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SunEdison is getting a steal of a deal in its acquisition of First Wind, according to Merrill Lynch analysts.
SunEdison and TerraForm Power have entered into an agreement to purchase First Wind for a total of $2.4 billion.
A proposed wind farm and energy storage project could generate 9.2 million megawatt hours of electricity, enough to power 1.2 million homes.
thinkstockThe rise of master limited partnerships (MLPs) as an asset class coincided with investors’ desire for stable and growing cash flow. In 2013, there were more than 20 initial public...
Exelon has agreed to develop a deployment plan for American Superconductor's superconductor technology to build a superconducting cable system that will strengthen Chicago's electric grid.
thinkstockAmerican Superconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSC) is a company recently featured by 24/7 Wall St. as one of seven alternative energy stocks with significant long-term upside. There is more than...
thinkstockWhether you call it renewable energy, alternative energy, clean tech or another name, powering up the planet by means other than fossil fuels is becoming big business. Even the oil giants...
NRG Yield announced Wednesday morning that it has agreed to acquire the Alta Wind facility from Terra-Gen Power. NRG Yield is majority-owned by NRG Energy.
If you are an active trader or an investor in renewable energy stocks, the move seen in fuel cell stocks and other alternative energy and renewable energy stocks has been nothing short of amazing....
thinkstockThe recovery of alternative energy and clean energy may be political, and it may also be tied to what is simply a raging bull market for equities. Investors have started losing their fears...
ThinkstockThe way we produce and consume energy is changing in this country. Recently, coal and oil consumption has fallen. Meanwhile natural gas production has been rising, accounting for more than...
ThinkstockSpain’s largest utility, Iberdrola S.A., has sold off about €850 million of assets so far in 2012, out of planned sales of €2 billion by the end of 2014. Today the Spanish firm said...
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the first ever competitive lease sale of two offshore wind energy areas in federal waters. A date for...
Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s largest maker of wind turbines, reported second-quarter results early this morning. The company posted revenue of €1.61 billion ($2.0 billion),...
In 2011, the United States added about 6,800 megawatts of new wind power generation, 31% more than was added in 2010, but less than the total additions in 2008 and 2009. U.S. wind generation now...