Vineyard Wind approval injects fresh optimism into offshore wind industry
Offshore wind developers were reviewing the 100-page decision as they consider adjustments to their projects — including the possibility of accelerated timelines under the Biden administration.
California clean fuel standard sparks renewable gas boom in Midwest
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard is driving the development of dairy farm biogas projects in the Midwest, with dozens of projects worth millions of dollars each underway across the region.
Conservancy charts a solar showcase on the coalfields of Central Appalachia
The plan to generate up to 75 megawatts of solar power across hundreds of acres of deforested minelands in Virginia and Tennessee may be “a breakout moment for the region,” the project’s developer said.
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