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Renewable Energy News - Wind Power
Mass Megawatts Raises US $257,000 in Private Placement (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-19-2008 at 09:00:44
| Mass Megawatts Wind Power Inc. announced that it has recently raised US $257,000 in a private placement of restricted shares of common stock. Part of the proceeds have been used to eliminate company debt. The highest priority of these funds, according to the company, is initiating substantial third party verification of Mass Megawatts' Multi-Axis Turbosystem (MAT). |
SCE Signs Contract for 909 MW of Wind Energy (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-19-2008 at 09:00:44
| Southern California Edison (SCE) has signed a 20-year contract with DCE, an affiliate of Caithness Energy, which will provide up to 909 megawatts (MW) of wind power. The developers say that once completed, the Caithness project will be one of the world's largest fully permitted wind farms. |
AEP Signs Wind Energy PPA with Beech Ridge (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-18-2008 at 10:02:02
| American Electric Power subsidiary Appalachian Power Co. has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for wind energy with Beech Ridge Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Invenergy Wind LLC. The agreement is subject to approval from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia and the extension of the federal production tax credit for wind energy past the end of the year. Pricing terms remain confidential. |
Wineries Buy RECs Through Facebook Application (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-18-2008 at 08:00:41
| Iron Horse Vineyards, Girard Winery, Windsor Vineyards and Windsor Sonoma Vineyards in Sonoma County and Napa Valley have launched an innovative campaign on Facebook to generate awareness about renewable energy and provide a way for Facebook's 90 million users to actively participate in motivating wineries to go green. San Francisco-based Village Green Energy created the Facebook application, named "Green My Vino," which launched on August 6. |
Poll Says 74% Americans Think T. Boone Pickens' Energy Plan Can Work (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-18-2008 at 08:00:41
| In a new national Sacred Heart University Poll, 74.0% of Americans said it was very or somewhat possible that the 10-year energy independence plan proposed by Texas oilman, T. Boone Pickens, could be accomplished. |
AEP Signs Wind Energy PPA with Beech Ridge (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-18-2008 at 08:00:41
| American Electric Power subsidiary Appalachian Power Co. has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for wind energy with Beech Ridge Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Invenergy Wind LLC. The agreement is subject to approval from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia and the extension for 2009 of the federal production tax credit for renewable energy. Pricing terms remain confidential. |
More US States Cooking Up Renewable Energy Incentives (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-15-2008 at 10:00:49
| Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle's Task Force on Global Warming has called for implementation of Advanced Renewable Tariffs to encourage the development of the state's renewable energy resources. |
LADWP Approves 72-MW Wind Power Agreement (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-15-2008 at 08:00:48
| The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Board of Commissioners approved a new long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) on Tuesday for 72-MW of renewable wind power. This PPA will bring Los Angeles another step closer to achieving its goal of 20% renewable power by 2010 and 35% by 2020. |
U.S. Leads in Wind Power Production, But Policy Uncertainty Weighs on Industry (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-14-2008 at 08:00:53
| U.S. wind farms now generate more electricity than those in any other nation in the world and are on track to expand by over 45% this year, but the looming expiration of the federal production tax credit (PTC) less than five months from now threatens this spectacular progress, AWEA said in its second quarter market report. |
Enel Acquires 1-GW of Wind Rights (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-14-2008 at 08:00:53
| Brazilian subsidiaries of Italy's Enel and SoWiTec have signed a cooperation agreement to develop eight wind power projects in the northeastern area of the country with 1 gigawatt (GW) of combined capacity. |
EDFEN and Clipper Sign 67.5-MW Turbine Supply Deal (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-14-2008 at 08:00:53
| EDF Energies Nouvelles has signed an agreement with Clipper Windpower for the supply of 67.5 MW of wind turbines. Clipper Turbine Works, a subsidiary of Clipper Windpower, will supply 27 wind turbines, each with a 2.5 MW capacity, to build the first phase of the La Ventosa wind farm in Mexico. |
Barclays Capital Invests in Mainstream Renewable Power (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-13-2008 at 09:01:10
| Mainstream Renewable Power, a renewable energy company led by Airtricity founder Eddie O'Connor, has announced the successful closing of a €40 million [US $59.6 million] equity fundraising in which Barclays Capital have invested €20 million [US $29.8 million] for a 14.6% stake in the company. |
Wind and Wave Energy Training courses from Garrad Hassan (2008-2009) (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-13-2008 at 07:01:12
| Garrad Hassan run a range of training courses covering wind and wave energy, internationaly, where anyone can attend and where they can be organised for just your company, at your choice of venue, if that is more suitable.
