EDF Renewable Energy, the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, announces commissioning of the 140 MW Pacific Wind Farm, in the State of California. Developed, built and owned by EDF Renewable Energy, Pacific Wind project is located in Kern County in California. The electricity generated by the 70 REpower turbines will be sold to San … Continue reading EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions 140 MW Pacific Wind power plant in the US
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Charles Koch gets it wrong on wind power’s cost
Wind power is an American success story that is creating affordable electricity and tens of thousands of new American jobs. But we need for Congress to act to extend the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) and let wind finish the job. Billionaire and Koch Industries CEO Charles G. Koch had an op-ed on … Continue reading Charles Koch gets it wrong on wind power’s cost
Continue readingU.S. solar power market more than doubles to 742 MW in 2Q 2012
GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) today released U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2012. The report finds that U.S. solar achieved its second-best quarter in history, having installed 742 megawatts of solar power, and the best quarter on record for the utility market segment. Utility installations hit 477 megawatts in the … Continue reading U.S. solar power market more than doubles to 742 MW in 2Q 2012
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Wind energy PTC builds industry, jobs, economy in Oregon
When the PTC has expired in the past, new installations dropped by more than 90 percent, and the wind industry is predicting as many as 37,000 lost jobs should the PTC be allowed to expire again. Layoffs are already happening because of the uncertainty around the PTC, and they are already affecting Oregon. An Oregonian … Continue reading Wind energy PTC builds industry, jobs, economy in Oregon
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Inquirer Editorial: Wind energy’s survival could depend on PTC
Gamesa has grown by leaps, building wind-power equipment and wind farms that generate 40 percent of the state’s wind power – all while relying on domestic suppliers for an increasingly large share of its components. But the planned cutbacks at Gamesa, reflecting similar layoffs at wind-energy firms across the country, stem from the uncertainty over … Continue reading Inquirer Editorial: Wind energy’s survival could depend on PTC
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Geothermal energy in the US has the potential to have an installed capacity of 100,000 MW
To reach the point where geothermal energy makes up 10 – 15 percent of the nation’s power, significant investments in the technology will be needed. But according to Anderson, the investment is sound: “Once geothermal plants are live, the power is predictable. And predictable power is what we want.” Geothermal energy in the United States … Continue reading Geothermal energy in the US has the potential to have an installed capacity of 100,000 MW
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Obama supports renewables projects
Totalling nearly 5 GW, the full-scale projects to benefit from a speedy planning content process span Arizona, California, Nevada and Wyoming, and will generate enough electricity to power about 1.5- million homes. Additional expedited infrastructure projects “will be announced in the coming weeks”, the White House says in a statement. Two concentrated solar power (CSP) … Continue reading Obama supports renewables projects
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American Wind Energy Association endorses Michigan 25 by 25 campaign
“This important proposal will give a much-needed shot in the arm to Michigan’s manufacturing sector, helping it diversify even more into the renewable energy industry and create Michigan jobs,” said AWEA’s Gramlich. “AWEA fully endorses this proposal, and we’re encouraging all those in the wind industry supply chain in Michigan to become engaged in the … Continue reading American Wind Energy Association endorses Michigan 25 by 25 campaign
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Cape Wind’s offshore wind farm get the green light
The American Wind Energy Association says about 27,000 wind-related jobs could disappear if the PTC is not extended before the end of the year. While the US wind power sector is currently facing challenges from the ongoing economic crisis and political uncertainty over whether politicians will extend the industry’s largest tax incentive, it received some … Continue reading Cape Wind’s offshore wind farm get the green light
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University Teams Lead Innovative Concentrated Solar Power Projects
The projects focus on increasing the efficiency of concentrated solar power (CSP) systems — which use large, expansive mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto receivers. In turn, these receivers collect the sunlight and convert it into heat that can be used to produce electricity. Research teams at the University of California, Los Angeles and … Continue reading University Teams Lead Innovative Concentrated Solar Power Projects
