Wind Energy
Wind energy is a renewable energy source used to create electricity and mechanical power from wind motion. We include stories about the production of wind energy and its use.
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Gulf Spill Penalties, Deepwater Wind, China Nuclear Push
The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to postpone the EPA's so-called boiler MACT rules that would regulate emissions from commercial and industrial boilers, The ...
Corporations Procuring, Investing and Trading in Renewable Energy
The relationship between corporate sustainability and renewable energy
Some of the world's leading organizations are actively promoting and investing in the ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: WindMade Label, EV Harmonized Port, LEED Awards
WindMade on Wednesday announced the criteria for a consumer label identifying companies that buy wind power and other renewable energy. To receive the certification companies must ...
Nestle Purina, Perdue Open Major Solar Arrays
Nestle Purina PetCare and Perdue Incorporated have unveiled major solar arrays in Arizona and Maryland.
Nestle Purina’s 1,900 panel, 427-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system covers 70,000 square feet ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL Conflict, Wisconsin Wind Rules, Coal Ash Pushback
The State Department allowed a company with close financial ties to TransCanada to perform a crucial environmental impact study of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: New House Bills, EU Airline Lawsuit, Mountaintop Removal
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to block the EPA's proposed rule to reduce emissions from large cement manufacturing plants, The New ...
City of Austin, Texas, Goes 100% Renewable
The City of Austin, Texas, has become the largest municipality in the U.S. to power all of its facilities using only renewable energy.
As of Oct. 1 ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Fuel Standard Delay, Wind Project Scuttled, DOE Policy Shift Proposed
The EPA and Transport Department are delaying new fuel efficiency standards until mid-November, saying they had to process a high volume of comments and complete technical ...
Canada Nearly Doubles Annual Wind Installations; Top Colleges Revealed
This year Canada is on track to set a record for new installed wind power, with 1,338 MW projected, according to the ...
Offshore Wind Seminar with Ram Power
The Council of State Governments/Eastern Regional Conference brought together industry experts, officials and staff from Northeastern U.S. states and Eastern Canadian ...
Empire State Building Awarded LEED Gold Certification
The Empire State Building has been awarded LEED Gold for Existing Buildings certification.
It is the tallest and almost certainly the best-known building in the U.S. to ...
Policy and Enforcement Briefing: Unspent Stimulus, Chorus of Criticism over Ozone, NY Fracking Study
About one-third of the money authorized for an energy efficiency program in the 2009 economic stimulus bill has not yet been spent despite promises to immediately create ...
DOE Announces $246m for Renewables, EVs
The Department of Energy has announced $245.9 million in loan guarantees and grants for a variety of renewable energy and electric vehicle projects.
Energy secretary Steven Chu ...
Level 3 Buys 100% Renewable Power for Three Data Centers
Level 3 Communications has taken three colocation facilities 100 percent renewable.
The communications services provider has signed up to a 100 percent green energy product ...
China, U.S. Keep Renewable Investment Top Spots
China and the United States have maintained the top two places in Ernst & Young’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index.
The Chinese government has announced in the ...
Policy and Enforcement Briefing: Regulation Repeals, Exxon in the Arctic, Wind Energy
The leadership of the GOP majority in the U.S. House of Representatives told its membership that it will seek to repeal or delay ...
Volkswagen Plans $1.45 Billion Renewables Investment
Automaker Volkswagen is planning on investing almost 1 billion Euros ($1.45 billion) in renewable energy, according to a report by the Financial Times Deutschland (via Reuters).
The ...
BMW Factory to Use 100% On-Site Wind
Automaker BMW is to power its Leipzig, Germany, factory using wind power alone.
The company plans to build four turbines at the Leipzig facility that should provide ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: $3m for Hazmat Spill, Offshore Wind, Carrier and Trane Warning on HCFC-22
Klaus Genssler, chief operating officer of U.S. Oil Recovery L.P., has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a Harris County, Texas, lawsuit. The ...
Cowboys Home Games Go Wind-Powered
The Dallas Cowboys will buy enough renewable energy to power the stadium on game days, the team has announced.
The football franchise has signed an ...
