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, January 15, 2014
BC Wind Power Hangs In The Balance; Obama Orders Energy Review
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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 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]
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 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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