Eaton expands in China with $1.5M wind power agreement

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Excerpt: Industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation says it will provide key wind-power technologies to Guodian United Power Technology Co. Ltd., a wind turbine manufacturer in China. The agreement will generate about $1.5 million in revenues annually for the U.S. firm. Eaton’s Hydraulics Group based …

Climb assists for Kit Carson County Wind Project

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Excerpt: Power Climber Wind recently supplied their IBEX™ 1000 Climb Assist system to 34 new wind turbines in the Kit Carson Windpower Project near Burlington, Colorado. The addition of the new General Electric 1.5-MW turbines adds 51 MW of renewable energy to the 44 electric cooperatives in the Tri-St …

Peacing together green communities

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Excerpt: In support of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), a partnership of Western Hemisphere governments, the Department of State will provide $1 million to fund Peace Corps volunteer efforts that increase rural access to energy, put the effects of climate change in check, and suppor …

Ground broken for monster Mojave wind energy project

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Excerpt: Renewable energy developers broke ground Tuesday for a major expansion of wind-power generation in the Mojave Desert, north of Los Angeles. The Alta Wind Energy Center is planned as the world's largest wind project, with nearly 600 turbines capable of producing 1,550MW of electricity when comple …

Turbines power town hall

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Excerpt: Five Windspire wind-and-solar hybrid turbines were installed in August 2010 on a hill behind the township hall in Genoa, Michigan. The 30-ft tall turbines are each rated for 1.2 kW, a total of 6 kW. System experts expect its 9.5 kW total output to provide about 20% of the hall’s electrical needs. …

Top 10 best practices for avoiding construction change orders

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Excerpt: Although change orders are not always a bad thing, site developers and construction companies have formulated a few guidelines for minimizing them. By: Paul Dvorak/Editor Contract change orders are so ubiquitous in some industries that if you Google the term, spaghetti-like flow chart …

Texas’ Windthorst-1 ready for next phase

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Excerpt: A family owned Texas wind development company and a New York community wind developer have completed their portion of work on a 51-MW wind-power project in Windthorst, Texas. OwnEnergy Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y. (ownenergy.net) and Horn Wind (hornwind.com) located outside of Dallas, developed the …

Small wind a big part of Solar and Wind Expo

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Excerpt: Small wind was a highlight of the Solar and Wind Expo (www.thesolarandwindexpo.com) a consumer-oriented renewable energy event recently held in Baltimore. Several small-wind companies exhibiting were enthusiastic about the event and its attendees. “They came to see and learn about the l …

GE Unit Invests in 183-MW Idaho Wind Power Portfolio

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Excerpt: GE Energy Financial Services announced last week that it has made an equity investment in Idaho’s largest wind power project. The almost half billion dollar portfolio of 11 wind farms under construction was developed by Exergy Development Group. GE Energy Financial Services made the announceme …

Eleven wind parks combined into one project

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Excerpt: Eleven wind parks in the Idaho Wind Partner Project will have the capacity to generate 183 MW. GE Energy Financial Services, Atlantic Power, and Exergy will own a non-managing member equity interests in the project. Reunion Power will hold a managing member equity interest and will act as the manage …