A Seattle company is being given the green light to develop plans to build the West Coast’s first offshore wind energy farm—five floating turbines off Oregon’s Coos Bay, federal and state officials said Wednesday. The 30-megawatt pilot project was announced at a press conference by Gov. John Kitzhaber, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell … Continue reading Oregon offshore wind farm project announced
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ALLETE Clean Energy to Acquire Wind Energy Facilities in Minnesota, Iowa and Oregon
ALLETE Clean Energy, a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE), has signed an acquisition agreement to purchase wind farms in Minnesota, Iowa and Oregon. ALLETE Clean Energy, a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE), has signed an acquisition agreement to purchase wind farms in Minnesota, Iowa and Oregon from The AES Corporation in early 2014 … Continue reading ALLETE Clean Energy to Acquire Wind Energy Facilities in Minnesota, Iowa and Oregon
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Wind energy taking flight in Oregon
Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel E. Poneman recently visited the new Shepherds Flat wind farm in Oregon. He subsequently wrote the following article which is cross-posted from the U.S. Department of Energy blog. Last week I had the privilege of visiting one of the largest wind farms in the world—a project at the forefront of … Continue reading Wind energy taking flight in Oregon
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US’s biggest ever wind farm comes online
US-based Caithness Energy has opened its 845MW Shepherds Flat Wind Farm in Oregon. Derrel Grant, vice president of development at Caithness Energy, said, ‘Caithness Shepherds Flat is a prime example of smart energy – energy that simultaneously bolsters the economy, creates American jobs, and enhances our environment for future generations. ‘By utilising domestic renewable energy, … Continue reading US’s biggest ever wind farm comes online
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Wind energy PTC builds industry, jobs, economy in Oregon
When the PTC has expired in the past, new installations dropped by more than 90 percent, and the wind industry is predicting as many as 37,000 lost jobs should the PTC be allowed to expire again. Layoffs are already happening because of the uncertainty around the PTC, and they are already affecting Oregon. An Oregonian … Continue reading Wind energy PTC builds industry, jobs, economy in Oregon
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Rural Oregon Wind Energy Project
Albina partnered with Wells Fargo and Reoder & Company to structure a transaction that utilized the credits as part of the permanent financing of the wind farm. Albina Equity Fund I, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Albina Community Bancorp0, announced today that it deployed $8.4 million of New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation to an … Continue reading Rural Oregon Wind Energy Project
Continue readingInvenergy seeking permission for Oregon wind farm with 335 wind turbines
Invenergy LLC is seeking approval for a 500-megawatt wind power plant in Morrow County, a move being hailed as a sign of life in the wind energy industry.
Continue readingSolar industry booming in U.S
By the end of the year, the U.S. industry might surpass one gigawatt of installations, between photovoltaic, concentrated solar energy, and solar heating and cooling projects.
Continue readingToyota Motor Corporation to Invest in Tesla
TESLA MOTORS, INC. (Tesla) and TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) today announced that they intend to cooperate on the development of electric vehicles, parts, and production system and engineering support.
Continue readingGE aportará los aerogeneradores del mayor parque eólico de Estados Unidos
General Electric construirá los 338 aerogeneradores GE 2.5xl que se insralarán en el mayor parque eólico de EE UU entre 2011 y 2012. El pedido de las turbinas eólicas asciende a 1.400 millones de dólares.
Continue readingGE factura 1.400 millones dólares para mayor parque eólico de EEUU
El grupo General Electric (GE) ha conseguido un contrato de 1.400 millones de dólares para suministrar los aerogeneradores y encargarse del mantenimiento de un parque eólico en Oregón y que será el mayor de EE UU.
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