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Latest environmental company news
The 201-megawatt Nobles Wind Farm in southwestern Minnesota consists of 134, 1.5-megawatt General Electric wind turbines generating enough power to serve approximately 66,500 homes. enXco and Xcel Energy have announced the new Nobles Wind Project is fully operational and supplying electricity to the regional transmission grid.
“The Nobles Wind Farm advances our efforts to provide our customers with more reasonably priced, renewable energy,” said Judy Poferl, president and CEO of Northern Sta... [more]
First Wind has celebrated the start of construction of its 30 MW Kahuku Wind project, the only utility-scale wind energy project on Oahu and one of the largest in Hawaii. As part of the ceremony, state, local and community leaders joined First Wind at the project site on Oahu’s North Shore to recognize the economic and environmental benefits of the project, which upon completion will have the capacity to generate enough clean, renewable energy to power up to 7,700 Oahu homes each year.
Locat... [more]
The Nobles Wind Project, consisting of 134 GE 1.5 MW turbines, will produce enough electricity to power approximately 50,000 homes. enXco and Xcel Energy have announced they closed on the Wind Project Purchase and Sale Agreement (WPPSA) for the Nobles Wind Project, a 201 megawatt wind facility to be constructed in Nobles County in southwest Minnesota.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the Nobles Wind Project on May 28, 2009. The closure of the WPPSA transfers the project owne... [more]
Based in Xuchang, XJ Group is one of China’s largest manufacturers of power equipment and transmission and distribution technologies for the electric utility market. The company employs more than 10,000 people worldwide and operates facilities in 30 countries globally, including 40 locations throughout China. XJ Group is owned by State Grid Corporation, which provides power to approximately 88 percent of China.
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) has received an initial order for 100 s... [more]
SunEdison, a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR), and Xcel Energy’s regional operating company, Southwestern Public Service Company, have announced a deal for five photovoltaic solar installations in New Mexico that will total 50 megawatts (MW) in generation capacity.
Once completed, it is estimated the five 10MW systems will:
* Power more than 10,000 homes in the first full year of operation by producing 110 million kWh.
* Produce over 2 billion kWh of clean solar e... [more]
Non-food feedstock’s containing cellulose are cheaper than food-based sources such as corn. Experts and scientists nationwide are heralding the next wave of green energy from cellulose because it is abundant and cheap.
Gulf Alternative Energy Corporation has agreed to purchase the Blairstown, Iowa ethanol plant owned by Xethanol Biofuels, LLC. The Blairstown plant is designed to produce Six Million gallons of ethanol per year.
GAEC expects to use its cellulosic feedstock pre-processing te... [more]
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