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, May 21, 2014
Governor's Veto Saves Wind Project; Wind Continues To Dominate In Texas
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Combining offshore wind power and water injection technology could lead to the cost-effective recovery of oil, according to a new concept being studied by DNV GL, which maintains that such a combination may open up "synergies and mutual benefit" for both wind energy and the oil and gas industry. DNV [read more]
Global cable provider Prysmian Group has received a contract worth EUR 730 million to design, produce and install power cable systems for an offshore wind farm cluster located in the German Baltic Sea. The contract was from 50Hertz Offshore GmbH, a subsidiary of 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, a German grid operator. [read more]
Offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services has launched the Seacat Ranger, a 24-meter, U.K.-built wind farm service vessel. According to Seacat Services, amenities include a new bow and fender design that enhances stability when the vessel is pushing onto the wind turbine foundation. Further modifications include additional crew loading [read more]
The University of Massachusetts at Lowell has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) on a new wind energy research and training center that will help foster long-term collaborations among the wind industry, academia and government. According to UMass, the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Wind Energy, Science, [read more]
Pipestone, Minn.-based Juhl Energy reported increased quarterly net sales based on the strength of electricity sales from its wind farm portfolio. The company's net loss, however, widened due to operating losses in the company's cell tower maintenance unit. Total revenue increased by approximately 27% to $3.2 million for the quarter [read more]
Vestas has received an order to supply V112-3.0 MW turbines for First Wind's 148 MW Oakfield wind project, located in Maine. The order is a call-off on a December 2013 master supply agreement (MSA) with First Wind for multiple U.S. projects, the potential of which totals 718 MW. Vestas says [read more]
NEC Corp. has completed the previously announced acquisition of A123 Energy Solutions, the grid energy solutions and commercial energy systems business of A123 Systems, from China-based Wanxiang Group. NEC says this acquisition, for approximately $100 million, strengthens the company's energy storage capability of its smart energy business. A123 Energy Solutions [read more]
Alterra Power Corp., a British Columbia-based renewable energy company, has announced changes to its board of directors. The company has appointed Kerri Fox to the board. She currently heads BBVA's North American project finance team and has nearly 20 years of project finance experience across the energy and infrastructure space, [read more]
ScotianWEB LP, a partnership between Scotian Wind Inc., Scotian WindFields Inc. and WEB Wind Energy North America Inc., now has $61.4 million of non-recourse project financing for a 28 MW wind farm in Nova Scotia. The financing was structured and arranged by Travelers Capital Corp., acting as loan agent and [read more]
Nordex has received its first French order for its N117/2400 wind turbine from developer VSB Energies Nouvelles. The Lazenay wind farm, located in the Department of Cher, France, will feature seven turbines. The site has lower wind speeds of around 6 m/sec, conditions for which Nordex says the N117/2400 is [read more]
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