Friday, October 25, 2013

Will U.S. Offshore Wind Finally Become A Reality?

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Deepwater Wind Moves Into 'Execution Mode' For Demo Block Island Wind Project
on 24 Oct 2013 by Mark Del Franco
Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind's chief executive officer, says the offshore wind developer has moved well beyond the early stages of development and is now squarely focusing on completing the 30 MW Block Island Wind Farm, located off the coast of Block Island, R.I. "We see a clear path to finalizing [read more]
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DOE Report Updates Industry On U.S. Offshore Wind Market, Global Trends
on 24 Oct 2013 by NAW Staff
Eleven offshore wind projects representing 3,824 MW of capacity are currently in an advanced stage of development in the U.S., according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). These projects, the DOE explains, have at least signed a power purchase agreement, received approval for an [read more]
Vestas Brings Its Fight Against Anti-Wind Rhetoric To Europe
on 24 Oct 2013 by NAW Staff
Initiated in Australia in June, Vestas' so-called Act on Facts campaign has expanded to Europe. At the VIND 2013 wind industry conference in Stockholm, the company says it launched the next phase of its global effort to separate myths from facts and channel public support toward political action favoring wind [read more]
Ontario One Step Closer To Eliminating All Coal-Fired Generation
on 24 Oct 2013 by NAW Staff
Ontario, which has committed to cease coal-fired generation in the province by the end of 2014, is one step closer to its goal. On Oct. 23, the province marked the end of burning coal at the Lambton Generating Station. This leaves Nanticoke Generating Station as the last operating coal-fired facility [read more]

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First Turbines Begin Operation At DTE Energy's Echo Wind Park
on 24 Oct 2013 by NAW Staff
DTE Energy reports the first 13 GE wind turbines at its Echo Wind Park have been commissioned, with the entire facility set to begin commercial operation by the end of November. The 70-turbine project, sited on nearly 16,000 acres in Huron County, Mich., will add another 112 MW to DTE [read more]
WESCO Starts Building 20 MW Wind Project In Minnesota
on 24 Oct 2013 by NAW Staff
WESCO Wind LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Star Distributed Energy, has started construction on the Sibley Wind Farm, a 20 MW project located in Sibley County, Minn. The project is jointly owned by WESCO and Sibley Wind Substation LLC, a partnership of local property owners and investors. This is [read more]
Mercom Report Tallies Up Wind Deals Of The Third Quarter
on 23 Oct 2013 by NAW Staff
Total funding in the wind sector came in at $5.6 billion during the third quarter of this year (Q3'13), including venture capital (VC) funding and other equity financings, debt financings and announced project funding deals, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group. The report says VC funding dropped [read more]

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Vestas Introduces De-Icing System For Wind Turbines
on 23 Oct 2013 by NAW Staff
Vestas has unveiled its new Vestas De-icing System (VDS), which the company says can help boost the business case for operating wind farms in cold climates. "The VDS is an active de-icing solution consisting of an ice detection system and a hot air flow unit within the blades," explains Chief [read more]
NJR Clean Energy Ventures Buys First Wind Project
on 23 Oct 2013 by NAW Staff
NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), the unregulated clean energy subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, has announced the acquisition of its first wind project. Named for the Montana town it is adjacent to, the Two Dot wind farm will be located on 176 acres of rural agricultural land, approximately 93 miles [read more]
Consulting Firms Establish JV To Enter U.S. Offshore Market
on 23 Oct 2013 by NAW Staff
U.K.-based Pelagian and Boston-based Pioneer Consulting have established P2 Offshore Consulting, a new joint venture (JV) focused on providing marine consulting and management services to U.S. offshore renewable energy projects. Peter Fisk, managing director of Pelagian and a co-owner of the new company, says the U.S.' emerging offshore wind farm [read more]
GL RC Focuses On Wind Turbines In Path Of Tropical Cyclones
on 23 Oct 2013 by NAW Staff
GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has published its new Technical Note for the Certification of Wind Turbines for Tropical Cyclones. According to the company, an increasing number of onshore and offshore wind parks are proposed in cyclone-affected areas, mainly in the U.S., China, Korea and Japan. GL RC says the [read more]
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