EDF Renewable Energy Commissions 150MW Wind Energy Project In Texas
According to a recent announcement made by EDF Renewable Energy, formerly known as enXco, 150 MW Bobcat Bluff wind farm in Texas became operational on 26 December 2012. EDF Renewable Energy had...
View ArticleGoogle To Invest $200 Million In EDF-Backed 161MW Wind Project In Texas
Google continues to make significant investment in renewable energy sector with a recent investment of about $200 million in a wind farm in western Texas near Amarillo. The Spinning Spur Wind project...
View Article15 Solar & Wind Power Stories Not To Miss (Bonus Stories)
For an insane number of solar & wind stories CleanTechnica hasn’t covered, check out this Google Doc. If you’re somewhere in between being as cleantech-obsessed as me and feeling sad when you get...
View ArticleTexas Sets (Another) Wind Energy Record
Everyone knows that Texas loves setting records. It’s a big state with a big view of itself. When it comes to wind power, Texas does certainly set its fair share of records. From wind power generation...
View ArticleVestas & Duke Team Up For Southern Texas Wind Farms (400 MW)
Duke Energy Renewables has ordered 400 MW of wind-energy projects from Vestas Wind Systems to be built in Texas, which sees Vestas owners of the largest global wind-energy order in the past three...
View ArticleTexas Cranks Up $7 Billion CREZ Wind Power Project
If you think Texas wind power is a big deal, you ain’t see nothing yet. The state is just weeks away from pushing the start button on 3,600 miles of new transmission lines that will bring 18,500...
View ArticleWhich States Win And Which States Lose On The Production Tax Credit?
A new report finds Texas, Iowa, North Dakota, and Oklahoma earned hundreds of millions more from the wind Production Tax Credit than they paid in taxes Which States Win And Which States Lose On The...
View ArticleUS Fossil Fuels Losing Out To Wind And Solar
Originally published on RenewEconomy The price of new power purchase agreements for wind farms and new solar projects in the US continue to defy all expectations, making some energy experts wonder why...
View ArticleWind Power Provided 30% Of All New Electricity Generation Capacity In Past 5...
American wind power topped 4% of the US power grid for the first time last year and has delivered 30% of all new generating capacity for the last five years. In Iowa and South Dakota, wind power now...
View ArticleDOE Map Helps Tell The Story Of US Wind Development
Originally Published on the ECOreport. A new Department of Energy map is a bit of an eye opener for those of us getting skeptical about the Golden State’s wind potential. According to an article in the...
View ArticleUS Installs 835MW New Wind Energy So Far In 2014, 14.6GW On The Way
America built 835MW new wind energy capacity in 2014, boosting the economy, and could add an additional 14,600MW despite ongoing federal policy uncertainty US Installs 835MW New Wind Energy So Far In...
View ArticleHow Congress Messes With The Wind Industry (Charts)
Anyone who follows the US wind energy industry knows all too well how US Congress has consistently disrupted it. The wind energy production tax credit (PTC) is equivalent to what other energy...
View ArticleThe Key To Making The Most Of Rising Wind Energy Production Is…
Originally published on ABB. By Alfredo Parres Supporting electricity grids as wind power reaches new highs As winter storms lash northern Europe, Denmark has announced record highs for wind’s...
View ArticleDow Is Latest US Business To Throw Natural Gas Under The Bus
Dow Chemical dealt yet another blow to the beleaguered natural gas industry, choosing wind energy for its manufacturing facility in Freeport, Texas Dow Is Latest US Business To Throw Natural Gas Under...
View ArticleTexas “Advanced Energy” Going Big, Report Finds
Originally published on Solar Love. Secure, clean, and affordable energy is driving the US economy toward a more prosperous future. Solar and wind power generation are making significant contributions...
View ArticleCalifornia Solar Record, NC Energy Freedom Act… (Clean Electricity Link Drop)
Some more clean electricity news and views for your enjoyment: Solar Power California Sets Solar Power Record New Solar Freedom Partnership For South Carolina Energy Freedom Act Pending In North...
View ArticleAverage Price of Solar in US, Texas Wind Success… (Clean Electricity Link Drop)
Haven’t gotten enough solar, wind, energy storage, climate, and other green news lately? Here’s more good work from around the interwebs: Solar & Storage Average Price of Going Solar in US Dropped...
View ArticleLoad Shifting With Electric Vehicles Is A Great Match To Wind In Many Areas
By Clayton Handleman EVs charge mostly at night. As EV battery prices drop and become a mass-market item, they offer the opportunity to soak up nighttime peaks, allowing larger capacity of...
View ArticleMassive Texas “Electricity Island” To Get First Ever Solar Energy Storage
Texas's massive ERCOT electricity market sets records all over the place and fights for life with new push for energy storage, wind energy, and solar energy Massive Texas “Electricity Island” To Get...
View ArticleTexas Expected To Continue Breaking Wind Energy Records As Capacity Grows
As total installed wind energy capacity grows, so will the Lone Star State’s ability to keep breaking wind energy records in the United States, says a recent report from the Energy Information...
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