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…
Moxa’s remote data-acquisition devices now available with Wi-Fi
Moxa has announced a new data-acquisition solution that brings greater versatility for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The new ioLogik 2542-WL1 and ioLogik 2512-WL1 feature 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi connectivity, which will serve the growing number of devices and M2M applications that require wireless communication. The ioLogik 2542-WL1 supports analog I/O connections over Wi-Fi, whereas the…
Vaisala paves way for Southeastern wind development in the U.S.
Environmental measurement provider, Vaisala, is partnering with Southeastern Wind Coalition (SEWC) members, Southern Company (including subsidiaries Southern Company Services and Alabama Power) and Santee Cooper, to evaluate the growth of wind energy within the utilities’ core operating areas. Together, the group will collaborate on an in-depth wind feasibility study, which will further expand the groundwork for…
Vestas receives 90-MW turbine order in Brazil
Vestas has received an unconditional order in Brazil for 45 of the V110-2.0 MW turbines. The contract covers supply, installation, and commissioning of the wind turbines, with a total capacity of 90 MW. Turbine delivery is planned for the fourth quarter of 2016, with commissioning expected in 2017. The customer remains currently undisclosed. Vestas www.vestas.com
Westar Energy expands with wind power from Kingman Wind Farm
Westar Energy has reached an agreement with an affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources to purchase another 200 MWs of Kansas wind energy. The Kansas utility will purchase energy generated at the Kingman Wind Energy Center in Kingman County, which will be in service by early 2017. As part of the transaction, Westar will have the option…
ACCIONA to supply all facilities of the Spanish Ministry of Defense with 100% renewables
ACCIONA Green Energy Developments, the ACCIONA Energía subsidiary that markets energy, has been awarded the high-voltage electric power supply to all the facilities of the Ministry of Defense in Spain. For the first time, these will be supplied by electricity of 100% renewable origin and completely free of greenhouse gas emissions. Under the contract, which was…
ACCIONA Energy upgrades its website with project search option
ACCIONA Energy decided to revamp its website to reflect a “new renewables’ era.” The upgrade is intended to provide a better visual design and easier navigation so users can quickly find information about the company’s activities, projects, and renewable energy capabilities. One of the most striking elements of the remodeled pages consists of an easy-to-use search…
Beothuk Energy proposes a 1,000-MW offshore wind farm in Nova Scotia waters
Beothuk Energy, an Atlantic Canada-based company, has announced plans for a major offshore wind farm off the coast of Nova Scotia. The company has proposed to manufacture and install a 1000-MW wind farm in shallow waters off the southwest coast. The project is estimated to cost CAD 4 billion. The proposed site has world-class wind resources and will…
GE signs its largest French onshore wind deal
GE Renewable Energy (GE) will provide 43 wind turbines and a full services agreement for two new wind projects in eastern France. The agreement marks GE’s largest French onshore wind deal to date and will include the largest installation of its 2.75-120 technology anywhere in Europe. The Rougemont and Vaite wind farms are being developed by…
Long-term extension of wind PTC will bolster growth of renewables
Siemens has welcomed the Congressional action to approve a five-year extension of the federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy. The company has over 5,000 wind turbines installed in the U.S., capable of producing clean, renewable power for more than 2.5 million households every day. “On behalf of the nearly 2,000 Siemens wind energy employees…
EREN RE and 3G Energy team up to develop renewable projects in Canada
EREN Renewable Energy and 3G Energy, two experienced clean-energy developers, have combined their skills to accelerate renewable development in emerging segments of the Canadian market. The two companies plan to develop utility-scale wind and solar projects in all Canadian provinces and territories through a combination of greenfield development and acquisitions. “Renewable energy in Canada has…
Senvion signs order for 62 MW of wind power in the UK
Senvion, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers, has signed its first UK contract with renewable-energy consultant, Fred. Olsen Renewables Ltd. As per the agreement, Senvion will supply 30 of its MM series turbines to the Brockloch Rig Wind Farm, located in the hills above Carsphairn Forest, some nine kilometers north of Carsphairn in…
ILSCO offers new copper-braid connector for grounding and bonding
ILSCO has added a new copper-braid connector to its list of grounding and bonding products. Manufactured from pure copper braid and electro-tin plated, the seamless ferrules are clean cut and precision formed to the braid. This assures a low resistance connection. ILSCO’s flex-braid connectors are ideal for grounding electrical cabinet doors and in applications where vibration, expansion, and contraction exist,…
Gamesa installs first G114-2.0 MW turbine in Asia-Pacific
Gamesa has installed its first G114-2.0 MW in Asia-Pacific at the Subplu1 Wind Farm in Thailand. This project, which was announced in July 2015, is Gamesa first project breakthrough in the Thai market. Specifically, Gamesa signed an agreement with Chinese developer PowerChina ZhongNan for the supply of 30 of its G114-2.0 MW turbines at three…
Iberdrola USA and UIL Holdings merger creates a diversified energy & utility company
Iberdrola USA and UIL Holdings Corporation announced the closing of the merger between their companies that creates a diversified energy and utility company.The company will operate under the name AVANGRID, Inc. with $30 billion in assets and operations in 25 states. “Today, AVANGRID, a new American energy giant, has been born. As we have done…
Invenergy sells 832 MW of wind energy to TerraForm Power
Invenergy Wind LLC, the largest privately-held independent wind-power generation company in the United States, has sold 832 MW (net) of wind energy plants to clean energy owner and operator, TerraForm Power. The announcement represents the closing of a purchase and sale agreement originally executed on June 30, 2015. A final closing for an additional 98 MW…
Wind energy gains predictability from tax credits’ multi-year extension
The agreement by congressional leaders last night on a multi-year extension of renewable energy tax credits would secure several years of predictable policies that encourage private investment in wind energy, industry leaders said today. “This agreement will enable wind energy to create more affordable, reliable, and clean energy for America by providing multi-year predictability as…
Philips to power North American operations with 100% wind energy
Philips North America will use 100% renewable energy for its North American operations by the end of 2016 — a major step toward its 2020 carbon-neutrality ambitions announced last week at COP21. Working with EDP Renewables North America, Philips will purchase 250,000 MWh of electricity per year over the next 15 years from the Hidalgo…
Alterra Power and Starwood Energy begin operations at the Shannon Wind Project in Texas
Alterra Power and Starwood Energy Group Global have officially begun commercial operations and funding of tax equity for the 204-MW Shannon Wind Project. This project is located in Clay County, Texas and was constructed under an EPC contract with Mortenson Construction‘s Wind Energy Group. General Electric Company will provide O&M services for the turbines under a long-term contract,…
Northern Power Systems’ distributed wind turbine hits grid parity
Northern Power Systems, a next-generation renewable energy technology company, has made substantial operational improvements to its 100-kW wind-turbine platform. The result is a marked decrease in the delivered Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) of wind power produced by its turbines. “The current LCOE makes the Northern Power platform even more affordable for farmers, local businesses, and…