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Morphic Technologies acquires Norwegian wind-turbine manufacturer ScanWind Group

ScanWind manufactures and markets wind turbines with a capacity of 3.5 MW and over, specially developed for extreme wind situations and demanding climates, e.g. sites near to the coast and offshore sites. Marked growth is expected in this market segment – Wind Classes IEC1 and 2. For example, BTM Consulting forecasts that offshore installations in Europe will increase by 5,800 MW during the years 2008-2011. Morphic Technologies has entered in... [more]

enXco wind farm signs power purchase agreement with Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

enXco, the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles has announced the signing of a power purchase agreement with the Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA). The 20-year agreement covers the sale of the electricity generated by the 100.5 MW Wapsipinicon wind farm currently being developed in Mower County, Minnesota. The wind farm, which will be owned by enXco, will have 67 turbines with a unit capacity of 1.5 MW supplied by GE Ener... [more]

AeroCam wind turbine enables distributed power generation in densely populated urban areas

Renewable energy from the wind, which previously could only be generated in restricted geographic locations – typically off-shore or in remote rural areas – can now be made available almost anywhere, including urban environments, with the introduction of the AeroCam wind turbine. The AeroCam, developed by BroadStar Wind Systems, was designed and patented for commercial applications. With its parallel rotor blades, not only does it look radical... [more]

GE Energy to supply 200 wind turbines to enXco

enXco, the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, has signed another contract with General Electric Energy covering the supply of 200 turbines with 300 MW in capacity. The turbines with unit capacity of 1.5 MW are due to be delivered in 2010. They are intended for use in the wind energy projects being developed by enXco. This order follows on from a similar order signed in December 2007 covering 300 MW due for delivery in 2009 and will st... [more]

Delmarva to purchase 100 megawatts of land-based wind power

Delmarva Power and Synergics Wind Energy have signed long-term contracts under which Delmarva would purchase up to 100 megawatts of land-based wind power to help meet its renewable energy goals in Delaware. The contracts provide Delmarva Power’s customers with wind energy and renewable energy credits (RECs) at prices lower than those offered under Bluewater Wind’s offshore proposal. “These contracts demonstrate that, with land-based wind po... [more]

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Wind power sails ahead in UK as US solar plans freeze (New Scientist) The UK government has big plans for wind farms off its coast, but similarly bold plans for solar power in the US are put on hold

Ordinance changes would push solar, wind power (Wisconsin State Journal) Madison officials want to streamline city ordinances with an eye toward encouraging more people to use solar and wind power as a cleaner, greener energy source. "The point is to make it easier to do small-scale solar and wind power in the city of Madison," said proposal author Ald. Satya Rhodes-Conway, 12th District. "The big picture is that we have a really exciting opportunity to get more ...

AES expands wind power operations in China (Energy Business Review) AES, a power generation and distribution company, has announced a substantial increase in its China-based wind power operations through two new agreements with Guohua Energy Investment, a wind power developer in China.

Tissue manufacturer buys wind power to counterbalance plants' CO2 emissions (Environmental News Network) Cascades Tissue Group in Waterford has offset its carbon dioxide emissions by buying 11 million kilowatt hours of wind power. The commercial tissue manufacturer, a subsidiary of Montreal-based Cascades Inc., will use the credits to offset the emissions from its plants in Waterford and Mechanicville, which produce the North River line of paper products.

Crews restore power after wind causes outages (KPAX Missoula) Associated Press - July 5, 2008 7:34 PM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Utility crews spent part of the Fourth of July weekend restoring power in northern Montana.

State: Cost of wind power overstated (The News Journal) The average residential Delmarva Power customer could end up paying just 70 cents a month more over the next 25 years for Bluewater Wind's power than they would have paid for fossil-fuel generated electricity, a team of state consultants said...

AES scores agreements with wind power developer in China (BizJournals) The AES Corp., a global power company, upped its China-based wind power operations through two new agreements with wind power developer Guohua Energy Investment Co. Ltd. (AES)

Research: Wind power pricier, emits more CO 2 than thought (The Register) 'Windfarm output is never zero. Sometimes it's less' Fresh contenders have entered the UK wind power debate, as a turbines expert funded by the Renewable Energy Foundation publishes an investigation into a hotly-disputed subject - the variability in output to be expected of a large UK windfarm base.…

Carmangay area residents in favour of wind power project Blackspridge Ridge project would power 100,000 homes if ... (Vulcan Advocate) Barbara Lennon could think of nothing wrong with a proposed wind power project near the village. Greengate Power Corporation held an open house at Carmangay School on June 24 to allow the public to see diagrams of the project and talk to company representatives.

Thousands still without power after storms (Detroit Free Press) Thousands of customers remained without power today after thunderstorms swept across Michigan's Lower Peninsula earlier this week and some farmers worked to determine how badly their crops have been damaged by the weather.