wind resource News
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NREL releases estimate of national offshore wind energy potential
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announces the release of a new report that assesses the electricity generating potential of offshore wind resources in the United States. According to the Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Resources for the United StatesPDF, 4,150 gigawatts of potential wind turbine nameplate capacity (maximum turbine capacity) ...
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PNM to Expand Transmission Grid to Support Renewable Energy
PNM, the wholly owned New Mexico utility subsidiary of PNM Resources, recently (5/1) announced an agreement with an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Pattern Development), and the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (NM RETA) to acquire a renewable transmission project, Western Spirit, which will support the development of new wind resources in eastern New Mexico.NM RETA and ...
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Offshore wind `could power UK homes by 2020`
Business Secretary John Hutton revealed the vision at a conference for the European energy industry in Berlin on Monday. Mr Hutton made much of Britain's unrivalled wind resources though his speech was firmly focused on aspirations and possibilities rather than any concrete plan which would be implemented. 'The challenge for the government and for industry is to turn this potential - for our ...
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Innovation essential for China to hit ambitious national offshore wind deployment targets
The UK’s world leadership position in offshore wind could be critical in helping China overcome a number of key barriers to developing its vast offshore wind resource. According to a series of new reports by the Carbon Trust the UK, with more than a decade of experience in offshore wind deployment, can play a key role in helping China develop its offshore wind potential. China has set a ...
By Carbon Trust
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Cooperation with AL PRO extended to Canada and Brazil!
We are very satisfied with AL-PRO commitment in Germany. In just 1 year, they’ve succeeded in establishing meteodyn WT on that wind energy market. From now we entrust AL-PRO with the sales of meteodyn WT and meteodyn Forecast through its subsidiaries in Canada and Brazil. We know we can rely on AL-PRO expertise in CFD modeling and wind resource assessment. Meteodyn WT is a Computational ...
By Meteodyn
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Vestas secures 158 MW repowering order in USA
Vestas has received a 158 MW order to repower three undisclosed projects in the USA. The order consists of 72 V120-2.2 MW turbines for the three projects. The orders include supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines, as well as a 10-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, designed to ensure optimised performance of the asset. In the USA, Vestas has ...
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Gamesa continues to secure new orders in Chile: it will supply 115 MW to EDF and Ibereólica
Gamesa continues to reinforce its position in the Chilean market, having recently signed a contract with EDF EN Chile, a subsidiary of the French utility, and Spain's Ibereólica for the supply of 115 MW at a wind development. This order is included in the third-quarter order intake figure already disclosed. Under the terms of the agreement, Gamesa will supply, install and commission 55 of ...
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Canada Underwrites a $6 Billion Loan for Hydroelectric Power In the Maritimes, and More Wind Power Goes On Line in Indiana - Energy Minute for December 6, 2012
The federal government of Canada is providing a loan guarantee of $6 billion for hydroelectric projects in Labrador, which will cut the cost of that power to residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia. The pledge will help underwrite lower funding costs of developing the $7 billion dollar facility, a joint venture of Nalcor Energy and Emera Inc. When in operation by mid-2017, the ...
By 3BL Media
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Puget Sound Energy names Burns & McDonnell design engineer for large wind energy project
Puget Sound Energy has hired Burns & McDonnell to provide project development, engineering design, and construction management services for a large new wind energy project to be located along the Lower Snake River in Southeast Washington State. The full buildout of the Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project could be 1,432 megawatts (MW), making it one of the largest wind energy resource areas ...
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EDPR opens the Champagne Berrichome wind farm in Ambrault and Vouillon
EDP Renewables (EDPR), the world’s fourth largest wind energy producer, has opened its new 10 MW wind farm today in the municipalities of Ambrault and Vouillon, in the French department of Indre. The five wind turbines located at this facility will generate clean electricity equivalent to the energy consumed by over 17,000 people or, in other words, equal to the population of the commune of ...
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Meteodyn to acquire MIGAL-S CFD code and exclusivity usage
Meteodyn and Michel Ferry R&D consulting today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Meteodyn will acquire MIGAL-S solver source code and exclusivity usage. The transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies. The acquisition of MIGAL-S, the unique Fully Coupled Multi-Grid solver of the wind energy market, will enable ...
By Meteodyn
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Federal permit approved on SunZia transmission line
A proposed $2 billion transmission line that would carry electricity generated by renewable resources in New Mexico and Arizona to markets across the West is one step closer to being in service after clearing its final federal hurdle. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell was joined Saturday by members of New Mexico's congressional delegation and other federal officials to announce the ...
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Inox Wind Commissions Common Power Evacuation Systems with ISTS network at Dayapar, Gujarat
220 KV Sub-Station, 220 KV Transmission Line and Associated Infrastructure Commissioned Common Infrastructure Facility to Evacuate over 600 MW Power Inox Wind Limited, India’s leading wind energy solutions provider, is pleased to announce the commissioning of the common power evacuation facilities at Dayapar site in District Bhuj in the State of Gujarat.The common power evacuation ...
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Windlab Secures Investment in East African Development Pipeline
Windlab Limited (“WND” or “the Company”) today announced an agreement for the investment of US$10,000,000 by Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation (Eurus) into Windlab Africa Pty Ltd. Windlab Africa Pty Ltd (WA) is a South African registered subsidiary of the Company and holds the Company’s existing project development assets as well as the right to future projects in ...
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Expanding Support for Its Customers, GE Opens Regional Wind Turbine Service Centers
Centers to Support Midwest Region—the Strongest Potential for Wind Development in the US SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Expanding its support for customers in the wind-rich Midwestern United States, GE (NYSE: GE) has opened two new wind turbine service centers in Albert Lea and Pipestone, Minn., with plans to expand into additional states in the region. The centers will serve as headquarters for ...
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Department of Energy Announces $18.5 Million for Offshore Wind Research
Recently (6/15), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to administer an $18.5 million offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium. The consortium is a cooperative innovation hub that will bring together industry, academia, government and other stakeholders to advance offshore wind plant ...
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Pioneering Global Atlas for Renewable Energy Goes Online
The world’s first open-access Global Atlas of renewable energy resources goes live today, announced at the annual general assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The Global Atlas is the largest ever initiative to help countries assess their renewable energy potential, and companies bringing together data and maps from leading technical institutes and private ...
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NaiKun Wind Announces Signing of Preferred Supplier Agreement with Siemens Canada for B.C. Wind Project
NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NKW) (the "Company" or "NaiKun Wind") announced today that it has signed a preferred supplier agreement (PSA) with Siemens Canada Limited. Siemens, the largest manufacturer of offshore wind turbines in the world, will be assisting Naikun Wind in advancing the development of the first phase of its project, using 100 of Siemens New(i) SWT-4.0-130 4MW ...
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Mainstream’s pan-African JV Lekela Power signs MoU for US$350m wind power station in Egypt
Lekela Power, a $1.9bn pan-African renewable power generation company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company for a 250 MW wind power station in Egypt’s Gulf of Suez area. Lekela Power is owned 60% by Actis, a leading emerging markets investor and 40% Mainstream Renewable Power, a global wind and solar company. This latest power station is ...
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Salesforce funds wind energy project, expands business in Chicago
San Francisco based Salesforce, a cloud computing mammoth providing sales cloud, service cloud, and marketing cloud services to clients, has reportedly made plans to support a wind farm construction project in McLean County, in a bid to enhance its reach in the Chicago region. Astonishingly, this renewable energy project has been in the planning phase for the last 10 years, claim sources. ...
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