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United States: Gloucester sets sail with new use of wind
Published at Jan 7, 2013
source: The Boston Globe
Gloucester, where the average wind speed is nearly 16 miles per hour every day, and is the first community north of Boston with three turbines,... -
United States: U.S. Gauges Interest in New York Offshore Wind Projects
Published at Jan 4, 2013
source: Bloomberg
The Obama administration is gauging interest in wind power development off the coast of New York, after a state agency proposed an offshore project 11... -
United States: Texas grid expansion nearly complete but wind growth lags
Published at Jan 3, 2013
source: Reuters
The statewide grid expansion program is to be finished on time, however, overall wind capacity is expected to fall short of 18,500 MW projection.... -
United States: Maryland backs $3.3m offshore surveys
Published at Jan 3, 2013
source: reNews
Maryland state officials have approved a $3.3m contract for seismic surveys of the proposed wind development zone around 10 miles off Ocean City. -
United States: Tax credit extension boosts Mass. wind industry
Published at Jan 3, 2013
source: The Boston Globe
The extension of wind energy tax credits - passed as part of the fiscal cliff deal - includes a key change that will make it... -
United States: Congress Passes Wind Energy PTC Extension As Part Of Fiscal-Cliff Deal
Published at Jan 2, 2013
source: North American Wind Power
On January 2nd, the PTC was extended for another year as part of the "fiscal-cliff" legislation, giving much needed relief to the wind energy industry. -
United States: Solar energy efficiency record broken by National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Published at Jan 2, 2013
source: Hydrogen Fuel News
Researchers set new world record for solar energy efficiency -
Canada: Canada: Alberta's Reduction of Fossil Fuels
Published at Dec 28, 2012
source: The Star
Several clean energy projects are looking into ways to cut Alberta's dependency on fossil fuels. Currently, 90% of Alberta's generated power comes from fossil fuels,... -
Canada: Canada: Minister of Energy gives Directives to OPA
Published at Dec 23, 2012
source: Ontario Power Authority
Renewable Energy Program Re-Launch - The Minister of Energy gives Directives to the OPA to continue the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) and microFIT programs. -
United States: Virginia agency seeks offshore wind research lease
Published at Dec 21, 2012
source: Recharge News
The US Interior Department (DOI) confirms that Virginia's Department of Mines Minerals and Energy (DMME) has submitted a request for a lease to conduct wind...

































































