Apex Clean Energy has unveiled plans for a new corporate headquarters in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia. As the anchor tenant of a new 130,000-square-foot building, to be located on Garrett Street in the city’s Strategic Investment Area, Apex will occupy 60,000 square feet of office space. This transition will enable the consolidation of more than 170…
Fort Hood’s wind & solar hybrid project begins commercial operation
The U.S. Army’s largest single renewable energy project began officially generating clean electricity on April 27. Apex Clean Energy (Apex) developed, managed construction of, and currently operates the groundbreaking hybrid wind and solar complex, which will provide more than 50% of the annual load at U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. Apex and…
Apex Clean Energy to operate IKEA’s Canadian wind farm, Wintering Hills
Apex Clean Energy has announced a multi-year contract with IKEA Canada to manage and provide remote operations for the 88 MW Wintering Hills wind farm.
Case study from the remote operations control center at Apex Clean Energy
By using their CineMassive video wall system to visualize and manage their critical data, the Remote Operations Team is able to work efficiently and effectively to support Apex’s clean energy assets.
Apex and MP2 Energy partner to provide renewable power to Fort Hood
Houston-based power company, MP2 Energy, has been chosen to partner with Apex Clean Energy to supply renewable energy and traditional electricity to Fort Hood, a 340-square-mile base outside of Killeen, Texas. The region currently serves 218,000 military and family. The U.S. Army signed a power purchase agreement with Apex for a hybrid wind and solar energy…
Southern Power completes its first wind farm
Southern Company’s subsidiary, Southern Power, recently announced the completion of its first wind project: the 299-MW Kay Wind facility in Kay County, Oklahoma. “The completion of Kay Wind — Southern Power’s first wind project — marks an important milestone for our company,” said Southern Power President and Chief Executive Officer Oscar C. Harper. “Renewables remain…
Apex Clean Energy secures $30 million in financing to advance projects in its pipeline
Apex Clean Energy, an independent renewable energy company, recently secured $30 million in follow-on financing from Prudential Capital Group. This latest investment follows the $50 million in financing that Apex announced with Prudential in February of this year. The proceeds of this financing will be utilized to advance Apex’s project pipeline, including project construction, development,…
Acciona agrees to supply Apex Clean Energy with 55 turbines
Acciona Windpower recently completed a turbine supply agreement with Apex Clean Energy, developer of the 165-MW Cameron Wind farm, which will be purchased by IKEA Group. The agreement includes the supply of 55 Acciona Windpower AW125/3000 turbines and a 20-year full service warranty. The Cameron Wind farm is located in South Texas, near the City…
Multi-sensor wind survey in the Midwest
Developer Apex Wind Energy (Apex) and Second Wind will work together on a multi-month wind farm optimization (WFO) campaign using two Triton advanced SoDAR systems at a utility scale wind project under development by Apex. This WFO represents the first case of multiple mobile ground-based wind measurement instruments being deployed simultaneously to verify several project sub-sectors and enhance pre-construction energy estimates.