by PNCECE | Jan 21, 2020 | Clean Energy News
Two U.S. wind farms with a total capacity of 119 MW, operated by TransAlta Corp., became operational in December 2019. The 90-MW Big Level wind park in Pennsylvania started commercial operation on December 19. It sells power to technology giant Microsoft Corporation,...
by PNCECE | Jan 17, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Trending Topics
Site preparation has begun on the 114-turbine Pryor Mountain Wind Project in Montana. At least four wind farms are in various stages of development and combined could deliver up to 480 megawatts of capacity, enough to power a large city. Pryor Mountain Wind “is...
by PNCECE | Jan 16, 2020 | Clean Energy News
New research from Energy Innovation and Vibrant Clean Energy (VCE) shows the U.S. has officially reached the coal cost crossover point, where fast-falling wind and solar prices make simply operating three-quarters of all existing coal generation plants more expensive...
by PNCECE | Jan 15, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Trending Topics
At a recent visit to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Gov. Jay Inslee said a low-carbon fuel policy would increase access to biofuels for the aviation industry. The aviation industry is a portion of the economy that’s particularly challenging for reducing...
by PNCECE | Jan 13, 2020 | Clean Energy News
Findings from a recent study show that although there are considerable benefits of decommissioning older coal-fired units, the newer natural gas and coal-fired units that have supplanted them are not entirely benign. Read more at nature.com »
