D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, L.L.C. (DESRI) and Oregon Windfarms, LLC (OWF) announced the start of construction of five wind farms known as the Huntington Wind projects. The projects are located 30 miles northwest of Ontario in Baker County, Oregon, and consist of five independent 10-MW wind facilities developed by OWF. All five projects have…
Oregon forms offshore wind advisory group
Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced the formation of the WindFloat Pacific Offshore Wind Advisory Committee to help identify “smart solutions” for Oregon’s economy through the burgeoning offshore wind-power industry. With a $46.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to demonstrate the potential of offshore wind energy resources in the United States, Principle Power…
DOE supports world’s largest wind project with $1.3B
845-Megawatt Wind Facility Will Create Hundreds of Jobs and Avoid Over 1.2 Million Tons of Carbon Dioxide Annually