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AWEA Announces New Distributed Wind Association
Initiative reflects maturing market for small- to mid-sized wind energy turbines WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today announced the formation of the Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA), which will focus on advocacy and education to promote the on-site generation and consumption of distributed wind energy. The new coalition will have a national ...
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DOE Awards $28 Million for Wind Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Projects
Recently (10/22), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 13 projects to receive a total of $28 million to advance wind energy nationwide. While utility-scale, land-based wind energy in the United States has grown to 96 gigawatts, significant opportunities for cost reductions remain, especially in the areas of offshore wind, distributed wind, and tall wind. The funding ...
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Department of Energy Releases Annual Wind Market Reports, Finding Robust Wind Power Installations and Falling Prices
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released annual market reports documenting data and trends in wind installations, technologies, costs, prices, and performance through the end of 2018 for three sectors: utility-scale land-based, offshore, and distributed wind."Onshore wind energy installation continues to grow across the country, and this Administration has proven that we can pursue ...
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DOE Releases New Reports Highlighting Record Growth, Declining Costs of Wind Power
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Aug 30) released three reports showing record growth in land-based wind energy, significant expansion of the pipeline for offshore wind projects, and continued decline in the cost of wind energy generation - laying the groundwork for significant future gains as the Biden Administration pursues rapid acceleration of renewable energy deployment to reach its ...
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NREL Distributes Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project Round Four Funding
The Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is awarding four subcontracts under the fourth round of funding through DOE's Distributed Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP). The CIP aims to help manufacturers of small and mid-size wind turbines improve their turbine design and manufacturing processes while reducing costs and improving efficiency as they work ...
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Cadmus Releases New Tool to Improve Siting Practices for Wind Energy Projects
The Cadmus Group, Inc. today announced the release of a new online tool designed to help companies choose the most effective site for their wind energy project. The Distributed Wind Site Analysis Tool (DSAT) allows users to predict the energy output and environmental benefits of wind energy projects at sites across the United States. “DSAT represents a step ...
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U.S. Department Of Energy Finds Record Production And Job Growth In U.S. Wind Power Sector
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Aug 16) released three reports showing that wind power remains one of America's fastest growing energy sources and a generator of high-quality jobs. Wind power accounted for 32% of U.S. energy capacity growth in 2021, employs 120,000 Americans, and now provides enough energy to power 40 million American homes. The 2021 wind market reports show that the ...
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American Farm Bureau’s Stallman Calls for Tax Changes
Farmers and ranchers need tax certainty to thrive in a modern economy, and making permanent deductions that expired in 2013 is a good first step, the American Farm Bureau Federation told the House Ways and Means Committee today. “One of the major goals of tax reform should be to provide stable, predictable rules for businesses so that they can grow and create jobs,” American Farm ...
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More Than 70 Associations Back Renewable Energy Extension Act
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has announced that dozens of associations representing a broad array of interests are calling for an extension of the Section 48 and Section 25D Investment Tax Credit (ITC). More than 70 organizations representing farmers, homebuilders, environmental groups, electric cooperatives and a variety of other industries sent a letter to Congress urging them ...
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New Market Research Projects the Utility Grade Wind Turbine Market
MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of the new report "Utility Grade Wind Turbine Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2012 to 2018," to their collection of Wind Power market reports. For more information, visit http://www.marketresearch.com/Wintergreen-Research-v739/Utility-Grade-Wind-Turbine-Shares-6869996/ Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as ...
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U.S. Energy Department: Wind Energy Continues Rapid Growth in 2016
The Energy Department recently (8/8) released three wind market reports demonstrating continued growth in wind energy nationwide. America's wind industry added more than 8,200 megawatts (MW) of capacity last year, representing 27 percent of all energy capacity additions in 2016. In 2016, wind supplied about 6 percent of U.S. electricity, and 14 states now get more than 10 percent ...
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Renewables Over 20% of U.S. Electrical Generation
Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for more than one-fifth (20.05%) of net domestic electrical generation during the first third of 2018, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of data released this week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In addition, the latest issue of EIA's "Electric Power Monthly" (with data through ...
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Use of Regional Interconnections Crucial for Successful Integration of Renewable Energy into the Grid
Integrating the growing share of renewable energy (RE) into the power grid is becoming a key challenge owing to its stochastic nature. One of the most efficient ways around this situation is to establish well-managed interconnections that allow surplus RE power to be transferred to other countries. Denmark's success dealing with RE through existing transmission interconnections with Germany, ...
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ORNL scientists generate landmark DOE hydropower report
For the first time, industry and policymakers have a comprehensive report detailing the U.S. hydropower fleet’s 2,198 plants that provide about 7 percent of the nation’s electricity. The 98-page report by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers Rocio Uria-Martinez, Patrick O’Connor and Megan Johnson is a resource that describes key features of ...
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ACCIONA Energy invests EUR 366m in two wind parks in the United States
Located in the states of Illinois and Oklahoma, they are now under construction and will be completed by the end of this year. Their total capacity is 223.5 megawatts, distributed in 149 wind turbines of ACCIONA Windpower technology. They will produce clean energy equivalent to the consumption of 65,000 US homes. Before the end of the year ACCIONA Energy will complete the installation of two ...
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New supply partners for biggest wind energy distribution portal
Exactly on schedule to coincide with the beginning of the repair season, the online distribution platform WINDSOURCING.COM has further expanded its position as the leading global sales portal for product and service offerings in wind energy. Its product range from components, spare parts and repair equipment has further grown to around 15,000 items. Forming part of it now is the entire wind ...
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Siemens Canada awarded 270-MW wind power order for South Kent project
Siemens Canada has been awarded a milestone order by Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) for the supply and commissioning of 124 wind turbines for the South Kent wind project. The 270-MW project, located in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in Southwestern Ontario, will generate enough energy for up to 100,000 Ontario homes. The SWT-2.3-101 turbines to be ...
By Siemens AG
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Siemens to Open U.S. Wind Service Distribution Center in Woodward, Oklahoma
With a continued strategic focus on providing increased efficiency to its wind power customers, Siemens Energy today announced plans for implementation of new wind service warehousing operations in Woodward, Oklahoma. Construction of two facilities will begin this month and is expected to be completed by the end of 2011. With a total of 64,000 square feet, the combined main component, tooling and ...
By Siemens AG
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New Report Shows Technology Advancement and Value of Wind Energy
Wind energy continues to see strong growth, solid performance, and low prices in the U.S., according to a recent report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). With levelized costs of just over $30 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for newly built projects, the cost of wind is well below its grid-system, health, and climate benefits. ...
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Siemens Opens U.S. Wind Service Distribution Center in Woodward, Oklahoma
Siemens Energy, along with state and local public officials, and a host of community leaders, celebrated the official grand opening of the new 64,000-square-foot wind service distribution center in Woodward, Oklahoma, today. The establishment of this new facility underscores Siemens' commitment to providing increased efficiency to its wind power customers throughout the region. With its ...
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