquire a cluster of wind projects located across the Pacific Northwest. Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Champlin-GEI Wind Holdings, backed by a recent $50...
Jan 27, 2011 8:00PM
In an era where sports stadiums are expanding seat capacities to limits that make fire marshals nervous, it’s nice to see at least one stadium making some environmentally friendly changes.
Jan 27, 2011 7:43PM
British Prime Minister David Cameron throws his support behind a North Seas "supergrid" that would link offshore wind projects with other clean-energy sources.
Jan 27, 2011 7:02PM
A new pilot program in the Aran Islands will test the potential for a new type of smart grid meter to charge electric vehicles exclusively on wind power.
Jan 27, 2011 5:57PM
While solar investments (outside of China) limped along in 2010, it was a banner year for smart grid investments and deal-making, and good for wind power, too.
Jan 27, 2011 3:19PM
As Romania pushes to develop renewable energy sources, GE is cashing in, selling 14 more 2.5-megawatt wind turbines for two wind power projects.
Jan 26, 2011 9:51PM
America's wind industry built 5,115 MW of wind power last year, barely half of 2009's record pace. However, the industry entered 2011 with more than 5,600 MW currently under construction. ...
Jan 26, 2011 9:40PM
ACCIONA Energy currently operates 489.6 MW of wind power capacity in the U.S. in five wind farms, four of them 100 percent owned. These include Tatanka Wind Farm (180 MW, North and South Dakota), Velv...
Jan 26, 2011 3:08AM
Gamesa announces major investment in Scottish offshore wind Wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa is looking to invest up to £42.8 million for the development of offshore technology in Scotland.
Jan 25, 2011 11:45PM
How’s the song go? “Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain.” Apparently, Rodgers and Hammerstein had it right, as wind power plants continue to pop up in the st...
Jan 24, 2011 10:28PM
Vestas, the Danish wind-turbine powerhouse, won the 2011 Zayed Future Energy Prize, and immediately turned around and said it would give the $1.5 million prize money away.
Jan 24, 2011 10:17PM
A clean energy economy requires a skilled workforce, and the AWEA would like to help ensure that such a workforce exists. Towards that end, the organization has awarded its first ever Seal of Approval...
Jan 24, 2011 9:38PM
UK independent power producer, International Power expects to close its acquisition of a Canadian wind project in British Columbia early next month. International Power is aiming to close its acquisit...
Jan 24, 2011 9:21PM
With 308 new offshore wind turbines installed in 2010--an increase of 51% in installed wind power capacity on the previous year--offshore wind power experienced a new record growth in Europe.
Jan 22, 2011 10:49PM
Distance Between Wind Turbines Should Be Doubled, Researchers SayWind farms are currently a big hope of the alternative energy industry, but today, just like in the early days of existence, most of th...
Jan 21, 2011 10:48PM
Remember DeepWind? That was the Dutch-led effort to explore using a floating, vertical-axis turbine for offshore wind power generation. Now a French company, Technip, appears to be chasing a similar d...
Jan 21, 2011 10:34PM
If approved, Hawaii’s Interisland Wind Project would transmit up to 400 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the island of Oahu via undersea cable from wind farms proposed for the smaller islands of...
Jan 20, 2011 12:08AM
Would it interest you to know that the energy that went into making a product was wind generated? The wind industry thinks so, and it’s embarking on the WindMade initiative to develop a standard...
Jan 19, 2011 3:40PM
John Rockwell, a founder of cleantech-focused venture capital fund Element Partners has reportedly left the venture capital fund. Radnor, Pa.-based Element Partners current portfolio company include w...
Jan 18, 2011 11:57PM
A new global consumer label intends to identify corporations and products made with wind energy. It will be called "WindMade". The Global Wind Energy Council, WWF, the UN Global Compact and ...
Jan 17, 2011 8:17PM
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley plans to introduce legislation requiring power companies to buy electricity from offshore wind farms, according to a Baltimore Sun story.
Jan 17, 2011 8:03PM
Natural Power’s global technical team have delivered comprehensive energy yield and site assessment studies on a proposed wind farm project in Alaska for non-profit rural electric co-operative G...
Jan 15, 2011 7:40PM
GE, which said last month that its investments in renewables had reached the $6 billion mark, is picking up in 2011 right where it left off. The company’s Energy Financial Services unit announce...
