Mexico First Power Auction Awards 1,720 MW of Wind, Solar

Vanessa Dezem and Adam Williams

March 30, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Renewable energy developers won contracts to produce 1,720 MW of power in Mexico during the country’s first-ever private auction. Full Article

The Next Generation in Wind Power Technology

Ray Pelosi

March 30, 2016 | Post Your Comment

The biggest factors in boosting wind turbine productivity are fueling much of the next-generation research and development push to build a more powerful turbine. Full Article

US Government Approves 705-mile Clean Power Transmission Line

Jonathan Crawford and Jim Polson

March 29, 2016 | Post Your Comment

A $2.5-billion transmission line carrying wind power to the U.S. Southeast is coming — whether state regulators there like it or not. Full Article

US Considers 800-MW Floating Wind Farm in California

Brian Eckhouse

March 24, 2016 | Post Your Comment

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is evaluating a proposal for the first offshore wind project in California. Full Article

Statoil Launches Batwind: Battery Storage for Offshore Wind Energy

PennWell Editors

March 23, 2016 | Post Your Comment

A new battery storage solution for offshore wind energy will be piloted in the world’s first floating wind farm. Full Article

Palm Trees Inspire UVA Team's Revolutionary Design for Offshore Wind Turbines

March 21, 2016

March 11, 2016 | Post Your Comment

A UVA professor is taking inspiration from the palm tree's ability to withstand hurricane winds and using it to design an offshore turbine. Full Article

East Africa’s Biggest Renewable Power Projects Face Land Challenges

Maina Waruru

March 22, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Huge strides made in East Africa in generation of renewable energy could be in jeopardy. Full Article