Saturday, July 28, 2018

Wind-, solar-powered pump station to help optimize Hoover Dam


Wind-, solar-powered pump station to help optimize Hoover Dam | Wind power boosts Iberdrola's revenue | MidAmerican Energy buys Ivester Wind project
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Wind-, solar-powered pump station to help optimize Hoover Dam
Wind and solar energy will power a proposed pump station downstream from the Hoover Dam. The station would regulate water flow to aid power generation management.
The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/24) 
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Wind power boosts Iberdrola's revenue
Land-based wind production by Iberdrola helped increase company revenue 22% for the first half of 2018. The company credited "a rise in onshore wind production in all countries, with a higher average installed capacity and greater wind resource."
Windpower Monthly (UK) (free content) (7/25),  Bloomberg (tiered subscription model) (7/26) 
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MidAmerican Energy buys Ivester Wind project
MidAmerican Energy says the Ivester Wind project will be completed by year's end after buying Ivester's assets from EDF Renewables North America. MidAmerican has set a goal of generating renewable energy equivalent to 90% of its retail customer load by 2020.
Power Engineering (7/25),  SteelGuru (7/26) 
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Dominion adding wind, solar in Va.
Dominion Energy's is adding 3 gigawatts of wind and solar projects to its grid modernization plan in Virginia.
Windpower Monthly (UK) (free content) (7/25),  Power Technology (7/26) 
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Analysis: A look at the potential of US wind energy
Technological hurdles remain before the US can take full advantage of its offshore winds to generate electricity. This analysis looks at some of the challenges that have been overcome and others that remain as adoption of wind energy continues to grow in the US.
GreenBiz (7/26) 
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Europe continues to add wind power capacity
WindEurope estimates that Europe will add 13.5 gigawatts of wind power capacity in 2018, including land-based farms in France, Germany and Denmark. Europe added 15.6 gigawatts of wind capacity in 2017.
Reuters (7/26) 
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Renewable power production helps Calif. reach emissions reduction goal
California has reached its goal of reducing the state's greenhouse gas emissions to levels last seen in 1990. Progress has been made in the area of power generation, but other industries continue to maintain the same levels of emissions.
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (Wash.) (7/25) 
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