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GE wins deal to service EDP Renewables entire wind turbine fleet

James Cartledge — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:00:36 +0000

Wind power generator EDP Renewables North America has selected GE to service its entire fleet of 402 1.5-megawatt (MW) GE wind turbines. The three- year operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement includes several of GE’s latest high-value service offerings and is one of the company’s largest service contracts to date for wind turbines. The comprehensive agreement [...]

200-turbine offshore wind farm proposed for New England

James Cartledge — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:00:20 +0000

Offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind has sofficially submitted its plan to develop a 1,000-megawatt offshore wind farm off the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The submission came in response to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)’s Call for Information and Nominations for offshore wind energy [...]

Arista Power launches micro wind-powered battery charger

James Cartledge — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:00:49 +0000

Small wind turbine manufacturer Arista Power, Inc. (OTCBB: ASPW), has launched a new product that combines its micro wind turbines with a battery charging system for remote and off-grid locations, for military and other uses. The company based in Rochester, New York, and maker of the WindTamer small wind turbine, yesterday launched the Charger 300 [...]

BP to build $800m wind farm in Kansas

James Cartledge — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:00:31 +0000

BP Wind Energy has announced plans to build a 419 megawatt wind farm in Kansas. The Flat Ridge 2 Wind farm is planned for Barber, Harper, Kingman and Sumner Counties with BP Wind holding a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) totaling 314 MW with power supplier Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. BP Wind Energy is actively [...]

Invenergy closes financing on 110MW wind project in Michigan

James Cartledge — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:00:22 +0000

Chicago-based wind developer Invenergy Wind LLC has closed financing for its Gratiot County Wind Project in Michigan. GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), will invest an undisclosed amount in the 110.4 megawatt project under construction near Breckenridge, Michigan. “This investment deepens our relationship with Invenergy, marking our fourth investment in its [...]

Signal installing 20MW wind farm in Texas panhandle

James Cartledge — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:00:09 +0000

Tennessee-based general contractor Signal Energy, LLC, has begun installing wind turbines and towers for a wind project that will involve 10 turbines, generating 20 MW of power in the Texas panhandle. The Frisco Wind Project is currently owned by wind turbine manufacturer DeWind Co. Located in Hansford County, Texas, it is scheduled to be in [...]

NREL to cut 150 jobs, ahead of expected budget cuts

James Cartledge — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:00:06 +0000

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is looking to cut 100 to 150 jobs in response to expected reductions in its budget over the next several years. The US Department of Energy agency in Golden, Colorado, is offering a Self-Select Voluntary Separation Program (SSVSP) to its regular employees. Taking action now allows the laboratory to [...]

Obama pledges rapid permits for seven major transmission projects

James Cartledge — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:00:02 +0000

The Obama Administration pledged yesterday to accelerate permitting and construction for seven major electricity transmission projects to boost grid capacity across the country. The White House said the move will create “thousands” of construction and operations jobs, while transforming the nation’s electric system into a “modern, 21st century grid” that is safer and more secure, [...]

Plug pulled on Great Lake offshore wind energy project

James Cartledge — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:00:23 +0000

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees has voted to end the competitive solicitation process for the proposed Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project (GLOW), without awarding a contract for project development. The estimated annual cost of GLOW and the current economic conditions were the reasons for the Trustees’ action, the Authority said on [...]

Wind turbine gearbox factory dedicated in Georgia

James Cartledge — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:00:33 +0000

Wind power’s ability to generate not only electricity but jobs and economic activity was on full display yesterday, with the dedication of ZF Wind Power’s new manufacturing facility in Georgia. The new plant in Gainesville represents a $98 million investment in construction and manufacturing equipment, and is expected to employ 250 workers once the ramp-up [...]