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, January 17, 2014
Google Doubles Down On Texas Wind; Polar Vortex Brings Grid Reliability Into Question
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After falling 9% in 2012, global investment in clean energy dropped again by 12% in 2013, according to a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). Specifically, the report shows investment was $254 billion last year, down from a revised $288.9 billion in 2012 and the record $317.9 billion of [read more]
E.ON says it has started construction of the 288 MW Amrumbank West wind farm, having installed the project's first foundation in the North Sea. Amrumbank West will feature 80 Siemens 3.6-MW wind turbines and is scheduled to enter service in summer 2015. To help build Amrumbank and other offshore projects, [read more]
Vestas has entered an outsourcing deal under which Exova Metech will acquire the turbine maker's in-house calibration assets and become a preferred supplier of calibration services. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Exova Metech, which says it has over 15 years' experience in wind turbine calibration, has acquired [read more]
AeroTorque Corp., a manufacturing and engineering firm for torsional control products and torque monitoring for wind turbines, has announced a new sales partnership with Frontier Pro Services, a technical services provider to the wind industry. AeroTorque says the partnership serves to further introduce the company's WindTC asymmetric torsional control and [read more]
In a 2-1 vote Tuesday, the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a term sheet for the 12 MW Maine Aqua Ventus offshore wind pilot project. The UMaine-led consortium, also including construction services provider Cianbro and Nova Scotia utility Emera, proposes to develop two floating wind turbines in the Gulf [read more]
AWS Truepower, a provider of renewable energy consulting and information services, has upgraded its openWind Enterprise wind project design and optimization software. Among other features, AWS says the new edition incorporates the latest IEC recommendations on effects of turbulence and shear on turbine output; the ability to use wind profiles [read more]
Mortenson Construction says it is opening a new office in San Antonio, Texas, to support the company's growing energy business, including key wind and solar projects in the state. Mortenson plans to open its San Antonio facility in the first half of 2014. The company says the office initially will [read more]
Molded Fiber Glass Cos. (MFG) - a composites manufacturer serving the wind energy industry, among other sectors - has announced management changes at its Adelanto, Calif., and Ashtabula, Ohio, factories. Jose Cisneros has been appointed plant manager of MFG West. He has been with MFG for more than 30 years, [read more]
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) has announced four new board of directors members as a result of an annual election: Dan Adler, Matt Cheney, Kathleen Weiss and Michael Ware now fill the vacancies. "These distinguished individuals will help ACORE to achieve our mission to create a more secure [read more]
Nordex has announced it was awarded three new contracts totaling 37.6 MW in Turkey during the fourth quarter of last year. In summer 2014, Nordex will be supplying six of its N117/3000 Generation Delta turbines for the 18 MW Cesme RES project, which is located on a peninsula close to [read more]
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