Originally published on Planetsave. A new law will now provide Massachusetts with the third US energy storage mandate. Look for storage legislation to gain favor in the upcoming years. “Irrespective of the eventual target, Massachusetts could become the first non-West Coast state to set forth a storage goal,” said Ravi … [continued]
There’s a problem in human logic that creeps in on a regular basis, and that I would say always has and always will. If someone is very successful in one area of business or life, we have a tendency to give their opinion too much weight in other areas. This … [continued]
Danish wind energy manufacturer Vestas has had an impressive August so far, taking in 670 MW worth of orders in the first eleven days of the month, while also being labelled the world’s leading global wind turbine vendor. Navigant Research published its latest Leaderboard Report for global wind turbine vendors earlier … [continued]
Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has announced it has acquired the Global Tech II offshore wind farm this week, cementing its intentions to expand its renewable energy production. Vattenfall announced on Wednesday that it had acquired the Global Tech II offshore wind farm from Erste Nordsee-Offshore-Holding, a joint subsidiary of Austrian STRABAG … [continued]
The global wind operations and maintenance market is set to reach $17 billion by 2020 as technology improves, according to new analysis from GlobalData. The global research and consulting firm published its latest Viewpoint this week, investigating the global wind turbine operations and maintenance (O&M) market. Specifically, the wind turbine … [continued]
Leading wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has received a 160 MW wind turbine order from leading independent power producer EDF Renewable Energy. Vestas announced the firm and unconditional order for 80 2.0 MW turbines that will qualify for the United States’ Production Tax Credit for wind energy. The 160 MW order … [continued]
CleanTechnica is in business for some obvious reasons: to help stop global warming, to cut air and water pollution, to help more of society gain correct and useful information, and to cut our addiction to limited resources buried under the ground long, long ago. To me, and to many of you, … [continued]
The following is an editorial published in our second edition of The Beam, shipping soon. Order The Beam now. Written by Anne-Sophie Garrigou (main author) and Zachary Shahan (with the seed idea coming from “We’ll Get What We Deserve“) Political participation goes hand in hand with public knowledge. Making good decisions requires having … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last Thursday approved a June 6 application from Apple’s energy subsidiary to sell electricity in six regional power markets around the country at market rates. “Based on your representations, Apple Energy meets the criteria for a Category 1 seller in … [continued]
Wisconsin’s moribund wind industry finally shows signs of waking up, possibly due to a falling-out between its governor and the Koch brothers.
