Continuing its dramatic growth in renewable energy, Duke Energy has raised its 2020 renewable energy goal by 33%. The company expects to own or purchase 8,000 MW of wind, solar, and biomass capacity by 2020 – a 33% jump from the old goal of 6,000 MW established in 2013. “Duke Energy is accelerating the pace of our renewable…
Duke Energy Renewables to build 200-MW wind farm in Oklahoma
Duke Energy Renewables announced it will build a large-scale wind project in Oklahoma, the company’s first renewables project in the state. The planned 200-MW Frontier Wind Farm will produce enough emissions-free electricity to power about 60,000 homes. Duke Energy will build, own, and operate the project in Kay County. “We’re investing heavily in renewable energy and surpassing 2,000 megawatts…
Duke Energy acquires 50% stake in Texas’ Mesquite Creek Wind Farm
Duke Energy Renewables has acquired a 50% stake in Mesquite Creek Wind, a 211-megawatt (MW) wind-power project near Lamesa, Texas, through its joint venture partnership with Sumitomo Corp. of Americas. The acquisition increases Duke Energy Renewables’ Texas wind capacity to more than 1,200 MW. Global food manufacturer Mars Inc., best known for its candy products, is…
Duke Energy is funding $1 million in energy storage research for renewables
Storing energy from the sun and wind, and using it efficiently on the electric grid, will be the focus of new research at Southern Indiana’s Battery Innovation Center (BIC) near the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center. Duke Energy and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) are partnering with the Battery Innovation Center to…
U.S. has resources to support more than 54 GW of offshore wind, says NOWEGIS study
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-funded National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study – led by ABB, AWS Truepower, Duke Energy, DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and University of Pittsburgh – concludes three-year investigation with positive outlooks for US-based offshore wind potential by 2030. The US Department of Energy (DOE)-funded “National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection…
Department of Energy to fund major offshore wind grid interconnection study
ABB, AWS Truepower, Duke Energy, NREL, University of Pittsburgh have created a provisional partnership to perform studies that identify sites for high offshore wind energy potential and grid interconnection along all U.S. coastal regions. The DOE says it is providing funding for a team of leading energy organizations to perform a broad study that will…
Utility builds 5th wind farm in Texas
For the second time in a month, Duke Energy announced plans to build a large-scale wind farm in Texas. Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, will build, own and operate the 202-megawatt (MW) Los Vientos II Windpower Project and sell the electricity and renewable energy credits it generates to Austin Energy…
Duke Energy to build second Pennsylvania wind farm
Duke Energy will build a new wind farm in north-central Pennsylvania and sell all of the renewable electricity it generates to Delaware Municipal Electric Corp. (DEMEC) under a 25-year agreement. Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, will build, own and operate the 69-MW Laurel Hill Windpower Project in Lycoming County. The…
Power company buys 70-MW wind project
Duke Energy, Charlotte, N.C. says it is acquiring a 70-MW, wind-power project in Pennsylvania, the company’s first in the eastern U.S. The power company will purchase the North Allegheny Windpower Project from wind-turbine manufacturer and project developer Gamesa Energy USA. North Allegheny has 35 Gamesa wind turbines, each capable of producing two megawatts. The wind-power…