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, May 16, 2014
U.S. Senate Blocks PTC Extension - What Now?
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "North American Windpower" <efeature@nawindpower.com> Date: May 16, 2014 11:58 AM Subject: U.S. Senate Blocks PTC Extension - What Now? To: <aquarianm@gmail.com> Cc:
Power Company of Wyoming LLC (PCW) has submitted an application to the Wyoming Industrial Siting Division to construct and operate the developer's up-to-3 GW wind farm. The developer has proposed to install 1,000 turbines for the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy (CCSM) Project, located in Carbon County, Wyo. Under [read more]
German wind farm developer wpd has secured financing from KfW IPEX-Bank and Helaba to build two projects totaling 14.35 MW in Canada. wpd says these wind farms will be its first North American projects. The wind farms will be constructed in Springwood and Whittington in southern Ontario. Work has already [read more]
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is urging the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party to reassess its energy policy platform and to acknowledge that affordable energy for the province should include wind power. The association is making its case in advance of an upcoming election in Ontario on June 12. [read more]
Canada-based Northland Power has announced the financial close on the 600 MW Gemini offshore wind project, to be located off the coast of the Netherlands in the North Sea. In addition, the consortium behind the project has selected Siemens to supply the turbines and future maintenance. Gemini is owned by [read more]
On May 8, the Ohio Senate passed S.B.310, a bill to alter the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS). The RPS requires Ohio utilities to procure 12.5% of their electricity from renewable resources, such as wind and solar, by 2024. However, S.B.310 aims to freeze those requirements at current levels for [read more]
The management board of Nordex has raised the turbine maker's full-year guidance after the company recorded "better than expected" business performance in the first quarter of this year (Q1'14). According to Nordex, the German company's sales increased by 64% year-over-year to a record EUR 424.5 million during the quarter. Furthermore, [read more]
Vestas has secured a 62.7 MW order to supply wind turbines for the Klettwitz II repowering project, located in Brandenburg, Germany. Under the contract with KGE Windpark Schipkau Nord GmbH & Co. KG, Vestas will supply, install and commission 19 V112-3.3 MW turbines. The deal also includes a VestasOnline Business [read more]
Pattern Energy Group Inc. has closed a previously announced underwritten public offering in Canada and raised $586 million. In total, over 21 million shares of Class A common stock were sold at a price of $27.75 per share. Pattern Energy Group sold 10,810,810 shares for total gross proceeds of $300 [read more]
Gamesa has signed a 100 MW turbine supply agreement with CGN Wind Energy for a wind farm being developed in the province of Yunnan, China. The turbine maker says the scope of the agreement encompasses the supply and installation of 50 G97-2.0 MW units, specifically configured for high-altitude locations, at [read more]
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