A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
Friday, May 24, 2013
Is The Marriage Of Wind And Storage Technology A Game Changer?
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Enough Northwest wind energy to power about 85,000 homes each month could be stored in porous rocks deep underground for later use, according to a new, comprehensive study. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) identified two unique methods for this [read more]
ACCIONA Windpower will supply 70 3 MW AW3000 wind turbines for two Brazilian wind farms planned by developer VOLTALIA. The contract includes delivery, transportation, installation and commissioning of the turbines, as well as a long-term service and maintenance agreement. According to ACCIONA, the turbines will be used for the 120 [read more]
Turbine manufacturer Vestas says it will supply turbines to IEnova, formerly Sempra Mexico, for a 155.1 MW wind farm located in Baja California, Mexico. According to Vestas, the wind project consists of 47 V112-3.3 MW turbines, and delivery will begin in the third quarter of 2014. IEnova expects to complete [read more]
New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz reiterated the Obama administration's "all-of-the-above" approach to energy policy. During his first public comments, he gave special mention to renewables, such as wind and offshore wind. Speaking during his first town hall meeting, Moniz said the U.S. should take advantage of the natural gas boom [read more]
Clean Line Energy Partners says its Grain Belt Express subsidiary has received public-utility status from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) and will now be subject to the jurisdiction of the IURC. According to Clean Line, Grain Belt Express will increase the supply of low-cost electricity, which could reduce wholesale [read more]
Northern Lights College will build and install a wind tower on its Dawson Creek, British Columbia-based campus to train the next generation of wind technicians, thanks to a C$225,000 investment from the Harper Government's Western Economic Diversification (WD) program. According to Northern Lights College, the wind turbine tower will allow [read more]
ENEL Green Power North America (EGP-NA) signed an agreement to purchase, from a GE Capital subsidiary, an additional 26% of the company operating the 235 MW Chisholm View wind farm for approximately $47 million. EGP-NA has also signed an agreement to purchase, from a GE Capital subsidiary, an additional 26% [read more]
The province of Alberta can generate 5 GW of wind power by 2025, says the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) in WindVision 2025: A Strategy For Alberta. According to CanWEA, the WindVision 2025 policy document makes the case that Alberta is well positioned to take advantage of its significant wind [read more]
The Cape Cod Times reported that Falmouth, Mass., voters rejected a question on Tuesday's ballot that would have funded the removal of two community-owned 1.65 MW wind turbines that are located at the town's wastewater treatment facility. According to the paper, the provision would have authorized the decommissioning, dismantling and [read more]
A wind consortium says it has successfully deployed a power curve measurement procedure that analyzes power output in constantly changing conditions. The procedure is part of a consortium comprising DTU Wind Energy, DONG Energy, Siemens Wind Power and Avent Lidar Technology. The Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program provided [read more]
An upcoming industrial auction of heavy industrial equipment used in wind farm construction will include a 2008 Terex Demag AC700 all-terrain crane with a lifting capacity of 700 tons. According to Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the event's organizers, more than 1,360 heavy equipment items will be featured, including 25 mobile cranes. [read more]
Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Groundswell has selected Herndon, Va.-based Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) to power 23 houses of worship and three public charter schools with 100% wind power through the purchase of green-e-certified renewable energy certificates (RECs). According to WGES, the community power program enables local institutions and residents in [read more]
Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a measure that would remove a barrier to the development and export of wind energy in the state. The bill, L.B.104, would provide a sales tax exemption for the purchase of turbines, towers and other wind-farm components - which neighboring states such as Iowa, Kansas and [read more]
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