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Resin made from biomass aids recycling of wind turbine blades finds NREL

NREL researchers have nicknamed the biomass-derivable resin PECAN (PolyEster Covalently Adaptable Network) and have demonstrated its use in a 9-meter blade prototype.

In boosting clean energy in Minnesota, Walz lays foundation for climate influence if Harris wins

08.26.2024

Walz’s effort to resolve a major obstacle to the clean energy transition nationwide is getting new attention since he was tapped as Kamala Harris’ running mate.

08.22.2024

EDF Renewables and Innergex have been awarded leases for wind projects, adding to New Mexico’s portfolio as SunZia Transmission is built.

There’s a flood (of variable generation) down in Texas helping ERCOT manage demand records

08.21.2024

Despite breaking records for demand, ERCOT is keeping blackouts and energy prices in check thanks to an increasingly-diverse mix of variable generation sources, including Jupiter Power’s new BESS in Houston.

Sometimes it blows in April: Wind surpasses coal-fired generation

08.13.2024

For the first time in nearly a year, U.S. wind generation has ecliped coal-fired generation, setting a new record in the month of April.

Why is this Idaho wind farm receiving so much opposition?

08.02.2024

This bill would prevent the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project until a U.S. Government Accountability Office study is conducted to analyze the project’s impact to the Minidoka National Historic Site, a relocation site where more than 13,000 Japanese-Americans were incarcerated during World War Two.

FBI warns of cyber risks as renewable adoption increases

07.29.2024

Cyber attacks against residential solar systems have been historically rare, the FBI said, but attackers could target microgrids or inverters at solar farms to create disruptions.

Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board

Wind companies rank among the biggest taxpayers in many rural communities, with their total tax bills at times outstripping that of large farms, power plants an…

Conservative clean energy advocates keep Trump’s rhetoric at arm’s length

During the Republican National Convention, conservative leaders and advocates downplayed the former president’s comments, saying market forces can keep drivin…

Massachusetts is one step closer to streamlining state, local permitting process

The House and Senate must still hammer out a single compromise version of the bill to send to Gov. Maura Healey….

‘Good projects are getting done’: Renewables developers raise billions despite economic pressures

Three developers — Leeward Renewable Energy, rPlus Energies, and Intersect Power — secured a combined $3 billion in construction debt in the past week. …

A HYDROVISION tour group gets a glimpse at the past, present, and future of renewable energy generation and integration in Colorado….

‘Record’ growth needed to meet COP28 renewables goal

The Renewable Energy Statistics 2024 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows that despite renewables becoming the fastest growing s…

Dominion seeks solar, onshore wind, and more in latest request for proposals

DEV will only consider proposals for facilities located within PJM territory, but not including facilities located in the state of Virginia….

Company applies to build 68-turbine, $261 million wind project in northeast South Dakota

The new project could deliver up to 250 megawatts of electricity. South Dakota ranks 13th in the nation with 3,462 megawatts of installed wind energy capacity….

How the Inflation Reduction Act is playing out in one of the ‘most biased’ states for renewables

Solar developers are going head-to-head with fossil fuel-backed opposition groups and renewable bans in Ohio….