Ontario Is Officially Coal-Free; Kansas RPS Survives Attack, For Now
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Ontario has become the first jurisdiction in North America to fully eliminate coal as a source of electricity generation. The Thunder Bay Generating Station, Ontario's final remaining coal-fired facility, has burned its last supply of coal and will be converted to burn biomass. According to the Ontario Ministry of Energy, [read more]
In 2013, 12 states accounted for 80% of U.S. wind-generated electricity, according to preliminary generation data released in the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) March Electric Power Monthly report. The EIA says Texas was again the top wind power state with nearly 36 million MWh of electricity. Iowa was second, [read more]
French developer Akuo Energy has announced that its Chicago-based subsidiary, Akuo Energy USA, has selected 56 GE 1.7-103 wind turbines to power its Rocksprings Phase I wind farm in Val Verde County, Texas. In addition to a turbine supply deal, Akuo Energy USA and GE have entered into a full [read more]
In consortium with contractor Petrofac, Siemens has won an order from TenneT for the 900 MW BorWin3 offshore wind grid connection in the North Sea. Under the deal, Siemens will supply high-voltage direct-current transmission (HVDC) transmission technology, including converters and transformers, and Petrofac will be responsible for the construction and [read more]
Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. and Pattern Energy Group Inc. have flipped the switch on their 270 MW South Kent project in Ontario, making it the largest wind farm in Ontario and one of the biggest in Canada. "South Kent Wind is our first in a series of wind projects in [read more]
Siemens Canada has won a 23 MW order from Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. for the Morse wind project, located in southern Saskatchewan. Siemens will supply, deliver and commission 10 direct-drive SWT-2.3-113 turbines for the project, and the deal also includes a 10-year service and maintenance agreement. Construction is slated [read more]
Danish blade manufacturer LM Wind Power experienced some financial declines in 2013, with full-year revenue reaching EUR 488 million versus EUR 687 million in 2012. Furthermore, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization equaled EUR 64 million versus EUR 69 million in the prior year. In a company report, LM [read more]
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) have issued a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Southline Transmission Project, a proposed 360-mile transmission line that would run across southern New Mexico and southern Arizona. According to Southline Transmission LLC, a subsidiary of Hunt [read more]
A recent study performed for California's five major utilities by the research firm Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) provides a roadmap for achieving 50% renewable energy by 2030 in the state with a relatively modest 2% impact on rates, or less, according to an analysis of the report by the [read more]
Prowind Canada, in partnership with the Oxford Community Energy Co-op (OCEC), has signed a contract with Senvion for the delivery of 10 MM92 turbines on 100-meter towers for the Gunn's Hill Wind Farm. The 18 MW community wind project will be located in the Township of Norwich, close to Woodstock, [read more]
EWC Weather Consult GmbH, a German weather service provider, plans to enter the U.S. market and present its wind and weather data management solutions to wind power developers in the country. The company plans to launch its "measure correlate predict" process for wind measurements along with a simulation tool for [read more]
Vattenfall has celebrated a project milestone, having installed the first turbine at the 288 MW DanTysk offshore wind farm. Located in the German North Sea, the project will feature a total of 80 Siemens 3.6 MW wind turbines, and Vattenfall says it expects to complete all installations by year-end, with [read more]
CWind, a U.K.-based offshore wind services company, has won a renewal of its contract to provide turbine technician services to Siemens. Over the next two years, CWind will be providing turbine technicians for the offshore installation of Siemens turbines during the construction of a number of U.K. offshore wind farms. [read more]
Retail electricity provider GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA has signed a deal to supply the Houston METRO with renewable energy certificates (RECs). Under the agreement, the authority will offset 20% of its electricity consumption by purchasing RECs from GDF, which, in turn, will provide 6,232 RECs to offset another 5%. [read more]
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