S&C Electric Company, a global leader in renewable energy integration, today announces it was awarded a $2.6MM contract by Sweetwater Wind to upgrade a portion of their 585 MW wind farm in Sweetwater, Texas. This upgrade will enable Sweetwater Wind to meet new renewable energy generation interconnection standards that have been enacted in Electric Reliability … Continue reading S&C awarded $2.6MM contract to upgrade 585 MW wind farm in Texas
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GE and E.ON Sign Service Agreement for 819 Wind Turbines in Four States
GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it will provide operations and maintenance services for 819 wind turbines at eight wind farms in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Texas for E.ON Climate and Renewables North America. Today’s announcement marks GE’s largest wind service contract to date. The service agreement between GE and E.ON includes GE’s 1.5-77, 1.6-100 and … Continue reading GE and E.ON Sign Service Agreement for 819 Wind Turbines in Four States
Continue readingWind power sets new generation, penetration records on Texas utility system
The Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the utility system operator serving most of the Lone Star State, has recorded two new wind energy records in the past few weeks, one for maximum generation and another for penetration (wind generation as a percentage of total supply). The penetration record was established April 21, with … Continue reading Wind power sets new generation, penetration records on Texas utility system
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Invenergy orders GE’s 2.5-120 wind turbines for Texas wind farm
Invenergy to Feature Three Brilliant 2.5-120 Turbines as Part of an 86 GE Turbine Installation at New Texas Wind Project Site. New Brilliant Wind Turbine Is First to Integrate Battery Applications into the Turbine System. Three Powerful Software Applications Work with the Battery to Enable Short-Term Predictable Power and to Enhance Revenue Potential for Customers. … Continue reading Invenergy orders GE’s 2.5-120 wind turbines for Texas wind farm
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EDF Renewable Energy dedicates Spinning Spur wind energy project and launches Spinning Spur II
EDF Renewable Energy celebrates the completion of the Spinning Spur Wind Project today with a dedication ceremony, and the launch of Spinning Spur II with a groundbreaking ceremony. The Spinning Spur projects, located in Oldham County, Texas, are each 161 megawatts (MW) and together will generate clean electricity sufficient to supply approximately 100,000 average Texas … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy dedicates Spinning Spur wind energy project and launches Spinning Spur II
Continue readingSmoothing Renewable Wind Energy in Texas
The Notrees Wind Storage Demonstration Project is a 36-megawatt energy storage and power management system, which completed testing and became fully operational in December. It shows how energy storage can moderate the intermittent nature of wind by storing excess energy when the wind is blowing and making it available later to the electric grid to … Continue reading Smoothing Renewable Wind Energy in Texas
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Book explores wind energy in Texas
The pros and cons of wind turbines on ranching in West Texas is explored in Viento: Wind, Turbines & Ranchland by Scott White of Texas Tech’s National Ranching Heritage Center ($20 paperback, 8 1/4 by 10 1/2, 76 pages). The book, which features interviews with West Texas ranchers, offers a balanced assessment of the turbines … Continue reading Book explores wind energy in Texas
Continue readingE.ON Climate & Renewables dedicates Texas wind farm
E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America dedicated the Anacacho Wind Farm today with an onsite ceremony. The wind energy project, located in Kinney County, Texas, is approximately 14 miles southeast of Brackettville and consists of 55 Vestas 1.8 megawatt (MW) wind turbines providing 100 MW of power. Anacacho Wind Farm began commercial operation in … Continue reading E.ON Climate & Renewables dedicates Texas wind farm
Continue readingTexas poised to double wind energy output
Texas, an oil and gas state, is also transforming itself into a renewable energy powerhouse. Wind storms in west Texas send tumbleweed speeding down the street. But it’s the steady gusts that blow through Pecos County every day that are powering the future. “We were approached and I was open to change and interested,” said … Continue reading Texas poised to double wind energy output
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More new wind energy generation records: Texas, Spain, UK
More wind generation records have fallen in recent days, reflecting growing use around the world of this clean, reliable energy source. This week, top billing goes to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the utility system serving most of the Lone Star State and saw a record January 29, when at … Continue reading More new wind energy generation records: Texas, Spain, UK
Continue readingTexas A&M Wind Energy Institute part of project to harvest wind power
