Dynamic Wind Industry Expects Uncertainties
Caption: Aerial view of the National Wind Technology Center at the Renewable Energy Lab in Boulder, Colo. Photo: energy.gov/ and Dennis Schroeder/NREL)
By Rachel Duran
Will the failure to renew the PTC halt wind energy’s momentum?
Wind energy installments for the first half of 2015 equal more…
Texas’ Economic Developers Work for Business
By David Hodes
It’s boom time again for Texas. And it’s more than just gas and oil leading the charge. Jonathan Taylor, the director of the Texas Governor’s Office of Economic Development, says that his office is busier than ever, with applications for business development up 30…
Wind Energy Industry Surges Onward
By Rachel Duran
The wind energy industry hit milestones in 2013, overcoming a 92 percent reduction in the capacity installed in the first part of the year, a slow down due to the delay in the extension of the federal Production Tax Credit (PTC). The evolution of the industry is…
April-May 2014 Editor’s Notebook
Corporations Embrace the Advantages of Wind Energy
In the past couple of years, tech firms have looked to renewable energy to offset their energy costs for energy-intensive operations such as data centers. Companies including Google and Microsoft are entering long-term power purchase agreements with utilities and/or buying…
Wind Energy and the Logistics Sectors: Managing Risks for Success
Wind energy insiders say without the renewal of the federal Production Tax Credit, the industry will be forced off another cliff, similar to what happened when the credit expired at the end of 2012. The credit supports investments in renewable energy. For context, investments in wind farm installations dropped 92…