Gauging the potential of new, renewable energy sources is often a problem when establishing them. Scientists from the Savannah River National Laboratory are working toward a solution for that problem. On a U.S. Coast Guard platform off the coast of Georgetown, SRNL, the Clemson University Restoration Institute (CURI) and their partners have begun testing technology… Read more »
Offshore wind energy is coming to the Great Lakes. At stake are thousands of jobs, more stable electricity rates, and the potential to control our energy future. The only question is whether Michigan will lead in this growth industry or concede the opportunity to Ohio, New York, Ontario and others who are moving into the… Read more »
Constellation Energy announced today that its subsidiary, Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., has entered into a two-year green electricity purchase agreement with Goodwill Industries International. Constellation NewEnergy will supply Goodwill Industries International’s headquarter location in Rockville, Md. with renewable energy certificates (RECs) sourced from wind renewable resources to offset 100-percent of its energy use. The effort is… Read more »
Xcel Energy today released preliminary results from its wind-to-battery storage project in Minnesota, and the bottom line is — the technology works. Integrating variable wind and solar power production with the needs of the power grid is an ongoing issue for the utility industry. In October 2008, Xcel Energy began testing a one-megawatt battery-storage technology… Read more »
OG&E announced today that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved a settlement agreement reached by all the parties to the company’s application to build and operate a new wind farm in northwestern Oklahoma. Known as “Crossroads,” the wind farm is expected to come online in the second half of 2011. “This is a good outcome… Read more »
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is one of the exhibitors at the Husum Wind Energy 2010 Trade Fair in Husum, Germany. The services offered by SGS Global Competence Center Renewable Energy will be presented throughout the exhibition at stand no. 3A09 in sector A of hall 3. — The Husum… Read more »
VerbalInk.com, one of the leading providers of transcription services in the industry, announced today that it will offset its electricity usage annually from 2009 onward, starting with a recent purchase of wind-generated renewable energy credits (RECs) from Renewable Choice Energy equaling 100 percent of the company’s 58 thousand kilowatt hours of electricity usage last year…. Read more »
RMT, Inc. has been selected by First Wind for engineering and construction of its Kahuku Wind energy facility located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Construction has commenced on the 30-MW project and is expected to be complete by the end of this year. “After RMT built our Milford, Utah, wind farm last year,… Read more »
Laredo Ridge Project Commences Construction Near Petersburg State and local officials and community leaders attended a ceremonial groundbreaking held today for the Laredo Ridge Wind project near Petersburg. The project was developed by Midwest Wind Energy, LLC of Chicago and is owned and operated by Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC, an affiliate of Edison Mission Group… Read more »
Vestas Wind Systems A/S : (CPH: VWS) (Randers, Denmark), the world’s largest manufacturer of wind turbines, has secured three European wind contracts with a combined generating capacity of 126 megawatts. The contracts will supply windfarms : on the Swedish island of Gotland, as well as windfarms in Italy and Germany. IIR’s Renewable Energy Database :… Read more »
With a decision by a Texas-based company to end its effort in signing up acreage for a potential wind farm in southeast Reno County, no other commercial wind projects are visible on the horizon for the county. Not that the effort by Horizon Wind Energy was really visible, or that the decision makes the county… Read more »
Stand 1B03 at HUSUM Wind Energy 2010 will see the European debut of the new series of hydraulic and pneumatic torque wrenches from Tentec, a global supplier of bolt tightening equipment. On show for the first time to a European audience, this exciting and innovative new range of tool will be the highlight of the… Read more »
Portland General Electric Company announced today the first turbines assembled for Phase 3 of its Biglow Canyon Wind Farm have begun generating electricity and supplying power to the Pacific Northwest’s electricity grid. Twenty-four turbines are currently generating power, with all 76 turbines in Phase 3 expected to be completed by the end of the third… Read more »
Welwind Energy International Corp. announces that management from Welwind’s China office recently travelled to Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China on July 4, 2010. The company successfully completed negotiations to acquire an 80% interest in a 300 MW, large scale, wind energy project. Inner Mongolia Test Power Ltd. and Welwind Energy have signed a Letter of Intent… Read more »
37 wind turbines installed at the new Waterloo wind farm project in South Australia have been equipped with self-contained, automatic detection and suppression systems that ensure fast acting, around-the-clock fire protection. Each of the transformer rooms and electrical cabinets in the nacelles of the 3 MW Vestas V90 turbines have been fitted with FIRETRACE© systems… Read more »
The Suzlon Energy Limited – SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Suzlon Energy Limited – SWOT Analysis examines the company’s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy. Suzlon Energy (Suzlon) is engaged in the manufacture… Read more »
DNV announces that its Seattle, Washington, office has been approved for accreditation by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for acoustic noise emissions testing on wind turbines. A2LA has granted DNV’s Seattle office accreditation for acoustic noise testing of wind turbines in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 * for acoustic noise measurements as per IEC… Read more »
Energy Management International, Inc. President Howard Dunn is pleased to announce a developing strategy that will lead the Company toward a diversification in “clean energy.” After months of negotiations surrounding several projects, the Company has entered into a joint-venture agreement with Nova Wind Holdings, Inc. “In light of intensive escalation in US installation of wind… Read more »
