AWS Truepower’s quarterly Wind Trends Bulletin for Q2 2015 is now available. The report provides wind-plant owners, investors, and operators with a high-level analysis of wind resource performance influenced by climatic fluctuations. This aids in identifying potential issues with wind plant underperformance. Some of the highlights of the Q2 2015 Bulletin include the following wind trends……
American wind power continues to ramp up in 2015
With 1,661 megawatts (MW) of newly installed wind turbines coming online during the second quarter of 2015 and more than 13,600 MW under construction, American wind power continues to increase its contribution to the U.S. electric power grid. The approval in May of Florida’s first purchase of wind energy, from a wind project in Oklahoma,…
Energy Secretary Moniz to attend and speak at WINDPOWER 2015
The U.S. Department of Energy has confirmed that Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz will speak at WINDPOWER, the U.S. wind industry’s largest annual event. This will be the first time ever that the head of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) attends the annual conference and exhibition, which will be held this year in Orlando,…
Latin America’s wind power outlook for 2015
The wind power market in Latin America expanded by 326% in 2014 compared to the previous year. More than 4.1 gigawatts (GW) of wind power capacity was commissioned in the region, surpassing the previous year’s total of 1.3 GW. Brazil led the region with the connection of 2.5 GW in 2014. Elsewhere, record years in…