Jan 15, 2011 7:12PM
Hindustan Zinc Limited has announced an addition of 150 MW capacity to its existing Wind Power generation capacity of around 125 MW. The project spans the states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka a...
Jan 14, 2011 12:13AM
In May the LEEDCo of Northern Ohio partnered with GE to make use of the latter’s wind turbines in the Ohio waters of Lake Erie. Now LEEDCo said it has teamed with Freshwater Wind, a private deve...
Jan 13, 2011 10:10PM
Goldwind USA, a subsidiary of Urumqi, China-based Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., is talking to banks to finance the construction of its 106-megawatt Shady Oaks wind farm in Illinois. ...
Jan 12, 2011 7:11PM
A Southern California power company has hired a bank to lead the refinancing of a roughly 360-megawatt wind portfolio. Edison Mission Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Edison International, has hired WestL...
Jan 11, 2011 11:23PM
Masdars Green Plans for This Year: New Solar Power Plant and Wind Turbine ProjectA new project is being planned for this year by Masdar, an Abu Dhabi-based company. The project consists of a 20-to-30 ...
Jan 11, 2011 11:19PM
The Empire State Building to Be Powered by Wind TurbinesEmpire State Building, the tallest building in New York, and referred to as one of the wonders of the modern world, will buy 100% wind power fro...
Jan 11, 2011 8:44PM
The Canadian unit of EDF Energies Nouvelles is eyeing debt financing to support the construction of a 300 megawatts wind farm in Quebec. EDF EN Canada is talking to banks to arrange roughly $300 milli...
Jan 11, 2011 12:06PM
A Japanese strategic investor has acquired a stake in a 78-megawatt wind project in Ontario. Marubeni Power International, the power and energy unit of Japanese industrial group Marubeni, has acquired...
Jan 10, 2011 11:21PM
Japan to Build a New Building Type Wind Energy GeneratorWind power is the transformation of wind energy into a usable and universally-accepted form of energy, such as electricity. Wind turbines are us...
Jan 10, 2011 10:35PM
If it’s windy out in Nobles County, Minn., today, a lot of energy is being produced. That’s because the Nobles Wind Project is now online, with 134 1.5-megawatt (MW) wind turbines generati...
Jan 10, 2011 3:15PM
Terra-Gen Power, the New York renewable energy developer, has raised an undisclosed amount of equity financing by entering into a leveraged lease transaction with GE Energy Financial Services, the ene...
Jan 10, 2011 2:07PM
Duke Energy to acquire Progress Energy for $47.48 a share Duke, the Charlotte-based energy powerhouse, has bid $13.7 billion for Progress Energy of Raleigh. Progress is not known for its green energy ...
Jan 09, 2011 6:52PM
GE does giant wind turbines, so when it wanted to hook a renewable-power element – namely, distributed wind power – into its growing smart-grid/smart-home business, it turned to Southwest ...
Jan 09, 2011 5:55PM
Despite significant challenges in 2010, the U.S. wind industry laid the foundation for a strong return in 2011, the AWEA said in a year-end release. While the industry saw the all-too-real impacts of...
Jan 07, 2011 12:30AM
Remember that wind-turbine parts manufacturing plant we told you Siemens was opening in Hutchinson, Kan.? There's more work coming its way, from neighboring Iowa: In a press release, Siemens said...
Jan 06, 2011 10:44PM
The 201-megawatt Nobles Wind Farm in southwestern Minnesota consists of 134, 1.5-megawatt General Electric wind turbines generating enough power to serve approximately 66,500 homes. enXco and Xcel ...
Jan 06, 2011 10:27PM
Editor Brigid Darragh reports on the latest news from the European Wind Energy Association regarding the good news for EU's 2020 energy goals.
Jan 06, 2011 1:36AM
Not long ago, we reported that ITOCHU and GE were working together on a little something in the way of wind-power in America’s heartland. It would appear that these global renewable energy force...
Jan 05, 2011 1:14AM
The fact that pyrampyramid electricity The Pyramid Effect Producing Enough Electricity to Run a 12W Fan have peculiar features is well-known worldwide. We are all informed that the seeds found in the ...
Jan 04, 2011 6:33PM
NextEra Energy Resources has acquired a 150 megawatts wind project from Chicago-based developer Invenergy. NextEra Energy Resources has agreed to buy the 150 megawatts White Oak wind farm, currently u...
Jan 04, 2011 4:15AM
Deepwater Wind is proposing a new design for a massive 1000 MG offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island. To avoid objections and lawsuits from area residents, Deepwater has developed stronger...
