EDF Renewable Energy and UBS International Infrastructure Fund announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement under which UBS International Infrastructure Fund will acquire a 50 percent equity interest from EDF Renewable Energy in the 161 megawatt (MW) Spinning Spur II wind farm project, subject to completion of construction and customary conditions precedent. Spinning … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy and UBS International Infrastructure Fund Announce Wind Farm Partnership
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BlackRock buys stake in 68-Megawatt Texas wind farm
OwnEnergy announced today that it entered into an agreement with a fund managed by BlackRock (“BlackRock”), whereby BlackRock acquired OwnEnergy’s latest project in Windthorst, Texas on December 6, 2013. Once completed, the wind farm will generate 68 megawatts (MW) of wind power on to the state’s power grid. Under the agreement, BlackRock will purchase a … Continue reading BlackRock buys stake in 68-Megawatt Texas wind farm
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Iberdrola Renewables
Construction continues at Iberdrola Renewables’ 202 megawatt Baffin Wind Farm in Kenedy County, Texas, following road construction that began in November. Major activities included mobilizing the construction trailers and equipment, ordering foundation steel and road materials, and initiating grading. Work will continue through December with road and foundation construction on-site and with equipment manufacturing and electrical … Continue reading Iberdrola Renewables
Continue readingEDF Renewable Energy acquires Hereford 1 Wind Farm
Encompassing approximately 15,000 acres in Deaf Smith County, southeast of the town of Hereford, the project will take advantage of the CREZ (Competitive Renewable Energy Zone) transmission lines connecting the wind generating capacity of the Texas Panhandle to high electricity demand areas in the state. EDF Renewable Energy has also secured a long-term, fixed-price hedge … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy acquires Hereford 1 Wind Farm
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Acciona sold 100 wind turbines AW 116/3000 in the U.S.
Acciona Windpower has won a wind power contract to supply 300MW of wind turbines to two wind farms in Texas. “This order is an important milestone in Acciona Windpower’s global track record of success,” said Acciona Windpower North America CEO Enrique Teruel. The $400m deal includes 100 AW 116/3000 3MW units and a 10-year operations … Continue reading Acciona sold 100 wind turbines AW 116/3000 in the U.S.
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EDF Renewable Energy Reaches Agreement to Acquire Longhorn Wind Energy
EDF Renewable Energy today announced it has reached an agreement with Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) to acquire the 200 megawatt (MW) Longhorn Wind Project in Texas. Construction is expected to commence later this year in order to qualify the project for the Production Tax Credit (PTC). The project encompasses approximately 14,000 acres … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy Reaches Agreement to Acquire Longhorn Wind Energy
Continue readingMicrosoft to Buy Texas Wind Energy to Power its San Antonio Data Center
Microsoft is buying wind energy to help power a data center for the first time. Microsoft announced that it has entered a deal to buy 110 MW of wind energy from a wind farm that will be located just outside of Forth Worth, Texas, and will be connected to the power grid that supplies power … Continue reading Microsoft to Buy Texas Wind Energy to Power its San Antonio Data Center
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When most people, particularly out-of-staters, think of energy production and Texas they conjure up mental pictures of oil derricks, pumping jacks and “Texas Tea.” A barrel of the world’s best crude. Actually, that is not incorrect, but it is not the whole picture, either. Texas is not all about oil. Texas is all about finding … Continue reading Texas
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By the end of December, developers expect to flip the switch on the final electrical transmission projects built under the state’s Competitive Renewable Energy Zone initiative — a years-long effort to connect windy, largely secluded West Texas to growing cities that demand more power. The finished product will stretch nearly 3,600 miles and will be … Continue reading Texas
Continue readingNew power lines set to transform Texas wind energy market
With little fanfare, Texas is just weeks away from wrapping up a nearly $7 billion effort to add vast amounts of wind power to its energy grid. By the end of December, developers expect to flip the switch on the final electrical transmission projects built under the state's Competitive Renewable Energy Zone, or CREZ, initiative
