NAW: The Top 10 Wind Energy Stories Of 2012

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From The PTC To The Election: The Year's Top Wind Energy Stories by Mark Del Franco & Laura DiMugno, Dec. 31, 2012 For the wind energy industry, 2012 has been filled with both exciting milestones and crushing policy uncertainty. Here are the NAW editors' picks for the top 10 wind energy stories of the year: 1. The looming expiration of the production tax credit (PTC). Perhaps no issue was of greater importance to [read more] ACENY's Carol Murphy Retires by NAW Staff, Dec. 31, 2012 Carol Murphy, the executive director at the Alliance for Clean Energy New York (ACENY), a regional partner of the American Wind Energy Association, will retire as of Jan. 1. During her six years at ACENY, Murphy helped to shape policy by advocating for net metering and its renewable portfolio standard [read more] Texas Breaks Another Wind Energy Integration Record by NAW Staff, Dec. 28, 2012 The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) says it achieved a new wind power integration record of 8.638 GW on Dec. 25 at 3:11 p.m. This equates to 25.71% wind energy integration, as the peak load was 39.847 GW. Of the 8.638 GW, over 6.6 GW came from wind farms [read more] MidAmerican Renewables Brings 300 MW Of Wind Energy Projects Online by NAW Staff, Dec. 28, 2012 MidAmerican Wind, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Renewables, says it has completed the 168 MW Pinyon Pines Wind I project and the 132 MW Pinyon Pines Wind II project. The wind farms, formerly known as Alta Wind VII and Alta Wind IX, consist of a total of 100 Vestas [read more] Vestas Receives 54 MW Wind Turbine Order In Mexico by NAW Staff, Dec. 28, 2012 Vestas has received a 54 MW order for 30 V100-1.8 MW wind turbines from an unnamed customer in Mexico. The contract comprises the delivery, transportation, installation and commissioning of the turbines; a VestasOnline Business SCADA system; and a 15-year service and availability agreement. Delivery of the turbines is scheduled for [read more] Diamond-Roltran's New Rotor Assembly Rolls To Avoid Use Of Slip Rings by NAW Staff, Dec. 28, 2012 Diamond-Roltran has just completed its Roll-Ring rotor assembly, which is designed for use with the company's generator collector test platform for wind turbines. Roll-Rings are designed to help wind farm owners and managers reduce costs and increase uptime by eliminating slip-ring brush and rotor maintenance. And because Roll-Rings do not [read more] Renewable Energy Deployment Posts Strong Increase In U.K. by NAW Staff, Dec. 28, 2012 Renewable energy is powering forward in the U.K., according to the 2012 update to the Renewable Energy Roadmap, which was recently released by Energy Secretary Edward Davey. Progress made from July 2011 to July 2012 includes a 27% increase in overall renewable electricity generated; a 40% increase over the same [read more]

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