Two blade, 500-kW turbine to be manufactured in N.A. and elsewhere

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Excerpt: A manufacturer of two-blade turbines, New Zealand-based Windflow Technology, and General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies, have agreed to jointly develop, manufacture, and sell Windflow 500-kW lightweight, two-bladed wind turbines. General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies, a worldwide supplier of satellite …

Cedar Point Wind Project: one of 2011’s largest

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Excerpt: The 252-MW Cedar Point Wind Project is one of the largest wind farms completed in the United States in 2011. Although it’s a huge project, Colorado-based developer and EPC construction contractor Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) says construction went fairly smoothly and the c …

A turbine for good winds at bad sites

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Excerpt: Access to a wind site in difficult terrain can be a big problem for turbine installations. But Leitwind (leitwind.com), an Italian manufacturer of gearless wind turbines, says its direct drive 1.5-MW LTW77 1500 has a modular construction that simplifies on-site assembly with lighter loads. The manuf …

DOE and OEM working on next-generation wind turbines

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Excerpt:  The public-private partnership will develop innovations that will enhance the capabilities and performance of advanced wind systems in tapping the vast potential of this renewable energy resource and ultimately bring the nation closer to 20% wind energy by 2030.  Gamesa and NREL will colla …

Welding and Fabricating 101

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Excerpt: Although the U.S. wind energy industry seems forever changing, one of its constant goals is to lower costs by mounting turbines in windier areas, which means offshore and higher up. To take advantage of the stronger and steadier winds in both places, tower manufacturers are looking for ways to reduc …

Ontario tax clarifications for RE installations

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Excerpt: In January 2012, Ontario Regulation 282/98 under the Assessment Act was amended to provide greater clarity and introduce new rules governing the property tax treatment of renewable-energy installations. The amendments apply to facilities that generate electricity using solar energy, wind energy, or …

Renewable energy contractor to build 189-Megawatt wind project in Sunburst, Montana

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Excerpt: Mortenson Construction was recently selected by San Francisco-based developer, NaturEner for the construction of the Rim Rock Wind Project. Located on nearly 21,000 acres about 20 miles north of NaturEner's Glacier I and 2 Wind projects, previously constructed by Mortenson, Rim Rock will generat …

Vestas 2011 in review

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Excerpt: Vestas completed 2011 with a second consecutive strong year for wind-turbine sales in the United States and Canada, announcing 1,617 MW and 812 wind turbines worth of orders. Vestas also achieved a record year for installations with 30 new wind-power plants coming online in 2011. “By the en …

World Energy Outlook peers through 2012 and beyond

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Excerpt: World Energy Outlook 2011 brings together the latest data, policy developments, and the experience of another year to provide an analysis and insight into global energy markets for the next 25 years. This edition of the IEA’s WEO publication gives the latest energy demand and supply projections fo …

Texas wind farm to use 30, 2.5-MW turbines

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Excerpt: A 30 MW wind farm in Texas will open with 12, 2.5 MW turbines. Nordex USA Inc. announced the new order from developer WKN USA LLC, for its 30 MW Mozart Wind Farm. The 12 Nordex N100/2500 wind turbines on 80-m towers will be located about 60 miles northwest of Abilene, in an area that led the cou …