US Offshore Wind Slump? What Offshore Wind Slump?
Jones Act or not, the US firm Avangrid is aiming to re-launch two massive wind farms off the New England coast.
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US Counties Are Blocking Renewable Energy For Themselves, But Not For Thee
A movement is afoot to block utility-scale renewable energy projects across the US, but new clean tech investments keep getting in the way.
US Offshore Wind Industry Comes Roaring Back, Part Infinity
Memories of a bad 2023 are already fading from memory as US offshore wind industry picks up the in 2024, with 15.5 gigawatts in sight.
Offshore Wind Stakeholders Fan The Fires Of Hope Despite Setbacks
Hope for the US offshore wind industry springs eternal, and a new single-blade floating wind turbine could ride to the rescue.
New US Wind Farms Invested $128 Billion Into US Economy Over Last 10 Years
By simply building new wind farms, the US wind industry has contributed $128 billion into the US economy over the last 10 years. New figures published by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) this week revealed that building new wind farms in the US has not only contributed $128 billion … [continued]
US Wind Industry Posts Second Strongest Quarter Ever
The US wind industry posted its second strongest quarter ever in the fourth quarter of 2015, with more installations than in all of 2014. According to the American Wind Energy Association, which published its results in its US Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2015 Market Report this week, the US wind industry … [continued]
Chinese And American Wind Installations Explodes — But Who Is Number One?
The United States and China have been competing for the title of “Number One” wind energy giant in the world. New figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance outlining investment numbers from 2014 show that China once again saw more wind energy installations over the year. However, the American Wind Energy Association … [continued]
US Wind Industry Booming, Already Surpassing 2013 Levels
The US wind industry is booming, installing more in the first 9 months of 2014 than was installed throughout all of 2013. The figures come from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), which predicts 2014 will finish strong and push through to stepped-up installations throughout 2015. According to the AWEA, 19 projects … [continued]
US Wind Tower Group Files Dumping Complaint Against Chinese, Vietnamese Manufacturers
Trade frictions between China and the US continue to intensify as a group of four US wind tower manufacturers filed a complaint with the US Commerce Dept. and International Trade Commission that calls on them to investigate the group’s claim that their Chinese competitors, operating in both China and Vietnam, are benefiting from a raft of improper government subsidies that enable them to engage in predatory pricing here in the US.
Tax Credit Extension Crucial to US Clean Energy Growth, Manufacturing & Jobs Revival
The US wind energy industry can create and save 54,000 jobs, including expanding the wind energy manufacturing sector by 1/3 to 46,000 jobs, according to the results of a study completed by Navigant Consulting. That’s given a stable federal tax policy that includes extending the existing wind energy production tax credit (PTC) for another four years. The AWEA, along with US manufacturing industry groups, labor unions and environmental groups, is pushing for Congress to pass recently introduced legislation that would extend the PTC through 2016.
