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 03, 2014
Wind Power Sees Big Upswing In Consumer Support
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Iberdrola has installed 11 additional turbines at its La Ventosa wind power complex in Mexico, increasing the project's capacity by 22 MW and taking it up to 102 MW. The 2 MW Gamesa G80 wind turbines stand 78 meters tall. The project, executed by Iberdrola's engineering and construction subsidiary, also [read more]
Gamesa has closed the sale of its 86% stake in a 25.5 MW wind farm in Greece to EMV, a Greek subsidiary of Eren. The Kithaironas wind farm - developed and promoted by Gamesa - is located in Thivas, in the region of Viotia, and comprises 30 Gamesa G52-850 kW [read more]
Wind Works Power Corp. has placed an order with Nordex USA for up to 60 2.5-MW wind turbines for its Thunder Spirit project. The developer says the order will enable the project to maintain eligibility for the federal production tax credit. Thunder Spirit, located in Hettinger, N.D., is a two-phase [read more]
Vestas has secured an order from the German wind power plant developer juwi Wind totaling 36 MW. The order consists of 12 V112-3.0 MW turbines that will be deployed at different three projects in Germany in summer 2014. The contract comprises supply, installation and commissioning of the turbines, along with [read more]
Vestas has received a 39 MW order from Vengano S.A. for the extension of the Carape wind power plant in Uruguay. Vestas says the 13 new V112-3.0 MW wind turbines are scheduled to be delivered in the third quarter of 2014 and commissioned by the first quarter of 2015. In [read more]
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, says it has once again partnered with teachers in local classrooms in the company's host communities to make contributions toward local education projects. In May 2012, First Wind began a strategic partnership with DonorsChoose.org in order to enhance the value of the [read more]
Enel Green Power has completed and connected to the grid its new 90 MW Valle de los Vientos wind farm in Chile. The company says the operating plant - owned by Parque Eolico Valle de los Vientos S.A., a subsidiary of Enel Green Power Chile - will be able to [read more]
Tokyo-based Marubeni Corp. has entered into an agreement with the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) in which Marubeni will divest a part of its shares in the 172 MW Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm to DBJ. Marubeni has a 49.9% stake in Gunfleet Sands, located in the U.K. When the [read more]
Vestas has signed a 40 MW contract in Poland with SPV - Nowotna Farma Wiatrowa, a subsidiary of Taiga Mistral. Located in the Gdansk region, the Ostazewo project represents the first European order for Vestas' V110-2.0 MW wind turbines. The deal includes delivery, installation and commissioning of the turbines, which [read more]
The planning, construction and operation of wind turbines in Rhode Island does not depress nearby property values, according to a study conducted by a University of Rhode Island (URI) economist. Corey Lang, URI assistant professor of natural resource economics, analyzed the sale prices of 48,000 homes in Rhode Island over [read more]
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