by PNCECE | Mar 31, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation, Wind Power
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm recently announced an ambitious new 30GW offshore wind deployment target by 2030. The national offshore wind goal is expected to support 77,000 jobs, power 10 million homes, and cut 78 million metric tons in carbon...
by PNCECE | Mar 3, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Solar Power, Trending Topics, Wind Power
A clean energy milestone was set in 2020 when renewables surpassed coal in electricity generation, according to Inside Climate News. The continuing rise of wind and solar power, its low cost, and the steady performance of hydroelectric power, all contributed to U.S....
by PNCECE | Feb 9, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Education, Job Opportunities, Wind Power
Check out the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Career Map, an interactive mapping tool, to explore wind energy occupations, job descriptions across the industry, how to progress between careers, and to identify training needed. The career map covers many careers...
by PNCECE | Dec 23, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Wind Power
Brush up on your knowledge of wind power in the Energy.gov series highlighting the “Top Things You Didn’t Know About Energy.” Wind turbines are soaring to record sizes. Wind turbine blades average over 190 feet long, and turbine towers average 295...
by PNCECE | Nov 27, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Solar Power, Trending Topics, Wind Power
Cheap, abundant solar power produced in California could help meet the Midwest’s peak demand, while wind energy generated in the Midwest could meet demand in the West after solar production begins to tumble in the late afternoon. As renewables grow — along with...
by PNCECE | May 19, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Wind Power
Great River Energy, a North Dakota electric power supplier which operates as a not-for-profit cooperative, is aiming to purchase over 1,100 MW from new wind energy projects by late 2023, an investment of more than $1.2 billion. It also plans to modify a coal and...
