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 30, 2014
What To Expect From New EPA Rules; RPS Disaster Looms In Ohio
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "North American Windpower" <efeature@nawindpower.com> Date: May 30, 2014 5:20 AM Subject: What To Expect From New EPA Rules; RPS Disaster Looms In Ohio To: <aquarianm@gmail.com> Cc:
Both chambers of the Ohio legislature have approved S.B.310, a bill that would freeze the state's clean energy and energy efficiency mandates for two years. The Ohio Senate had passed the bill earlier this month, and the state House of Representatives followed suit on Wednesday. The legislation now goes to [read more]
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking public comment as it prepares an environmental assessment to analyze potential impacts of the proposed 30 MW WindFloat demonstration project offshore Coos Bay, Ore. Principle Power and Deepwater Wind plan to build the floating wind farm, which will feature five 6 [read more]
Within 20 years, Alberta has the potential to drastically reduce its reliance on fossil fuels for power generation and replace it with renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, biomass, hydro and geothermal energy, according to a new report by Clean Energy Canada and the Pembina Institute. New modeling [read more]
AXYS Technologies Inc. has completed pre-commissioning of a WindSentinel platform for a U.S. Navy project to validate an offshore floating LIDAR wind resource assessment system. AXYS teamed up with Sound & Sea Technology (SST) and DNV GL to secure the Navy contract and supply the system. The LIDAR underwent an [read more]
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc. (HASI), a Maryland-based investment company, has acquired a $107 million portfolio of land and payments from land leases underlying wind and solar projects. The projects are developed or owned by a slew of companies, including Southern Co., NRG Yield, First Solar and NextEra, and [read more]
The U.S. wind industry installed 485 MW of wind capacity during the first quarter of 2014 - a 26% increase from the first quarter of 2013, according to analysis from SNL Energy. Furthermore, SNL estimates that nearly 7.6 GW of wind capacity is now under construction. Additional capacity not included [read more]
Speaking before a shareholders meeting, Gamesa Chairman Ignacio Martin told investors that the turbine manufacturer's restructuring plan has restored company financials and laid a path for the future. "The 2013 results and the recently released first-quarter 2014 earnings evidence the fact that we are on the right track and that [read more]
West Fargo, N.D.-based construction services company Wanzek has added an all-terrain crane to its fleet of wind farm construction vehicles. According to Wanzek, the addition of the LTM1500-8.1 crane will allow the provider to exchange the majority of turbine components across a variety of turbine types. The company notes that [read more]
Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp. says it will begin selling its newly developed compact wind LIDAR unit globally next month. According to the company, its LIDAR technology features increased tolerance to extreme environmental conditions, including water resistance to IP67 and temperatures down to -20 degrees C. Additionally, the unit can be [read more]
In an effort to better understand wind production in cold climates and complex terrain, Quebec's TechnoCentre eolien has installed a 126-meter met mast on the grounds of the research center. According to the TechnoCentre, the met mast features 40 sensors located at varying heights to analyze "exceptional" meteorological episodes, including [read more]
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