During a six-day heat wave last week, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) says the state successfully met a new record peak demand for electricity of 33,956 MW on July 19, thanks to a balanced array of resources, including a large supply of available wind power. On many days [read more]
EDF Renewable Energy has entered into a membership interest purchase agreement with Lincoln Renewable Energy to acquire the 200 MW first phase of the up to 500 MW Hereford Wind Project in Texas. EDF says the purchase agreement is subject to certain conditions precedent, and the company has an option [read more]
Enbridge Inc. and EDF EN Canada have closed on an agreement under which Enbridge will acquire a 50% interest in the 80 MW Saint-Robert-Bellarmin wind project, located in Quebec. Located in the municipality of Saint-Robert-Bellarmin and the MRC du Granit (300 km east of Montreal), the project reached commercial operation [read more]
The GL Group says it has recently strengthened its offshore wind team with two appointments: David Robertson will become head of practice for U.K. marine and offshore project management services, and Elaine Greig has been hired as the new U.K. head of offshore at GL Garrad Hassan. Prior to the [read more]
The U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced it will hold a second competitive lease sale for renewable energy on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The auction, scheduled to take place on Sept. 4, will offer nearly 112,800 acres offshore Virginia for [read more]
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) says a new national poll it conducted shows strong support among Americans for President Barack Obama's recently announced Climate Action Plan. The poll found that 61% of Americans back the president's plan, which calls for measures to help battle climate change, including increasing renewable [read more]
Nebraska-based utility Lincoln Electric System (LES) has signed a power purchase agreement with EDP Renewables for the 100 MW Arbuckle Mountain Wind Farm, located in Oklahoma. According to LES, EDP Renewables' Arbuckle project is expected to begin operation by January 2016 and the additional wind energy will boost the renewable [read more]
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) reports that its subsidiary RES America Developments Inc. has reached a long-term agreement to sell 150 MW of wind energy to Little Rock-based Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC). The wind power will be sourced from the Origin Wind Energy project, which is located [read more]
The Arizona Corporation Commission has approved a 54 MW renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) between utility Tucson Electric Power Co. (TEP) and Red Horse Wind 2 LLC. The 20-year agreement, beginning in December 2014, grants TEP permission to purchase wind and solar energy, along with the associated renewable energy [read more]
American Vanadium Corp. says it has teamed up with Robert Nault, former Canadian minister of Aboriginal affairs, to develop energy storage and renewable microgrids for remote communities and First Nations in Canada and the U.S. American Vanadium recently became the master sales agent in North America for Gildemeister's CellCube energy [read more]
Enel Green Power has signed long-term power purchase agreements in Mexico with automotive supplier Delphi Automotive PLC and bank Banamex for the 100 MW Dominica wind farm. The energy supply contracts are worth around $485 million. The company, through subsidiary Dominica Energia Limpia, will begin building the wind farm in [read more]
Siemens reports it has received a 30 MW order to repower the Bassens I community wind farm, located in Germany. Under the agreement, Siemens will supply, install and commission 10 of its SWT-3.0-113 gearless wind turbines. The wind farm, which was built in 1997, currently features 34 600 kW machines [read more]
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Gina McCarthy as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). President Barack Obama announced his nomination in March for McCarthy to replace outgoing EPA administrator Lisa Jackson. Most recently, McCarthy served as assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. Prior [read more]
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