US hybrid wind rush highlights tax credit impact

Jan 13, 2021

Developers of wind-solar-storage projects are prioritising wind construction to maximise tax credits and capitalize on falling solar and storage costs.

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"Condition and performance monitoring should be viewed as complementary approaches"
Dec 4, 2008
"Operators are opting for a more sophisticated approach towards condition monitoring"
Dec 4, 2008
GE Energy ships its 10,000th 1.5-megawatt wind turbine
Nov 25, 2008
Babcock & Brown Wind Partners cuts fees to parent company
Nov 25, 2008
Theolia reverses its strategy
Nov 25, 2008
Milford Wind Corridor project enters into construction phase
Nov 24, 2008
Hooking up the new power sources to the grid
Nov 24, 2008
Nordex to build US wind turbine plant in Jonesboro
Nov 24, 2008
enXco arranges financing for Shiloh II Wind Energy Project
Nov 24, 2008
Interview with Dr. Gard Hauge, modelling manager, Storm Weather Centre
Nov 24, 2008
Assessing the utility of up to the minute weather forecasts
Nov 21, 2008
Poor site design can cause underperformance at individual turbines of 50 percent and more
Nov 21, 2008
A setback for Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm
Nov 17, 2008
Iberdrola Renovables commissions the O Vieiro Wind Farm
Nov 10, 2008
EDF Energies Nouvelles signs close to 1,000 MW of O&M contracts
Nov 10, 2008

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