First Wind, a U.S.-based renewable energy company, recently commended efforts by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. First Wind’s CEO Paul Gaynor issued the following statement: We applaud the EPA for giving individual states several good options for making crucial pollution reductions. We know from firsthand experience that…
Wind Work: Eight island turbines
Situated along the slopes of the Haleakala volcano in Maui, Hawaii, a wind farm with eight Siemens turbines will generate enough electricity to power thousands of homes. More than 200 guests attended the Feb. 22 dedication ceremony, which included traditional Hawaiian chants and prayers. “Auwahi Wind Farm is critically important,” U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz said.…
Dynamic power resource (more than a battery) to keep Maui grid solid
One knock against wind power is that it’s unreliable because of its variable nature. But it need not be that way say engineers at Xtreme Power Inc. The company manufacturers Dynamic Power Resources (DPRs), utility-scale energy-storage systems with power management. The company recently announced it has been selected to provide power for First Wind’s Kaheawa…
Hawaii wind project includes battery storage
A developer of power-storage equipment for utility-scale tasks will supply a 15 MVA, 10 MWh battery and power-management controls for the Kahuku Wind Project on Oahu. This marks the second Hawaiian project for which Xtreme Power, Kyle, Texas (xtremepowerinc.com) has supplied equipment. The groundbreaking follows the company’s first commercial pilot at the Kaheawa Wind Project…