NAW: What Do Americans Really Think About Wind Energy?

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What Do Americans Really Think About Wind Energy? by Pike Research, Dec. 24, 2012 The clean energy industry faced several challenges this year, including the uncertainty surrounding the fate of the production tax credit for wind power and the demise of some high-profile solar energy firms. Public sentiment about issues related clean energy and the environment, however, has not always reflected developments in the [read more] 110 MW Thumb Wind Park Now Online In Michigan by NAW Staff, Dec. 24, 2012 DTE Energy says construction of the 110 MW Thumb Wind Park in Michigan has been completed and that the facility is now at full-scale commercial operation. The wind power project uses 69 1.6 MW GE wind turbines and covers 15,000 acres in Bloomfield, McKinley and Sigel townships in Huron County, [read more] Virginia Offshore Wind Project Will Use Alstom Turbines by NAW Staff, Dec. 24, 2012 Dominion Virginia Power, which was recently awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to complete the engineering, site evaluation and planning for an offshore project in Virginia, says Alstom's Haliade 150 offshore turbines will be used for this demonstration-scale initiative. Dominion will install two Haliade 150 turbines [read more] Iowa Utility Issues RFP For 100 MW Of Wind Power by NAW Staff, Dec. 24, 2012 Alliant Energy Corporate Services Inc. (AECS) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) on behalf of Iowa-based Interstate Power and Light Co. for wind energy projects. The RFP is specifically seeking up to 100 MW of wind generation that is deliverable to Interstate Power and Light's electrical balancing area inside [read more] Siemens Canada To Supply NaiKun Wind With Turbines by NAW Staff, Dec. 24, 2012 NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. has signed a supplier agreement with Siemens Canada Ltd. for 100 of Siemens' SWT-4.0-130 4 MW turbines. NaiKun Wind is a British Columbia-based renewable energy company that is building a 400 MW offshore wind project. Siemens and NaiKun Wind will cooperate in advancing the project [read more] Report: Wind Turbine Installations To Decline Significantly In 2013 by NAW Staff, Dec. 21, 2012 Over the past five years, installed wind power capacity in the U.S. has increased at an annualized rate of 27.8% to about 57.616 GW, and industry revenue is expected to increase at an annualized rate of 15.1% to $5.8 billion over the five years ending this year, finds a new [read more] Duke Energy Renewables Secures $220M In Financing For 402 MW Of Wind Energy Projects by NAW Staff, Dec. 21, 2012 Duke Energy Renewables and the North American Development Bank have signed two $110 million loans for the construction of the Los Vientos I and Los Vientos II wind projects in Texas' Willacy and Cameron counties in Texas. The combined installed capacity of the wind farms will be 402 MW. The [read more] Ontario Grid Upgrades To Help Balance Renewable Energy Intermittency by NAW Staff, Dec. 21, 2012 Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has selected three new suppliers of regulation service, a grid-balancing function traditionally provided by generators. By helping to correct small, sudden changes in power-system frequency, grid regulation balances power flows and maintains the reliability of the power system. This quick response is becoming increasingly [read more] Finavera Sells 300 MW British Columbia Wind Energy Portfolio by NAW Staff, Dec. 21, 2012 Finavera Wind Energy Inc. has signed an agreement to sell a 300 MW British Columbia wind project portfolio to Pattern Renewable Holdings Canada ULC, a subsidiary of Pattern Energy Group LP, for C$40 million. Finavera will maintain a 10% interest in the 105 MW Cloosh Valley Wind Project and is [read more] EDF Renewable Energy Brings Spinning Spur Wind Project Online by NAW Staff, Dec. 21, 2012 EDF Renewable Energy (formerly enXco) says the 161 MW Spinning Spur Wind Project, located approximately 30 miles west of Amarillo, Texas, is now operational and supplying electricity to the regional transmission grid. The project, which comprises 70 Siemens 2.3 MW turbines, will deliver power to Southwestern Public Service Co., a [read more] DOE To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement For Clean Energy Transmission Line by NAW Staff, Dec. 21, 2012 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Plains & Eastern Clean Line Transmission Project, which would help integrate more renewable energy onto the electric grid. The project would include an approximately 700-mile, overhead, high-voltage direct-current [read more] EDP Renovaveis Sells Wind Farms To Chinese Company by NAW Staff, Dec. 21, 2012 EDP Renovaveis SA (EDPR) has entered into an agreement with China Three Gorges International (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of China Three Gorges, to sell a 49% equity shareholding and 25% of the outstanding shareholders loans in EDP Renovaveis Portugal SA for a total consideration of 359 [read more] Colorado Highlands Wind Project Now Complete by NAW Staff, Dec. 21, 2012 GE and the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association have announced that the Colorado Highlands Wind project, located in northeastern Colorado, has been completed. The 67 MW wind farm consists of 42 GE 1.6 MW turbines and is jointly owned by Alliance Power Inc. and GE Energy Financial Services. Tri-State has [read more] UMass Receives Funding For Wind Energy Research by NAW Staff, Dec. 21, 2012 The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has awarded a $260,000 grant to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Lowell's Wind Energy Research Group. The grant includes $115,000 for a graduate student program, in conjunction with MassCEC's Wind Technology Testing Center in Charlestown. The grant also provides $100,000 to support the continued [read more] GL Garrad Hassan Provides Technical Due Diligence For Ocotillo Wind Project by NAW Staff, Dec. 21, 2012 GL Garrad Hassan says it provided engineering services to Pattern Energy that helped the developer secure construction loan financing for its Ocotillo Wind Power Project. The 265 MW wind farm will consist of 112 Siemens 2.3 MW turbines with 108-meter rotors and will be located almost entirely on Bureau of [read more] Wind Turbines Installed At Minnesota American Indian Reservation by NAW Staff, Dec. 21, 2012 TWN Wind Power has completed two wind projects at White Earth Nation, an American Indian reservation located in northwestern Minnesota. The two sites, Ojibwa Building Supplies in Waubun, and White Earth Community Service Center in Naytahwaush, are now benefiting from wind energy. Each site consists of an Endurance Wind Power [read more]

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