In 2014, China installed 20.7GW – over four times more than the US – and more than 40% of all new wind power capacity worldwide. For perspective, China has been the world’s largest wind energy market for six years, since overtaking the US. China now has 96 GW of grid-connected wind energy capacity, or more … Continue reading China dominates global wind energy market in 2014 installing over 40% of all new wind power capacity worldwide
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U.S. Wind Energy Installations Surpassed 4.7 GW Last Year: BNEF
Installations of wind power in the U.S. surged sixfold last year, making it the largest market for the technology worldwide after China. The U.S. added 4.7 gigawatts of new onshore wind energy capacity in 2014 compared with 764 megawatts a year earlier, largely due to the extension of the Production Tax Credit in January 2013, … Continue reading U.S. Wind Energy Installations Surpassed 4.7 GW Last Year: BNEF
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Siemens receives wind power order for 48-MW Alexander wind farm in Kansas
Siemens announces that it will supply 21 wind turbines to NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NJR), for the 48-megawatt Alexander wind farm, located in Rush, Kansas. A service and maintenance agreement was also signed to help ensure the wind turbines operate at optimal levels. NJRCEV is responsible for constructing, … Continue reading Siemens receives wind power order for 48-MW Alexander wind farm in Kansas
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EDF Renewable Energy’s Hereford Wind Power Project in Texas Becomes Operational
EDF Renewable Energy announced today that the 200-megawatt (MW) Hereford Wind Project in Texas reached commercial operation (COD) on December 22, 2014. In addition, tax equity financing closed with BNY Mellon and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. Financial details were not disclosed. Encompassing approximately 15,000 acres in Deaf Smith County, southeast of the town of … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy’s Hereford Wind Power Project in Texas Becomes Operational
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HelioSage & Gulf Power Announce 120 Megawatts of Photovoltaic Solar Power in Florida
HelioSage Energy, a national developer of utility scale solar projects, and Gulf Power Company, a Florida investor-owned electric utility and subsidiary of Southern Company, have announced the development of three large-scale solar projects across Northwest Florida totaling 120 megawatts (MW). Gulf Power and HelioSage have partnered with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy to … Continue reading HelioSage & Gulf Power Announce 120 Megawatts of Photovoltaic Solar Power in Florida
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Vestas has received a wind energy order in the USA for 149 V100-2.0 MW wind turbines corresponding to 298 MW wind power
Vestas has received from First Reserve a firm and unconditional order in the United States for 149 V100-2.0 MW wind turbines to be installed at the 298 MW Kingfisher Wind farm project in Oklahoma. First Reserve, the largest global private equity and infrastructure investment firm exclusively focused on energy, has agreed to acquire the construction-ready … Continue reading Vestas has received a wind energy order in the USA for 149 V100-2.0 MW wind turbines corresponding to 298 MW wind power
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Winergy Drive Systems Corporation receives contract from First Wind to rebuild wind turbine gearboxes
First Wind, a renewable energy company focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale power projects in the United States, has contracted with Winergy Drive Systems Corporation (WDSC) to rebuild gearboxes for some of its Clipper wind turbines at wind farms across the country, from Vermont to Hawaii. “We are excited to … Continue reading Winergy Drive Systems Corporation receives contract from First Wind to rebuild wind turbine gearboxes
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Amazon Web Services to Use Wind Power to Supply its Datacenters
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, today announced that it has teamed with Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) to support the construction and operation of a 150 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Benton County, Indiana, called the Amazon Web Services Wind Farm (Fowler Ridge). This new wind farm is expected to … Continue reading Amazon Web Services to Use Wind Power to Supply its Datacenters
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Minnesota Power Expands Wind Energy Portfolio to More Than 500 Megawatts with Completion of Bison Wind Farm
Minnesota Power has completed commissioning on the latest phase of its Bison Wind Energy Center. The 205-megawatt expansion makes it the largest wind farm in North Dakota and ranks Minnesota Power as one of America’s top-10 wind power-owning electric utilities. All 64 wind turbines within the 35-square-mile boundaries of Bison 4 are now generating … Continue reading Minnesota Power Expands Wind Energy Portfolio to More Than 500 Megawatts with Completion of Bison Wind Farm
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U.S. solar energy industry added more than 31,000 jobs in 2014
The U.S. installed 1,354 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaics (PV) in the third quarter of 2014 to total 16.1 gigawatts (GW) installed PV capacity, with another 1.4 GW of concentrated solar power (CSP) capacity, enough to power 3.5 million homes. This quarter was the second largest quarter in history for solar growth, and SEIA and GTM Research predict another … Continue reading U.S. solar energy industry added more than 31,000 jobs in 2014
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Will Michigan policymakers follow the private sector’s lead?
