Topic: Wind Energy

Summary Box: Deere sells wind energy business to Exelon for $900 million to focus on equipmentSHIFTING WINDS: Deere & Co. is selling its wind energy business to Exelon Corp. for $900 million in a move to get back to doing what it ...
Deere sells wind energy business, John Deere Renewables, to Exelon subsidiary for $900 millionDeere & Co. is selling its wind energy business to a subsidiary of Exelon for $900 million. The company said Tuesday that the sale of John Deere Renewables will ...

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Government should find ways to accommodate military, renewable energyThe West, particularly Nevada, would seem to be the perfect place to focus the nation's renewable energy effort given the wide open spaces and abundance of solar, wind and geothermal resources. But one of ...
Duke Energy says it won't pursue plan for small-scale wind turbine project in North CarolinaDuke Energy Corp. said Thursday that it has dropped plans to install demonstration wind turbines on the North Carolina coast, saying the project was too small to be ...
NJ Gov. Christie to sign offshore wind energy tax-credit billNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie plans to sign a bill into law that would offer tax credits to encourage the development of renewable energy resources. The bill establishes an offshore wind renewable energy ...
Democratic PSC candidate wants stronger rules protecting landowners' rights in wind projectsPayments for landowners who live near wind projects could prevent a backlash from rural North Dakota residents who believe they've been treated unfairly, the Democratic candidate for the state Public Service ...

Analysis: Rare earth monopoly a boon to Chinese clean tech firms

HONG KONG (Reuters) - In the race to build hybrid cars and wind turbines to feed growing demand for green technology, China has one clear advantage, it holds the world's largest reserves of rare earth metals and dominates global production. Wind turbines, ...
RI public utilities panel approves agreement for wind farm proposed off Block Island coastThe Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday approved a power purchase agreement for a proposed wind farm off the coast of Block Island, ruling over the objection of ...
Germany's Siemens said Tuesday it has won two orders in the United States and Canada to supply wind turbines that experts said were worth around 800 million euros (1.1 billion dollars). Siemens will supply wind turbines capable of producing 600 megawatts of ...
More wind power means higher ND electric bills for Otter Tail Power customersOtter Tail Power Co.'s North Dakota customers will see higher electric bills as the utility adds more wind power to its energy sources, state regulators say. Beginning Sept. 1, a ...
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