A new study estimates that $2.2 billion in benefits came from reduced greenhouse gas emissions and $5.2 billion from reductions in other air pollution for state renewable portfolio standard (RPS) policies operating in 2013.

Nathaniel Horner, doctoral student, Engineering and Public Policy Department, Carnegie Mellon University In a nutshell: the significant increase in wind turbine patenting activity in the last decade has coincided with the adoption of state-level renewable portfolio standards or RPSs in the U.S. Conversely, the production tax credit – while a strong incentive for turbine construction…

Panelists had a lot to say at the recent AWEA Fall Symposium. The first session dealt with ides for driving demand for wind power, such as lower generation costs, wind power as a natural hedge against rising natural-gas prices, and competition as a way to generate more renewable energy. The panel chaired by Robert Crowell,…

Narrow minds and shortsightedness are the bane of the wind industry. The afflictions have surfaced again in a bill to repeal the Ohio mandate for utilities to find 25% of their power from renewable and so-called “advanced-technology” sources by 2025. The current law states half of the mandate, 12.5%, must come from renewable sources such…