By Steve Hanley Three wind turbines in Iowa are being taken down because of a court ruling that the building permits issued by local authorities were illegal. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) On Thursday, EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a new rule that will allow coal-fired power plants to emit more than 35 percent more global warming pollution than the current law allows. The proposal came on the eve of a climate summit in Poland that started over the weekend where…
By National Wind Watch Applications for wind turbines may have nose dived but that still leaves existing turbines hitting legal problems, finds Lis Stedman. The Scottish government’s keenness on renewable energy is well documented and, many would say, commendable. One inevitable result, however, has been a proliferation of wind turbines and, with them, localised spikes…
By National Wind Watch February 8, 2018: Next week sees the start of the Milne’s long awaited noise nuisance case against Stuartfield Windpower Ltd in Aberdeen Sheriff Court. SAS members will be attending and posting updates on the Website, Facebook and Twitter whenever possible along with any press coverage. We wish these two very special…
By Billy Ludt The Competitive Procurement for Renewable Energy (CPRE), part of the Competitive Energy Solutions Law for North Carolina, has received an extremely positive response to the first renewable Request for Proposals (RFP), which opened to market participants in July. Duke Energy is seeking 680 MW of solar capacity for the Carolinas, composed of…
By Michelle Froese The University of Kansas (KU) has signed an agreement with Westar Energy to ensure that roughly 100% of its future electricity needs will be supplied by renewable wind energy. A 20-year agreement with Westar Energy will provide the KU Lawrence campus with 31 MW of energy from a 300-MW wind farm constructed…
By Frank Andorka By Frank Andorka, Senior Correspondent Thanks to an aggressive utility (Duke Energy) and favorable laws, North Carolina has shot up the list of solar states in terms of overall capacity, at least according to the Solar Energy Industries Association’s calculations. Other states have taken notice and are starting to emulate some of…
By Kelsey Misbrener SEIA’s Federal & State Policy Summit was an in-depth look at the state of solar affairs across the country, featuring a wide variety of experts from senators to state energy leaders to trade lawyers. Here are some points that stuck with me. There’s reason to have hope for climate action and increased…
By National Wind Watch A leading conservation charity could take further action despite losing a high-profile legal battle over an offshore wind farm. RSPB Scotland sought to block the £1.8 billion Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) project in the Firth of Forth over fears it would damage bird populations. In 2016, judge Lord Stewart upheld a…
By David Leitch The federal Coalition is systematically undermining the basis of the private ownership of the electricity market in Australia. Legal rights are being cut back at every turn. The post Know your NEM: Angus Taylor should go to naughty corner over terrible policy appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more…
By Billy Ludt Boston law firm Sherin and Lodgen announces that it has expanded its award-winning solar energy practice and created a national Renewable Energy Practice Group to meet the needs of the accelerating renewable energy and energy storage industries. Sherin and Lodgen, a Boston law firm, expanded its solar energy practice to include remaining…
By Kelsey Misbrener Boston law firm Sherin and Lodgen LLP announces that it has expanded its award-winning Solar Energy practice and created a national Renewable Energy Practice Group to meet the needs of the accelerating renewable energy and energy storage industries. Chaired by firm partner, Bethany A. Bartlett, the new group will represent lenders, developers,…
By National Wind Watch A court-appointed referee has recommended that a Carbon County judge decide against a wind energy company seeking to build wind turbines on land owned by the Bethlehem Water Authority in Penn Forest Township. Attorney William Schwab filed a report on Tuesday recommending that the court deny Atlantic Wind’s application for a…
By [email protected] As the Trump administration pushed forward its plan to support certain types of energy generation for grid resilience, the president’s “beautiful, clean coal” took a front seat in news coverage, while nuclear largely stayed in the shadows. With a 44-page document released this week, four Pennsylvania state legislators hope to change that. The…
By National Wind Watch The Jasper County Plan Commission voted to favorably recommend a proposed amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to the County Commissioners on Monday, Nov. 26. Only one member was absent, making for an 8-0 vote. The Jasper County Commissioners are expected to vote on the amendment during their next meeting on…