Archive for the 'Wind Engergy' Category
GE Wins $1.4 billion Wind Farm Contract
Posted on December 12, 2009 - Filed Under Renewable Energy, Wind Engergy | Leave a Comment
Power company Caithness Energy has given General Electric a $1.4 billion contract to supply wind turbines and 10 years’ worth of maintenance for an Oregon wind farm, GE announced.
The massive 845-megawatt wind farm, Shepherds Flat, will be located near Arlington, Oregon, but span approximately 30 square miles and cover parts of Oregon’s Gilliam and Morrow Counties.
GE [...]
PNE Wind Aims to Generate 25 Percent of Sales in U.S: CEO
Posted on November 10, 2009 - Filed Under Renewable Energy, Wind Engergy | Leave a Comment
German wind park developer PNE Wind aims to generate a quarter of its sales in the United States in three year’s time, its chief executive told Reuters.
“Our goal is to generate 25 percent of sales there in three years,” Martin Billhardt said in an interview. The company does not provide a regional breakdown of sales, [...]
Brazilian Wind Power Gets a Boost
Posted on November 9, 2009 - Filed Under Renewable Energy, Wind Engergy | Leave a Comment
Early this decade, a drought in Brazil that cut water to the country’s hydroelectric dams prompted severe energy shortages. The crisis, which ravaged the country’s economy and led to electricity rationing, underscored Brazil’s pressing need to diversify away from water power.
One result of that introspection will climax on Dec. 14, when the Brazilian government conducts [...]
Climate Change May Mean Slower Winds
Posted on October 16, 2009 - Filed Under Climate, Global Warming, Renewable Energy, Wind Engergy | Leave a Comment
The wind power industry requires stiff gusts. Global warming may not deliver.
This summer scientists published the first study that comprehensively explored the effect of climate change on wind speeds in the U.S. The report was not encouraging. Three decades’ worth of data seemed to point to a future where global warminglowers wind speeds enough to handicap [...]
Plan Connects U.S. Grids to Transport Solar, Wind
Posted on October 14, 2009 - Filed Under Renewable Energy, Wind Engergy, solar powered | Leave a Comment
A proposal to use superconducting cables to transport renewable energy across the United States will be unveiled Tuesday.
The Tres Amigas Project would act as a hub to connect the three major electricity grids in the U.S. and a conduit for solar and wind power, according to a press release. New Mexico governor and former energy secretary [...]
Northeastern States Joining Forces for Offshore Wind
Posted on October 10, 2009 - Filed Under Wind Engergy | Leave a Comment
So far there’s been quite a bit of competition between countries and states, all trying to plan and build the latest and greatest renewable energy projects, but a group of East Coast states has decided the key to getting offshore wind and wave projects off the ground is to stop trying to beat one another [...]
Smart Grid Good for Big Solar, Wind: U.S. Regulator
Posted on October 8, 2009 - Filed Under Renewable Energy, Wind Engergy, solar powered | Leave a Comment
The long-awaited “smart grid” for U.S. power could play a major role in rolling out renewable energy like wind and solar, the top U.S. power regulator said.
Demand response, the heart of the “smart grid” concept of a power system that can respond immediately to changes in supply and electricity prices, could account for a fifth [...]
Texas Completes $1 Billion Wind Energy Complex
Posted on October 6, 2009 - Filed Under Renewable Energy, Wind Engergy | Leave a Comment
One of the world’s largest wind farms is now operational in the area surrounding Roscoe, Texas, E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) announced.
The series of 627 wind turbines providing a 781.5-megawatt capacity covers about 100,000 acres and four Texas counties. But it’s not an isolated wind farm per se, nor a uniform series of turbines.
The wind [...]
Cyprus Unveils Mammoth Wind Farm
Posted on October 2, 2009 - Filed Under Renewable Energy, Wind Engergy | Leave a Comment
Cyprus has moved closer to reaching the European Union’s renewable energy target by 2020, with the birth of the first wind park on the island.
Expected to be operational by the summer of 2010, the 200 million euro ($290.7 million), 82 megawatt wind farm will be the largest of its kind in the Mediterranean region.
“It is [...]
Md. Turning to Offshore Wind Energy
Posted on September 16, 2009 - Filed Under Renewable Energy, Wind Engergy | Leave a Comment
The state began its pursuit of offshore wind generation , a move that could lead to building 400-foot-tall turbines off Ocean City.
The Maryland Energy Administration asked wind developers to express their interest in building industrial-size windmills a dozen or more miles off the state’s 31-mile coastline. At the same time, the energy agency said it [...]
