wind energy distribution News
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
-
Soligent to Partner with American-Based Module Manufacturer, Mission Solar Energy
Soligent Distribution has partnered with American-Based Module Manufacturer, Mission Solar Energy to expand its high quality product offerings. August 23, 2018, Solar & Wind, Energy Storage Grids Soligent Distribution, the largest pure play solar distributor in the United States, has partnered with Mission Solar Energy, a U.S. based manufacturer of American made modules, to expand its ...
-
Alfen launches Cellular Smart Grid Platform
The rapid increase of intermittent renewable energy is putting an increasing pressure on global electricity grids. To make power grids more resilient to external influences, Dutch energy company Alfen is launching a new platform that allows local parts of the grid to disconnect from the central grid and self-heal. This new grid solution, the Cellular Smart Grid Platform (CSGriP), divides the ...
-
ETI announces technology project to significantly reduce subsea cable costs for marine energy devices
A project which could considerably reduce the cost of cabling from offshore wave and tidal farms to the shore has been announced by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).This 18 month project, costing £1.1m and led by MacArtney, will develop an 11kV wet-mate connector, which will be tested and demonstrated under workshop and real-sea conditions.The connectors enable two power cables to be ...
-
ETI planning to invest GBP 25m in CCS Next Generation Capture Technology Demonstrator for 2020
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is starting the search for organisations or consortia to bid for a major project which could establish an advanced CO2 Capture Technology demonstration project. The proposed project would see the development of world-leading next generation capture technology to a stage where it has completed full scale demonstration by 2015 and ready for adoption into ...
-
ETI study to assess technological development needs for CCS by Mineralisation
The Energy Technologies Institute is to carry out a detailed study of the availability and distribution of suitable minerals across the UK and technologies that could be used to economically capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. These may arise from distributed sources such as small power plants and industrial facilities as well as large power stations. The leading technology for ...
-
ETI unveils plans to design world’s largest open access indoor test facility for offshore wind turbines
Plans to design the world’s largest open access offshore wind turbine drive train test rig have been announced by the UK’s Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). Two companies - Converteam and HORIBA Instruments - are delivering competing designs for an indoor test-rig capable of dynamically testing a complete wind turbine drive train and nacelle with input power up to 15MW. The rig, to be built ...
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
-
RES Secures O&M Contract at Europe`s Largest Battery Storage Project
RES has won a tender to provide storage O&M services for China Huaneng Group's Minety battery storage project. The Minety project, located 12 miles north west of Swindon, is Europe's largest battery storage development to date. It will now be supported by RES' experienced technicians who will oversee the preventative maintenance and monitor the project 24/7/365 from the company's global ...
-
Department of Energy Announces First-Ever Grid Software Competition
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry this week announced the launch of the Department of Energy's first-ever Grid Optimization (GO) Competition. The GO Competition, created by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), is a series of challenges to develop software management solutions for a reliable, resilient and secure American electricity grid. Today marks the beginning of GO ...
-
Successful Project Management for Renewable Energies
RENAC is expanding its training program for renewable energies through a new, online part-time programme. The autumn sees the start of the three-month short courses "Project Management" and "Investment Appraisal". This English-language programme is being organized together with the Beuth University of Applied Sciences, Berlin and combines management or funding expertise with specialist skills for ...
-
DOE Invests $26 Million in Program to Demonstrate Grid Can Run on 100% Clean Energy
The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), this week announced $26 million to fund projects intended to demonstrate that America's electricity grid can reliably run with a mix of solar, wind, energy storage, and other clean distributed energy resources. Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability ...
-
Australia one step closer to a new energy era: Smart Grid, Smart City
The Australian Government has announced the next crucial step in transforming Australia's energy grid, with the potential to reduce home energy bills, reduce carbon pollution and help tackle climate change. The $100 million Smart Grid, Smart City initiative will see Government and energy and communications sectors working in partnership to rollout Australia's first commercial-scale smart grid. ...
-
Georgia Power Files Plan Preparing for Future Energy Landscape
This week, Georgia Power filed its 2022 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) which sets forth a transformational roadmap for how the company will continue to meet the energy needs of customers, local communities and the State of Georgia for future generations. Filed with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), the 2022 IRP outlines Georgia Power's plan to transition its fleet to more economical, ...
-
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 ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you