GH also offer bespoke software training for GH Bladed and GH WindFarmer for individual companies. These also can be run at your choice of venue, if that is more suitable. |
enXco Service Corporation announces the addition of Keith Smith as New Business Manager (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-12-2008 at 12:01:07
| enXco Service Corporation, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, announces the addition of Keith Smith as New Business Manager in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Smith brings to enXco Service Corporation 27 years of experience in the electric utility industry. His primary role will be to focus on expanding enXco Service Corporation's Operations & Maintenance business in Texas and surrounding states. |
juwi To Build 45-MW Wind Farm in Costa Rica (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-12-2008 at 08:01:06
| The juwi group and its European and American project partners have launched construction work on what will be one of the biggest wind farms in Central America. Upon completion, the project known as Proyecto Eolico Guanacaste (PEG) in Costa Rica will comprise 55 wind energy turbines with a total production capacity of 49.5 megawatts (MW). It is juwi's biggest wind power project to date. |
China Wind Systems Initiates Phase One Expansion (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-12-2008 at 08:01:06
| China Wind Systems Inc. announced that it has initiated equipment installation for the first phase of a planned expansion designed to increase the company's forging capacity for the wind power industry. The company is currently installing a ring-rolling mill and a 4,500-ton press to produce rolled rings up to 6.3 meters in diameter with cross sections measuring up to 700 millimeters. |
GE Partners with Acciona on US $381M Wind Project (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-12-2008 at 08:01:06
| GE Energy Financial Services announced that it is partnering with Acciona and is investing US $141 million in the Tatanka Wind Farm on the North Dakota-South Dakota border. The transaction represents the GE unit's first wind equity investment in the Dakotas and the first wind farm in the United States built entirely by Acciona. |
Thirty Reasons Why Organizations Must Get Off Petroleum Now (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-11-2008 at 08:01:08
| Don't get me wrong -- I am very concerned about global warming and climate change. In the long run, that's one of the most serious challenges that humans face as a species. But in the short run, the world is no longer able to produce petroleum in sufficient volume to satisfy its demand. Soon it will not be able to produce petroleum in sufficient volume to satisfy its needs. |
Software Predicts Electricity Output for Wind (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-11-2008 at 08:01:08
| There's a storm brewing, the wind speed is picking up and you're asking yourself: Just how much electricity will a particular wind park produce in the next five days? How much electricity will all the wind parks located in particular region, or even country, produce in the next few days for the national grid? Will the wind keep on blowing? And whereabouts exactly? |
enXco Announces Signed Agreement Between Parent Company EDF Energies Nouvelles and Clipper for 67.5 MW of Turbines (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-08-2008 at 12:01:03
| enXco announces that its parent company, EDF Energies Nouvelles has signed an agreement with Clipper Turbine Works, a subsidiary of US manufacturer Clipper Windpower, to supply 27 wind turbines, each with 2.5 MW in capacity, to build the first tranche of the La Ventosa wind farm in Mexico. |
Enel Increases Wind Pipeline in Greece (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-08-2008 at 08:01:05
| The Italian energy company Enel has signed an agreement with Damco Energy to participate in a 1400-megawatt (MW) pipeline of wind projects throughout Greece. |
Third-Party System Ownership Approved in Oregon (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-08-2008 at 08:01:05
| Last month, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) issued an Order that allows third-party ownership of renewable energy systems in the state, paving the way for developers to build and operate solar and wind facilities on property that belongs to utility customers. The moves comes as other regulatory commissions across the nation consider whether or not a third party owner of a distributed energy system should be considered a utility. |
HSH Nordbank Invests in Belgium Wind Farm (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-07-2008 at 08:00:51
| HSH Nordbank AG has announced that it will structure a EUR 97.9 million financing package for the construction and operation of the wind turbines at one of the world's largest wind farms in the Belgian community of Estinnes. According to Belgian wind farm planner Windvision, the project is scheduled for completion in late 2009. |
Finavera Signs LOI for 105-MW Cloosh Valley Wind Project (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-06-2008 at 10:00:47
| Finavera Renewables Inc. announced that it signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a large investor for the joint development of the 105-megawatt (MW) Cloosh Valley Wind Project in Ireland. The LOI allows for discussion of a joint venture agreement providing for further development and an equity investment in the project, which has an estimated in service date of 2011. |
Beijing Olympics Show China's Renewable Energy Aspirations (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 08-06-2008 at 08:00:58
| From the standpoint of energy and the environment, the Summer Olympics in Beijing, a city of 15 million people, pose a stark juxtaposition of the reality of China today and the vision of its future: a China characterized by wise environmental and energy stewardship. |
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