Wednesday, January 15, 2014

BC Wind Power Hangs In The Balance; Obama Orders Energy Review

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Up Front
British Columbia Wind Market: Plagued By Uncertainty, Or Ripe With Opportunity?
on 14 Jan 2014 by Joseph Bebon
With a strong wind resource and long history of domestic renewable energy, British Columbia has a lot of potential, according to Nicholas Heap, the Canadian Wind Energy Association's (CanWEA) BC regional director. However, the future of wind development in the province may depend on a long list of what-ifs in [read more]
President Obama Orders Quadrennial Energy Review
on 13 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
President Barack Obama has directed the U.S. federal government to undertake a Quadrennial Energy Review (QER), with the first multi-agency report scheduled for Jan. 31, 2015. Unlike the long-standing Quadrennial Defense Review, a legislatively mandated report of U.S. Department of Defense priorities and strategy, the QER is an executive order [read more]
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Latest News
Element Power Prepares To Build 200 MW Missouri Wind Project
on 14 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
In the third quarter of this year, Element Power says it plans to begin construction of the 200 MW Mill Creek Wind Farm in Holt County, Mo. Kansas City Power & Light Co. recently signed a power purchase agreement for the project's output, and once the facility is operational, Element [read more]
Siemens Wins Contracts For Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm
on 14 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
Statoil has awarded two contracts to Siemens for the engineering, supply, assembly, commissioning and service of 67 turbines for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project, located off the coast of England. The estimated value for both contracts is about $848 million. Statoil says the engineering work will commence in January [read more]

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Harvard Team Sets Sights On Cheap Energy Storage Of Wind And Solar Power
on 13 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) says a team of university scientists and engineers has demonstrated a new flow battery that could help make energy storage of renewables, such as wind and solar power, more economical and reliable. SEAS says the metal-free flow battery relies on the [read more]
Wind Power Assists New York Grid Operator With Beating The Cold
on 13 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
Last week, wind power helped utilities, such as the Nebraska Public Power District, and grid operators, such as the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), across the U.S. fight extremely cold weather and meet related boosts in energy demand. Specifically, the NYISO says it successfully met a new winter record [read more]

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Tri Global Energy Selects Alstom For Fiber Winds Project In Texas
on 13 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
Alstom has signed a deal with Tri Global Energy LLC to supply four ECO110 and 25 ECO122 wind turbines and provide 10 years of service and maintenance for the 80 MW Fiber Winds Energy project, located near Lorenzo and Ralls, Texas. Following a financial closing, construction of the project is [read more]
ACCIONA Windpower Inks 93 MW Contract In Brazil
on 13 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
ACCIONA Windpower has signed a contract to supply 31 3-MW turbines for Brazilian wind farms that are jointly owned by Voltalia, CHESF and Encalso. The 93 MW deal comprises AW125/3000 and AW116/3000 machines, which the company says have the largest swept area designed by AWP and are mounted on 120-meter-high [read more]

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Scottish University Opens New Test Center For Offshore Renewables
on 13 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
The University of Dundee in Scotland has announced a new $3.27 Marine Renewables Test Centre meant to help boost the country's offshore ambitions. According to the university, the center will become a facility for the development, design and testing of marine renewable construction materials and prototype foundations. "Scotland is well [read more]
Ontario Wind Energy Production Doubles Over The Past Four Years
on 10 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
A new report from Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) shows that the production of wind energy in the province has doubled over the past four years. In the Electricity Data report released on Jan. 8, the IESO confirms the annual production of wind energy in Ontario has risen from [read more]

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Wind Turbines To Power Honda Transmission Plant In Ohio
on 10 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
Honda Transmission Mfg. of America Inc. has finalized installation and will begin operation of two power-producing wind turbines next week at its plant in Russells Point, Ohio, through an agreement with a subsidiary of ConEdison Solutions. Honda Transmission says studies it commissioned indicate that wind power is a cost-effective source [read more]
Wind Power To Supply 100% Of N.Y. Boarding School's Electricity Needs
on 10 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
Through a deal with Connecticut-based renewable energy firm Viridian Power Co., The Storm King School (SKS), a New York-based boarding school, has begun consuming electricity that is entirely generated by local wind farms. Viridian Independent Associate Eric Stewart says that the school is on the vanguard of using alternative energy [read more]
EDF Renewable Energy Acquires New Mexico Wind Project
on 10 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
EDF Renewable Energy has acquired the Roosevelt wind project from Infinity Wind Power. Located in New Mexico, the up to 300 MW wind farm is expected to achieve commercial operation in December 2015. The project encompasses approximately 62,000 acres of grazing farmland within Roosevelt County, roughly 18 miles southwest of [read more]
ACORE Names Michael R. Brower Permanent CEO, President
on 10 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
The board of directors of the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) has appointed Michael R. Brower the new president and CEO. Brower served as the interim president and CEO of the organization since July 29, 2013. He has been an ACORE member since 2002, a member of the board [read more]
Alstom Taps Yves Rannou To Lead Wind Division
on 10 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
Alstom has named Yves Rannou senior vice president for Alstom Wind, effective April 1, 2014. He will be based in Barcelona and in charge of all activities related to onshore and offshore wind. Rannou began his career at Alstom in 1997 as a local representative and division manager in Thailand. [read more]
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