The supply agreement was signed today in Washington by David Flitterman, Gamesa North American Chairman, and Martín Múgica, President and CEO of Iberdrola Renewables in the United States, in the presence of Iñigo Urkullu, head of the Basque Country government. Today, Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, signed an agreement with Iberdrola under … Continue reading Gamesa will deliver 101 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines in the Baffin wind farm project, in southern Texas
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Duke Energy to build two wind power projects in South Texas
Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, today announced it will build two large-scale wind power facilities in South Texas. Duke Energy Renewables will build, own and operate the Los Vientos III and IV Windpower Projects, sited approximately 100 miles west of Brownsville near Rio Grande City in Starr County. Each will … Continue reading Duke Energy to build two wind power projects in South Texas
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Vestas receives 400 MW turbine order for wind-energy projects in Texas, USA
Vestas has received a 400 MW order from Duke Energy Renewables for two wind-energy projects in Texas. The projects – Los Vientos III and Los Vientos IV – will include 200 V110-2.0 MW turbines combined that will be installed in southern Texas. Deliveries for Los Vientos III and IV are scheduled to begin in … Continue reading Vestas receives 400 MW turbine order for wind-energy projects in Texas, USA
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Tri Global Energy company plans 1100 MW wind farm
Texas-based Tri Global Energy has announced the creation of Hale Community Energy LLC (HCE), a community-sponsored wind farm with the potential to produce 1.1 GW of electricity. HCE is a partnership comprising Tri Global Energy projects, including Hale County Wind Farm LLC, CottonWind Farms LLC, Lakeview Wind Farms LLC and East Mound Renewable Energy Project … Continue reading Tri Global Energy company plans 1100 MW wind farm
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Google inks wind energy deal in Texas
Google plans to buy more wind power to indirectly power a data center in Oklahoma and to help it reach its goal of increasing the amount of clean power used by its data centers. Google is staying true to its mission to buy clean power for its data centers, and on Tuesday announced it
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Westerly Wind sells Texas wind energy project to First Wind
Westerly Wind LLC (Westerly), a provider of development capital and expertise to the wind industry, through its subsidiary Westerly Route 66, LLC and its development partner, Big Sky Wind Energy, LLC has sold 100% of the membership interests in Route 66 Wind Power, LLC to First Wind Texas Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of First Wind … Continue reading Westerly Wind sells Texas wind energy project to First Wind
Continue readingMortenson begins construction on 161 MW Spinning Spur II wind farm
Situated on 27 square miles of farmland in the Texas Panhandle, the 161 megawatt (MW) project will be comprised of 87, 1.85 MW, 80-meter GE wind turbines. Mortenson
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Pattern’s wind farm in Texas
Tapping into a premier wind resource, Pattern Energy Group LP is starting construction of the 218-megawatt Panhandle Wind Project using Texas’ new Competitive Renewable Energy Zone transmission infrastructure and connecting to the state’s main power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services and Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: … Continue reading Pattern’s wind farm in Texas
Continue readingPattern Energy starts building Texas wind energy project
Pattern Energy Group LP (PEG LP) has closed the financing and started construction of its Panhandle Wind Farm, a 218 MW wind farm located in the Texas Panhandle. Panhandle Wind will sell power to Citigroup Energy Inc. under a long-term hedge off-take agreement. GE Energy Financial Services and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. will invest structured … Continue reading Pattern Energy starts building Texas wind energy project
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Wind farm to power U.S. nuclear weapons plant in Texas
Ground was broken for a new wind farm near a nuclear weapons plant in the U.S. state of Texas Tuesday, U.S. authorities said. The Pantex Renewable Energy Project (PREP) will be the largest federally owned wind farm when completed. It will provide more than half the Pantex plant’s annual electricity needs, according to a press … Continue reading Wind farm to power U.S. nuclear weapons plant in Texas
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Starwood Energy acquires Stephens Ranch Wind Energy Project in Texas
