Renewable News: Deepwater Gets Financing for First US Offshore Wind Farm

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UK Low-Carbon Contract Winners Revealed: Wind Scores, Solar Disappoints by David Appleyard, Contributing Editor | February 27, 2015 |
	The first round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) programme — the UK scheme that is designed to support low-carbon generation and a capacity margin in the energy sector — has concluded. Contracts were offered to 27 renewable e... Full Article

To Shift Middle East Away from Nuclear Track, U.S. Should Invest in Solar Partnerships by Thomas Buonomo | March 3, 2015 |
	The Middle East is on track toward a nuclear proliferation nightmare as Iranian officials have expressed their intent to vastly expand Iran’s domestic nuclear enrichment capacity by the beginning of the next decade, Saudi Arabia i... Full Article

Deepwater Gets Financing for First US Offshore Wind Farm by Justin Doom, Bloomberg | March 3, 2015 |
	Deepwater Wind LLC received $290 million in financing that will allow it to begin building its Block Island offshore wind project in Rhode Island, the first one in the U.S. Full Article

New Mexico Utility Adding Wind, Solar and Geothermal to Its Power Mix by Barry Cassell, Chief Analyst, GenerationHub | March 2, 2015 |