Wednesday, September 11, 2013

U.S. Army Selects Wind Firms For $7B Renewables Program

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U.S. Army Selects Wind Firms For $7B Renewables Program
on 10 Sep 2013 by Joseph Bebon
The U.S. Army has selected 17 wind energy companies to pursue the wind power portion of its $7 billion renewable energy program. Working with the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force, the Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Support Center in Huntsville, Ala., granted the wind companies Multiple Award Task Order Contracts [read more]
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BNEF: Development Banks Finance Record Amount In Clean Energy
on 10 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
Clean energy financing by the world's development banks increased 19% last year to $109 billion - breaking through the $100 billion-a-year barrier for the first time, according to new research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The top three banks were Germany's KfW, China Development Bank and the Brazilian Development [read more]
Vestas Completes 80-Meter Blade For Offshore Wind Prototype
on 10 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
Vestas has produced the first prototype 80-meter blade for the V164-8.0 MW offshore wind turbine at its R&D center on the Isle of Wight, U.K. Vestas says the 80-meter blade is the longest ever produced by the company, and it uses the structural shell design, through which the loads of [read more]
Joint Venture To Sell Transmission Assets At World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm
on 10 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
London Array, a joint venture owned by DONG Energy (50%), E.ON (30%) and Masdar (20%), has signed an agreement with Blue Transmission London Array Ltd. for the sale of transmission assets at the world's largest offshore wind farm. The 630 MW London Array Offshore Wind Farm is located about 20 [read more]
Nordex Wins 17.5 MW Wind Order In Italy
on 10 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
Nordex has been awarded a contract for the construction of the 17.5 MW Manfredonia wind farm, located in Apulia, Italy. The project will consist of seven Nordex N100/2500 turbines, which will be installed beginning in spring 2014. Nordex signed the deal with Eolsiponto Srl, a joint venture between Capital Riesgo [read more]

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Pattern Energy Group Announces Launch Of Initial Public Offering
on 09 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
California-based wind developer Pattern Energy Group Inc. plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of 16 million shares. The company says it expects to raise about $290 million from the IPO, with each share of Class A common stock to be priced between $19.00 and $21.00. According to a [read more]
EDF EN Canada Commissions 150 MW Lac-Alfred Phase 2 Wind Project
on 09 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, has commissioned the 150 MW second phase of the Lac-Alfred Wind Project in Quebec. The 300 MW Lac-Alfred project was constructed in two phases, 150 MW each, comprising a total of 150 wind turbines supplied by REpower and made with [read more]
First Wind Signs On As Anchor Tenant For SunZia Southwest Transmission Project
on 09 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
Boston-based First Wind Energy LLC, which is developing high-capacity wind generation projects in central New Mexico, has signed a letter of intent to reserve up to 1.5 GW of transmission capacity from the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project. According to developer SunZia Transmission LLC, its extra-high-voltage transmission project will help enable [read more]
Talco And Wind Analytics Join Forces To Provide Distributed-Scale Wind Turbines
on 09 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
Talco, a supplier of distributed-scale wind turbines, and Wind Analytics, a provider of wind resource and financial modeling, have merged to form United Wind. The new company, through its proprietary WindLease platform, says it will enable customers to lease distributed-scale wind turbines, suitable for home and business environments, for little [read more]

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Natural Power Providing Site Management Services In U.K.
on 09 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
U.K.-based Transmission Capital Partners has appointed renewable energy consultancy Natural Power to deliver NP/ControlCentre services on the electricity transmission network for Vattenfall's 150 MW Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm, located in the Irish Sea. Natural Power's NP/ControlCentre (previously known as WindCentre) is an operational control room providing onshore and offshore site [read more]
SMart Wind Notes A Step Forward For 1.2 GW Offshore Project
on 09 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
SMart Wind, a joint venture of Mainstream Renewable Power, Siemens Project Venture and DONG Energy, reports that the Planning Inspectorate has accepted for examination the application for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. Project One, the first offshore wind farm in the Round 3 Hornsea Zone, covers 407 square [read more]
RGGI Posts Results Of Latest CO2 Allowances Auction
on 06 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
The nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) have announced the results of their 21st auction of carbon dioxide (CO2) allowances. At the auction held Sept. 4, 38.4 million CO2 allowances were sold, generating $102.5 million for reinvestment by the RGGI states in a [read more]
Hawaiian Company Makes Operational Improvements To Use More Wind Energy
on 06 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
Maui Electric Co. (MECO) has implemented operational improvements to further increase its use of wind energy. MECO says it is now using about 91% of available wind energy, compared to an estimated 72% prior to making the changes. The increased use of wind energy results in estimated savings of more [read more]
Three N.Y. Wind Farms To Receive Climb Assist Systems
on 06 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
Power Climber Wind, a division of SafeWorks, will provide climb assist systems for three New York wind farms. Power Climber Wind will install its IBEX 1000P climb assist system on 65 turbines at Altona, 71 turbines at Chateaugay and 84 turbines at Wethersfield later this year. According to the company, [read more]
Duluth Seaway Port Authority Awarded $10 Million TIGER Grant
on 06 Sep 2013 by NAW Staff
The Duluth (Minn.) Seaway Port Authority has received a $10 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. According to the port, the grant allows for a major adaptive reuse and redevelopment project on Garfield Pier (Dock C&D) that will not only re-establish the [read more]

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