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, September 27, 2013
Wind Power Falling Behind Solar; Could Renewables Save Utilities Billions?
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "North American Windpower" <efeature@nawindpower.com> Date: Sep 27, 2013 5:36 AM Subject: Wind Power Falling Behind Solar; Could Renewables Save Utilities Billions? To: <aquarianm@gmail.com> Cc:
EDP Renewables North America (EDPR) has asked regulators to withdraw its siting application for the Antelope Ridge wind farm, a 300 MW project the company had proposed in Oregon. According to a report in The Oregonian, EDPR's Antelope project manager, Sam Littlefield, said the move was a business decision due [read more]
Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, has announced it will build two large-scale wind power facilities in South Texas totaling 400 MW. Vestas will supply 200 V110-2.0 MW turbines for the projects, representing the company's largest turbine order globally since 2010. Duke Energy Renewables will build, [read more]
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power has acquired and will develop the 75 MW Broken Bow 2 wind farm, located in Custer County, Neb. The company has also executed an agreement to purchase 43 1.7-MW General Electric wind turbines for the project. Construction is slated to begin in December, with commercial [read more]
TimberWest Forest Corp., a British Columbia-based timberlands company, and EDP Renewables Canada Ltd. (EDPR Canada) have entered into a partnership and propose to develop, build, and operate large-scale wind projects on southern Vancouver Island. The companies say the proposed projects present a unique opportunity to build power generation capacity on [read more]
CIT Group Inc., a provider of financing and advisory services to small businesses and middle market companies, notes that it arranged a $36 million senior secured credit facility to Punta Lima LLC, owner of the 26 MW Punta Lima Wind Farm in Puerto Rico. The financing was structured through a [read more]
At the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday, representatives from Vestas, Iberdrola Renewables, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and Calvert Investments held a gathering to lay out the economic case for encouraging further renewable energy business development in Ohio, as lawmakers prepare to enter their last session for the year. They [read more]
The global market for utility-scale onshore wind converters continues to be led by doubly fed (DFIG) converters, according to a new report from IHS Inc. DFIG converters are forecast to outpace full-conversion products by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.6% from 2012 to 2017, reaching more than 9,900 [read more]
Wind turbine blade maker LM Wind Power has announced intentions to expand its manufacturing base to the African continent. In 2011, LM Wind Power signed a cooperation agreement with Industrial Development Corp. to jointly work to establish local manufacturing of blades in Africa. The company says it now has confirmed [read more]
Windtech Inc., a Minnesota-based wind power generation equipment company, has announced exclusive rights to patented Zero Contact Transmission (ZCT) drive technology for small wind (<250 kW) power generation applications. The company says applying ZCT technology in wind turbines helps overcome production limitations of direct-drives and gearbox issues. "Because the ZCT [read more]
NextEra Energy Canada has announced that subsidiary Summerhaven Wind LP has achieved commercial operation at its 124.4 MW Summerhaven Wind Energy Centre. The wind farm, located in Haldimand County, Ontario, comprises 56 turbines. Development on the Summerhaven Wind Energy Centre began in 2006, and the project received a Renewable Energy [read more]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has presented its 13th annual Green Power Leadership Awards to 21 Green Power Partners and three suppliers for their achievements in advancing the nation's renewable electricity market. The EPA defines green power as electricity that is generated from renewable resources, such as solar, wind, [read more]
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