| Siemens Turbine Rotor Blade Breaks Off At Iowa Wind Farm | by NAW Staff, Apr. 9, 2013   | | A rotor blade of a Siemens SWT-2.3-108 wind turbine broke off at the Eclipse wind farm, a 200 MW project located in Guthrie and Audubon counties, Iowa. According to a statement from Siemens, a company service technician discovered the rotor blade on the ground Friday, and there were no injuries. [read more] | | California Achieves Another Wind Energy Record | | by NAW Staff, Apr. 9, 2013 | | The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) says turbines spinning within its power grid combined to produce a new record of 4,196 MW of wind power at 6:44 p.m. PT on Sunday. On Friday, CAISO notes, total wind levels surpassed the 4,000 MW milestone when 4,095 MW helped to power California. [read more] | 
| SgurrEnergy Introduces Wind-Monitoring Product | | by NAW Staff, Apr. 9, 2013 | | International renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy has launched its own wind-monitoring meteorological mast, SgurrMetMast, for use in wind resource assessments. SgurrMetMast is available in heights of 70 or 80 meters and can be installed with a range of wind-monitoring instrumentation, including cup and ultrasonic anemometers; temperature, pressure and relative humidity sensors; [read more] | | First Wind Chooses WTGservice.com Maintenance Management System | | by NAW Staff, Apr. 9, 2013 | | 3Floorsup has announced that First Wind will adopt WTGservice.com, a Web-based maintenance management system, for in-house service operations. According to 3Floorsup, the wind-industry-specific software will allow First Wind technicians to track, manage and analyze asset history on First Wind's turbines across the U.S. With training and implementation already under way, [read more] | | 'World's Largest' Offshore Wind Farm Powers Up | | by NAW Staff, Apr. 8, 2013 | | DONG Energy has announced that full capacity has been reached at the 630 MW first phase of the London Array offshore wind farm, located off the coasts of Kent and Essex, U.K. Turbine installation was completed in December 2012, and the commissioning of the 175th and final 3.6 MW Siemens [read more] | 
| EDF, Enbridge Buy 300 MW Blackspring Ridge Wind Project | | by NAW Staff, Apr. 8, 2013 | | EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, and Enbridge Inc. have jointly signed a purchase agreement with Greengate Power Corp. to acquire the 300 MW Blackspring Ridge wind project, located in Vulcan County, Alberta. EDF EN Canada and Enbridge will each own 50% of the project, and [read more] | | GE Partners With Enel On 250 MW Buffalo Dunes Wind Farm | | by NAW Staff, Apr. 8, 2013 | | In partnership with global renewable energy company Enel Green Power, GE is investing common equity and supplying turbines for the 250 MW Buffalo Dunes wind project in Kansas. GE unit GE Energy Financial Services now owns 51% of the Buffalo Dunes project, which is under construction southwest of Garden City, [read more] | | Wells Fargo Invested $6 Billion In Green Initiatives Last Year | | by NAW Staff, Apr. 8, 2013 | | In 2012, Wells Fargo & Co. invested more than $6 billion in environmental financing, including for "green" building and renewable energy projects. According to the company's recently issued 2012 Corporate Social Responsibility Interim Report, Wells Fargo continues to make such investments to support its overall goal of issuing $30 billion [read more] | 
| Judge Tosses Out Lawsuit Over Canceled Wind Power Contract | | by NAW Staff, Apr. 5, 2013 | | A federal judge has dismissed a $103 million lawsuit filed by developer EDF Renewable Energy, formerly named enXco, against Minneapolis-based utility Xcel Energy Inc. The developer sued Xcel for canceling a power purchase contract for the planned Merricourt wind project in 2011. According to a StarTribune report, U.S. District Judge [read more] | | GE Business Unit Refines Superconductor Technology | | by NAW Staff, Apr. 5, 2013 | | GE Power Conversion has successfully completed trials of Hydrogenie, a power generator incorporating technologies using superconductors that the company says enable highly efficient production of electricity in a small space. "This technology is a true breakthrough," says Martin Ingles, Hydrogenie project manager at GE Power Conversion. "It could radically [read more] | | GL Renewables Certification Appoints New Head Of Group China | | by NAW Staff, Apr. 5, 2013 | | GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has appointed Daniel Hein the new head of Group China. Hein, who joined GL RC in 2008, will now be responsible for establishing and growing GL RC's business within China. "Chinese turbine manufacturers have made great strides in production for both domestic use and export [read more] | Please click HERE to subscribe to North American Windpower magazine. | |
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