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Larkfleet Group launches Lark Energy to provide affordable and sustainable heat and power
At a time of concern over climate change, volatile energy prices and uncertainty over future supply, Larkfleet Group has launched Lark Energy to provide affordable and sustainable heat and power to Larkfleet’s customers. Lark Energy will focus on developing cleaner, locally sourced energy for new and existing housing developments. This will include electricity and heat generated by the sun (photo-voltaic electricity and solar thermal), bioma... [more]
Whitelee Wind Farm wins top prize at the annual Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning
John Swinney MSP has presented the top prize at the annual Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning to representatives of Scottish Power for their Whitelee Wind Farm – Europe’s largest onshore wind farm which can provide carbon free power from its 140 turbines to 180,000 homes. The judges were particularly impressed by the scale of the project and the efficient way it progressed through the planning process, with Scottish Power having engaged w... [more]
Beacon Power connects Smart Energy flywheel energy storage system at a wind farm in California
Beacon Power Corporation has shipped, installed and connected a Smart Energy™ 25 (Gen 4) flywheel energy storage system at a wind farm in Tehachapi, California. The system is part of a wind power/flywheel demonstration project being carried out for the California Energy Commission. The primary goal of the project is to demonstrate that advanced control technology with energy storage can help expand the delivery of wind energy by effectively in... [more]
EMMA energy and micro-generator controller can divert surplus energy to additional storage devices
To date, an average of 50 per cent of what is generated by a micro-generator is uncontrollably exported to the grid due to the unavailability of a smart energy management device that can manage and match energy supply and demand in any household. Coolpower Products Ltd. has launched a technology solution for the UK market, that will provide a smart energy management device for both domestic and commercial buildings, that more effectively mana... [more]
NRG Energy to purchase South Trent wind farm in Texas
NRG Energy, Inc. has signed a binding letter of intent to purchase the South Trent wind farm near Sweetwater, Texas. Upon successful conclusion of the acquisition, South Trent will become the fourth plant in NRG’s onshore wind portfolio. The 101 megawatt (MW) wind farm, which came online in January 2009, consists of 44 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines capable, at maximum capacity, of powering more than 80,000 homes. AEP Energy Partners, Inc. has ... [more]
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U.S. wind power growing fast but still lags (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
* U.S. added 10,000 MW of wind-power capacity in 2009
Report says China is squeezing U.S. firms out of its massive wind-power market (Dallas Morning News)
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies are getting squeezed out of the big Chinese wind-power market even as Dallas investors are bringing Chinese firms here via a big wind farm in Texas, according to a new industry report.
SRP Buys Entire Output of Iberdrola Renewables' Dry Lake 2 Wind Power Project (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PORTLAND, Ore.----Iberdrola Renewables and Salt River Project today announced SRP has agreed to purchase the entire output of Phase 2 of the Dry Lake Wind Power Project in northern Arizona for a 20-year term.
Terra-Gen Power Announces Closing of $394 Million Construction Financing for Alta Wind I (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Terra-Gen Power, LLC has closed a $394 million financing for its 150 megawatt Alta Wind I project located in Tehachapi, California. Â The financing includes a seven-year construction and term loan, a bridge loan to the ITC cash grant from the US Department of Energy, and ancillary credit facilities. Â The proceeds of this financing will be used to complete construction of the 150MW project ...
Hearing draws mixed reaction on TransCanada's wind power petition (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – TransCanada's petition to add 156 acres to the state's accelerated, wind power development permitting process drew mixed reaction during a public hearing Wednesday.
Scope for wind power (Daily News)
The country’s first commercial wind power park to be opened next week. Sri Lanka has harnessed the full potential of hydro power and needs to focus on wind as an alternate source of renewable energy.
WEB NEWS: Thursday forum explores wind power (The Times Record)
BRUNSWICK — Frontier Café in Fort Andross will host a forum on wind power at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Niagara needs an education in wind power (St. Catharines Standard)
Niagara's industrial workforce needs specialized training to make the region a leader in the fast-growing wind energy business, says a new report.[...]
Governors Seek National Power Standard to Boost Wind Industry (Bloomberg)
March 16 (Bloomberg) -- Congress must set a national renewable-power standard and revamp the electric grid to help the burgeoning U.S. wind-energy industry reach its potential and compete globally, governors from 29 states said.
Siemens Appoints New CEO Of Wind Power Business (Fox News)
Siemens Appoints New CEO Of Wind Power Business
