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,…
Hydroelectric and wind energy projects lead investments in the Americas
According to a new report by Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Center (CIC), the major economies in the Americas will invest over US$792 billion in power generation projects in the coming years to increase generating capacity by 380 GW. The United States heads the 13 countries analyzed with projects valued at almost US$388 billion, followed by Canada…