Jan 04, 2011 1:45AM
A new day, a new large capacity wind farm opens somewhere in the world. This time around it is in the southern Texas town of Bruni, located about 40 miles east of Laredo, where the new 150-megawatt (M...
Jan 03, 2011 11:09PM
Wind gusts, turbulent flow, upstream turbine wakes and wind shear–all are issues affecting the health and longevity of wind turbines, along with their output capacities, and all are issues addre...
Jan 02, 2011 10:22PM
Even as the United States pushes for greater access to the wind-turbine market in China, a Chinese-owned firm is making inroads in the United States, winning a 20-year contract to provide power to the...
Jan 02, 2011 6:56PM
DSM have recently outlined their new solutions-based approach for the global windmill blade manufacturing industry. At the heart of DSM’s new approach is a move to educate the wind energy indust...
Jan 02, 2011 5:41PM
Sure, wind power plant operators use weather forecasts to anticipate surges and declines in the power they can feed into the grid. But the forecasts aren’t always precise, and even a little vari...
Dec 31, 2010 12:12AM
It's the trifecta of green public lighting, and you won't be surprised to hear the place it's getting a test run is the Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco. Dubbed Sanya, this hybrid st...
Dec 31, 2010 12:08AM
Xzeres’ Mico-Generation Utility model is an innovative solution to distributed wind power and a win-win situation, it seems, for both the company and its customers, three of which have recently ...
Dec 30, 2010 9:50PM
Tony Verrelli, CEO of a Toronto start-up known as Cleanfield, believes that the market potential for urban wind is massive, and he’s making some bold moves to prove it. To date, Cleanfield&rsquo...
Dec 30, 2010 9:17PM
Is a 615-megawatt, Chinese-backed Texas wind project still a go? There have been mixed signals about the fate of the $1.5 million project, which attained notoriety when U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N....
Dec 29, 2010 11:16PM
Winter is surely here, and heating the homes is something most of the people pay for, at least in moderate climate countries. The example of how a Maine company implemented a scheme for heating hom...
Dec 29, 2010 10:53PM
Michiganders should see a big boost in wind-power production in their lagging state by the end of next year. That's when Invenergy Wind estimates it will wrap up construction of a 200-megawatt...
Dec 29, 2010 10:43PM
Wind turbines have long been noted as a means for America's struggling farmers to increase their profits-per-acre, while giving utility companies access to wide-open, windy spaces. As it turns ou...
Dec 29, 2010 10:31PM
Have you ever wondered about how all of those wind turbines in all of those wind farms around the country are controlled? Sure, there are local controls in place, but coordination of all of them to ge...
Dec 29, 2010 8:57PM
The Humber region's emergence as a renewable energy hub could be hampered if tolls on the Humber Bridge were increased, experts have warned. Efforts are currently underway to attract firms invo...
Dec 29, 2010 8:56PM
A joint venture half owned by a large Canadian asset management firm, is looking for debt financing to support the construction of a roughly 375 miles (603 kilometers) wind power transmission line in ...
Dec 29, 2010 7:23PM
More than a quarter of Scotland's energy supply came from renewable sources in 2009, recently published figures reveal. Green energy sources met 27 percent of demand in the country last year, wh...
Dec 28, 2010 10:46PM
In the wake of a formal complaint by the United States, China is defending its wind-industry subsidies, saying they comply with World Trade Organization rules. A Ministry of Commerce press release, tr...
Dec 28, 2010 9:09PM
As potential development sites with simple, flat terrain become fewer and fewer, more and more projects are built in, or near, forests and complex terrain. It is these complex flow sites that are ofte...
Dec 28, 2010 5:52PM
Cielo Wind Power, an Austin-based independent wind developer, says various funding options are on the table to support the construction of 161 megawatts wind farm it is developing in North Texas...
Dec 28, 2010 4:35PM
America’s heartland will be gaining more of its electricity from wind, as per the latest announcement from Westar, the Kansas utility company whose tag is “doing whatever it takes to keep ...
Dec 27, 2010 9:18PM
First Wind, the Boston independent wind developer, closed a $75.8 million debt financing supporting the construction of a 40-megawatt wind farm in Vermont. Last week, First Wind closed a debt package...
Dec 27, 2010 5:06PM
The US took the first step in filing a trade case against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO), because China has given several hundred million dollars in grants requiring that only China-made ...
