Saturday, February 1, 2014

Vestas Investigates Blade Failure; Gamesa To Shut Down U.S. Factory

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Gamesa To Shutter Pennsylvania Blade Plant, Lay Off 62 Workers
on 30 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
Gamesa has announced plans to close its blade manufacturing plant in Ebensburg, Pa., and lay off the facility's 62 employees. According to a Gamesa spokesperson, the plant will officially close on March 31, and all affected employees have been given a 60-day notice as required by the Worker Adjustment and [read more]
Vestas Investigates Blade Failure At Danish Wind Farm
on 29 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
On Jan. 26, a Vestas blade failure occurred at a wind farm in Northern Jutland, Denmark. Vestas spokesperson Matthew Whitby tells NAW that the incident involved a single V90-3.0 MW wind turbine, which uses 44-meter-long blades. Two of the blades were damaged as a result of the incident, but no [read more]
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House Passes Farm Bill With $880M In Renewables And Energy Efficiency Provisions
on 30 Jan 2014 by Michael Puttre
The Agricultural Act of 2014 - popularly known as the farm bill - passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, paving the way for $881 million in renewable energy and energy efficiency programs. The legislation includes the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which offers grants and loans to [read more]
EDF To Repower California Wind Farm, Sell Output To SCE
on 30 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
EDF Renewable Energy has announced a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Southern California Edison (SCE) for the 19.8 MW Patterson Pass repowering wind project in California. The PPA was contracted through the California Renewable Auction Mechanism competitive procurement program. As part of the project, EDF says it will upgrade [read more]

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U.K. Data-Sharing Project Aims To Improve Offshore Wind Performance, Lower Costs
on 30 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
The U.K.-based Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, The Crown Estate and offshore wind farm owner/operators have launched a new collaboration program aimed at improving wind turbine operational performance by increasing safety, reliability and availability, thereby cutting the cost of electricity generated from offshore wind. The SPARTA project will create a [read more]
Northland Power Increases Its Stake In 600 MW Offshore Wind Farm
on 30 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
Northland Power Inc., an Ontario-based independent power producer, has entered into agreements for the rights to acquire Typhoon Offshore B.V.'s 5% interest in Gemini, a 600 MW offshore wind project currently in advanced development in the North Sea. Subject to final documentation and board approval, this deal would boost Northland's [read more]

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First Wind Notes Record Project Portfolio Growth In 2013
on 30 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
Boston-based developer First Wind says it achieved record growth in 2013 by securing commitments for some 750 MW in new renewable energy projects, including about 600 MW of wind power. At the start of 2013, following the extension of the federal tax credits, First Wind announced that it planned to [read more]
WindSim AS Launches New Cloud Solution
on 30 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
WindSim AS, a provider of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to the wind industry, has launched its WindSim Cloud solution, a service reporting the annual energy production for planned or existing wind farms. "Access to powerful computing resources makes cloud simulations attractive and offers an alternative to running simulations locally," says [read more]

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Navigant Predicts Fastest Growth In Wind Power Will Occur In Emerging Markets
on 29 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
Several factors, including austerity measures implemented in a number of European economies and boom-and-bust cycles in the U.S. caused by fluctuating policy on production tax credits, are combining to limit the growth of wind power markets across much of the developed world in the coming years, says Navigant Research. At [read more]
NextEra Energy Resources' Wind Portfolio Reaches 10.21 GW
on 29 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
In a new financial report, NextEra Energy Resources reveals it added approximately 375 MW of new U.S. and Canadian wind capacity to its portfolio in 2013, bringing the total size of the wind portfolio to 10.21 GW. NextEra notes it also reached wind production levels of nearly 30 million MWh [read more]

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Siemens Provides Details About 182 MW Texas Turbine Deal
on 29 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
Siemens has announced details about an order for the 182 MW Panhandle 2 wind power project, located in Carson County, Texas. The company says the project will consist of 79 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines. Component deliveries will start in March, and commissioning of the turbines is scheduled for November. The [read more]
First Power From West Of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm
on 29 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
Electricity has been generated for the first time from the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm, which is being developed by ScottishPower Renewables and DONG Energy in the Irish Sea. According to the companies, engineers have now installed 42 of the 108 Siemens turbines that will make up the [read more]
Vestas Names New Head Of Asia Pacific And China Operations
on 29 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
Chris Beaufait has been appointed new group senior vice president of Vestas and president of Vestas Asia Pacific and China. Beaufait, who comes from a position as president and general manager of GE Aviation in China, enters into his new position on April 1. Beaufait succeeds Danny Nielsen, chief operating [read more]
Energy Department Appoints Elliot Mainzer BPA Administrator
on 29 Jan 2014 by NAW Staff
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has appointed Elliot Mainzer the administrator for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Mainzer has served as acting administrator since July 2013. As one of four Power Marketing Administrations within the DOE, BPA markets hydropower from the Federal Columbia River Power System. BPA also owns [read more]
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