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US project takes RES past 1 GW

In the United States, commissioning of the first wind turbines at the 150 MW Hopkins Ridge project i...

British Columbia finalises new Crown land lease policy

The province of British Columbia (BC) has finalised a new Crown land lease policy, laying out the re...

Wind rush in Idaho back under control -- Utility ready to accept project proposals again

Idaho Power has reactivated a suspended request for proposals (RFP) to purchase wind generation, par...

Flurry of activity by PPM towards 2300 MW wind goal

A recent flurry of activity is nudging PPM Energy down the path toward its goal of 2300 MW of wind e...

Another big call for bids on the way -- Manitoba calls for 1000 MW

The Canadian province of Manitoba announced last month that it aims to build 1000 MW of wind power o...

PJM launches tracking system for green power megawatt hours

The largest electricity system control area in the United States has implemented a tracking system f...

Government invites bids for huge volume of wind -- Quebec seeks 2000 MW on condition of major benefits to local economy

The wind industry is being given nearly 18 months to rise to the challenge of providing 2000 MW of c...

Ontario announces tender winners -- Wind contracts for 955 MW

Wind power projects dominate the list of winners in the Ontario government's call for 1000 MW of ren...

Pacific Hydro looks to become shareholder in Western Wind energy

Pacific Hydro Limited, one of Australia's leading renewable energy companies, is looking at investin...

Nova Scotia seeks 280 MW of wind power

Nova Scotia wants to add another 280 MW of wind power its electricity grid as part of a plan to redu...

Major framework agreement -- Turbines to be made in the US

A framework deal worth as much as $700 million will provide up to 600 MW of Gamesa wind turbines for...

Atlantic province issues first request

The government-owned utility of Newfoundland and Labrador is looking to put the province on Canada's...

More good than bad for offshore wind -- Regulatory changeover

Opinions are mixed in the wind business about whether a change of authority for permitting and regul...

Bird groups challenge Altamont Pass avian protection experiment

A recently finalised 13-year plan to protect birds at California's Altamont Pass has been challenged...

One failure and one success story -- Attacking grid bottlenecks

Two recent attempts at streamlining the management of electricity transmission grids on opposite sid...

Canadian provinces trucking

No less than six provincial governments in Canada are specifying purchases of up to several thousand...

Wind energy mapping software unveiled at CanWEA conference

Canada's environment minister, Stéphane Dion, used the annual Canadian wind conference to unv...

Busy trade floor at Canadian Wind Energy Association conference

This year's Canadian Wind Energy Association trade show clearly demonstrated the growing interest in...

Ontario's new energy minister kept busy

Anyone wondering about the new Ontario energy minister's attitude towards wind power just had to loo...

Ontario allows net metering up to 500 kW

The Ontario government has passed a regulation allowing net metering for renewable energy installati...

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