With a key federal tax incentive about to expire, the U.S. installed a 5.5 gigawatts of wind power in December to cap off a year that saw a record 13.2 gigawatts of wind energy come online, according to a report released Friday by research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The U.S. now boasts a total … Continue reading U.S. Installed Record 13.2 Gigawatts Of Wind Energy In 2012
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US wind energy capacity is about 60 gigawatts
U.S. wind farm plants accounted for 6 percent of the nation’s total electricity generation capacity after a surge of installations at the end of the year, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Developers installed a record 13.2 gigawatts of wind turbines including 5.5 gigawatts in December, which was the most ever for a single month, … Continue reading US wind energy capacity is about 60 gigawatts
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The Atlantic Wind Connection announces offshore wind energy transmission project selects Bechtel, Alstom to build historic project
The Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC), developer of the New Jersey Energy Link, the first offshore backbone electricity transmission system proposed in the United States, will announce Thursday that it has selected major construction and design firm Bechtel as its Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contractor and international power equipment supplier Alstom as its HVDC technical … Continue reading The Atlantic Wind Connection announces offshore wind energy transmission project selects Bechtel, Alstom to build historic project
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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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From Emerging to Mainstream: The Growth of the Global Clean Energy Marketplace
A new study, released today by the Pew Charitable Trust, analyzes the past, present and future of the global clean energy marketplace. Worldwide, the report projects the clean energy economy will continue to gather momentum and could generate as much as $1.9 trillion in revenue by 2018. Over the past decade, the clean energy industry … Continue reading From Emerging to Mainstream: The Growth of the Global Clean Energy Marketplace
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Wind energy was top source of U.S. generating capacity
Renewable energy sources – including wind, solar power, geothermal energy, water and biomass – accounted for 49.1% of all new U.S. electrical generating capacity installed in 2012, for a total of 12.956 GW, according to the latest Energy Infrastructure Update released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. More than a quarter of that new capacity … Continue reading Wind energy was top source of U.S. generating capacity
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Eurus expands wind energy in Kansas with EDF Renewable Energy
Eurus Energy America Corporation (“Eurus”) and EDF Renewable Energy (“EDF RE”) are pleased to announce the acquisition by Eurus of a 40 percent cash equity ownership interest in the Spearville 3 Wind Project, a 100.8 MW wind farm developed and built by EDF Renewable Energy. “The investment in Spearville 3 benefits from a partnership among … Continue reading Eurus expands wind energy in Kansas with EDF Renewable Energy
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Wind energy: Top 10 Mythbusters from 2012
AWEA is ringing in the New Year by showing off some of its best work in 2012. The following 10 articles, letters, op-eds, and blog posts highlight some of our best efforts to counter inaccurate and misleading information about wind power in the news. Let’s all enjoy the trip down memory lane and as always, … Continue reading Wind energy: Top 10 Mythbusters from 2012
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Brookings’s Ebinger off target with wind energy criticism
Charles K. Ebinger’s January 7 Brookings opinion piece about the production tax credit does get one thing right. It is true that over a project’s lifetime, wind power ultimately drives investment and consumer savings that more than pays for the tax relief it receives. That’s the result of a smart and worthwhile federal policy doing … Continue reading Brookings’s Ebinger off target with wind energy criticism
Continue readingNNSA Awards Contract for Largest Federal Wind Farm to Siemens
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. 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. … Continue reading NNSA Awards Contract for Largest Federal Wind Farm to Siemens
Continue readingMarshall Institute attacks wind energy, ignores facts
The George C. Marshall Institute, a fossil-fuel-funded “research organization,” has published a report examining the economics of wind energy. The report ignores recent reductions in the cost of wind energy, even though those reductions have been repeatedly documented by two national laboratories. The report’s authors incorrectly claim that the wind industry has failed to … Continue reading Marshall Institute attacks wind energy, ignores facts
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Gamesa secures 10-year O&M agreement for 264 MW wind farm in Virginia, USA
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has secured a 10-year, full service operation and maintenance (O&M) agreement with NedPower, to service their 264-megawatt Mount Storm Wind Farm in West Virginia, USA. The 264 MW Mount Storm Wind Farm is one of the largest wind farms in operation in the eastern United States, featuring … Continue reading Gamesa secures 10-year O&M agreement for 264 MW wind farm in Virginia, USA
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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 buys into wind energy project
Technology giant and business icon Google, Inc., continued its embrace of wind power with the announcement that it has invested $200 million in EDF Renewable Energy’s Spinning Spur Wind Project in Oldham County, Tex. The 161-MW facility, located about 35 miles from Amarillo, uses 70 2.3-MW Siemens turbines. Google seems to be embracing wind power … Continue reading Google buys into wind energy project
Continue readingWith policy certainty, America’s wind industry focuses on building clean, affordable, wind power and driving investment
The U.S. wind power industry is back at work with renewed momentum following extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) by Congress as part of the Jan. 1 legislation to avert the “fiscal cliff.” The wind energy PTC, and an extension of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), important to small community and offshore projects, … Continue reading With policy certainty, America’s wind industry focuses on building clean, affordable, wind power and driving investment
Continue readingDoE issues RFP for collegiate wind energy competition
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to participate in DOE’s inaugural National Collegiate Wind Competition. The National Collegiate Wind Competition is a forum for undergraduate college students of multiple disciplines to investigate innovative wind energy concepts; gain experience designing, building, and testing a … Continue reading DoE issues RFP for collegiate wind energy competition
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Nissan to start manufacturing Leaf electric car at U.S. plant
The assembly start in Smyrna follows the opening of an adjacent battery plant. Nissan said it is the only automaker to make its own electric vehicle batteries, at the largest lithium-ion automotive battery plant in the US. It has plans to start similar battery and EV making at its plant in Sunderland, north east England, … Continue reading Nissan to start manufacturing Leaf electric car at U.S. plant
Continue readingGoogle 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
Continue readingAmerican Energy Alliance’s anti-wind energy cartoon caricatures facts
The American Energy Alliance, a fossil-fuel funded group, recently posted a cartoon online consisting of a series of recycled anti-wind myths (hey, at least they believe in recycling). From our perspective, their cartoon is indeed good for a chuckle, as every one of its so-called facts about wind power has previously been thoroughly rebutted. Actually: … Continue reading American Energy Alliance’s anti-wind energy cartoon caricatures facts
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