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 Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version July 26, 2018 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update 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)       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." 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Windpower Monthly (UK) (free content) (7/25),  Power Technology (7/26)       AWEA Resource Assessment Conference 2018 Join the wind industry's leading owners, project developers, wind assessors, and siting professionals for the annual AWEA Wind Resource & Project Energy Assessment Conference. This year's event will be held September 11 – 12 in Austin, TX. Register by August 3 to get the early bird rate! ADVERTISEMENT Economy, Energy & Trends 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)       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. 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