New Mexico State Land Commissioner Ray Powell announced on July 1 that the New Mexico State Land Office will be taking bids for a proposed wind energy project that would be located on 33,600 acres of State Trust Land in Torrance County. The proposed El Cabo
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Domestic energy development should never be a partisan issue. Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Tea-Partiers, and Greens can all agree that low-cost, clean, domestically produced energy helps our nation prosper. While some legislators may have differing opinions on which energy sources fit into each of those categories, real-world power purchases and independent analysis consistently demonstrate that American … Continue reading President
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BrightSource withdraws Rio Mesa Concentrating Solar Power project
BrightSource Energy has finally and definitively withdrawn its concentrated solar power (CSP) Rio Mesa project in a brief note sent to the California Energy Commission (CEC). The 500 MW CSP project, which would have consisted of two concentrated solar power plants each with a capacity of 250MW, was to be located near Blythe in Riverside County, … Continue reading BrightSource withdraws Rio Mesa Concentrating Solar Power project
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Apple to build solar energy plant to power data center
Apple will pay for construction of an 18-megawatt photovoltaic solar energy plant in northern Nevada to provide power for a data center the technology plans east of Reno. The Fort Churchill Solar Array, to be built in Yerington, was included in a filing Monday by NV Energy Inc. with the Public Utilities Commission. Apple announced … Continue reading Apple to build solar energy plant to power data center
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Repowering gives new life to old wind sites
This article by James Lawson originally appeared June 17 on the Renewable Energy World website UK — By 2020, swapping aging wind turbines with more powerful modern units will have raised annual electricity generation at refurbished sites from 1,524 GWh to 8,221 GWh. A 2-MW wind turbine coming off the production line with a rotor … Continue reading Repowering gives new life to old wind sites
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Wind energy industry says consistent tax policy from Congress needed to avoid losing more U.S. manufacturing jobs
In the wake of today’s announcement from Nordex USA, Inc. that it will cease manufacturing wind turbine housings at its factory in Jonesboro, Arkansas, largely because of unpredictable U.S. policies, the U.S. wind energy industry renewed its call for a predictable tax policy to keep U.S. manufacturing jobs. “Wind power has been good for Arkansas … Continue reading Wind energy industry says consistent tax policy from Congress needed to avoid losing more U.S. manufacturing jobs
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First Wind hosts ATV ride-In at Rollins project in Maine
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, and the Penobscot Off Road Riders co-hosted the first “Ride the Wind” ATV Ride-In June 15 at the Rollins (Me.) Wind Project, the company said in a news release. The Ride-In event brought together ATV enthusiasts from across the area to experience one of Maine’s wind projects … Continue reading First Wind hosts ATV ride-In at Rollins project in Maine
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Consumers Energy adding more wind energy
The company has signed a contract with GE to supply 62 wind turbiness for the Cross Winds Energy Park in Tuscola County. The contract calls for GE to provide the turbine units, each with a capacity of 1.7 megawatts (MW) for the Cross Winds Energy Park, scheduled for operation in late 2014. The total installed generation … Continue reading Consumers Energy adding more wind energy
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Calico solar power project has been canceled
The developer of a huge proposed solar power project that was once slated to cover 12.5 square miles of still-intact desert habitat has walked away from the idea, according to documents released by the California Energy Commission (CEC). The Calico Solar Project was proposed for land north of Interstate 40 between the hamlets of Ludlow … Continue reading Calico solar power project has been canceled
Continue readingMichigan utility buys 62 wind turbines from GE
Michigan power company Consumers Energy agreed to buy 62 of General Electric Co’s 1.7-megawatt (MW) wind turbines for its Cross Winds wind farm in Tuscola County in east central Michigan. Consumers, a unit of U.S. power company CMS Energy Inc said a release the 105.4-MW Cross Winds is scheduled for operation in late 2014. Consumers … Continue reading Michigan utility buys 62 wind turbines from GE
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Fulfilling the Promise of Concentrating Solar Power
The Center for American Progress (CAP) has released a report titled “Fulfilling the Promise of Concentrating Solar Power“. A proven energy technology with a 30-year track record, concentrating solar power is a promising clean electricity source ripe for development in the United States. Concentrating solar power
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Sioux Tribes Pursuing Giant Wind Energy Project
Earlier today, former President Bill Clinton and leaders from six Sioux Indian Tribes announced a new wind power initiative that will harness South Dakota’s greatest natural resource and spur long-term development in the economically depressed region. The initiative, which is receiving critical legal and public policy counsel from Arent Fox LLP, was announced as a … Continue reading Sioux Tribes Pursuing Giant Wind Energy Project
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Vestas wins Wisconsin wind energy service deal
Vestas has secured a four-year service and maintenance renewal from We Energies for a combined 180 wind turbines at three wind power plants in Wisconsin, USA. The renewal contract, which begins near the end of 2013, covers 309 MW worth of wind turbines at the Glacier Hills, Blue Sky Green Field and Byron sites.
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U.S. Installs 723 MW of Solar PV in Q1 2013
GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA) today release U.S. Solar Market Insight: 1st Quarter 2013, the definitive analysis of solar power markets in the U.S., with strategic state-specific data for 28 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. This quarter’s report finds that the U.S. installed 723 megawatts (MW) in Q1 2013, … Continue reading U.S. Installs 723 MW of Solar PV in Q1 2013
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Reasons to support concentrated solar power
A proven energy technology with a 30-year track record, concentrating solar power is a promising clean electricity source ripe for development in the United States and the world.
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The Promise of Concentrated Solar Power
Concentrating solar power—also known as concentrated solar power, concentrated solar thermal, and CSP—is a cost-effective way to produce electricity while reducing our dependence on foreign oil, improving domestic energy-price stability, reducing carbon emissions, cleaning our air, promoting economic growth, and creating jobs. One physicist has even touted it as the “technology that will save humanity.” … Continue reading The Promise of Concentrated Solar Power
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EDPR secures PPA for new wind farm with 200 MW in the US
EDP Renováveis, SA (“EDPR”), through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC, signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) with Indiana Michigan Power Company, a fully owned subsidiary of American Electric Power, to sell the renewable energy produced from its 200 MW Headwaters wind farm project located in the Indiana state, expected to … Continue reading EDPR secures PPA for new wind farm with 200 MW in the US
Continue reading50 MW PPA approved for photovoltaic solar power plant in New Mexico
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and New Mexico State Land Commissioner Ray Powell announced today that First Solar, Inc. has been granted a power purchase agreement (PPA) from the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission, clearing the way for First Solar to begin construction on the state
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Acciona Dedicates 100.5 MW EcoGrove Wind Farm
EcoGrove Wind Farm represents Acciona’s first renewable energy project in the state of Illinois although the company is headquartered in nearby Chicago. Well known for its “Windy City,” Illinois currently ranks in the top 20 U.S. states for wind energy potential. Using 67 Acciona Windpower 1.5 MW wind turbines, EcoGrove Wind Farm is able to … Continue reading Acciona Dedicates 100.5 MW EcoGrove Wind Farm
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U.S. Department of Interior Approves SolarReserve’s 100 MW Arizona Concentrated Solar Power Project
With this authorization, SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale solar power projects, is proceeding with the development of its 100 megawatt concentrating project, located on Bureau of Land (BLM) managed land. The Quartzsite Project will be utilizing SolarReserve’s concentrated solar power (CSP) technology with integrated storage which allows the facility to operate like a conventional … Continue reading U.S. Department of Interior Approves SolarReserve’s 100 MW Arizona Concentrated Solar Power Project
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