With this acquisition, the wind farm consisting of 114 S88 wind turbines located in Illinois will now be Suzlon Group’s biggest wind farm in the U.S. and one of the best performing installations in the country, the company said in a filing to the stock exchanges. Suzlon Energy, through its U.S.-based subsidiary Sweco, has taken … Continue reading Suzlon acquires Big Sky wind farm in U.S.
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EDF Renewable Energy Confirms Wind Energy Order with Vestas for 194 Megawatts
EDF Renewable Energy has placed a firm order with Vestas for 194 megawatts (MW) of V100-2.0 MW wind turbines. The order is part of the Master Supply Agreement (MSA) announced in September 2013. The most recent order brings the firm commitment of the Vestas turbines to 494 MW to meet the demands of the projects … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy Confirms Wind Energy Order with Vestas for 194 Megawatts
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Algonquin completes acquisition of 400 MW wind power portfolio from Gamesa
Algonquin Power (APUC) has successfully acquired the remaining 40% of a 400 MW wind power portfolio in the U.S. from Gamesa. Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (APUC) , a company that owns and operates a diversified portfolio of regulated and non-regulated utilities in North America, announced on Monday that it has acquired the remaining 40% … Continue reading Algonquin completes acquisition of 400 MW wind power portfolio from Gamesa
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Vestas receives 194 MW wind power order under EDF Renewable Energy master supply agreement in USA
With today’s order, Vestas has secured 494 MW under this MSA. The highly popular V100-2.0 MW wind turbines will be supplied for projects located in the Texas panhandle and will include a multi-year Active Output Management (AOM) 5000 service agreement for 5 years. AOM 5000 is an energy-based availability guarantee that ensures the turbines … Continue reading Vestas receives 194 MW wind power order under EDF Renewable Energy master supply agreement in USA
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ACORE Releases Outlook for Renewable Energy in America
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) today announced the release of The Outlook for Renewable Energy in America: 2014, jointly authored by U.S. renewable energy trade associations from the power, thermal, and fuel sectors. The Outlook assesses the renewable energy marketplace and forecasts the future of each renewable energy technology sector, from the perspectives … Continue reading ACORE Releases Outlook for Renewable Energy in America
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Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition and AWEA to host conference calls on economic importance of renewable energy tax credits to states, manufacturers
On Monday, March 31st, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition will host two brief teleconference calls on the importance of extending the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC). These calls will coincide with efforts by Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the new Chairman of the Senate Finance … Continue reading Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition and AWEA to host conference calls on economic importance of renewable energy tax credits to states, manufacturers
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Texas Sets New Wind Energy Record
March winds brought a new wind power record to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region Wednesday evening, March 26, when instantaneous output reached a record 10,296 megawatts (MW) at 8:48 p.m. At the time the new record was set, wind generation was providing nearly 29 percent of the 35,768 MW of electricity being … Continue reading Texas Sets New Wind Energy Record
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Wind energy tax credit extension will benefit Nevada
A report by the Nevada-based Clean Energy Project announced recently that at least $5.5 billion has been invested in Nevada clean energy, a milestone in the Silver State’s emergence as a national renewable-energy hub. For wind power, extending the Production Tax Credit means keeping the private investment and U.S. manufacturing jobs coming. Sen. Heller and … Continue reading Wind energy tax credit extension will benefit Nevada
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Invenergy Announces Start of Commercial Operations at Orangeville Wind Farm in New York
Invenergy Wind LLC has announced the completion of construction and start of commercial operations of its 94 MW Orangeville Wind Farm, located in Wyoming County, N.Y. The turbine maker GE took steps to replace affected blades across its fleet, and in December 2013, Invenergy announced it was resuming work on the Orangeville project. “Orangeville Wind … Continue reading Invenergy Announces Start of Commercial Operations at Orangeville Wind Farm in New York
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Cape Wind farm and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ add Natixis and Rabobank to lead senior debt financing of wind power project
Marking another major Cape Wind financing milestone, Cape Wind and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU) announced today they had added Natixis and Rabobank to serve as the project’s Lead Arrangers, to work with BTMU to structure and arrange the syndication of the senior debt financing to additional lenders. The Lead Arrangers are expected … Continue reading Cape Wind farm and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ add Natixis and Rabobank to lead senior debt financing of wind power project
