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*
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
U.S. Wind Production Climbs; Will Siemens Axe Fall On Wind Business?
From: North American Windpower <efeature@nawindpower.com> Sent: October 02, 2013 5:36 AM To: aquarianm@gmail.com Subject: U.S. Wind Production Climbs; Will Siemens Axe Fall On Wind Business?
The Sierra Club has released a new poll conducted by Monmouth University showing strong public support for developing more renewable energy, including offshore wind power, in New Jersey. According to the poll, 75% of New Jerseyans favor building offshore wind in the state, and about two-thirds favor Gov. Chris Christie [read more]
Ron Binz, President Barack Obama's nominee to serve as chairman of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), has withdrawn himself from consideration for the lead role. In June, Obama nominated Binz, a former chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. However, according to a Bloomberg report, Binz's nomination had [read more]
The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has approved NaturEner Energy Canada Inc.'s amendments to the permits for the 210 MW Wild Rose 1 wind power project. According to NaturEner, the amendments include the use of Alstom ECO 110 3.0 MW wind turbines, while reducing the number of turbines, the size of [read more]
Capstone Infrastructure Corp. has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Renewable Energy Developers Inc. (RED). RED, formerly Sprott Power Corp., is now a subsidiary of Capstone. In July, Capstone initially announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement with RED, but the deal was subject [read more]
Vestas has received a 50 MW order from Fingano S.A. for the Carape I wind power plant, which will be installed in Maldonado, Uruguay. The wind deal represents Vestas' first in the country. The 17 V112-3.0 MW turbines are scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2014, and the [read more]
The first of 108 Siemens 3.6 MW turbines has been installed at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm, a 50/50 joint venture between DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables. The remaining 107 turbines will be installed in the Irish Sea over the coming months, with the 389 MW wind [read more]
Exelon Corp. reports that its indirect subsidiary Continental Wind LLC has closed a non-recourse project financing consisting of $613 million in 6% senior secured notes due Feb. 28, 2033. Continental Wind LLC owns and operates a portfolio of wind farms in Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Oregon, New Mexico and Texas with [read more]
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a request to determine whether there is competitive interest in leasing an area offshore Oregon that Principle Power Inc. has proposed for a pilot-scale floating wind energy project. Last year, Seattle, Wash.-based Principle Power was one of seven developers to receive [read more]
Utility BC Hydro and David Wilks, Member of Parliament for Kootenay-Columbia, have cut the ribbon on a 1 MW clean energy storage project in British Columbia. The Government of Canada's Clean Energy Fund and BC Hydro each provided C$6.5 million for the new battery unit. The unit will store clean [read more]
The Lindoe Offshore Renewables Center (LORC) and Vestas have signed a contract to test the turbine maker's nacelles at a new facility in Denmark. Vestas will be the first customer when the indoor LORC Nacelle Testing facility, located at the former shipyard in Lindo Industrial Park, is finished by next [read more]
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas), which develops and constructs wind and solar projects in North America, has hired two senior executives. Robert Morgan and Glen Davis will join RES in the roles of chief development officer and chief commercial officer, respectively. The new executives join RES Americas from [read more]
China Ming Yang Wind Power has secured a deal to construct and supply a 87 MW portion of a 100 MW offshore wind tender near Zhuhai Guishan Island, Guangdong Province, China. The wind project is to be developed by Southern Offshore Wind Power Joint Development Co., which is controlled by [read more]
The AES Corp. has announced the commercial operation of its 40 MW energy storage resource in Moraine, Ohio. Located at Dayton Power and Light's (DP&L) Tait generating station, the project is providing fast-response frequency regulation services to PJM Interconnection to help stabilize the grid, according to AES. "Advanced energy storage [read more]
Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) have agreed to form a joint venture (JV) dedicated to offshore wind energy. The announcement comes after Vestas confirmed it was in talks with MHI about a "potential strategic partnership" in August 2012. According to Vestas, the JV will combine the companies' current [read more]
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved Minnesota Power's 2013 resource plan, which includes adding 200 MW of wind energy to the utility's system. The company says the plan is based on its EnergyForward resource strategy, which further transitions Minnesota Power's energy supply mix toward one-third renewables, one-third coal and [read more]
The Nordex Group has received a 43.2 MW wind turbine order in Germany from STEAG New Energies GmbH. Located in a forest location in Brandenburg, the Ullersdorf project will comprise 18 N117/2400 low-wind turbines with 141-meter towers. Nordex will supply and install the turbines, as well as construct the foundations. [read more]
Pattern Energy Group Inc. has announced the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) of 16 million shares of its Class A common stock at $22.00 per share, and it expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $318.6 million. Earlier this month, Pattern said it expected to raise about $290 [read more]
Vestas will supply 43 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines for the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands. The 129 MW project is owned by Dutch energy company Eneco and Japan-based Mitsubishi Corp. Vestas says the order includes supply, installation and commissioning of the turbines, as well [read more]
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