Brownback’s summit came a day after BP announced plans to build Kansas’ biggest wind farm. Flat Ridge Wind Farm 2 will be the 14th, and the largest, wind farm by BP Wind Energy in the US.
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BP Wind Energy invests $800m into 419 MW Kansas wind farm
John Graham, president and CEO of BP Wind Energy, said, ?The Flat Ridge 2 Wind Farm is an investment of approximately $800m and demonstrates BP?s continued commitment to the state of Kansas.
Continue readingRWE boosts UK dockyards with Gwynt y Mor wind energy contracts
Those foundations, which will be among the largest monopiles ever used at an offshore wind farm.
Continue readingSuzlon-subsidiary SEFORGE wins wind energy orders
SEFORGE has announced major new turbines orders from the wind power totaling over Rs. 200 crore.
Continue readingRepower bags wind energy order to supply 36 wind turbines
The wind turbines of the 3.4M104 type are to be installed in a wind farm near Zeewolde (Province Flevoland).
Continue readingAcciona, with a new wind farm, passes the figure of 200 wind power plants installed in Spain
Acciona passes the figure of 200 wind power plants installed in Spain. With the entry into service of Peña Nebina (Zamora), the company now has 5,976 MW wind turbines installed.
Continue readingAbengoa and Santander rally in wind energy in Brazil
The Brazilian National Electricity Agency has chosen Abengoa to develop three wind power plants with a total of 64MW in a joint venture with Banco Santander Brazil.
Continue readingAbengoa Raises $395 Million in Share Sale to First Reserve
Abengoa SA, Spain’s largest developer of concentrating solar thermal power plants, will sell 300 million euros ($395 million) of new shares to First Reserve Corp. to reinforce its capital.
Continue readingGamesa opens offshore wind energy R&D centre in Glasgow
A new ?14 million centre to develop next-generation offshore wind power technology in Scotland has been officially opened by First Minister Alex Salmond and Jorge Calvet, CEO of Gamesa.
Continue readingEDF wind energy project gets provincial OK in Quebec
The provincial government of Quebec approved the construction and operation of a C$350 million ($331.3 million), 150 MW Massif du Sud wind farm in Canada.
Continue readingGE – 1000 Wind Turbines Installed in Canada
GE Committed to Growing Its Presence in Canada?s Active Wind Energy Industry.
Continue readingFirst Solar Thermal Energy Solution for Plastics Molding
California-based LightManufacturing LLC introduces solar thermal technology and turnkey manufacturing systems for molding plastic.
Continue readingThe Photovoltaic Solar Power Market Is Changing
The Photovoltaic Solr Energy Market Is Changing, With a Shift From Incentives To End User Opportunities.
Continue readingBP announces 419 MW wind farm in Kansas
BP Wind Energy says Flat Ridge Wind Farm 2 will be constructed in Sumner, Kingman, Barber, and Harper counties. “We have enjoyed working closely with BP Wind Energy to create jobs and grow the economy in our state.”
Continue readingBritish Columbians strongly support more wind energy
Seventy-six per cent of British Columbians strongly agree or agree wind power should be further developed as a source of clean electricity.
Continue readingFirst wind farm in Honduras
Honduras? first wind power plant began operations amid an ongoing energy crisis that has prompted frequent power outages across the country.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa invites its Spanish suppliers to adopt a joint growth strateg
Gamesa?s 2010 purchases from wind turbines suppliers totalled more than 1.7 billion euros: Spanish wind power companies accounted for 45%.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Power Going Big For Denmark
The company behind a massive offshore wind farm in the Kattegat, the small sea that separates Denmark and Sweden, has landed ?240 million ($325 million) in financing from Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).
Continue readingAbengoa and Santander to develop 74 MW of Brazilian wind power
Abengoa, known in the renewables energy as a concentrating solar thermal power, is also developing wind energy in Uruguay, where it won a state contract to build a 50 MW wind farm in Peralta, Tacuarembó.
Continue readingSmall wind power is gaining in popularity
Although widespread interest in wind energy may be relatively new, the technology found in modern wind turbines has been more than three decades in the making.
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