A planning collaborative funded by the U.S. Department of Energy has released a final report on its analysis of several electricity generation and transmission options in the Eastern U.S. In spite of some serious shortcomings, the report clearly indicates that building more wind generation and transmission is the most cost-effective way to meet the region’s … Continue reading Despite flaws, DOE collaborative report shows more wind and transmission saves ratepayers money
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MHI Begins Test Operation of Large-Scale Wind Power Generation System Adopting a Hydraulic Drive Train
In December Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) commenced test operation at its Yokohama Dockyard & Machinery Works of a large-scale wind power generation system that adopts a hydraulic drive train in place of the earlier gear-driven system. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. plans to capture a 10 percent share of the global offshore wind power market … Continue reading MHI Begins Test Operation of Large-Scale Wind Power Generation System Adopting a Hydraulic Drive Train
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Iberdrola confirms commitment to wind energy in United States
IBERDROLA, world leader in wind power, has commissioned three new wind farms in the United States, where it is already the second operator in the Renewables sector in terms of installed capacity, with over 5,700 megawatts (MW). To be more specific, these new wind power facilities are: Manzana (California), Groton (New Hampshire) and Hoosac (Massachusetts) … Continue reading Iberdrola confirms commitment to wind energy in United States
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Renewable Energy Generation Ltd.: Sale of Wind Farm Portfolio
Renewable Energy Generation Limited (“REG”) (AIM: WIND), the UK renewable energy group, announces that it has entered a long term strategic partnership with a fund managed by BlackRock (“BlackRock”) (the “Transaction”). The Transaction comprises three key components: 1) The immediate sale of two of REG’s newly built wind farms at Sancton Hill (10MW) and South … Continue reading Renewable Energy Generation Ltd.: Sale of Wind Farm Portfolio
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Wind energy industry continues to expand worldwide
The wind energy industry is continuing to expand worldwide with the industry ebbing and flowing as global governments decide policy on supporting renewable power and then reconsider the economics, causing delays in financing major projects. The industry is caught in the financial tide but is growing with offshore and new countries coming into the marketplace. … Continue reading Wind energy industry continues to expand worldwide
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North America´s largest battery storage project at a Wind Farm
Duke Energy Renewables, part of Duke Energy’s Commercial Businesses, announced today the completion of its 36-megawatt (MW) energy storage and power management system at its Notrees Windpower Project in west Texas. The system completed testing and became fully operational in December, 2012. ‘Battery storage is an important innovation to address the variability of wind and solar … Continue reading North America´s largest battery storage project at a Wind Farm
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Wind energy in Israel: €250m wind farm to be built on Golan
50 wind turbines the height of Tel Aviv’s Azrieli Towers will be built at Emek Habacha in the northern Golan Heights at an investment of €250 million. The 120-megawatt wind farm will be one of the largest in the Middle East. Israel currently has one 6-megawatt wind farm at Tel Asania on the Golan. New … Continue reading Wind energy in Israel: €250m wind farm to be built on Golan
Continue readingWorld’s largest offshore wind farm planned for Japanese waters
Still reeling from the earthquake and tsunami that destroyed the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011, Japan has announced its intention to build what could become the world’s largest offshore wind farm. New Scientist reported last week that the world’s third largest economy plans to build by 2020 an offshore wind farm with 143 turbines 16 … Continue reading World’s largest offshore wind farm planned for Japanese waters
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U.S. wind energy industry’s 4Q numbers to show success of Production Tax Credit
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) will release the wind industry’s fourth quarter results for 2012 on Wednesday, January 30th, at 3PM Eastern. Previous indications were that the industry, racing to install projects before its key incentive, the Production Tax Credit (PTC) was due to expire December 31, 2012, would turn in a strong showing … Continue reading U.S. wind energy industry’s 4Q numbers to show success of Production Tax Credit
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Race to develop floating wind turbines
In order to take advantage of high wind speeds on the open seas, the race is on to create wind turbines and wind farms that float on the surface of the water. But, the jury is still out on which is the best method. Erecting a wind turbine in the middle of the ocean is … Continue reading Race to develop floating wind turbines