The Wind Energy Center, a part of the Texas A&M Energy Institute housed in the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, will join several other universities and corporations in playing integral roles in the Gulf Offshore Wind (GOWind) Project, which is projected to be the most innovative wind farm built to date and will generate power … Continue reading Texas A&M Wind Energy Institute part of project to harvest wind power
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NNSA awards contract for largest federal wind farm to Siemens Government Technologies
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has awarded a contract to Siemens Government Technologies, Inc., (Siemens) to construct and operate the federal government’s largest wind farm. The Pantex wind farm, a first in the NNSA enterprise, will consist of five 2.3 megawatt turbines located on 1,500 acres of government-owned property east of the Pantex Plant. … Continue reading NNSA awards contract for largest federal wind farm to Siemens Government Technologies
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Duke Energy Completes Los Vientos Wind Energy Projects In Texas
Duke Energy Renewables has completed the Los Vientos I and Los Vientos II wind energy projects in southern Texas. The two projects total 402 MW of wind power capacity. Because of their geographical location, approximately 120 miles south of Corpus Christi and 20 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, these projects will generate the … Continue reading Duke Energy Completes Los Vientos Wind Energy Projects In Texas
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ERCOT sets wind power generation record on Christmas Day
Records keep getting shattered in the wind energy output arena, highlighting the clean, affordable energy source’s reliability and potential to power the grid all the more. This time, the news came from the Lone Star State. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., (ERCOT) set a wind generation record of 8,638 MW at 3:11 p.m. … Continue reading ERCOT sets wind power generation record on Christmas Day
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Google invests 200 million USD in Texas wind energy project
Google announced Wednesday it has invested 200 million U.S. dollars in a wind farm in west Texas, which will become a part of the company’s 1 billion U.S. dollars’ renewable energy portfolio. The Spinning Spur Wind Project in Oldham County, Texas, will generate “enough energy to power more than 60,000 average U.S. homes,” Google said … Continue reading Google invests 200 million USD in Texas wind energy project
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E.ON Climate & Renewables surpasses 2.5 GW milestone: Three wind energy projects, 292 wind turbines, 500 MW completed in 2012
E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America announced today it has more than 2,700 megawatts (MW) of nameplate capacity in operation across its 18 wind farms located in 5 states. The company completed construction on three wind power projects in Texas and Indiana in 2012, totaling approximately 500 MW: –Magic Valley Wind Farm, located approximately … Continue reading E.ON Climate & Renewables surpasses 2.5 GW milestone: Three wind energy projects, 292 wind turbines, 500 MW completed in 2012
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EDF Renewable Energy announces operation of the 150 megawatt Bobcat Bluff Wind Energy Project
EDF Renewable Energy, formerly enXco, announced that the 150 megawatt Bobcat Bluff Wind Project, located in Archer County, Texas, became operational on December 26, 2012. EDF Renewable Energy acquired the project in March 2012 and commenced construction in April. The project, consisting of 100 GE 1.5 megawatt wind turbines, spans approximately 12,500 contiguous acres, 20 … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy announces operation of the 150 megawatt Bobcat Bluff Wind Energy Project
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E.ON Climate & Renewables secures financing for Texas wind farm
E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America announced today it has secured institutional equity financing of approximately $167.7 million and a commitment to fund expected capital contributions of approximately $55.9 million from a group of investors that includes JPM Capital Corporation (J.P. Morgan) and Wells Fargo Wind Holdings LLC (Wells Fargo) in exchange for a … Continue reading E.ON Climate & Renewables secures financing for Texas wind farm
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Texas wind power: E.On wind farm now operating in Willacy County
The wind power project, located approximately 5 miles east of Raymondville and the first wind energy project in Willacy County, is powered by 112 Vestas 1.8 megawatt wind turbines providing more than 200 megawatts (MW) of power—enough to provide clean power to more than 60,000 households in Texas. E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America … Continue reading Texas wind power: E.On wind farm now operating in Willacy County
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Wind power bonanza can improve our air quality
The Lone Star State leads the nation in wind-generated power. With an installed capacity totaling more than 10,000 megawatts, Texas boasts a wind generation fleet dwarfing that of most countries. This wind power bonanza can improve our air quality, but it also potentially impacts utility bills and the reliability of the state’s power grid. To … Continue reading Wind power bonanza can improve our air quality
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