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, November 22, 2013
World's Largest Wind Drivetrain Testing Facility Opens In S.C.
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GE has announced it will supply Golden West Power Partners LLC with 147 GE 1.7-100 "brilliant" wind turbines for the Golden West Wind Farm. Located in El Paso County, Colo., the project will produce 249.9 MW once operational. The turbine maker says the wind farm will help meet Colorado's renewable [read more]
A new primer jointly produced by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) addresses core issues for developing renewable energy sources on or around military ranges, airspace and installations. The guidelines are intended to help developers better evaluate solar and wind projects and avoid [read more]
Enel Green Power S.p.A., through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America Inc., has begun construction work on the 150 MW Origin wind power project, located in Murray and Carter counties, Okla. The Origin wind farm - owned by Origin Wind Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Enel Green Power North [read more]
GE has won 545 MW of orders for wind turbines in Brazil's A-3 auction, which was held on Nov. 18. The total amount of energy auctioned was 867 MW, meaning GE secured 63% of the auction capacity. The company will provide 1.7-100 and 1.85-82.5 turbines for wind farms developed by [read more]
The Glosten Associates, a Seattle-based marine architect company, has recently appointed RES Offshore to provide support for its floating offshore wind turbine demonstrator project. The project will demonstrate Glosten's PelaStar tension leg platform floating foundation system at the deepwater Wave Hub demonstrator facility in Cornwall, U.K. The Energy Technologies Institute-commissioned [read more]
BASF has unveiled its RELEST Wind LEP paint designed to help protect the edges of wind turbine rotor blades. The company claims tests show the new polyurethane coating offers four times higher resistance than conventional solutions. As BASF explains, wind turbine rotor blades are exposed to enormous stresses, including rain, [read more]
Transformer manufacturer CG has received certification from GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) for its liquid immersed SLIM distribution transformer. The hermetically sealed transformer is also available with a bio-degradable transformer fluid, which reduces the risk of pollution at environmentally sensitive locations, such as offshore. The certification was carried out according [read more]
Sound & Sea Technology (SST), AXYS Technologies and DNV GL have announced the award of a contract from the U.S. Navy for the validation of an offshore floating LIDAR wind resource assessment system. SST will provide overall management of the program, coordination with the Navy, ocean engineering expertise, environmental planning [read more]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have dedicated a new 5 MW Dynamometer Test Facility at NREL's National Wind Technology Center. According to the DOE, the $20 million facility enables NREL to work closely with industry engineers to enhance the drivetrains and other [read more]
The European offshore wind energy sector needs up to EUR 123 billion in investment between now and 2020 if it is to meet its target of 40 GW of installed capacity, and the financial community is able to invest this amount, according to a new report from the European Wind [read more]
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. and the Riviere-du-Loup Regional County Municipality (RCM) have commissioned the 24.6 MW Viger-Denonville wind farm in Quebec. Developed by Parc eolien communautaire Viger-Denonville, a joint venture owned 50/50 by Innergex and the RCM, the wind farm comprises 12 REpower wind turbines and is located entirely on [read more]
Alstom has installed its 6 MW Haliade 150 offshore wind turbine at the Belwind wind farm, located off the Belgian coast. According to the company, the Haliade is now the world's largest installed offshore wind turbine. The turbine features a 150-meter rotor, and the 61-meter jacket was set atop pillars [read more]
Corporate Resource Services Inc. has announced that Abest Power & Gas, its joint venture in retail energy supply, and Sterling Planet, a retail provider of renewable energy and other carbon-reduction assets, have entered into an agreement for Abest to offer wind power options to its customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New [read more]
Consultants at The Brattle Group, working in conjunction with Boston University and other researchers on a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, are developing a new technology that will help grid operators more actively manage power flows, reduce congestion and integrate renewables. [read more]
Renewable NRG Systems, a designer and manufacturer of resource assessment and wind turbine optimization equipment, has hired Barry Dugan to develop the market and manage the sales of Avent Wind Iris LIDAR systems in North America. Dugan comes to Renewable NRG Systems from Massachusetts-based advertising agency Soldier Design, where he [read more]
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