Dec 27, 2010 3:36PM
Motocross speedway and wind power – it’s a combination that doesn’t scream “natural fit,” but pairing the two is exactly what a Texas firm intends to do. In a press relea...
Dec 27, 2010 3:14PM
Mount Edgecumbe High School, on Japonski Island in Sitka, Alaska, sits next to the U.S. Coast Guard's Maple Moorings facility. That turned out to be a really good place to be when the Coast Gu...
Dec 24, 2010 10:29PM
New figures from the UK government have revealed that renewable energy supplied 8.6 percent of the country's total electricity during the third quarter this year, putting it closer to the ten p...
Dec 24, 2010 10:19PM
We learned earlier this month that China was kicking rear and taking names when it came to investing in wind power, accounting for nearly half the $20.5 billion invested in projects in the latest quar...
Dec 24, 2010 12:10AM
The Ames National Laboratory and the University of Colorado have compiled a new research, with suggestive evidence that wind turbines sited on farmlands may actually help certain crops thrive even whe...
Dec 23, 2010 11:11PM
A Portland-based free-market think tank says city government and the state of Oregon haven't met ambitious targets on using renewable energy and attributes the failures to setting goals that w...
Dec 23, 2010 11:05PM
The Obama administration, agreeing with a claim by the United Steelworkers, is challenging a Chinese government program that provides subsidies to the country's wind-turbine manufacturing indu...
Dec 23, 2010 4:18AM
In the region of New England, the land and ocean winds may be an alternative source of electricity in the next ten years. A research conducted by GE Energy Applications & Systems Engineering revea...
Dec 22, 2010 11:55PM
Here's the thing about wind: he higher you go, the more of it there is. At a couple thousand feet altitude, wind speeds are twice, even three times what they are on the ground. And when it com...
Dec 22, 2010 6:36PM
In 2011 the international Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to significantly grow global investments supporting renewable energy projects, including wind and solar power plants. Bernie Sheahan, director...
Dec 21, 2010 11:11PM
The recent completion of the first portion of a planned 330 megawatt (MW) capacity offshore wind farm in Belgium is notable not only for its ability to produce enough clean energy to power 175,000 Bel...
Dec 21, 2010 4:18AM
China may currently boast the world’s fastest train, but the U.S. Department of Energy recently announced a partial loan guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan to support the world’s largest wi...
Dec 20, 2010 4:47PM
Nissan Leaf Japanese automobile maker Nissan has begun the North American rollout of its Leaf electric vehicle (EV). Last week dealers in Seattle stocked their showrooms with the much-awaited car. Day...
Dec 20, 2010 5:20AM
It only makes sense: If you're going to tour the NREL in Golden, Colo., you ought to do so using a renewable energy. And now you can, in a hydrogen-powered shuttle bus, one of 12 that the Depa...
Dec 19, 2010 5:31PM
If you’re going to go for renewable wind power, why not maximize the investment and build out the turbines in state? That seems to be the thinking behind Michigan’s Governor Jennifer Granh...
Dec 19, 2010 4:09PM
Wind Works Power Corp. has announce its joint venture partner, EFI Energy Farming International GmbH (EFI), has signed an agreement to sell Wassertrudingen, their 20 megawatt (MW) wind energy project ...
Dec 17, 2010 10:21PM
Certainty — albeit short term certainty — that’s what the renewable energy industry got this week. By signing a controversial bill extending the Bush tax cuts, President Obama also e...
Dec 17, 2010 3:14PM
The wind turbines in the Altamont Pass east of the San Francisco Bay Area, installed in the 1970s and '80s, might be seen as a symbol of California's early leadership in renewable energy....
Dec 16, 2010 7:29PM
1: Dan Reicher, Stanford University What’s a top-notch energy thinker to do in a time when energy is a second-tier issue in Washington? Former Assistant Energy Secretary Dan Reicher is casting about ...
Dec 16, 2010 6:08PM
Capital Dynamics, the Swiss private equity firm, plans to raise about $800 million over the next two years for two green energy-focused funds that will support opportunities in North America as well a...
Dec 16, 2010 3:40PM
Illinois may be home to the Windy City, but as far as blustery days go, it's got nothing on Maine. Now, a new 60 megawatt wind power project in Penobscot will put that weather to work in generati...
Dec 16, 2010 3:13PM
San Francisco renewable energy developer Pattern Energy Group has raised an undisclosed amount of equity financing by entering into a leveraged lease transaction with MetLife, the New York insurance...