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Gamesa named a leader in sustainability
Gamesa has been rated as Leader in its sector (renewable energy equipment) and has been named a “Gold Class” company in “The Sustainability Yearbook 2013” published by RobecoSAM in collaboration with KPMG. The Sustainability Yearbook analyses the sustainability performance of companies across the world. The company scored the best mark (72%) in its category (average … Continue reading Gamesa named a leader in sustainability
Continue readingWind energy market set to boom in Japan as doubts over nuclear power remains
Japan’s government commitment and support has played a crucial role to propel the offshore wind power industry as this ambitious project – off the coast of Fukushima – is estimated to have very high construction cost. The feed-in-tariff system introduced in July 2012 requires utilities to purchase electricity produced from offshore wind farms at up … Continue reading Wind energy market set to boom in Japan as doubts over nuclear power remains
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Dutch offshore wind farm Luchterduinen awarded to Van Oord
Van Oord has been awarded the construction of the offshore wind farm Luchterduinen. The wind farm will be located 23 kilometres from the Dutch coast between Noordwijk and Zandvoort. Client is the joint venture Eneco-Mitsubishi Corporation. The 43 wind turbines will have a combined capacity of 129 Megawatts and will generate green electricity for nearly … Continue reading Dutch offshore wind farm Luchterduinen awarded to Van Oord
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Acciona Energy first wind farm in Croatia
The 30 MW Jelinak wind farm is equipped with 20 Acciona Windpower wind turbines. ACCIONA Energy has put the 30-megwatt Jelinak wind farm into service, its first in Croatia thus continuing its expansion in international markets. ACCIONA is also a pioneer as the first Spanish wind power company to develop a project in the country. … Continue reading Acciona Energy first wind farm in Croatia
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Wind turbines installed at Honolulu Harbor site
Navatek Ltd. said last week that it has installed two Renewegy VP-20 wind turbines at its Pier 41 site in Honolulu to reduce its energy consumption and production costs. The $500,000, 40-kilowatt project, which became operational just a few days ago, is expected to cut the Honolulu-based high-technology company’s $45,000 annual electric bill in half. … Continue reading Wind turbines installed at Honolulu Harbor site
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Marylanders strongly back offshore wind power
A new poll released last week finds that an overwhelming majority of Maryland citizens (72 percent) support a $2-per-month fee being added to their electricity bills to support development of offshore wind power. In an article on the survey, the Southern Maryland Newspapers quote Abigail Hopper, energy advisor to Maryland governor Martin O’Malley (D), … Continue reading Marylanders strongly back offshore wind power
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At home with the wind energy
An impressive and thoughtful opinion piece on wind power by Andy Robinson of Plainfield, Vt., appeared on the independent news website Vermont Digger recently. A few months ago, crossing the Columbia River from Washington to Oregon, I found myself in the middle of a huge wind farm – hundreds and hundreds of turbines turning above … Continue reading At home with the wind energy
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Wind energy looks forward following PTC passage
La Jolla, Calif., played host last week to nearly 1,000 wind industry professionals for a “trifecta” of AWEA events to kick off the New Year—the Regional Wind Energy Summit-West; Wind Project Operations, Maintenance & Reliability Seminar; and Wind Environmental Health & Safety Seminar. While each event hosted its own bevy of nuts-and-bolts technical seminars, the … Continue reading Wind energy looks forward following PTC passage
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Iberdrola confirms commitment to wind energy in United States by installing three new wind farms
Installed capacity already in excess of 5,700 MW in U.S.. Its installed capacity has increased by 265 megawatts with the commissioning of the Groton, Hoosac and Manzana complexes. The Manzana wind farm is one of the company’s largest wind farm facilities in the world, with an installed capacity of 189 MW. IBERDROLA is still one … Continue reading Iberdrola confirms commitment to wind energy in United States by installing three new wind farms
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Ukrainian Wind Power Association Points To Increase In Capacity Of Wind Energy
The Ukrainian Wind Power Association has pointed to the increase in the capacity of wind energy at the Ukrainian wind power plants by 150 MW to 301.1 MW in 2012, chairman of the Ukrainian Wind Power Association Andrii Konechenkov told the Ukrainian News agency. “As of late 2011, the designed capacity of the wind-powered generators … Continue reading Ukrainian Wind Power Association Points To Increase In Capacity Of Wind Energy
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