June 5, 2014
West Coast Floating Wind Turbine Plan Gains Momentum, Funding
By Benjamin Romano, Xconomy Seattle Seafarers and beachgoers know ocean winds blow strong and often. Wind energy developers know it, too. Hundreds of massive wind turbines already dot the seas around the U.K., Denmark, Germany and other countries—and developers are preparing to install the first U.S. offshore turbines in New England waters. That’s bringing a […]

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May 16, 2014
Clean energy is working in Ohio but may come to a halt after 2014
Ohio utilities admit that clean energy standards are saving money. In filings to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), the power companies admit energy efficiency programs alone have netted Ohio consumers more than $1 billion in savings to date, and will result in more than $4.1 billion in savings over the program’s life. Ohio utility American […]

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April 9, 2014
Offshore Wind Advances in Rhode Island, Texas and Georgia
Originally published by Clean Technica The United States may lag behind Europe and China when it comes to building offshore wind farms and connecting them to the grid, but there’s one aspect of the industry we remain very competitive in – announcing prospective projects. While the installed total capacity of offshore wind is now over 7,000 megawatts (MW) worldwide, […]

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April 7, 2014
Wind Power Has Cut U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions By 4.4%
By Kate Sheppard, Huffington Post The growth of wind power in the United States is putting a significant dent in emissions, according to a forthcoming report from the American Wind Energy Association. Wind generation avoided 95.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2013, which is equivalent to taking 16.9 million cars off the road. […]

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April 4, 2014
New Tax Bill Includes Wind Energy Credit
Senate Finance Committee leaders unveiled a new draft of a bill to extend tax breaks Thursday morning, a version that includes the renewable energy production tax credit (PTC) that benefits the wind energy industry. The PTC was included in the new “chairman’s mark” that Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the panel’s chairman, and Sen. Orrin Hatch […]

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February 28, 2014
Ecotech Institute Students Graduate “Job Ready” With Industry Certifications
February 27, 2014 – Denver, Colo. – Students attending Ecotech Institute, the only college entirely focused on renewable energy and sustainability training, can now receive industry certification from three distinct national standards development and credential organizations. This provides Ecotech Institute graduates the best foundation possible to immediately make an impact in their field.   Ecotech […]

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January 27, 2014
Washington State Leads the Nation in Electricity Generation from Renewable Sources
Washington State generates about four-fifths of its electricity from renewable resources, including hydroelectric power, and it produces about one-fifth of the electricity generated nationwide from these resources. Some renewable resources provide energy in forms other than electricity, such as the wood used in wood stoves. When these other types of energy are included, renewable resources […]

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January 22, 2014
Sea Breeze Receives $1.75M Final Milestone Payment for Cape Scott Wind Farm
Congratulations are in order for British Columbian company, Sea Breeze Power Corp., who announces the receipt of the final milestone payment of CAD $1.75 million for their purchase of “Phase 1” of the 99 MW Cape Scott Wind Farm. The Cape Scott Wind Farm is the first utility-scale wind farm to be built on British […]

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September 12, 2013
US Wind Power Accounted For 42% Of New Power Capacity In 2012, Beat Natural Gas
2012 proved to be a record-setting year for the US wind power industry. More than 13 gigawatts (GW) of wind power capacity was installed across the country last year, with a record-breaking 8,380 megawatts (MW) installed in the fourth quarter alone, according to the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) 4Q industry report. Leveraging private sector investment […]

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