Co-authored by Julie Fox Gorte, Ph.D. (Michigan State ‘80), SVP for Sustainable Investing, Pax World Management LLC and Greg P. Hasevlat, Sustainability Research Analyst, Pax World Management LLC A range of Michiganders, from landowners to manufacturers, will be convening in Lansing next week for the American Wind Energy Association’s Michigan Forum. The Forum is an opportunity … Continue reading Will Michigan policymakers follow the private sector’s lead?
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Offshore Wind Energy Would Produce Twice the Jobs and Energy as Offshore Drilling in Atlantic Ocean
Oceana released a new report today that finds offshore wind power would produce twice the number of jobs and twice the amount of energy as offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. The report, titled Offshore Energy by the Numbers, An Economic Analysis of Offshore Drilling and Wind Energy in the Atlantic, challenges recent claims … Continue reading Offshore Wind Energy Would Produce Twice the Jobs and Energy as Offshore Drilling in Atlantic Ocean
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Wind power plant supplied by Wärtsilä now operational in Oregon, USA
The Port Westward Unit 2 power plant, supplied by Wärtsilä for Portland General Electric (PGE), reached commercial operation near Clatskanie, Oregon on December 30, 2014. The 220 MW Smart Power Generation plant is designed to balance wind and solar energy, as well as provide load-following and peaking services. “With the growing amount of variable renewable … Continue reading Wind power plant supplied by Wärtsilä now operational in Oregon, USA
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US Can More Than Triple Share of Renewable Energy by 2030
The United States can increase the use of renewable energy in its energy mix from 7.5 per cent in 2010 to 27 per cent by 2030, according to a new report released today. Renewable Energy Prospects: United States of America, prepared by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), also says the US can increase its … Continue reading US Can More Than Triple Share of Renewable Energy by 2030
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MidAmerican completes work on 3 new wind energy plants in Iowa
MidAmerican will have 1,715 wind turbines when the entire wind power project is complete. That’s enough capacity to power the equivalent of more than one million average Iowa homes. The company is building five new wind farms as part of its 1,050-megawatt wind power project, which is the largest economic development project in Iowa … Continue reading MidAmerican completes work on 3 new wind energy plants in Iowa
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Vaisala and US Department of Energy to Improve Wind Power Forecasting in Complex Terrain through $2.5M Study
Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to coordinate a $2.5 million project to improve wind energy forecasting in complex landscapes and terrain. As the wind energy industry expands globally, it continues a steady migration into increasingly remote and challenging territories. While … Continue reading Vaisala and US Department of Energy to Improve Wind Power Forecasting in Complex Terrain through $2.5M Study
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Enel Green Power extends framework agreement with Vestas to develop additional wind energy capacity in the USA
Enel Green Power, acting through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGP-NA), has extended the framework agreement signed at the end of 2013 with Vestas for the development of wind farms in the United States. The 2013 agreement, which provided for the supply of Vestas wind turbines, supported and will continue to support … Continue reading Enel Green Power extends framework agreement with Vestas to develop additional wind energy capacity in the USA
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RES Americas Executes PPA with Wolverine Power Cooperative for 114 Megawatts of Wind Energy
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas), a leader in the development, engineering, and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects in North America, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary RES America Developments Inc. has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc. (Wolverine) for 114 … Continue reading RES Americas Executes PPA with Wolverine Power Cooperative for 114 Megawatts of Wind Energy
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SunEdison to develop 1.6 GW wind energy projects
SunEdison bought new wind turbines from TerraForm Power to develop up to 1.6-GW of wind energy projects that qualify for the federal production tax credit (PTC). In November, the companies signed a definitive agreement to acquire First Wind for $2.4 billion. That included more than 1.6 GW of pipeline and backlog projects, of which 1.4 … Continue reading SunEdison to develop 1.6 GW wind energy projects
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Iberdrola, EDP Renewables and Emera Maine Advance Northern Maine Wind Energy
Central Maine Power (CMP), a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, EDP Renewables (EDPR), and Emera Maine, a subsidiary of Emera Inc. (TSX: EMA), announced today they have reached agreements that will enable clean energy from a new wind power project in northern Maine to reach southern Maine and New England. The agreements advance the first of … Continue reading Iberdrola, EDP Renewables and Emera Maine Advance Northern Maine Wind Energy
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