Dec 14, 2010 5:12PM
Editor Brigid Darragh reports as European nations sign an agreement to develop a sub-sea grid in ten years' time.
Dec 13, 2010 7:01PM
Richard “Ted” Brandt co-founded energy-focused investment bank Marathon Capital more than 10 years ago, initially to advise middle-market power and energy companies and eventually solar, ...
Dec 13, 2010 5:33PM
Deere & Company, the he world’s largest farm-equipment maker, has closed the $900 million sale of of its wind energy business to Chicago-based Exelon. The deal was jointly announced last Augus....
Dec 13, 2010 2:34PM
Just a few weeks after the Obama administration signaled its desire to pick up the pace on offshore wind-power development, Deepwater Wind Energy has stepped forward with a huge and unique proposal to...
Dec 11, 2010 5:40PM
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced an agreement to upgrade the quarter-century-old wind turbines in Altamont Pass to make them more efficient and less deadly to migratory bird...
Dec 11, 2010 3:56PM
In what looks to be a very major investment in the developing Scottish offshore wind power market, Mitsubishi recently announced it plans to invest up to 100 million Pounds Sterling in related researc...
Dec 09, 2010 4:01PM
Over the past two years GE Energy Financial Services, GE’s energy-financing unit, has doubled its renewable energy and cleantech investments. By the end of this year, GE will have invested $6 bi...
Dec 09, 2010 3:24PM
Consider this assessment of the state of U.S. wind-power development, from Curtis Fisher of the National Wildlife Federation: "More than 980 offshore wind turbines are spinning right now in Eu...
Dec 09, 2010 3:07PM
A federal grant program for the development of renewable energy projects is facing expiration, and uncertainty reigns as to whether President Obama's compromise with Republicans on tax issues ...
Dec 08, 2010 9:04PM
Xzeres Wind, a developer of small wind power systems, is looking to turn your off-grid wind turbine solution into a mini utility from which it would sell power back - to you we assume - in exchange f...
Dec 08, 2010 4:00PM
BP’s wind power unit expects to close the debt financing supporting the construction of a 250-megawatt wind farm in Colorado next week. BP Wind Energy is expected to secure roughly $300 million in lo...
Dec 07, 2010 5:44PM
A unit of Charlotte, N.C.,-based Duke Energy, has closed financing supporting an operating 200-megawatt wind farm in Wyoming. Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS), a developer of renewable power as...
Dec 07, 2010 5:31PM
French bank BNP Paribas's has raised €437 million ($581 million) for a renewable energy-focused fund that invests in European green power infrastructure. BNP's London-based BNP P...
Dec 07, 2010 5:25PM
Massachusetts developer First Wind has obtained $98 million in financing to support the construction of a 60-Megawatt project in Maine. First Wind secured an $81 million non-recourse construction...
Dec 04, 2010 9:46PM
Measuring wind speeds and potential at a future wind turbine site is a critical early step when it comes to picking the best wind energy locations. Community scaled wind projects, such as farms, indus...
Dec 04, 2010 6:36PM
Bulgaria, said to have a 16 percent target of its energy sources being renewable by 2020, moved a little closer towards this goal recently with the kick off of the first active wind turbines in its ne...
Dec 04, 2010 6:14PM
Gamesa, Iberdrola and Acciona are some of the Spanish companies that have strengthened their positions on the global wind market. Last week, Spain announced a project that will secure its role as...
Dec 03, 2010 3:04PM
Take a look at the map: There’s some good wind-power potential in east-central Colorado. And that’s exactly where Duke Energy has just fired up the 51-megawatt (MW) Kit Carson Windpower Pr...
Dec 01, 2010 10:02PM
A conglomeration of Spanish companies has come together to develop a 15-megawatt (MW) capacity offshore wind turbine using 100 percent home grown technology. These companies, being coordinated by wind...
Dec 01, 2010 9:27PM
It’s a big wind project with a cute name–the Dokie Wind Project–but its generating capacity is anything but pint-sized. This $228 million project, owned jointly by Plutonic Power Cor...
Dec 01, 2010 9:05PM
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) wants to get kids fired up about wind power-and, in the process, cut power costs for the nation's schools. Towards that end, they've installed...
Nov 29, 2010 12:25PM
Wind energy, as we know, is a clean and green source of energy-but it's also fickle, with variations in speed that can lead to less-than-optimal outputs. Now, a new type of wind turbine air-flow ...