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American Wind Energy Association hosts regional summit in Maine, the Northeast hub for wind energy
Leaders from the Northeast wind energy industry met this week in Portland for the second time in three years, as Maine has emerged as the region’s wind energy hub. Attendees at the American Wind Energy Association’s Northeast Regional Summit at the Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks discussed development of new wind farms in Maine that … Continue reading American Wind Energy Association hosts regional summit in Maine, the Northeast hub for wind energy
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144 Members of Congress Urge Investment in Clean Energy
Members of Congress from both parties – representing more than a quarter of each chamber – called for an extension of federal tax credits for wind energy today. In the Senate, Mark Udall (D-CO) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) were joined by 24 of their peers on a letter to Senate Finance Committee leadership calling for … Continue reading 144 Members of Congress Urge Investment in Clean Energy
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U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, both Democrats from Colorado, and 24 other senators urged Senate Finance Committee leadership Friday to extend the wind production tax credit in upcoming legislation. The committee should extend the production tax credit to support the 80,000 Americans employed in the U.S. wind industry, the senators wrote in a … Continue reading Extension of wind energy PTC urged
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Nevada a $5 billion Clean Energy Success Story
Clean energy investment in Nevada has accelerated rapidly in the past five years thanks to Nevada’s widespread leadership and support for the clean energy economic sector, reaching at least $5.5 billion just since 2010, according to a new report available at cleanenergyprojectnv.org. Nevada’s emergence as a renewable energy hub will also be symbolized by four … Continue reading Nevada a $5 billion Clean Energy Success Story
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Congressional Champions of the PTC and ITC warn colleagues they must act now to keep the U.S. wind energy industry robust
Bipartisan House and Senate champions of the campaign to extend the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) today urged their colleagues to act quickly to end another calamitous policy gap that threatens private investment, U.S. manufacturing and progress on clean energy. Senators Mark Udall (D-CO) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and … Continue reading Congressional Champions of the PTC and ITC warn colleagues they must act now to keep the U.S. wind energy industry robust
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California’s grid is handling more than 15,000 megawatts of renewable capacity without incident
California is setting records for solar energy usage so fast that the state’s grid operator has had to change its protocol for announcing them. The instantaneous use of solar by the California Independent System Operator (the ISO) reached a record peak of 4,143 megawatts at 2:28 p.m. on March 16. It was enough electricity … Continue reading California’s grid is handling more than 15,000 megawatts of renewable capacity without incident
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Proposed North Dakota wind farm clears hurdle
A proposed wind farm south of Hebron in southwestern North Dakota has cleared a hurdle. The Bismarck Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1gikA2Q ) that the Morton County and Stark County commissions have approved special use permits for Sunflower Wind Project LLC. The project still needs a county building permit and the approval of the state Public Service … Continue reading Proposed North Dakota wind farm clears hurdle
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Cape Wind Farm Wins Major Legal Victories
In a set of major legal victories for the Federal Government and for Cape Wind, United States District Judge Reggie B. Walton today issued rulings against project opponents in their four lawsuits that had challenged Cape Wind’s permitting approval by the U.S. Department of Interior. In his rulings, Judge Walton upheld the Department of … Continue reading Cape Wind Farm Wins Major Legal Victories
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Another Step Forward for Cape Wind Farm: Federal Court Upholds Decade-Long Review Process
A federal court has rejected the latest legal bid to stop what will very likely be the nation’s first offshore wind farm, Cape Wind. That’s good news for the project, and for all of us who are counting on having offshore wind as a powerful new tool in our clean energy belt. Some of our … Continue reading Another Step Forward for Cape Wind Farm: Federal Court Upholds Decade-Long Review Process
Continue readingDOE Announces Wind Energy Regional Resource Centers
Recent years have seen major growth in wind energy, and deployment projections indicate this trend will continue for all parts of the wind industry, from small distributed and community wind projects to massive land-based and offshore utility-scale facilities. Record numbers of Americans see wind energy as an important contributor to a secure and clean energy … Continue reading DOE Announces Wind Energy Regional Resource Centers
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