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Avangrid asks to abandon ‘uneconomic’ PPAs as utilities decline to renegotiate

Avangrid has asked Massachusetts regulators to abandon the power purchase agreements (PPAs) it had w...

Fight over US wind permitting looms in 2023

A fight looms in the US Congress in 2023 over permitting of energy projects, including major wind po...

American Clean Power Association names Washington think tank veteran as CEO

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has named a veteran of bipartisan and energy-focused Wash...

California floating wind auction closes at over $750 million

European developers dominated the US’s first floating offshore wind leasing round, which saw five se...

US renewables developer Pattern Energy announces new CEO

US renewables developer Pattern Energy’s only ever CEO Mike Garland is due to retire and be replaced...

How can the wind industry close its ‘workforce gap’?

More than two thirds (68%) of wind industry employers have had “some or great difficulty” locating q...

US clean energy groups see ‘little clarity’ in IRA tax credit rules

New guidelines released from the US treasury department on the labour requirements of the tax credit...

GE Foundation’s $1.5 million grant to support diverse wind workforce of the future

The GE Foundation has announced a $1.5 million grant to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) to ...

US Mayflower Wind project still ‘viable despite challenges’ say owners

Mayflower Wind is insisting to regulators that its 1.2GW wind project and transmission line are R...

US announces $13bn to ease grid bottlenecks

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $13 billion in new finance for expansion and moderni...

Fishing group asks US judge to halt Vineyard Wind 1

A commercial fishing group has asked a Boston judge to make a summary judgement - a judgment without...

US consults on eight draft offshore wind areas off central Atlantic coast

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced eight draft offshore wind energy areas...

New Mexico backs 3.5GW SunZia US wind projects

Pattern Energy’s 3.5GW SunZia Wind Projects have received two unanimous approvals from the New...

US and China still top renewables markets in ‘volatile times’ - EY

The US and China hang onto their titles as the top destinations worldwide for renewable energy inves...

Avangrid awarded extension in ongoing US offshore wind PPA case

Massachusetts regulators have granted an extension to 14 November to Avangrid to decide whether to s...

EU demands US changes ‘discriminatory’ flagship renewables law

The EU has called for the US to ditch ‘discriminatory’ elements of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)...

‘Histrionic rhetoric’: GE hits back at Siemens Gamesa's criticism of Haliade-X workaround

General Electric (GE) has dismissed Siemens Gamesa's criticism of the designs for its workaround of ...

US utility Duke Energy looks to sell commercial wind and solar business

Duke Energy has decided to sell its commercial renewables unit in a bid to reduce debt, the US utili...

Avangrid denied PPA change for ‘no longer viable’ 1.2GW US offshore wind farm

Regulators have denied Avangrid’s attempt to pause review of the power purchase agreements (PPAs) wi...

Blade maker TPI to re-open US factory for wind turbine maker GE Renewable Energy

Blade manufacturer TPI Composites is due to re-open a US blade facility in anticipation of increased...