Date: 5/1/2016 Renewable Northwest and the Montana Renewable Energy Association launched a new marketing campaign in Montana called "Charge!" The campaign includes billboards and media engagement to draw people to an engaging website that …
Date: 5/1/2016 The Energy Department announced the launch of the Manufacturing Innovation through Energy and Commerce pilot in four states: Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia. The program will provide small businesses access to the advanced tools, …
Date: 5/1/2016 According to John Hensley, manager of industry data and analysis for the American Wind Energy Association, New Mexico surpassed 1,000 megawatts of installed capacity and joined "The Gigawatt Club," or states with more than a …
Date: 5/23/2016 to 5/25/2016 Location: New Orleans, LA The U.S. Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition kicks off May 23 with the competitors testing their wind technology and concludes on May 25 at the American Wind Energy Association WINDPOWER …
Date: 5/23/2016 Location: New Orleans, LA The Energy Department will sponsor a free workshop for teachers, educational outreach staff, and wind energy professionals (such as marketers and developers) who want to reach out to students and local communities …
Date: 5/18/2016 3 p.m. ET With funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA) convened the SMART Wind Consortium to develop a consensus-based, shared-vision …
Date: 4/22/2016 The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development released two funding opportunities for tribes. Projects related to wind energy development are eligible for this funding. …
Date: 5/1/2016 The Clean Energy States Alliance is assisting the Maine Governor's Energy Office, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ( …
Date: 5/1/2016 The Offshore Wind Hub provides open access to documents related to offshore wind policy, technology, economics, and siting. The listings for all Atlantic Coast states from Maine to Maryland have been updated. Users can search the database …
Date: 5/23/2016 to 5/24/2016 Location: New Orleans, LA Source: KidWind Project GE Power and the American Wind Energy Association will sponsor the 2016 National KidWind Challenge at the WINDPOWER 2016 conference. The goal of the National KidWind Challenge …
Date: 4/12/2016 The American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA's) annual market report for 2015 provides market rankings of major players, individual state details, economic and environmental impacts, assessment of power offtake and wind capacity …
Date: 4/11/2016 Deep in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge in Washington and Oregon, an extensive data collection effort is underway. It's part of the Wind Forecasting Improvement Project in Complex Terrain's (WFIP 2) effort to improve wind …
Date: 4/18/2016 WINDExchange's new Distributed Wind Ordinance slideshow provides an introduction to distributed wind projects and a brief overview of topics to consider when developing a distributed wind energy ordinance. This slideshow is the latest …
Date: 5/4/2016 Source: Northeast Wind Resource Center 10 a.m. ET Join the Northeast Wind Resource Center for a free webinar providing an update on the Icebreaker project, a demonstration-scale offshore wind project in Lake Erie. The 20-megawatt project is …
Date: 4/12/2016 Location: IN Source: Midwest Wind Energy Center 2 p.m. ET Join the Midwest Wind Energy Center to learn all about Indiana's new incentive for wind power sized for homes and businesses. In early 2016, Northern Indiana Public Service …
Date: 3/22/2016 The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced that U.S. wind farms now pay $222 million a year to farming families and other rural landowners, with landowners in counties with below-average incomes receiving $156 million of that …
Date: 3/25/2016 Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced that the Energy Department will participate in the development of the major clean energy infrastructure Plains & Eastern Clean Line Project. Construction should begin in 2017 on the proposed 700- …
Date: 3/22/2016 The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center recently issued an offshore wind research request for proposals (RFP). Applications are due May 5, 2016. The deadline to submit written questions regarding the RFP is April 12, 2016. According to the …
Date: 3/3/2016 The Minnesota Department of Commerce announced that in 2015, the state generated 21% of its electricity from renewable energy, up from only 6% a decade ago. Minnesota is on track to meet or exceed its Renewable Energy Standard of 25% by 2025 …
