The U.S. wind energy industry had its strongest year ever in 2012, the American Wind Energy Association announced today, installing a record 13,124 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity, leveraging $25 billion in private investment, and achieving over 60,000 MW of cumulative wind capacity. 4Q numbers show 2012 was best year ever, as industry reached … Continue reading American wind power installed new record of 13,124 MW
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U.S. wind energy: 13,124 megawatts installed during 2012
The American Wind Energy Association’s quarterly market report counted 13,124 megawatts installed in the U.S. during 2012. That outstripped the previous record set in 2009 by about 3,000 megawatts and represented about $25 billion in private investment, the association said. Installations surged to 8,380 megawatts in the fourth quarter, as wind farm developers raced to … Continue reading U.S. wind energy: 13,124 megawatts installed during 2012
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Wind energy and birds: First Wind preparing Habitat preserve that will protect threatened bird species in West Maui
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, announced it has begun work on two areas in the West Maui hills that are designed to preserve the population of threatened or endangered seabirds on the island and potentially encourage their population growth. Kahu Alika, long-time minister of Keawala`i Congregational Church in Makena on Maui, held … Continue reading Wind energy and birds: First Wind preparing Habitat preserve that will protect threatened bird species in West Maui
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Wind energy: Graybeal story relies on IER, misses facts
Recently, Yahoo.com carried an article by Susan Graybeal, who unfortunately relied on the Institute for Energy Research (IER), an anti-wind group funded by fossil fuel interests, for a discussion of the wind energy industry’s prospects. With the January 1 extension of the production tax credit (PTC), the wind energy industry is getting back to work. … Continue reading Wind energy: Graybeal story relies on IER, misses facts
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UMaine Developing Offshore Wind Turbines
Universtiy of Maine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center granted up to $4 million to fund offshore wind energy project. Habib Dagher, the director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, is busy planning the first phase of a “potential $93.2 million deepwater offshore wind demonstration project by the U.S. Department of Energy. The DOE held … Continue reading UMaine Developing Offshore Wind Turbines
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2013: An important year for Concentrating Solar Power in the United States
Between now and early 2014 the total generation capacity of concentrated solar power in the United States will increase by more than 120%. Currently, 571.16MW of Concentrated Solar Power capacity has been commissioned in the United States, but with five large-scale projects scheduled for completion in 2013-14 this capacity is set to increase by 120%, a … Continue reading 2013: An important year for Concentrating Solar Power in the United States
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SolarReserve CSP Project Receives Unanimous Approval From California Public Utilities
SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale solar power projects, received unanimous approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to sell power from its 150-megawatt solar project under an amended 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). The Rice Solar Energy Project will be the first large-scale solar project in the … Continue reading SolarReserve CSP Project Receives Unanimous Approval From California Public Utilities
Continue readingBergey, Pika Energy receive DOE distributed wind energy awards
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) awarded $150,000 each to Maine-based Pika Energy and Oklahoma-based Bergey Windpower Co. under its Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP) for distributed wind power. The CIP initiative is intended to expand and revitalize U.S. leadership in domestic and international distributed wind markets by helping U.S. manufacturers lower … Continue reading Bergey, Pika Energy receive DOE distributed wind energy awards
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Wind energy: Pacific Research Institute report by Benjamin Zycher filled with inaccuracies
The Daily Caller’s Michael Bastasch recently reported on a faulty report filed by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI). PRI is a think tank with ties to fossil fuel industry-funded groups like the Koch brothers and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The report’s author, Benjamin Zycher, has had his anti-wind misinformation debunked before. Throughout this … Continue reading Wind energy: Pacific Research Institute report by Benjamin Zycher filled with inaccuracies
Continue readingPPA extends completion date of Rice Concentrating Solar Power project from 2013 to 2016