Nov 29, 2010 12:06PM
Those living the off-grid lifestyle and generating their own clean energy look to have a new small, home wind turbine to choose from courtesy of Electric Pinwheels. The turbine, which we assume is the...
Nov 26, 2010 2:26PM
It takes quite a long time for an offshore wind project to be taken from the status of proposal to approved for construction. In this regard, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said that the office is wor...
Nov 25, 2010 2:44PM
With more than $17 billion in annual revenues, Exelon Corporation is one of the nation's largest electric utilities. Now, they'll be putting some of that capital to good use for the environm...
Nov 25, 2010 2:17PM
Reiterating the Obama administration’s commitment to offshore wind power, the U.S. Department of the Interior has announced an initiative it said will speed siting, leasing and construction of n...
Nov 23, 2010 11:00PM
First, we brought you the Solarflora, a solar electricity generator that doubles as a giant metal flower. Now, we bring you its perfect complement, the appropriately named Power Flower wind turbine.
Nov 23, 2010 9:41PM
The controversial Cape Wind offshore wind-power project took another step in its long journey from concept to reality this week, as the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) approved a 15...
Nov 23, 2010 3:36PM
Even though the cost of wind power is in a continuous drop since 2008, more and more researchers aim for reducing it more while at the same time enhancing the efficiency. A couple of teams from the Sy...
Nov 22, 2010 7:34PM
A Newly Developed Wind Prediction System To Improve Wind Turbine Output by 15%As they say, details make all the difference when it comes to big things. Following this principle, the huge wind turbines...
Nov 22, 2010 3:05PM
One grant to one company won’t turn the Rust Belt into a thriving clean-energy mecca. But International Battery in Pennyslvania’s Lehigh Valley will take what it can get, and in this case ...
Nov 21, 2010 3:14PM
A North American company owned by the French is celebrating a groundbreaking ceremony on a new project in Minnesota slated to provide energy to Indiana. Welcome to the new world of wind power.
Nov 17, 2010 12:52AM
Apparently, the prevailing winds in the "free" atmosphere about 1,000 meters above the ground are maintained by a temperature gradient that decreases toward the poles. According to Ren, ...
Nov 15, 2010 8:19PM
This will be just one of questions posed at the NG Power and Renewables EU Summit in Budapest next April. With wind power currently meeting around 5% of Europe’s electricity requirements and gro...
Nov 15, 2010 5:43PM
A new market structure is needed which will allow equal investment in thermal, renewable and nuclear power stations, a top Scottish business leader has claimed.
Nov 10, 2010 4:53PM
GL Garrad Hassan has been appointed to act as Independent Engineer for the first two 500-MW offshore wind energy projects in the 4-GW Hornsea zone located off the coast of Yorkshire.
Nov 10, 2010 4:06PM
The leading renewable energy-focused private equity fund Good Energies plans to invest some $50 million in Santa Barbara, Calif.,-based wind farm developer Champlin Windpower.
Nov 10, 2010 3:45PM
SilverSpring, the Redwood City, Calif.,-based developer of smartgrid technology, has hired Michael Dillon as a general councel.
Nov 10, 2010 3:14PM
France is poised to ask for proposals to develop offshore wind farms, significantly raising the nation’s profile in the renewable energy sector...
Nov 09, 2010 11:08PM
Head to Honduras, and you’ll find out how one wind farm about to get under way is set to fulfill up to six percent of that nation’s power needs.
Nov 09, 2010 2:23PM
A Calgary-based oil and gas major is close to acquiring a utility-scale wind project.
Nov 09, 2010 2:08PM
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) proposes that an average of 800 MW of wind energy capacity be added each year between 2016 and 2025.
Nov 09, 2010 12:52PM
Eamon Ryan, Ireland’s Minister of Communications Energy and Natural Resources, has unveiled a “roadmap” for the development of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy that he claims cou...
Nov 08, 2010 7:25PM
The Aerogenerator X is a biomimetic turbine design based on the sycamore principal which could revolutionise the UK’s offshore wind industry.
Nov 08, 2010 5:27PM
BP is ready, no doubt, to meet the world with a greener, happier face, and Sempra Generation is helping them do it.
Nov 08, 2010 4:39PM
The European Commission has released a document providing clear guidance on how to ensure that the development of wind farms is compatible with the European Union’s Birds and Habitats Directive...
