| Content Category: New & Noteworthy |
| 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] |
| BP Announces Plans To Sell U.S. Wind Business |
| on 03 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Conglomerate BP says it will divest its U.S. wind portfolio - more than 2.6 GW of installed capacity - in order to focus on its [read more] |
| NCPA Study Evaluates U.S. Mining Potential Of Rare-Earth Materials |
| on 03 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The U.S. must reform its mine permit process and safety regulations to get to the vast underground resources of rare-earth materials that could drive growth, [read more] |
| As Focus Shifts To O&M, Duke Energy Renewables Leaps Into Services Market |
| on 02 Apr 2013 by Mark Del Franco |
| According to IHS Emerging Energy Research, annual expenditures of wind farm operations and maintenance (O&M) will exceed $5.6 billion by 2025 - more than double [read more] |
| State Report Verifies Sheffield Wind Project Is Safe For Nearby Water |
| on 02 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Boston-based First Wind says that, for the second year in a row, the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources' Biomonitoring and Aquatic Studies Program has issued [read more] |
| USDA Seeking Applications For Rural Renewable Energy Projects |
| on 02 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack says the USDA is seeking applications to provide assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for [read more] |
| Vast Majority Of Indiana Residents Support Wind Development |
| on 01 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Residents in Indiana are "overwhelmingly" open to the development of wind farms, according to research from Purdue University. Linda Prokopy, an associate professor of natural [read more] |