The Rice Solar Energy project will utilize molten salt thermal storage, which will allow it to produce electricity after the sun has set or during cloudy periods. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved an amended power purchase agreement (PPA) between Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E, San Francisco, California, US) and SolarReserve LLC … Continue reading PPA extends completion date of Rice Concentrating Solar Power project from 2013 to 2016
Continue readingWind power research study has potential to diversify state’s economy, provide energy to California
The report, titled “Wind Diversity Enhancement of Wyoming/California Wind Energy Projects,” focuses on the importance of diversity in wind resources produced by Wyoming and California, and the economic benefits the combination of these two wind sources could potentially provide, says Jonathan Naughton, a UW professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Wind Energy Research … Continue reading Wind power research study has potential to diversify state’s economy, provide energy to California
Continue readingUMaine continues work on offshore wind energy
You may have noticed the wind turbine that suddenly appeared last semester. As it turns out, it is all part of a larger plan for offshore wind energy here in Maine. Habib Dagher, the director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, is busy planning the first phase of a “potential $93.2 million deepwater offshore … Continue reading UMaine continues work on offshore wind energy
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Total Capacity of U.S. Department of Defense Renewable Energy Installations Will Quadruple by 2025
The Army, Navy, and Air Force have each established targets of 1 gigawatt of installed renewable energy capacity by 2025. These initiatives have gained considerable momentum, according to the report, and many of the targets will be achieved. Through innovative funding models, such as power purchase agreements (PPAs) and enhanced use leases, some military installations … Continue reading Total Capacity of U.S. Department of Defense Renewable Energy Installations Will Quadruple by 2025
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Texas 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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Wind energy deal opens door for a new industry
The Maine Public Utilities Commission should be congratulated for a forward-looking decision last week that opened the door to an emerging industry for Maine. In its 2-1 decision, the PUC accepted a term sheet with the Norwegian company Statoil, which proposes to spend $120 million on four floating wind turbines off the coast of Maine. … Continue reading Wind energy deal opens door for a new industry
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North Carolina Gov. backs wind energy
Gov. Pat McCrory has officially gone on record supporting the U.S. Department of Interior’s efforts to create offshore wind energy sites in North Carolina. Meanwhile, federal authorities have extended the time people have to comment on proposed leases for offshore wind energy along the North Carolina coast. The governor sent a letter to the Bureau … Continue reading North Carolina Gov. backs wind energy
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Wind energy battery going back online
Xcel Energy Inc. installed the $4.7 million battery in 2008 next to a Luverne, Minn., wind farm and operated it safely for more than two years. The sodium-sulfur battery was shut down in October 2011 on the advice of its Japanese manufacturer after a similar unit caught fire there. The only battery in Minnesota large … Continue reading Wind energy battery going back online
Continue readingCPUC Approves 150-MW Concentrating Solar Power Project in California
The solar project will be constructed on approximately 1,500 acres of private land near Blythe. The project will use a concentrated solar power (CSP) design with molten salt storage technology from Pratt & Whitney Rocket. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a power purchase agreement (PPA) for PG&E Corp., the owner of California’s largest … Continue reading CPUC Approves 150-MW Concentrating Solar Power Project in California
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Juhl to Install Two Wind Turbines at Honda Plant in Ohio
Juhl Energy Inc., a U.S. renewable energy developer, plans to install, own and operate two wind turbines at a Honda Motor Co. transmission factory in Ohio. The 2-megawatt wind turbines may cost a total of $8 million and begin operating before next year, Yusef Orest, project developer for Pipestone, Minnesota-based Juhl, said in a phone … Continue reading Juhl to Install Two Wind Turbines at Honda Plant in Ohio
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Wind Power from Vermont to the World
UVM’s College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences presents “Wind Power from Vermont to the World — Solving Economic, Political and Technical Challenges,” a lecture, free and open to the public, to be held Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 4:30 p.m. in the Davis Center’s Sugar Maple Ballroom. Jonathan Lynch, chief technology officer, and James Jennings, director … Continue reading Wind Power from Vermont to the World
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