Xcel Energy’s leadership in wind energy reached another milestone as the American Wind Energy Association named the company the country’s top utility wind energy provider for the 12th consecutive year. “It’s an honor to lead the nation in wind energy for a dozen years running,” said Ben Fowke, Xcel Energy Chairman, President, and CEO. “It…
Fengate announces its first wind-power investment in the U.S.
Fengate Capital Management announced that it has executed a purchase and sale agreement for the acquisition of a 25% equity interest in San Juan Mesa Wind Project, which is the owner of a 120-MW fully contracted operating wind project located in New Mexico. The San Juan Mesa acquisition is Fengate’s first investment in the U.S. and its…
ProfEC Ventus accredited for the calibration of wind vanes
Wind measurements surely constitute one of the key factors in deciding whether a wind farm will be built or not. By calibrating sensors for wind measurements the risks for investors can be reduced considerably because of the reproducible results. Plus, uncertainties of measuring instruments can be assessed and reported with accuracy. ProfEC Ventus has now been…
Renewable NRG’s CMS system TurbinePhD installed at Grant County Wind Farm
Renewable NRG Systems’ (RNRG) site-wide installation of its TurbinePhD condition-monitoring systems has been completed at the 21-MW Grant County Wind Farm in Minnesota. Originally constructed in 2010 and owned by Aspenall Energies, the project is composed of ten 2.1-MW Suzlon S88 wind turbines. Suzlon, which delivers the long-term service agreement for operations and maintenance, has installed…
Moventas awarded Wind Service Provider of the Year in the U.S.
Moventas has been chosen the best wind O&M service provider of the year 2015 in the U.S. The award was handed to the Moventas team this week at the Dallas Wind O&M conference by Wind Energy Update. Moventas won by both votes from the conference participants and a separate panel of independent wind O&M industry experts…
U.S. wind power jobs hit record, up 20% in 2016
American wind power supported a record 88,000 jobs at the start of 2016 — an increase of 20% in a year — according to the U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report, Year Ending 2015, released by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Strong job growth coincided with wind ranking number one as America’s leading source…
3M to host fall-protection demonstrations during OSHA’s National Safety Stand Down
3M’s Capital Safety will host fall-protection demonstrations throughout the U.S. during OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down (May 2 to 6, 2016). Capital Safety has historically been involved in OSHA’s Stand Down and is proud to participate in this campaign to remind and educate employers and workers in the construction industry about the serious dangers of falls and…
Enel starts construction on its largest wind project to date: A 400-MW Kansas wind farm
Through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA), Enel has started construction of the Cimarron Bend wind farm in the United States. Once completed, Cimarron Bend will have a total installed capacity of 400 MW and will be Enel’s largest wind farm worldwide. The facility is owned by Cimarron Bend Wind Project, a subsidiary…
AWS Truepower releases March 2016 Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, AWS Truepower, have released their Wind Trends Bulletin for the month of March. Monthly wind performance maps showed deviations in the wind resource from average March conditions in every region of the world. The monthly Wind Trends Bulletin is based on a custom combination of three re-analysis datasets: ERA-Interim, MERRA, and CFSR. The…
Gamesa secures order in China to install turbines at an altitude of over 3,200 meters
Gamesa, a global technology provider in wind energy, has received two new orders in China for the supply of 82 MW of wind-power developments. The company will install 32 MW at the Bainijing wind farm at an altitude of 3,200 meters, and another 50 MW for phase three of the Senjitu II complex. The first order, placed…
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) becomes WindEurope
EWEA has rebranded and officially become WindEurope. The new identity is more than just a name and logo change, according to the organization. It puts the seal on over two years of evolution in the association. During that time, EWEA had developed new statutes, added a new board structure, and formed new coalitions and working groups.…
NV Energy exceeded its renewable energy requirements in 2015
NV Energy recently filed its required 2015 Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Annual Report with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, showing that the company achieved a 21.2% renewable credit level in southern Nevada and 31.3% level in northern Nevada. The 2015 legislated requirement is 20%, based on total energy sales. NV Energy’s Vice President of Energy…
KCP&L grows renewable energy portfolio with new Missouri wind facilities
KCP&L announced plans to increase its sustainability portfolio with the purchase of an additional 500 MW of power from two new wind facilities in its service region. The utility serves more than 800,000 customers in 47 northwest Missouri and eastern Kansas counties. Osborn is a 200-MW wind farm that is being constructed by NextEra Energy…
Energy Policy 2030: The Quebec wind industry supports the Quebec government’s objectives
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) welcomes the publication of the Quebec government’s 2030 energy policy by the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Mr. Pierre Arcand. The wind industry wishes to acknowledge the Quebec government’s desire for coherence, its strong commitment to the decarbonization of our economy as well as its goal of increasing total…
Abaris Training adds composite wind-blade repair class to summer schedule
Abaris Training Resources has added an additional composite wind-blade repair class to its summer schedule due to high demand. The class is scheduled to run August 1st to 5th, 2016 at Abaris’ Reno, Nevada facility. The five-day course is designed for factory and field technicians, inspectors, and supervisors responsible for performing high-quality structural repairs to…
Industrial IoT projects made easy with Moxa’s new 4G LTE Jump Start Kit
Moxa, manufacturer of communications and networking equipment for industrial automation, is now offering system integrators and OEM machine builders an extremely cost-effective and flexible solution to connect sensors and devices to a management platform or database over 4G LTE wireless networks. Now available in North and South America, the new Moxa 4G LTE Jump Start…
Big brands and other emerging customers signed for more than half of new wind-power capacity contracted in 2015
Major brands and other emerging non-utility customers signed 52%, or 2,074 MW, of the wind-power capacity contracted through power purchase agreements (PPA) in 2015. Customers driving this new demand for wind energy include Fortune 500 companies behind household brands, like Tide and Downy, high-tech companies, universities, and major U.S. cities. This non-traditional customer class contracted…
Gamesa climbs two places to secure 5th place on the global OEM ranking
In 2015, Gamesa bolstered its leadership in the world’s biggest wind-power markets: the company ranked number one in India and Mexico, number two in Brazil, and number one among western OEMs in China, according to the most recent data published by international consultancy, MAKE. This solid positioning in emerging markets pushed the company two spots…
KEMA testing validates use of spring contact element performance in high-current applications
Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., a leading producer of custom-engineered conducting solutions for equipment used in high-current applications, has subjected its Bal Spring canted coil springs to third-party testing to demonstrate how well the springs withstand KEMA’s rigorous short circuit current exposure and cycling. The results will enable the company to provide customers with verified performance…
Nordex and Acciona Windpower’s merger is official
Following clearance by the competition authorities, the merger of Nordex Group and Acciona Windpower (AWP) can go ahead. All contractual formalities have been completed and the transaction has closed and is now final. “We are now taking the first steps toward establishing our company as a truly global player in the wind turbine industry,” says…