United Wind, a premiere provider of distributed wind-power solutions, and Forum Equity Partners, a leading alternative investment management and principal investment firm. announced a deal that provides $200M in project equity capital for distributed wind projects throughout the U.S. The financing will significantly expand United Wind’s unique and market leading WindLease program, which enables residential…
CGE Energy commends Congress’ proposed wind & solar tax credit extensions
CGE Energy, an engineer of no capital cost energy solutions, commends Congress for its proposed bipartisan agreement that extends the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for U.S. renewable energy projects. The ITC was set to expire at the end of 2016. As part of a larger budget deal, Congress voted this week on legislation for a…
Northern Power Systems’ distributed wind turbine hits grid parity
Northern Power Systems, a next-generation renewable energy technology company, has made substantial operational improvements to its 100-kW wind-turbine platform. The result is a marked decrease in the delivered Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) of wind power produced by its turbines. “The current LCOE makes the Northern Power platform even more affordable for farmers, local businesses, and…