An investment affiliate of Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC (“Starwood Energy”) and Mesa Power Group (“Mesa Power”) are pleased to announce Starwood Energy’s investment affiliate’s acquisition of the 377 megawatt Stephens Ranch Wind Project (the “Project”), located in Borden and Lynn Counties, Texas covering more than 47,000 acres. The first phase of the Project, sized … Continue reading Starwood Energy acquires Stephens Ranch Wind Energy Project in Texas
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Wind energy coming to Texas nuclear weapons plant
America’s only plant for disassembling and assembling nuclear weapons will soon be home to the largest federally owned wind farm. “As a global leader in the wind industry, Siemens will bring reliable, secure and renewable energy to the critical mission at the NNSA Pantex plant.” The NNSA awarded the contract to Siemens Government Technologies, … Continue reading Wind energy coming to Texas nuclear weapons plant
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Book explains how Texas leads the way in wind energy
In “The Great Texas Wind Rush,” Kate Galbraith and Asher Price tell the strange, inspiring and at times funny story of how a culture known for Big Oil came to embrace Big Wind. Millions of people are asking how or if the country can transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Continue readingWind energy helps ERCOT through third-highest demand in its history
Demand for power on the grid that serves most of Texas hit the third highest level in its history on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Demand for power on the grid that serves most of Texas hit the third-highest level in its history on Wednesday, Aug. 7., and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) notes … Continue reading Wind energy helps ERCOT through third-highest demand in its history
Continue readingTexas leads the way in wind energy
“The Great Texas Wind Rush: How George Bush, Ann Richards, and a Bunch of Tinkerers Helped the Oil and Gas State Win the Race to Wind Power” (University of Texas Press), by Kate Galbraith and Asher Price Millions of people are asking how or if the country can transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy … Continue reading Texas leads the way in wind energy
Continue readingABB and Baldor wind turbine technology recognized at new SWiFT facility in Texas
The Department of Energy (DOE), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), National Wind Institute of Texas Tech University (NWI/TTU), and Group NIRE (NIRE) formally commissioned the SWiFT (Scaled Wind Farm Technology) test facility on July 9th in Lubbock, Texas. ABB was invited to attend the special event, and was recognized as among the companies that provided key … Continue reading ABB and Baldor wind turbine technology recognized at new SWiFT facility in Texas
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E.ON Climate & Renewables closes financing for Anacacho Wind Farm
E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America announced today it has secured institutional equity financing for approximately $76.6 million and a commitment to fund further capital contributions from JPM Capital Corporation (J.P. Morgan) in exchange for a partial interest in EC&R’s Anacacho Wind Farm. “We’re delighted to build on our relationship with a first-class financial … Continue reading E.ON Climate & Renewables closes financing for Anacacho Wind Farm
Continue readingEDF Renewable Energy enters into agreement to acquire Hereford Wind Project
EDF Renewable Energy announced it has entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Renewable Energy to acquire the first phase of the up to 500 megawatt (MW) Hereford Wind Project in Texas, subject to certain conditions precedent, with an option to acquire the second phase of the project. Construction is expected to commence … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy enters into agreement to acquire Hereford Wind Project
Continue readingVestas joins DOE, Texas Tech to break ground on unique wind energy research facility
The never-ending push to improve the fundamentals of wind turbines, which have become many times stronger and more efficient through the years, continues. The Department of Energy and Vestas Wind Systems last week joined with Sandia National Laboratories and Texas Tech University to break ground on a new state-of-the-art wind turbine test facility in … Continue reading Vestas joins DOE, Texas Tech to break ground on unique wind energy research facility
Continue readingOil-town Houston becomes green model
In the shadow of oil fields and giant drums of petrochemical plants, Houston, the fourth-largest city in the United States, is flush with parks, hike and bike trails, and government efforts to reduce the carbon footprint and think green. “The city of Houston is the number one municipal purchaser of green power and the seventh … Continue reading Oil-town Houston becomes green model
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