BluEarth Renewables has announced that the Bull Creek Wind Facility is now fully operational. Bull Creek is the first of BluEarth’s renewable power projects in Alberta to achieve commercial operation. Located approximately 20 km northeast of Provost, Alberta, Bull Creek’s 17 General Electric wind turbines have a combined nameplate capacity of 29.2 MW, which provide…
Block Island Offshore Wind Farm assembly operations to begin in Port of Providence
Deepwater Wind and GE are establishing a new temporary manufacturing facility at the Port of Providence for the assembly of turbine components for the Block Island Wind Farm. GE, which recently completed its acquisition of Alstom’s offshore wind unit, is supplying the 6-MW Haliade 150 offshore wind turbines for the Block Island Offshore Wind Farm.…
Siemens to supply turbines for 38-MW project in France
Siemens was recently awarded an order for the delivery, installation, and commissioning of 12 direct-drive wind turbines for Les Gourlous wind farm in France. The SWT-3.2-113 turbines will have a total capacity of 38.4 MW and will supply about 35,000 households with clean energy. Siemens will be providing long-term service for the new wind farm…
RES Americas announces commercial operation of 110-MW Texas wind project
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc., a leader in the development, engineering, and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects in North America, recently announced commercial operation of the Keechi Wind Project in Jack County, Texas. Construction of the 110-megawatt (MW) Keechi Wind Project commenced in December 2013, and commercial operation began on January…