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Gamesa will deliver 101 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines in the Baffin wind farm project, in southern Texas
The supply agreement was signed today in Washington by David Flitterman, Gamesa North American Chairman, and Martín Múgica, President and CEO of Iberdrola Renewables in the United States, in the presence of Iñigo Urkullu, head of the Basque Country government. Today, Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, signed an agreement with Iberdrola under … Continue reading Gamesa will deliver 101 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines in the Baffin wind farm project, in southern Texas
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Duke Energy to build two wind power projects in South Texas
Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, today announced it will build two large-scale wind power facilities in South Texas. Duke Energy Renewables will build, own and operate the Los Vientos III and IV Windpower Projects, sited approximately 100 miles west of Brownsville near Rio Grande City in Starr County. Each will … Continue reading Duke Energy to build two wind power projects in South Texas
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Vestas receives 400 MW turbine order for wind-energy projects in Texas, USA
Vestas has received a 400 MW order from Duke Energy Renewables for two wind-energy projects in Texas. The projects – Los Vientos III and Los Vientos IV – will include 200 V110-2.0 MW turbines combined that will be installed in southern Texas. Deliveries for Los Vientos III and IV are scheduled to begin in … Continue reading Vestas receives 400 MW turbine order for wind-energy projects in Texas, USA
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Tri Global Energy company plans 1100 MW wind farm
Texas-based Tri Global Energy has announced the creation of Hale Community Energy LLC (HCE), a community-sponsored wind farm with the potential to produce 1.1 GW of electricity. HCE is a partnership comprising Tri Global Energy projects, including Hale County Wind Farm LLC, CottonWind Farms LLC, Lakeview Wind Farms LLC and East Mound Renewable Energy Project … Continue reading Tri Global Energy company plans 1100 MW wind farm
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Google inks wind energy deal in Texas
Google plans to buy more wind power to indirectly power a data center in Oklahoma and to help it reach its goal of increasing the amount of clean power used by its data centers. Google is staying true to its mission to buy clean power for its data centers, and on Tuesday announced it
Continue readingWesterly Wind sells Texas wind energy project to First Wind
Westerly Wind LLC (Westerly), a provider of development capital and expertise to the wind industry, through its subsidiary Westerly Route 66, LLC and its development partner, Big Sky Wind Energy, LLC has sold 100% of the membership interests in Route 66 Wind Power, LLC to First Wind Texas Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of First Wind … Continue reading Westerly Wind sells Texas wind energy project to First Wind
Continue readingMortenson begins construction on 161 MW Spinning Spur II wind farm
Situated on 27 square miles of farmland in the Texas Panhandle, the 161 megawatt (MW) project will be comprised of 87, 1.85 MW, 80-meter GE wind turbines. Mortenson
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Pattern’s wind farm in Texas
Tapping into a premier wind resource, Pattern Energy Group LP is starting construction of the 218-megawatt Panhandle Wind Project using Texas’ new Competitive Renewable Energy Zone transmission infrastructure and connecting to the state’s main power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services and Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: … Continue reading Pattern’s wind farm in Texas
Continue readingPattern Energy starts building Texas wind energy project
Pattern Energy Group LP (PEG LP) has closed the financing and started construction of its Panhandle Wind Farm, a 218 MW wind farm located in the Texas Panhandle. Panhandle Wind will sell power to Citigroup Energy Inc. under a long-term hedge off-take agreement. GE Energy Financial Services and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. will invest structured … Continue reading Pattern Energy starts building Texas wind energy project
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Wind farm to power U.S. nuclear weapons plant in Texas
Ground was broken for a new wind farm near a nuclear weapons plant in the U.S. state of Texas Tuesday, U.S. authorities said. The Pantex Renewable Energy Project (PREP) will be the largest federally owned wind farm when completed. It will provide more than half the Pantex plant’s annual electricity needs, according to a press … Continue reading Wind farm to power U.S. nuclear weapons plant in Texas
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