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, June 21, 2013
Are Turbine Shipments Bound For U.S. Sites On The Rise?
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The late extension of the production tax credit (PTC) has certainly crimped wind development activity this year. However, Washington-based Port of Vancouver USA says it is beginning to see some rumblings of activity regarding turbine component shipments slated for U.S. projects. Alastair Smith, the POV's senior director of marketing and [read more]
In a 195-234 vote Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives defeated its almost $1 trillion version of a 2013 Farm Bill, leaving the fate of the Senate's recently passed version uncertain. The Senate Farm Bill includes $68.2 million in mandatory funding for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which [read more]
GE is sending a blade from its new 2.5-120 wind turbine on a tour across Germany. At 60 meters in length, the blade is traveling by heavy-load transport from Flensburg to its first nationwide commercial installation near Nurnberg, with a few stops along the way. On June 24, the blade [read more]
Annual worldwide revenue from virtual power plants (VPPs) will grow from less than $1 billion this year to $3.6 billion in 2020, according to a report from Navigant Research. Driven by the integration of variable-generation resources - especially from wind and solar - a viable VPP market is emerging and [read more]
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has published a report on recommended operations, maintenance and reliability practices for modern wind turbines and projects. The report, a product of AWEA's Operation and Maintenance working group, was compiled with input from wind project operators, engineers, technicians and designers and focuses on eight [read more]
Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) says it has asked the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to waive a competitive-bid requirement in order to quickly negotiate with five "low-cost" renewable energy projects in Oahu. If the PUC approves, HECO will negotiate power purchase agreements (PPAs) directly with the developers of the five projects, [read more]
Construction is now under way on the 300 MW Blackspring Ridge Wind project, located in Vulcan County, Alberta. Mortenson Construction is serving as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the project, which is owned by joint partners EDF EN Canada Inc. and Enbridge Inc. The project will have 166 [read more]
MTS Systems Corp., a supplier of test systems and position sensors, has announced it will collaborate with GE Power Conversion to supply a simulation system to Germany-based RWTH Aachen University for its Center for Wind Power Drives (CWD). MTS says the RWTH Aachen University will use this equipment in an [read more]
Primus Power, an energy storage company, has announced it is partnering with the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to deliver and support two 250 kW EnergyPods as part of a research and demonstration project that could help integrate renewables into the grid. Under its Technology Innovation Program, BPA is funding roughly [read more]
Members of a newly launched alliance, among them the World Future Council, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and World Wind Energy Association, have called for regional, national and European-wide 100% renewable energy targets within the next four decades. The Global Alliance for 100% Renewable Energy says that many [read more]
EDF Energy Renewables has completed construction at the 62 MW Teesside offshore wind in the U.K. The company says all 27 turbines have been installed, and 13 of them are already generating electricity. The Teesside project is owned jointly by EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles and managed by joint [read more]
Plains & Eastern Clean Line LLC, an affiliate of Clean Line Energy Partners LLC, has issued a request for information (RFI) to wind power generators in the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. According to Clean Line, the RFI will gather information about the generators' demand for transmission capacity and will collect [read more]
Vestas has announced it will supply 17 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines to Holmen Energy and investment fund Eurofideme 2. The two investors will co-own the Varsvik wind power plant, to be installed in connection with Holmen's Hallstavik paper mill in Sweden. The contract includes delivery, installation and commissioning of the [read more]
Vancouver-based developer Finavera Wind Energy Inc. reports that its shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favor to authorize the sale of the company's interest in two wind farms. At an annual meeting on June 14, 98.99% of represented Finavera shares voted in favor of the previously announced transaction - well above [read more]
As part of its wind turbine technician training program, North Dakota-based Lake Region State College has dedicated a 1.6 MW wind turbine. According to a Grand Forks Herald report, the $7.2 million project is located four miles from the school's campus. The turbine will supply power to Lake Region State [read more]
The U.K.'s total output from offshore wind farms in 2012 was 7.5 TWh, finds a new report from The Crown Estate. Other highlights of the report include the following: - Approximately 1,000 people are directly employed in operations and maintenance roles to keep the 20 existing completed wind farms [read more]
This summer, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) will be testing the drivetrain for its 7 MW offshore wind turbine at a new facility at the U.K.-based National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec). According to Narec, SHI's nacelle will be shipped to NAREC and used to commission the 15 MW-rated test center. Through [read more]
Husch Blackwell LLP and Brown McCarroll LLP have announced they will merge and move forward together in all markets as Husch Blackwell LLP. With the addition of Brown McCarroll's Austin, Dallas and Houston locations, the new firm has offices in 16 cities, more than 600 attorneys and a staff of [read more]
Although U.S. representatives began debating a 2013 Farm Bill on the House floor this week, the bill will not include a recently proposed amendment to pump mandatory funds into renewable energy. Introduced by Rep. Braley, D-Iowa, with support from several other Democrats, the amendment aimed to provide more than $1 [read more]
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