Nov 05, 2010 6:34PM
The entire range of turbines, located near the south western counties of Buan and Yeonggwang, will generate about 2,500 megawatts of clean electricity and will be ready by the end of 2019.
Nov 05, 2010 3:09PM
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond joined with the wind energy sector on Tuesday to formally mark the launch of the UK's first Modern Apprenticeship for the wind power industry.
Nov 04, 2010 7:18PM
An oil and gas major and its partner are planning to finance a utility-scale wind farm in Western Canada by tapping their respective balance sheet.
Nov 04, 2010 5:00PM
First minister Alex Salmond has announced the creation of a £70 million infrastructure fund to aid the development of the offshore renewables industry in Scotland.
Nov 03, 2010 12:49AM
Bats offer a natural way of killing pest, and help with pollination and dispersal of various plant seeds. Killing bats impacts the ecosystems both locally and nationwide...
Nov 03, 2010 12:09AM
A deal has been signed to construct components for one of the world's largest offshore wind farms in Wales, creating over 300 jobs.
Nov 01, 2010 9:41PM
Researchers from the Loughborough University in the UK have demonstrated that selecting a color different than grey or white affect the way these constructions affect insects.
Oct 26, 2010 8:01PM
REpower UK is the fourth wind turbine manufacturer in the UK to achieve the 500-MW watershed.
Oct 26, 2010 5:21PM
Spanish wind energy firm Gamesa has become the latest company to declare plans to invest in the UK offshore market...
Oct 26, 2010 4:34PM
United Technologies is working with long-time legal counsel Linklaters in its ongoing 65 pence a share bid for the full control of turbine maker Clipper Windpower.
Oct 26, 2010 3:30PM
Siemens has clinched an order to supply 80 wind turbines for the Dan Tysk wind farm off Germany’s North Sea coast.
Oct 25, 2010 10:42PM
This week Boston-based wind developer First Wind Generation is expected to price shares as part of its Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO has a price range of $24.00 -to- $26.00. Credit Suisse, M...
Oct 25, 2010 9:38PM
Mitsubishi (Japan), Suzlon (India) and A-Power (China) have entered the wind market in the United States.
Oct 25, 2010 9:14PM
Renewable energy experts meeting in Sofia concluded that the Bulgarian government’s ‘National Renewable Energy Action Plan’ is failing to harness the full potential of the country&rs...
Oct 25, 2010 7:09PM
The Humber region should be a "frontrunner" for funds announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review to develop renewable energy at port sites, the region's Chamber of Commerce has clai...
Oct 25, 2010 6:22PM
PacifiCorp’s Dunlap 1 wind farm in Carbon County is now up and running, but a shifting tax policy might mean a lull in Wyoming’s wind boom.
Oct 25, 2010 2:22PM
There are more than two billion people worldwide with no access to drinking water. This is the reason why researchers over the globe are trying to find solutions such as desalination.
Oct 22, 2010 7:42PM
According to a recent release, offshore wind farms in deepwater areas off the coast of the U.K would reap larger wind harvests, making them profitable over time.
Oct 22, 2010 7:29PM
Alteris Renewables, Inc, a top cleantech company in the Northeast, recently announced that it’s helping Nantucket High School with the design and installation of a 100 kilowatt wind turbine at i...
Oct 21, 2010 8:31PM
A new study from 3Tier, a company specializing in renewable energy information services, says the long-term climactic variability of wind power can be anticipated. This has become increasingly valuabl...
Oct 20, 2010 4:52PM
Offshore renewable energy projects in Scotland are unlikely to "really take off" until almost 2020, Scottish Renewables has claimed.
Oct 20, 2010 2:43PM
ited Technologies (UTC) plans to acquire all outstanding shares of Clipper Windpower, the cash-strapped wind turbine maker. UTC already controls about 49.9 percent of London AIM-listed Clipper...
Oct 19, 2010 8:57PM
Market opportunities for energy storage in the wind power business will reach $1.1 billion by 2015, according to industry analyst NanoMarkets. “Energy storage adds value and reduces risk for th...
Oct 19, 2010 3:49PM
Vestas, a wind turbine developer, has opened the world’s largest wind tower manufacturing plant in Colorado to churn out over 1,000 towers a year.
Oct 19, 2010 3:09PM
Project developers expect to close the debt financing supporting the construction of a wind farm in Honduras by year-end.
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