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Acciona Completes First AW-3000 Wind Turbine For North America
Two of the 3 MW wind turbines, which feature a 116-meter rotor diameter, will be installed at the Pioneer Grove Wind Farm in Cedar County, Iowa. Acciona has finished assembling its first AW-3000 wind turbine for use in the North American market. The wind farm will utilize two different tower technologies, which are both suitable … Continue reading Acciona Completes First AW-3000 Wind Turbine For North America
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DoE announces $10 million for Concentrated Solar Thermal Power
CSP technologies use mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto receivers that collect solar energy and convert it to heat that can be used to produce electricity. As part of the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, which aims to drive solar energy to be cost-competitive with other energy sources by 2020, Secretary Steven Chu announced new … Continue reading DoE announces $10 million for Concentrated Solar Thermal Power
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Ivanpah Concentrating Solar Power Plant Reaches Halfway Mark
Ivanpah, the world’s largest solar thermal project, reached the halfway mark of construction as well as the peak of its construction workforce at the end of July. The project requires the work of skilled craft workers and engineers from a wide variety of trades and disciplines, including pipefitters, welders, millwrights, carpenters, electricians, laborers and civil … Continue reading Ivanpah Concentrating Solar Power Plant Reaches Halfway Mark
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Delaware Offshore Wind Energy Project Gets Support From Congress
The project is also supported by Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Siemens, Gamesa, Vestas, the Port of Wilmington and Delmarva Power. Sens. Tom Carper, D-Del., and Chris Coons, D-Del., and Rep. John Carney, D-Del., have written to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu, urging him to review and … Continue reading Delaware Offshore Wind Energy Project Gets Support From Congress
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Wind Turbine Prices Continued to Decline in 2011
Wind turbine prices have dropped substantially in recent years, despite continued technological advancements that have yielded increases in hub heights and especially rotor diameters. Berkeley Lab has gathered price data for 96 U.S. wind turbine transactions totaling 26,600 MW announced from 1997 through 2011, including 12 transactions summing to 2,630 MW announced in 2011. Sources … Continue reading Wind Turbine Prices Continued to Decline in 2011
Continue readingUncertainty Reigns in Federal Incentives for Wind Energy Beyond 2012
The U.S. wind power industry is facing uncertain times. GE and Vestas both secured roughly 29% of U.S. wind energy market share (by capacity installed) in 2011, followed by Siemens (18%), Suzlon and Mitsubishi (both at 5%), Nordex and Clipper (both at 4%), REpower (3%), and Gamesa (2%). There has been a notable increase in … Continue reading Uncertainty Reigns in Federal Incentives for Wind Energy Beyond 2012
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Why Conservative Attacks On Wind Energy And Solar Power?
A vitally important tax credit to help build a wind energy industry in this country expires at the end of this year without Congressional action, and the old oil and coal industries — along with certain other countries — want to make sure it does expire. There has been a recent flurry of propaganda attacks … Continue reading Why Conservative Attacks On Wind Energy And Solar Power?
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Considering water use and wind energy
A recent Lincoln Journal Star editorial “Plan for next drought” (LJS, Aug. 21) appropriately stated that Nebraska “should spur adoption of better water conservation practices in the public and private spheres.” Nebraska public power entities are reviewing their electricity generation portfolios and determining what role — if any — wind and other renewable energy will … Continue reading Considering water use and wind energy
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What Are Mitt Romney’s Wind Power Plans?
Romney’s glaring omission of wind power and other renewables appears to be a product of politics, yet wind energy has garnered widespread bipartisan support. Among the congressional Republicans who have expressed strong support for the PTC are President George W. Bush, who is often credited with jump-starting Texas’ wind industry, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, … Continue reading What Are Mitt Romney’s Wind Power Plans?
Continue readingBloomberg View: A Campaign Compromise on Wind Energy
Renewing the tax credit would add 54,000 jobs over the next four years, according to the American Wind Energy Association. Wind power has emerged as one of the most clear-cut issues of the American political season. President Barack Obama wants to renew the technology’s soon-to-expire federal production tax credit. Mitt Romney, his Republican opponent, wants … Continue reading Bloomberg View: A Campaign Compromise on Wind Energy
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