| Content Category: New & Noteworthy |
| Global Clean Energy Investment Sees Lowest Quarter Since 2009 |
| on 15 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Global clean energy investment in the first quarter of this year was lower than in any quarter for the past four years, according to the [read more] |
| AWEA Reveals Numbers Behind U.S. Wind Sector's Record-Breaking Year |
| on 11 Apr 2013 by Mark Del Franco |
| Did you know that in 2012, U.S. wind energy - for the first time - was the No. 1 new source of electricity generation, contributing [read more] |
| Senate Confirms Sally Jewell As New Interior Secretary |
| on 11 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Sally Jewell to replace Ken Salazar as the secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). President Barack Obama [read more] |
| Gov. O'Malley Signs Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act Into Law |
| on 11 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., signed into law on Tuesday the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, legislation meant to create a framework for the [read more] |
| Post-Fukushima, Japan Looks To Floating Offshore Wind Turbines |
| on 09 Apr 2013 by Mark Del Franco |
| The Environment Ministry of Japan will begin installing two floating offshore wind turbines this summer as a way to help diversify the country's generation mix [read more] |
| Siemens Turbine Rotor Blade Breaks Off At Iowa Wind Farm |
| on 09 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| A rotor blade of a Siemens SWT-2.3-108 wind turbine broke off at the Eclipse wind farm, a 200 MW project located in Guthrie and Audubon [read more] |
| Renewables Made Up 82% Of New U.S. Generating Capacity In First Quarter |
| on 09 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and hydro, accounted for 82% of all new domestic electrical generating capacity installed in the first quarter [read more] |
| California Achieves Another Wind Energy Record |
| on 09 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) says turbines spinning within its power grid combined to produce a new record of 4,196 MW of wind power [read more] |
| 'World's Largest' Offshore Wind Farm Powers Up |
| on 08 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| DONG Energy has announced that full capacity has been reached at the 630 MW first phase of the London Array offshore wind farm, located off [read more] |
| Mass. Lawmakers Urge Energy Department To Approve Cape Wind Loan Guarantee |
| on 05 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The entire Massachusetts congressional delegation, including the state's nine U.S. representatives and two U.S. senators, has sent a joint letter to the U.S. Department of [read more] |
| Judge Tosses Out Lawsuit Over Canceled Wind Power Contract |
| on 05 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| A federal judge has dismissed a $103 million lawsuit filed by developer EDF Renewable Energy, formerly named enXco, against Minneapolis-based utility Xcel Energy Inc. The [read more] |
| Are The Feds Holding Wind Developers To A Double Standard? |
| on 04 Apr 2013 by Paul Kerlinger |
| For more than a decade, wind developers have been notified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that their wind projects may kill birds [read more] |
| IRS: PTC Will Be Worth Slightly More In 2013 |
| on 04 Apr 2013 by Mark Del Franco |
| Wind developers have received a touch of good news, as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that the federal production tax credit (PTC) for [read more] |
| Wind Market Report: Latin America Poised To Outgrow North America |
| on 04 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The Americas region will add nearly 92 GW of new wind power capacity from 2013 to 2020, but the rate of growth will be dramatically [read more] |
| Vestas Turbine Catches Fire At Ontario Wind Farm |
| on 03 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| A Vestas V-80 turbine caught fire on Tuesday at the Kingsbridge 1 wind farm, located north of Goderich, Ontario. Alberta-based utility Capital Power, which owns [read more] |
