Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA) has entered into two agreements with GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of General Electric. The agreements consists of EGPNA selling: Twenty-four percent of both its “Class A” interests in the 235-MW Chisholm View Wind in Oklahoma. Chisholm View is located in Garfield and Grant Counties, and has been operational…
Assessing cumulative visual impacts for wind projects
By John W. Guariglia RLA Associate Principal | Saratoga Associates The potential effect utility-scale wind energy projects have on the aesthetic quality of regional landscapes is a common concern for regulators and stakeholders. Failure to address this concern early in the public review process can lead to misinterpretation, diminished public confidence, and delays in project…
Making the connection: Advanced networking at wind farms
Brian Roth | Marketing Product Engineer | Antaira Technologies The Bureau of Land Management’s latest statistics show wind power topping the charts as the fastest growing energy technology worldwide for just over a decade. These are impressive stats considering the competition for power generation from natural gas, traditional fossil fuels, and other renewable sources such…
Keeping wind-turbine controls working during power disruptions
Michael A. Stout | Vice President of Engineering | Falcon Electric The aim of wind-farm operators is to ensure optimal performance and consistent power generation, and maintain the safety and reliability of each turbine. With these goals in mind, there are a myriad of electrical and electronic components to consider for safe turbine operations. Such…
MidAmerican Energy to locate new wind farms In Iowa
Ida and O’Brien counties in Iowa will be home to two new MidAmerican Energy Company wind farms. The company plans to begin construction in the spring of 2016 on the new Ida Grove and O’Brien wind farms, which will add up to 552 megawatts (MW) of wind generation capacity. The project is scheduled to be…
Pattern Energy completes acquisition of two wind-power facilities totaling 351 MW
Pattern Energy Group has closed the previously announced acquisition of two operational wind power facilities totaling 351 megawatts (MW) from Wind Capital Group (WCG) and its affiliates for a final purchase price of $242 million plus assumed net debt of $102 million. The acquisition includes ownership interests in the 201-MW Post Rock Wind facility in…
Vaisala launches new thunderstorm tracking and lightning alert application
Vaisala has released the Thunderstorm Manager, a professional application for tracking approaching storms and warning of imminent threats from lightning for any location. Thunderstorm Manager combines data from Vaisala’s US National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) and Vaisala’s GLD360, the network that delivers high-quality, truly global lightning coverage, to deliver comprehensive lightning information. With many thousands…
Investment consortium acquires ownership in a 1,100-MW wind portfolio from EDP Renewables
A consortium led by Fiera Axium Infrastructure has acquired a minority ownership interest in a 1,100-megawatt (MW) portfolio of eight operating wind farms located throughout the United States from EDP Renewables (EDPR). The consortium is composed of Fiera Axium Infrastructure U.S. L.P., Swiss Life Funds (Lux) Global Infrastructure Opportunities S.C.A., SICAV-SIF, and John Hancock Life…
Energy Department announces new projects to help protect wildlife at wind energy plants
The Energy Department has announced more than $1.75 million for five projects that will develop and demonstrate technologies to reduce the potential impacts of wind farms on sensitive bat species. A current challenge facing wind energy developers in the United States is how to protect wildlife while responsibly deploying and operating this reliable source of…
Meteodyn to exhibit at AWEA’s WINDPOWER 2015
Meteodyn will attend North America’s largest wind energy-related exhibition, May 18-21, in Orlando, Florida (Booth 1822). WINDPOWER 2015 is organized by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), and professionals attend from all over the world to network, learn, and advance their organizational missions. Meteodyn, an expert in CFD wind resource assessment and production forecasting, will…
Red Lion FlexCard modules enable single-display monitoring of multiple applications
Red Lion Controls, global experts in communication, monitoring, and control for industrial automation and networking, announced the integration of FlexBus technology to its PAX2C proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller portfolio. By inserting field installable FlexCard modules, users can now populate PAX2C PID controllers in more than 150 configurations to monitor and control multiple application processes on a…