Otter Tail Power Company has closed on the purchase of a set of development assets from EDF Renewables Development. As a result, it can proceed on the construction of a 150-MW wind farm in southeastern North Dakota — a project first announced in November 2016. Otter Tail Power Company estimates the project will cost…
New York’s Copenhagen Wind project now fully operational
EDF Renewables North America announced that the 80-MW Copenhagen Wind Project in New York is fully operational and delivering electricity. Consisting of 40 wind turbines manufactured by Vestas, the project t benefits from a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement with Narragansett Electric Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Grid. Construction of Copenhagen Wind included the investment of $15 million in…
EDF signs new PPAs for wind & solar energy
EDF Renewables North America announced the signing of two Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSA) by which PGGM Infrastructure Fund will acquire a 50% ownership interest in the following projects: Glacier’s Edge Wind and Valentine Solar, with a combined capacity of 332 MW. Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval and customary conditions precedent. EDF Renewables will remain…
Webinar: Field Verification of VG AEP Increase
This webinar was presented live on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Click below to watch on demand. EDF Renewable Services has joined forces with 3M and SMART BLADE to analyze the effectiveness of 3M™ Wind Vortex Generators (VGs) during a six month pilot on the Bobcat Bluff Wind Project. This case study webinar will…
New report finds wind and solar jobs outnumber coal and gas jobs in many states
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) released a report that shows wind and solar energy jobs now outnumber coal and gas jobs in 30 states, including D.C. The report, In Demand: Clean Energy, Sustainability and the New American Workforce, finds that the clean energy and sustainability economy provides local jobs in all 50 states, frequently pays higher…
EDF brings more than 708 MW of wind power online in the U.S.
EDF Energies Nouvelles recently announced the commissioning of four wind farms in the United States with an installed capacity totalling over 708 MW. The projects contribute to the EDF Group’s CAP 2030 strategy, which aims at doubling its renewable energy capacity by 2030. In December 2016 and January 2017, these projects entered service: Tyler Bluff wind…
EDF Renewable Energy announces commercial operation at Kelly Creek Wind Project
EDF Renewable Energy says the 184 megawatt (MW) Kelly Creek Wind Project in Illinois reached commercial operation.
EDF Renewable Energy reaches agreement to sell two wind projects (300 MW)
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) says that Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power has closed on Purchase and Sale Agreements to acquire 100% ownership interest in the 174 megawatt (MW) Salt Fork Wind Project and the 126 MW Tyler Bluff Wind Project.
EDF and Axium close deal on Kansas wind farm
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) and a consortium led by Axium Infrastructure have announced the closing of the Slate Creek Wind acquisition, located in central Kansas. Based on the agreement, Axium has acquired a 50% ownership interest in the 150-MW project, which achieved commercial operations in December 2015. The project is comprised of 75 Vestas 2.0-MW wind…
EDF EN Canada and MD1 Wind LP dedicate Quebec’s Mont Rothery wind project
EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, and MD1 Wind LP, a limited partnership formed by a consortium of four affiliated entities of the Desjardins Group (including Desjardins Group Pension Plan and Manulife Financial Corporation), along with about 70 attendees, have dedicated the 74-MW Mont Rothery Wind Project. Located on public lands in…
EDF Renewable Energy led U.S. market in installed wind-power capacity in 2015
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE), a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) shared news of their lead position in U.S. market share for the development of new wind energy capacity additions in 2015. The company developed 1,055.4 MW* of installed capacity across five states giving them a 12% market share. EDF RE is an affiliate…
EDF RE and BlackRock close sale on two wind projects in New Mexico
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has closed on the transaction to sell a 50% interest in the 250-MW Roosevelt Wind Project and the 49.65-MW Milo Wind Project to a fund managed by BlackRock Infrastructure. The closing of this transaction seals the partnership on the final two of five projects for which BlackRock and EDF Renewable…
EDF completes its first battery storage project in North America
EDF Renewable Energy announced that the McHenry Storage Project, its first battery storage project in North America, reached commercial operation on December 20, 2015. The energy storage system is located in McHenry County, Illinois, and added 40 MW of flexible capacity (20-MW nameplate) to the PJM Regional Transmission Organization (RTO). It will participate in both…
EDF RE’s Milo Wind Project begins commercial operation
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) recently announced that the 49.65-MW Milo Wind Project in New Mexico reached commercial operation this January. The project is comprised of 25 Vestas wind turbines and is located near the village of Dora in Roosevelt County, New Mexico. The electricity generated from this wind farm is committed into the real-time…
EDF Renewable Energy to supply 24 MW of wind power from its Salt Fork Wind Project
EDF Renewable Energy has signed an agreement to supply Salesforce with 24 MW of wind energy from its Salt Fork Wind Project in Texas. The virtual power-purchase agreement (VPPA) advances Salesforce’s commitment to power 100% of its global operations with renewable energy. The project, located in the Texas Panhandle in Donley and Gray Counties, east…
EDF Renewable Energy announces commercial operation of Slate Creek Wind Project
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) announced that the 150-MW Slate Creek Wind Project in Kansas reached commercial operation in late December. The project, located within Sumner County which is approximately 50 miles south of Wichita, commenced construction of its 75 Vestas 2-MW wind turbines in April, 2015. Great Plains Energy, parent company of Kansas City Power…
EDF Renewable Energy announces commercial operation of Roosevelt Wind Project
EDF Renewable Energy’s 250-MW Roosevelt Wind Project in New Mexico reached commercial operation on December 15, 2015. The project is located within Roosevelt County, New Mexico, roughly 18 miles southwest of Portales, and began construction in January 2015. It consists of 125 Vestas 2-MW wind turbines, and will generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 138,000…
EDF Renewable Services wins remote-monitoring contract with ALLETE Clean Energy
EDF Renewable Services (EDF RS), a provider of renewable O&M services in North America, has entered into a contract with ALLETE Clean Energy (ACE), to provide 24/7/365 remote-monitoring and turbine resets for five of its wind projects located in Oregon, Iowa, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. The projects include: Condon (49.8 MW) in Oregon, Storm Lake I (108…
EDF EN Canada announces commissioning of Mont-Rothery Wind Project
EDF EN Canada, a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles Group, has announced the commissioning of Mont-Rothery wind project in Quebec. This 74-MW project comprises 37 turbines of 2 MW each supplied by Senvion. Construction of Mont-Rothery commenced in 2014 and reached commercial operation on December 1, 2015. Electricity generated will be delivered to Hydro-Quebec Distribution under a…
Pilot Hill wind project closes financing from GE and MetLife
Pilot Hill comprises 91 GE 1.7-100 and 12 GE 1.85-87 wind turbines. GE Energy Financial Services holds a portfolio of approximately 14 gigawatts of wind power.