AVEC is in the process of upgrading and increasing the operating efficiency of its power plant facilities and distribution lines, along with expanding its wind energy segment.
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Lake Erie Energy selects three companies to develop offshore wind power project
General Electric is the intended supplier of the project’s direct-drive offshore wind turbines and maintenance.
Continue readingWindstar financial close now scheduled for October 2010
Western Wind Energy Corp (“Western Wind” or the “Company”) is continuing to work through the documentation with its lenders for the Windstar project financing.
Continue readingVattenfall launches world?s largest offshore wind farm
The Thanet Offshore Wind Farm is a significant investment in renewable wind energy for the company.
Continue readingDetroit Edison Says Its Contract To Buy Wind Energy Approved By Michigan Public Service Commission
The approval sets in motion a 20-year agreement with Invenergy Wind that would result in 200 megawatts of new wind energy in Michigan.
Continue readingDespite peak oil, wind power can drive a green electricity revolution
Indeed, the military report warns that peak oil could cause various impacts, at least on Germany.
Continue readingAWEA, and Wind on the Wires File Comments with FERC on Midwest Transmission Cost Allocation Proposal
The MISO proposal will replace an “interim” cost proposal that required generators to pay nearly all the costs of network upgrades.
Continue reading2010 expected to see significant growth in wind power in Canada
Wind energy contributing economic, social and environmental benefits with addition of 754 MW of new installed capacity.
Continue readingFord and CenterPoint Energy Team Up To Prepare Houston Area for Electric Vehicles
The Ford and CenterPoint Energy collaboration also includes developing strategies to minimize the emissions and distribution impacts of charging electric vehicles by using statewide system renewable energy resources.
Continue readingLLNL zinc air fuel cell technology licensed to Montana company
A Montana company has found a low-cost, environmentally safe solution to power electric vehicles for generations to come, thanks to a technology developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
Continue readingVestas receives wind energy order for 54 MW in Italy
Vestas has received an order for delivery of 18 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines for the ?San Giorgio la Molara? wind farm in Campania, Italy.
Continue readingWind power Vestas receives 58 MW orders in Poland
Vestas has received two wind energy orders for delivery of 29 units of the V90-2.0 MW wind turbines to Poland.
Continue readingGE Opens Regional Wind Turbines Service Centers in the Midwest
With its strong wind power resources and available land, the Midwest is a key area for wind energy development. The new center will enable us to provide a wider range of services to our customers.
Continue readingREpower enters Swedish wind power market
REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) has inked an agreement with Klågerup Kraft AB, a special purpose vehicle (SPV), for the delivery of three wind turbines to Sweden.
Continue readingWind power Gamesa will triple its investment in China
Gamesa in recent months also began supplying and installing the first 62 wind turbines (of a total of 96 units — 192 MW contracted for Chinese corporation Longyuan) of its G8X-2.0 MW model, manufactured in China.
Continue readingChina Wind Power Sector – Policy & Regulatory Landscape 2010
During 2009, the Chinese government introduced a feed-in tariff structure for wind power sector which will apply for the entire operational period of a wind farm.
Continue readingDraka Offshore Selected for Gode Wind II Offshore Wind Farm
The wind farm comprises eighty wind turbines, each capable of producing 3-5 megawatts and is situated in Germany’s North Sea region (EEZ), 32.5 kilometers north of the island Nordeney.
Continue readingToyota to launch six new hybrids by end of 2012
Tesla and Toyota announced a partnership in May to develop electric vehicles using technology from the California-based start-up.
Continue readingIberdrola Invests In Wind Power in Scotland
Spanish power giant and ScottishPower owner Iberdrola has announced that it will be investing £3 billion in wind energy by way of spend in Scottish businesses over the next two years.
Continue readingSuzlon Energy Bags 50 MW Wind Energy Order From Chinese Power Producer
Suzlon Energy Ltd. said its subsidiary Suzlon Energy (Tianjin) Ltd., had secured a 50 MW wind farm order from one of China’s five largest power producers.
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