Supplier Struggles Persist; Siemens Finds Root Cause Of Blade Failures

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The project, which first began generating power in October 2012, was completed in March [read more] New Mexico To Lease Land For 1 GW Wind Farm on 05 Jul 2013 by NAW Staff The New Mexico State Land Office is seeking lease bids for the El Cabo wind farm, a proposed 1 GW wind energy project that would be built on state trust land. According to the office, the project would be located on 33,600 acres in Torrance County and built in several [read more] Vestas Renews Service Contracts For Six Wind Farms on 05 Jul 2013 by NAW Staff Vestas has secured 10-year advanced service contract renewals with GDF SUEZ Energia Italia, which heads the Italian-based energy business of the GDF SUEZ Group. The contracts are for six wind power plants in Italy with a total capacity of 130 MW - comprising 31 units of V90-2.0 MW and 80 [read more] Gamesa Enters 234 MW O&M Deal In Italy on 05 Jul 2013 by NAW Staff Gamesa has secured a 10-year contract with developer Veronagest to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services on 181 wind turbines across seven Italian wind farms. Under the terms of the agreement, Gamesa will perform maintenance services on 70 Gamesa wind turbines, each with a capacity of 2 MW, and 111 [read more] Draft EIS Announced For TransWest Transmission Project on 05 Jul 2013 by NAW Staff Federal agencies have announced the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the TransWest Express Transmission Project, a regional electric transmission system proposed by TransWest Express LLC to help provide access to wind energy in Wyoming. 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