Black Island Wind Turbines

Black Island Wind Turbines announces first sales of the high-reliability HR3 wind turbine

May 16, 2013 : 0 Comments

The U.S. Air Force purchased two 3-KW wind turbines for electrical supply at the remote operations facility Mt. Newall, Antarctica. The Air Force has decades of experience using the HR3, originally manufactured by Northern Power Systems, Inc. The HR-series wind turbines have an unmatched reputation for performance under the most demanding micro-grid conditions at installations

By 2012, Colorado had installed 2,301 MW of wind and 258 MW of solar, but the state's wind ranking was slipping nationally, signaling a market slowdown. The RES may reverse the trend.

Colorado Legislature approves the state’s RES in SB 252

May 14, 2013 : 0 Comments

The Colorado General Assembly has approved a bill to expand and improve the state’s Renewable Energy Standard (RES) to drive clean energy investment, jobs, and project development in rural Colorado. The bill now goes to Governor John Hickenlooper’s desk for consideration. SB 252, cosponsored by Senate President John Morse and House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, protects

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NextEra Energy Resources selects GE’s new 1.7-100 Brilliant Wind Turbine for Michigan Wind Farm

May 14, 2013 : 0 Comments

GE recently introduced the 1.7-100 brilliant wind turbine, the world’s most efficient wind turbine in its class. GE will supply 59 of its new turbines, which will have a hub height of 80 meters, to NextEra Energy Resources, LLC’s wind farm, planned for the thumb region of Michigan. The 1.7-100 machine is the second brilliant

UpWind Solutions, a third party O&M provider says it has signed agreements for the Trinity Hills, Sherbino 2, and Silver Star 1 wind farms in Texas, and the Flat Ridge 1 wind farm in Kansas.

UpWind Solutions earns O&M work at four BP wind farms in Texas, Kansas

May 13, 2013 : 0 Comments

UpWind Solutions, a leading third party provider of asset management  (O&M) with 2.5+ GW in its fleet, say they have signed O&M agreements for the Trinity Hills, Sherbino 2, and Silver Star 1 wind farms in Texas, and the Flat Ridge 1 wind farm in Kansas. The wind farms are owned by wholly-owned subsidiaries of

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Pony up ratepayers: nuclear plants need $6 billion from you now or more later

May 12, 2013 : 0 Comments

A report from an economic analyst with the Vermont Law School Institute for Energy and the Environment says ratepayers in South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia must either pay for $6 billion in money already invested in current nuclear power projects or face paying even more as the projects face excess costs of $20 billion or

SgurrEnergy's Offshore Risk Quantification Analysis (ORQA) platform in Hong Kong.

Galion Lidar delivers one year of bank-grade wind data from Asia’s first offshore Lidar platform

May 10, 2013 : 0 Comments

International renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group, has concluded a one year wind measurement campaign, conducted on the first Offshore Risk Quantification Analysis (ORQA) platform, located near Lamma Island, Hong Kong. The measurement campaign, which began in March 2012, was carried out on behalf of The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. (HK Electric), which is

Clemson University and its partners are opening a 15-MW grid simulator – seen here through 3-D glasses (OK, I’ll admit it doesn’t really work this way). The size of the simulator is required to mimic real-world circumstances including wide-area power disruptions, harmonics, and voltage dips.

Windpower 2013 Photoblog: Day Three

May 9, 2013 : 1 Comment

Windpower Engineering and Development staff members have left Chicago and AWEA’s Windpower 2013 conference, but the photos endure. Below is the final installation of the Windpower 2013 photoblog. Enjoy! And that’s it for the AWEA Windpower 2013 photoblog series. I hope you had a great time in the windy city and helped make business move.

Vestas V100 wind turbine

Vestas receives its largest order ever in Chile and strengthens its No. 1 position

May 9, 2013 : 0 Comments

With reference to the Vestas Wind System A/S company announcement No. 17 of 24 April 2013, Vestas has received a 109.6 MW order for Chile. The project, which will be Vestas’ largest in Chile, consists of 22 V100-1.8 MW and 35 V100-2.0 MW wind turbines, which will be installed in Coquimbo region, Chile. The turbines

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Take a chance on a new motorcycle

May 3, 2013 : 0 Comments

A Common bond among the crew at Aztec Bolting Services is a love of motorcycles. Not only do several Aztec workers have motorcycles and enjoy riding, but for the past few years Aztec Bolting has commissioned Rick Fairless of Stroker’s Dallas to create one of a kind custom choppers as a marketing tool that travels

Blackspring Ridge will become Canada’s sixth wind power plant to use V100-1.8 MW turbines. Overall, more than 600, V100-1.8 MW turbines are producing energy at 13 sites across Canada and the U.S.

Vestas receives largest turbine order in Canada, 299-MW project

May 1, 2013 : 0 Comments

Vestas has secured a firm and unconditional order for the delivery of 166, V100-1.8 MW wind turbines along with a 20-yr service and maintenance agreement for the 299 MW Blackspring Ridge Wind Project, a joint venture of EDF EN Canada Inc. and Enbridge. It marks the largest order for Vestas wind turbines in Canada. Deliveries