NAW: Vestas In Talks With Mitsubishi; Ontario Offshore Wind War Intensifies

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Ontario Offshore Wind Saga Intensifies As Third Company Threatens Action by Laura DiMugno, Nov. 27, 2012 Wind power developer Windstream Energy says it intends to seek C$475.23 million from the Ontario government for alleged damages and lost profits resulting from its February 2011 decision to halt offshore wind project development. Windstream's notice of intent to file suit follows a C$2 billion case initiated by Trillium Power, [read more] Vestas In Talks With Mitsubishi Heavy Industries To Develop 8 MW Wind Turbine by NAW Staff, Nov. 27, 2012 Vestas is reportedly in talks with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to develop an 8 MW offshore wind turbine, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. In August, the companies confirmed that they were pursuing a "strategic cooperation," but they did not reveal details on what the partnership would entail. However, industry analysts speculated that [read more] Massachusetts DPU Approves Cape Wind's PPA With NSTAR by NAW Staff, Nov. 27, 2012 Following an eight-month proceeding, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has approved the 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) between NSTAR Electric Co. and Cape Wind Associates for the Cape Wind project, a 468 MW offshore wind project planned for Nantucket Sound. The DPU concluded that the benefits of the [read more] Industrialized Nations Failing To Deliver On Renewable Energy Promises To Developing World by NAW Staff, Nov. 27, 2012 Just $8 billion flowed from developed to developing nations to foster the deployment of large-scale clean energy generation and biofuels production in 2011, finds a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). This constitutes 8% of the $100 billion per annum total cross-border investment (CBI) promised by developed countries [read more] Katana Summit Sells Nebraska Wind Tower Manufacturing Facility by NAW Staff, Nov. 27, 2012 Valmont Industries Inc. - a manufacturer of engineered products for infrastructure and mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, and a provider of coating services - has announced that it has acquired wind turbine tower manufacturer Katana Summit's 300,000 square-foot Columbus, Neb., manufacturing facility. In September, Katana Summit said that due to [read more] Sprott Power Completes Acquisition Of Shear Wind by NAW Staff, Nov. 27, 2012 Sprott Power Corp. says it has completed the acquisition of Canadian wind energy developer Shear Wind Inc., as well as entered an agreement with a new partner, Genera Avante Holdings Canada Inc., for the operation and development of Shear Wind's assets. The acquisition adds the Glen Dhu Wind Farm - [read more] Enel Green Power To Develop 102 MW Wind Farm In Mexico by NAW Staff, Nov. 27, 2012 Enel Green Power says it has won a public tender issued by the Mexican government for the construction of a 102 MW wind farm. The wind farm, which Enel says will require an overall investment of about $130 million, will be located in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, an area [read more] Broadwind Nets $14M Order; CEO More Confident About Wind Energy Business by NAW Staff, Nov. 27, 2012 Broadwind Energy says it has won a $14 million wind tower order from an unnamed wind turbine manufacturer. The order includes an option to purchase up to $27 million of additional towers, which would have to be exercised in early 2013. The towers will all be delivered in 2013 and [read more] Clean Line Nets Investment From National Grid To Advance Interconnection Of Wind Energy by NAW Staff, Nov. 27, 2012 National Grid says it will make a $40 million equity investment in Clean Line Energy Partners LLC, a developer of long-distance, high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission projects that will move renewable energy to market. Clean Line will use the proceeds from National Grid to advance the development of its four HVDC [read more] VC Funding For Renewable Energy To Triple By 2020 by NAW Staff, Nov. 27, 2012 The venture capital (VC) funding market for renewable energy is set to triple by 2020, thanks to positive regulatory policies, environmental support for a lower carbon footprint and innovation in renewable energy technologies, finds a new report from Frost & Sullivan. According to the report, Europe and North America have [read more] Hempel Debuts New Coating For Wind Tower Production by NAW Staff, Nov. 27, 2012 Hempel Group, a provider of protective coatings, has released a new direct-to-metal coating for wind tower production. According to the company, the new anti-corrosive coating, called Hemperea DTM 55973, features a drying time of just 60 minutes. It can be applied directly to metal and is suitable for C3 corrosive [read more] Gamesa Sells French Wind Project To Investment Fund by NAW Staff, Nov. 27, 2012 Gamesa says it has sold an 8 MW wind project in France to Impax New Energy Investors II LP, an investment fund managed by London-based Impax Asset Management Ltd., via its portfolio company, Epuron France. The La Souterraine wind project, located in the Limousin region of France, will be equipped [read more] Project Is First French Wind Farm To Use Alstom's ECO 110 Machines by NAW Staff, Nov. 27, 2012 Alstom has announced that the 33 MW Landes de Couesme wind farm has been inaugurated in