EDEN PRAIRIE, today confirmed it has entered into long term wind development rights agreements covering an aggregate of 650 acres located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Grosser Mountain Wind I, LLC is the WEA’s first Pennsylvania wind energy project and is located northeast of Harrisburg. At project build-out, WEA anticipates 20 MW, or more, of power… Read more »
The Suzlon Energy Limited – SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Suzlon Energy Limited – SWOT Analysis examines the company’s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy. Suzlon Energy (Suzlon) is engaged in the manufacture… Read more »
Western Wind Energy Corp (“Western Wind or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed a Non-Brokered private placement offering (the “PP Offering”) of 2,593,300 units (“Units”) at a price of $1.10 per Unit for gross proceeds of $2,852,630. Each Unit is comprised of one (1) common share and one half (1/2) of… Read more »
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has adopted rules to encourage the development of more small wind generation systems across Iowa and help the state continue to be a leader in renewable energy. The rules are for a State program to simplify and encourage small wind generation systems (100 Kilowatts or less nameplate capacity) being interconnected… Read more »
LGC Skyrota Wind Energy Corp. announces that it has engaged Wellington West Capital Inc. on a best efforts agency basis, to complete a private placement (the “Offering”) of up to $1,000,000 principal amount of 10% convertible debentures (the “Debentures”). The Offering is expected to be completed on or before September 30, 2010. The Debentures are… Read more »
“Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium” Opens Up New Perspectives for Offshore Wind Projects Second Offshore Summit in Rostock in September 2010: Knowledge Exchange Between Representatives of German and U.S. Government Agencies and International Offshore Experts The United States are starting to rely increasingly on ocean wind for energy generation. Last month, the “Atlantic Offshore Wind… Read more »
It would appear that budding opportunities for market growth in the Western European wind energy sector blow strongest to the North. A study from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.energy.frost.com), Investment Opportunities in the Wind Energy Sector in Europe, reveals that Sweden has the highest potential market growth in Western Europe. The Scandinavian powerhouse boasts the most… Read more »
Ruukki has agreed with the Norwegian company Aker Verdal AS on the delivery of steel structures for the Nordsee Ost wind farm project to be built offshore from Germany in the North Sea. Steel structure deliveries for the jacket foundations of offshore wind turbines are a new entry for Ruukki. Offshore wind turbine towers are… Read more »
Welwind Energy International Corp. (the “Company”) announces that China company officials will be leaving for Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China on July 4, 2010. The company will be in negotiations to acquire an 80% interest in an existing 100 MW wind farm. This is an advanced phase wind energy project with significant expansion potential. The company… Read more »
The release by ENTSO-E of the revised pilot Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) today“marks a useful step towards a much-needed European electricity grid that interconnects nationalelectricity systems, benefits consumers, and enables the integration of large amounts of wind energy”according to Justin Wilkes, Policy Director of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). The pilot TYNDP acknowledges… Read more »
Blade Arrives as President and Congressional Leaders Meet on Energy Policy, Carrying Signatures of More Than 6,000 Americans from Across Country Today, as the president and congressional leaders meet at the White House on energy policy, GE Energy and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) delivered a petition from Americans across the country in the… Read more »
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), United Steelworkers (USW), and the BlueGreen Alliance held a teleconference to discuss the release of their joint report, titled “Winds of Change: A Manufacturing Blueprint for the Wind Industry,” which they hope will inspire the U.S. to action before it falls behind the rest of the renewable energy embracing… Read more »
wind energy supporters gather at events in all corners of the globe to raise awareness for the benefits of wind energy. The Global Wind Day takes place for the second time this year, and for the fourth time in Europe. From school children in Brazil to energy professionals in Canada, from wind musicians in India… Read more »
Like many of our readers, PES has recently returned from the Windpower 2010 convention in Dallas, Texas, full of optimism for the coming year. It proved to be a watershed event, and one that we very much enjoyed – not least because we got to meet so many of you. What was particularly illuminating about… Read more »
Global Technologies, Ltd. (PINKSHEETS: GTLL) cites the ‘Joint Framework’ recently issued June 10th, 2010 by the United Steel Workers (USW) American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), providing impetus for its announced Small Wind Distributed Power Project. The ‘Partnership for Progress’ announced by the parties is designed to accelerate the development and deployment of wind energy production… Read more »
In recent years, the Asia Pacific wind energy market has taken huge strides forward. Developed nations such as the United States and European countries had a strong head start owing to government support, regulations, and the infrastructure to explore the potential of wind energy. During the course of the decade, emerging economies in Asia Pacific,… Read more »
SGS will be attending the second technical conference organized by the Haus der Technik (House of Technique), entitled Wind Turbine Rotor Blades 2010 in Essen, Germany. SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is one of the attendees and exhibitors at the Technical Conference on Wind Turbine Rotor Blades 2010 in Essen,… Read more »
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), announced today that it expects the European wind energy sector to create over 250,000 new jobs in Europe in the next decade. The belief that the European wind energy industry can make a serious contribution to green growth was backed by politicians of the left and right and trade… Read more »