Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Three Key Unresolved Wind PTC Issues

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Three Wind PTC Issues That Still Need To Be Resolved
on 05 Nov 2013 by Hannah Hawkins
In the American Taxpayer Relief Act, enacted in January 2013, Congress made perhaps the most significant change to the wind production tax credit (PTC) in the incentive's 20-year history. Congress changed the requirement that PTC facilities be placed in service by a date certain to a new standard that requires [read more]
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Microsoft Buying Wind Power From 110 MW Texas Project
on 05 Nov 2013 by NAW Staff
Computer software giant Microsoft has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with RES Americas for the output from a Texas wind project. In a company blog post, Microsoft says construction work will begin on the 110 MW Keechi Wind project, located near Jacksboro, next year. The wind farm will [read more]
Coalition Demands An End To The Wind Production Tax Credit
on 05 Nov 2013 by NAW Staff
As Congress debates the merits of what many in the wind industry consider an essential incentive, the American Energy Alliance, the advocacy arm of the Institute for Energy Research, says it has joined with over 100 organizations in opposition to the production tax credit (PTC). The organizations have released a [read more]
Survey Reveals 72% Support For U.K. Offshore Wind Power
on 05 Nov 2013 by NAW Staff
Citing published figures, the U.K.-based Renewable Energy Association (REA) reports that 76% of respondents surveyed by the government "support the use of renewable energy for providing our electricity, fuel and heat." Seventy-two percent of the respondents support offshore wind power, and 66% favor onshore wind. The REA says this is [read more]

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GE Reports 40 MW In Orders For U.K. Wind Farms
on 05 Nov 2013 by NAW Staff
GE has announced it is providing two new wind farms in central England with more than 40 MW of installed capacity. The company has already supplied the Chelveston Wind Farm with nine GE 2.85 MW turbines and will deliver nine GE 1.6 MW turbines to the Burton Wold wind farm [read more]
BURNDY Adds Vance Smith To Its U.S. Sales Force
on 05 Nov 2013 by NAW Staff
Manchester, N.H.-based BURNDY, a manufacturer of connector and tooling solutions for the wind industry, has added Vance Smith to its U.S. sales organization as south central regional sales manager. Smith joined the team in September and will report to Warren Jenkins, vice president of sales and marketing. He will be [read more]
RES Americas Sells EDF Renewable Energy 200 MW Longhorn Wind Project
on 04 Nov 2013 by NAW Staff
EDF Renewable Energy has reached an agreement with Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) to acquire the 200 MW Longhorn Wind Project in Texas. The companies expect construction to commence later this year in order to qualify the project for the production tax credit (PTC). "Longhorn is another example [read more]

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Navigant: Latin America Becoming 'Hottest Growth Market' For Wind Power
on 04 Nov 2013 by NAW Staff
Although wind power plant construction across Latin America is modest compared to more established markets, such as North America and Europe, the region's wind industry is taking off at a rapid pace, according to a new report from Navigant Research. The firm says Latin America has become the hottest growth [read more]
Vestas Launches V105-3.3 MW Turbine For Windy And Turbulent Conditions
on 04 Nov 2013 by NAW Staff
Vestas has unveiled the V105-3.3 MW turbine, an expansion of its 3 MW platform. The company says the new model is aimed at high-wind and high-turbulence onshore sites, as well as markets with tip-height restrictions. "The V105-3.3 MW has been optimized to meet the need for customers developing projects in [read more]
Consumers Energy Breaks Ground On 105 MW Cross Winds Energy Park
on 04 Nov 2013 by NAW Staff
Michigan-based Consumers Energy, its contractors, Tuscola County-area landowners and local government officials held a ground-breaking event Friday to officially start construction of the utility's 105 MW Cross Winds Energy Park. Consumers Energy expects Cross Winds to open in late 2014, fulfilling Michigan's requirement that energy providers generate 10% of their [read more]
Vattenfall Moves Forward With 49.5 MW Kentish Flats Extension
on 04 Nov 2013 by NAW Staff
Vattenfall's board of directors has given the green light to spend 150 million British pounds on the 49.5 MW Kentish Flats Extension. The 15-turbine project will be built next to the company's existing 90 MW Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, located off the coast of Kent, England. According to Vattenfall, [read more]
DOE Seeks Regional Resource Centers For Wind Power
on 01 Nov 2013 by NAW Staff
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is on the lookout for organizations to help the agency and lab facilitate regional stakeholder engagement regarding wind energy. According to the DOE, NREL has issued a request for proposals (RFP) from qualified groups and plans to fund up [read more]
BayWa Taps Signal Energy To Build New Mexico Wind Farm By Year-End
on 01 Nov 2013 by NAW Staff
Signal Energy Constructors, a general contractor serving the renewable energy industry, was recently awarded a full design/build contract from BayWa r.e. Wind LLC for the 20 MW Brahms wind farm, located in Grady, N.M. Signal Energy's scope of work includes full design and engineering of all project civil infrastructure, underground [read more]
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