Brittany, France. The project is the first wind farm in France to use Alstom's ECO 110 3 MW wind turbines, which are 145 meters tall with a 110-meter rotor diameter and are designed especially [read more] Western Wind Energy May Turn Down Brookfield Renewable's Acquisition Offer by NAW Staff, Nov. 26, 2012 Brookfield Renewable has announced that it intends to make an offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Western Wind Energy for a cash consideration of $2.50 per share. On July 30, Western Wind announced that it was seeking a buyer, and on Aug. 28, Brookfield [read more] U.K. Government To Launch New Energy Policy Focusing On Offshore Wind Energy, Nuclear Power by NAW Staff, Nov. 26, 2012 The U.K.'s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) plans to introduce a new energy policy that will include renewable energy initiatives and strategies to meet the U.K.'s carbon-reduction obligations. One of the provisions included in the new energy policy is the "contracts for difference" (CFD) mechanism, which allows for [read more] Ming Yang Signs Deal To Develop 2.5 GW Of Wind Projects In India by NAW Staff, Nov. 26, 2012 China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd. has announced that its subsidiary Guangdong Mingyang Wind Power Industry Group Ltd. has entered into a financing framework agreement with Reliance Power Ltd., the largest private-sector power company in India, and China Development Bank Corp. (CDB), a government policy bank wholly owned by [read more] Iberdrola Renewables, NextEra Energy Providing Wind Data To NOAA by NAW Staff, Nov. 26, 2012 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says it has entered data-sharing agreements with Iberdrola Renewables and NextEra Energy Resources. Under the agreements, the companies will provide weather observations and wind-speed data collected at their wind farms. Since 2011, Xcel Energy has provided similar data to NOAA, the agency says. [read more] Vestas Reaches Debt Agreement With Lenders by NAW Staff, Nov. 26, 2012 Vestas says it has reached an agreement with lenders on a group of credit facilities and loans. Among those facilities is a revised 900 million euro syndicated loan facility with the existing lender group of nine international banks structured as a 250 million euro amortizing term loan and a 650 [read more] Lake Winds Energy Park Powers Up In Michigan by NAW Staff, Nov. 26, 2012 Consumers Energy has announced that the 100 MW Lake Winds Energy Park has begun commercial operation. The Lake Winds project - located in Riverton and Summit townships in Mason County, Mich. - consists of 56 Vestas V100-1.8 MW wind turbines. It is the utility's first wind project and will count [read more] GL Garrad Hassan To Build Offshore Met Mast For Celtic Array Project by NAW Staff, Nov. 26, 2012 Centrica has awarded a contract to renewable energy consultancy GL Garrad Hassan for the design, supply, installation and operation of an offshore meteorological mast system for the Celtic Array project, which will be located in the Irish Sea. The system includes a meteorological mast, a power-supply system, navigational aids and [read more] Nordex Sells Wind Project To German Municipal Utility by NAW Staff, Nov. 26, 2012 Nordex has announced that Munich, Germany-based municipal utility Stadtwerke Munchen has acquired the Filieres wind project, which consists of four of Nordex's N90/2500 2.5 MW wind turbines. The project is located in France's Lorraine region, and is currently in operation. Nordex's French subsidiary, Nordex France, developed the wind farm. This [read more] Texas Sets New Wind Energy Output Record by NAW Staff, Nov. 21, 2012 The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the grid operator for most of the state, says it set a new wind energy record on Nov. 10. Wind power output in ERCOT's territory reached 8.521 GW at 10:21 a.m., representing nearly 26% of system load at the time. This surpasses the [read more] Study: Offshore Wind Energy Growth Will Hurt Onshore Rotor Blade Market by NAW Staff, Nov. 21, 2012 The growing proliferation of offshore wind farms will lead to a decline in the wind turbine rotor blade market for onshore installations, says a new report from research firm GlobalData. According to the report, offshore wind farms will account for 11% of all installed rotor blades by 2020, whereas last [read more] Siemens Enters South African Wind Energy Market by NAW Staff, Nov. 21, 2012 Siemens Energy has entered the South African wind energy market by securing an order for the 138 MW Jeffrey's Bay wind project. The order - which was made by a consortium consisting of Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd., its investment partner Globeleq, Thebe Investment Corp., Enzani Technologies and Usizo Engineering - [read more] Greenhouse-Gas Concentrations Reach Record High by NAW Staff, Nov. 21, 2012 The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2011, according to a recent report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Between 1990 and 2011, there was a 30% increase in radiative forcing - the warming effect on our climate - because of carbon dioxide [read more] WKN USA LLC - Project Marketer & Originator, Project Developer To place an ad within WindJobs, contact Dave Mendelson at 1-203-262-4670 x248, or at mendelson@nawindpower.com   Please click HERE to subscribe to North American Windpower magazine.

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