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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]
Wind Energy America commissions and operates Iowas wind turbine
Wind Energy America Inc. has completed the commissioning of the first of two Gamesa G-87 2.0-megawatt (MW) wind turbines which is part of its wholly owned Zachary Ridge LLC (“ZR”), located on Buffalo Ridge in Osceola County, Iowa. WEA has been working with Outland Renewable Energy, LLC, to retrofit and commission these turbines, acquired in September of 2008, in order to achieve full commercial operation. It is expected that commissioning of t... [more]
Cape Wind offshore wind farm will provide good long term value to electric consumers on Cape Cod
Cape Wind’s proposal to build America’s first offshore wind farm on Horseshoe Shoal would provide most of the electricity used on Cape Cod and the Islands from clean, renewable energy - reducing this region’s need to import oil, coal and gas. Cape Wind will create new jobs, help stabilize electric costs, contribute to a healthier environment, increase energy independence and establish Massachusetts as a leader in offshore wind power. Cape Wind... [more]
NV Energy and Pattern Energy enter power purchase agreement for the sale of energy produced from the Spring Valley Wind Project
The 150-megawatt Spring Valley Wind Project will be Nevada’s first major wind project and is expected to be generating electricity by late 2011. The project would create more than 150 jobs during the construction phase and approximately 10 permanent positions. NV Energy and Pattern Energy Group LP announced that the two companies have entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement for the sale of energy produced from the Spring Valley Wind Pr... [more]
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Wind power’s dirty secret: It has a carbon footprint (KATU Portland)
In ten years Oregon has handed out $1.3 billion in tax credits for projects like wind power, but questions about why the state is spending so much on something that may have an environmental drawback have been raised.
Power firm Your Energy not to appeal wind farm decision (Berwick Advertiser)
POWER firm Your Energy has confirmed it will not be taking its proposal for a seven turbine wind farm at Moorsyde, near Ancroft, any further.
New York Power Authority hears message, won't locate wind turbines in Lake Ontario near Oswego, Jefferson counties (The Post-Standard)
File photo / AP, 2002 A speed boat passes by windmills in the North Sea offshore from the village of Blavandshuk near Esbjerg, Denmark, in 2002. On Thursday, New York Power Authority President Richard M. Kessel said no wind turbine project will be built in Lake Ontario off Oswego and Jefferson counties because of local opposition.
NH company harnesses the power of wind (WTNH-TV New Haven)
Alternative energy is a hot political issue, and one New Haven company is trying to get ahead of the curve by harnessing the power of the wind.
A-Power, partners to build new wind turbine plant (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. on Tuesday said it plans to build a wind turbine plant in Nevada in partnership with private equity firm U.S.
Capital Power’s B.C. wind project given thumbs up by BC Hydro (Vancouver Province)
Edmonton-based Capital Power Corp.’s proposed $455 million Quality Wind Project near Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia has been selected as a new clean power source by BC Hydro.
NaiKun Wind Shareholder Update on BC Hydro's Clean Power Call (Marketwire)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 11, 2010) - NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NKW) issued the following shareholder update today on BC Hydro's Clean Power Call.
NaiKun Wind Shareholder Update on BC Hydro's Clean Power Call (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 03/11/10) - NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (TSX-V: NKW - News ) issued the following shareholder update today on BC Hydro's Clean Power Call. NaiKun Wind Shareholder Update on BC Hydro's Clean Power Call Earlier today, BC Hydro announced a first round of contract awards under the Clean Power Call. While NaiKun Wind's offshore wind energy project was not ...
Capital Power's Quality Wind Project awarded Energy Purchase Agreement by BC Hydro (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
BC Hydro announced today that Capital Power Corporation's Quality Wind Project has been selected for the award of an Energy Purchase Agreement .
US-REG & A-Power To Build 1.1-GW Wind Turbine Production Plant in Nevada (Renewable Energy World)
The U.S. Renewable Energy Group (US-REG), A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd., and American Nevada Group (ANC) have unveiled plans to develop and construct a new wind turbine production and assembly plant in Nevada that will supply project developers in North and South America.
