Google-backed Atlantic Wind transmission project clears hurdle
(Reuters) - A planned $5 billion transmission line to send power from wind farms off the East Coast cleared a...
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Monday, May 14th, 2012
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Obama presses Congress to extend energy tax incentives
President Obama is urging Congress to extend tax breaks for wind power projects that are slated to expire at...
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
U.S. to develop floating offshore wind power equipment with U.K.
Britain and the U.S. said they’d fund work on offshore wind generation technologies that work in waters as much...
Monday, April 16th, 2012
Siemens says wind industry must cut costs rapidly
COPENHAGEN, April 16 (Reuters) - The wind industry must cut costs rapidly to stay competitive and boost its...
Sunday, April 15th, 2012
China's Xinjiang Goldwind says Q1 profit could be wiped out
HONG KONG, April 13 (Reuters) - China's second-biggest wind turbine maker Xinjiang Goldwind Science &...
Monday, April 9th, 2012
Pew poll indicates clean energy could be a political wedge among Republicans
Energy has turned into a contentious campaign issue in 2012, pitting "drill-baby-drill" against...
Sunday, April 1st, 2012
Obama administration, 5 states reach deal to quicken approval of wind farms in Great Lakes
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Obama administration and five states announced an agreement Friday to speed up...
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
India’s wind energy potential 30 times greater than believed, study says
A new report says that the wind energy potential in India may be 30 times greater than previous government...
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Vestas wins 396 MW turbines order in Mexico
COPENHAGEN, March 12 (Reuters) - Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has won an order in Mexico for turbines with...
Monday, March 5th, 2012
DOE to award up to $180M for offshore wind demo projects
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is soliciting (DE-FOA-0000410) proposals for up to four offshore wind energy...
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
China's State Grid in talks to buy AES' U.S. wind assets: sources
(Reuters) - State Grid Corp of China has had talks with U.S. power firm AES Corp (AES.N) about taking a...
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Clean energy projects face waning subsidies
Assisted by technological innovation and years of subsidies, the cost of wind and solar power has fallen...
Friday, January 13th, 2012
World's largest wind turbine maker Vestas cuts more than 2,000 jobs
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas will cut 2,335 jobs in a bid to restore profitability after rising costs wiped...
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Tax credit end may slice wind-industry jobs by half, study finds
Half the jobs in the U.S. wind-power industry, or about 37,000 positions, may be lost unless Congress extends a...
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Offshore wind turbine goes really, really big
Siemens today introduced a larger version of its 6-megawatt wind turbine with a permanent magnet-driven...
Monday, October 31st, 2011
Batteries on WV wind farm help control power output
ELKINS, W.Va. — Another wind farm opened on another windy ridge in West Virginia this week, 61 turbines...
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Cape Wind setback: Appeals court overturns key FAA clearance
BOSTON —A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the Federal Aviation Administration's ruling that...
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
ConocoPhillips energy prize goes to high-altitude wind system
Oil giant ConocoPhillips has awarded its $125,000 energy prize to a tethered, high-altitude wind power device...
IBM's big data helps Vestas wind turbines crank
In a classic pairing of IT and renewable energy, an IBM supercomputer will optimize placement of wind turbines...
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Telescopic wind turbine blades could reach out to catch the breeze
GO GO gadget arms! Turbines could soon sport blades that extend and retract to suit wind conditions.Large...