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Siemens has been awarded an order from Apex Clean Energy to supply, support installation, and provide long-term service for 66 wind turbines for the Grant Wind project in Grant County, Oklahoma. The Grant Wind project follows an announcement earlier this year that Siemens will provide turbines, service, and financing for Apex Clean Energy’s Kay Wind…

Expanding its operations in Texas, Pattern Energy Group announced that its 200-MW Logan’s Gap Wind facility in Comanche County, Texas, has completed construction and is fully operational. Some project highlights include a long-term power purchase agreement with Walmart and a portfolio now comprises 15 operating wind facilities and one construction project. “Logan’s Gap Wind is our…

Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, announced an agreement to acquire the company’s second wind project from Apex Clean Energy, the 151-MW Grant Wind facility in Oklahoma. The acquisition is expected to close in March 2016 upon successful completion of project construction. “Southern Company is committed to the full portfolio and this project is…

The K2 Wind-power Facility in Ontario recently held a Grand Opening Event, hosted by Samsung Renewable Energy, Capital Power Corporation, and Pattern Energy Group. One of Canada’s largest wind-power projects, the 270-megawatt (MW) K2 Wind Facility is located in the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) in southwestern Ontario. It is expected to generate clean energy for approximately…

Capstone Infrastructure Corporation recently announced that the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT), an administrative tribunal that considers appeals from the general public, dismissed appeals initiated in relation to two of the company’s wind projects. The ERT’s decision to dismiss upholds the Renewable Energy Approvals (REAs) granted to those projects. On August 11, 2015, the ERT…

Atlantic Wind Transfers, the commercial wind-support services arm of Rhode Island Fast Ferry, joined local boat-builder Blount Boats and offshore wind-developer Deepwater Wind for an official Ribbon Cutting ceremony today. The companies will also tour the first offshore wind-farm crew transfer vessel in the U.S., which is currently under construction. The event at the Blount…

NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy has entered into an agreement to purchase the recently constructed 80-megawatt (MW) Beethoven wind qualifying facility (QF) project located near Tripp, South Dakota. The $143 million purchase of the facility from BayWa r.e. Wind LLC includes 43 turbines and the rights to a 50-MW expansion site adjacent to the existing…

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy, in coordination with the U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives (OEI) and Fort Hood, issued a Notice of Intent to Award (NOIA) to Apex Clean Energy, for a large-scale renewable energy wind and solar project at Fort Hood, Texas. Although the NOIA does not constitute a formal contract award, this…

Following 18 months of construction, the K2 Wind Power Facility in Ontario reached commercial operation on May 29, 2015. One of Canada’s largest wind projects, the 270-megawatt (MW) facility is owned and operated by Capital Power Corporation and Capital Power LP (collectively, “Capital Power”), Samsung Renewable Energy, and Pattern Energy Group LP. Pattern Energy Group…

Blattner Energy, a power generation contractor and provider of renewable energy construction in North America, announced that it has more than 25,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power installed or under contract across North America, more than any other contractor. This accounts for approximately one-third of all installed wind power capacity in the United States and…

One hundred spinning turbines near the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas, mark a major achievement for Duke Energy and its customer, Austin Energy. “The Los Vientos III Windpower Project achieving commercial operation represents a significant milestone for Duke Energy Renewables, as we now have more than 2,000 megawatts of renewable energy in production,” said…

To preserve for its customers the environmental and cost benefits of 200 megawatts (MW) of wind power that was at risk of not being developed, Xcel Energy asked state regulators to allow the company to build and own the proposed Courtenay Wind Farm near Jamestown, North Dakota. Regulators in Minnesota and North Dakota previously approved…

Renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, has been shortlisted in two award categories for the 10th British Renewable Energy Awards (BREA), hosted by the Renewable Energy Association. This double recognition follows a win in the project category during last year’s awards for their work on the development of the Salkhit project, Mongolia’s first wind farm. This year,…

The European Commission has found a Portuguese plan aimed at promoting renewable energy technologies, and testing floating offshore wind turbines, to be in line with EU state aid rules. The plan will support demonstration projects producing renewable energy from the ocean (wave energy, tidal energy) and innovative offshore wind technologies. The Commission concluded in particular…

Siemens has received an order for the supply, installation and commissioning of 40 SWT-3.2-113 direct-drive wind turbines. The customer is Grand Bend Wind Limited Partnership, a partnership between Northland Power Inc., a Canadian independent power producer based in Toronto, and two local First Nations, the Aamjiwnaang First Nation and Bkejwanong Territory (Walpole Island First Nation).…

Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power announced an agreement to acquire the company’s largest renewable electric generating plant and first wind project–the 299-megawatt (MW) Kay Wind facility in Oklahoma–from Apex Clean Energy. The acquisition is expected to close in late 2015 upon successful completion of the project. “Southern Company first earned a reputation as a national…

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to the Cong Ly Construction-Trade-Tourism Company Ltd. to develop a 300-megawatt (MW) wind power project in Vietnam. The feasibility study grant will assist Cong Ly Ltd., a private sector firm that operates the only near-offshore wind project in Vietnam, in its efforts to develop a third…

Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order in the United States for 13 V112-3.075-megawatt (MW) turbines for the Passadumkeag wind farm in Penobscot County, Maine. The order was placed by Passadumkeag Windpark, LLC, an affiliate of Quantum Utility Generation, LLC. The project’s scope includes supply and commissioning of the wind turbines and a five-year…

Nordex SE is broadening its market position in South Africa with the award of a firmly financed order for a 111 megawatts (MW) of wind power. The turnkey project, located in the south of the country, will have 37 N117/3000 turbines, making it the first one in South Africa to be fitted with Generation Delta…