Wind Energy

Vail Resorts Backs Away from Wind RECs

Vail Resorts Backs Away from Wind RECs

Vail Resorts Inc. has chosen not to renew its three-year commitment to buy wind-energy offset credits. Instead, the ski resort and hotel company is putting ...

October 7, 2009

World’s Largest Wind Farm Debuts in Texas

World’s Largest Wind Farm Debuts in Texas

In West Texas, the world's largest wind farm has opened. The 781.5 megawatt ...

October 5, 2009

Hawaii, Ontario Enact Feed-in Tariffs for Renewables

Hawaii, Ontario Enact Feed-in Tariffs for Renewables

Businesses in Hawaii and Ontario can adopt renewable energy technologies with greater assurance that the investments will pay off now that the state and ...

September 30, 2009

U.S. Wind Turbine Installations to Reach 8,000 by 2015

U.S. Wind Turbine Installations to Reach 8,000 by 2015

Wind turbine sales in the U.S. are projected to grow by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7 percent to reach an annual production volume ...

September 29, 2009

Universities of Toledo, Minnesota Embrace Eco-buildings

Universities of Toledo, Minnesota Embrace Eco-buildings

The University of Toledo has added a Campus of Energy and Innovation, while the University of Minnesota's new football stadium has earned LEED Silver status. At the ...

September 23, 2009

IEA Wind Countries Add 17,000 MW of Capacity in 2008

IEA Wind Countries Add 17,000 MW of Capacity in 2008

International Energy Agency (IEA) Wind member countries added more than 17,000 megawatts (MW) of wind generating capacity in 2008 for a total of nearly 92,000 ...

September 21, 2009

DOE to Fund Large-Scale Renewables Transmission in Montana

DOE to Fund Large-Scale Renewables Transmission in Montana

Businesses in Western states should find it easier to purchase renewable energy in the future. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is financing a ...

September 18, 2009

Troubles Ahead for California’s Climate and Solar Bills

Troubles Ahead for California’s Climate and Solar Bills

California's Governor says he plans to veto a bill that requires the state to get one third of its electricity from renewable resources, while state legislators ...

September 15, 2009

Wind Can Provide 24-50% of India and China’s Power Needs

Wind Can Provide 24-50% of India and China’s Power Needs

If India and China continue their forward momentum in renewable energy investments, wind energy may be able to supply up to 24 percent and 50 percent ...

September 14, 2009

House Passes Wind Energy Bill

House Passes Wind Energy Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that will authorize a comprehensive program to improve the efficiency, reliability and cost-effectiveness of U.S. wind energy ...

September 14, 2009

NREL, SCE, PG&E, Black & Veatch Discuss Future of Renewables

NREL, SCE, PG&E, Black & Veatch Discuss Future of Renewables

In this session from the International Association for Energy ...

September 11, 2009

California on Track to Meet Renewable Portfolio Standard Targets

California on Track to Meet Renewable Portfolio Standard Targets

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved contracts for more than 8,300 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy signed with the state's largest utilities, according ...

September 9, 2009

Austin Energy Proposes Raising City Renewable Use to 35%

Austin Energy Proposes Raising City Renewable Use to 35%

Austin Energy's 2008 carbon reduction plan called for 30 percent of the Texas capitol's energy to come from renewables through 2020, but the utility has floated ...

September 4, 2009

Oregon Plans to Cut Renewable Energy Tax Credits

Oregon Plans to Cut Renewable Energy Tax Credits

State lawmakers are expected to put new restrictions on a business energy tax credit (BETC) in Oregon when they meet for a special session in February, ...

September 4, 2009

China May Hoard Rare Earth Metals, Vital to Some Clean Tech

China May Hoard Rare Earth Metals, Vital to Some Clean Tech

China is considering a ban on export of rare earth metals, which are essential to the production of some alternative energy technologies, including hybrid vehicles and ...

August 31, 2009

Nature, Electricity Generation Collide in Recent Decisions

Nature, Electricity Generation Collide in Recent Decisions

Pollution concerns at two power plants in New Mexico may impact its long-term viability, while an endangered species has halted plans for a wind farm in ...

August 24, 2009

To Reach E. Coast, Midwest Utilities Consider Mega-lines

To Reach E. Coast, Midwest Utilities Consider Mega-lines

To help sell renewable energy to power-hungry East Coast cities, a group of Midwest utilities is developing a study on the feasibility of adding extra-high voltage ...

August 19, 2009

Australia Sets Sights on 20% Renewable Energy by 2020

Australia Sets Sights on 20% Renewable Energy by 2020

While parties could not agree on Australian legislation to both adopt renewables and cut carbon emissions, there at least is consensus on the notion of becoming ...

August 19, 2009

U.S., Germany, China Most Attractive Markets for Renewables

U.S., Germany, China Most Attractive Markets for Renewables

The United States has the most promise for adopting renewable energy forms, followed by Germany and China, which are tied, according to a new report from Ernst & Young. India, Spain, Italy, the UK and ...

August 14, 2009

Cape Cod Wind Farm Closer, but Still Generating Opposition

Cape Cod Wind Farm Closer, but Still Generating Opposition

A proposed offshore wind development off of Nantucket Sound, Mass., continues to polarize the public. The project, which would produce ...

August 3, 2009

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