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May 20, 2013 Researchers at PNNL and BPA have identified two possible sites in eastern Washington state to build compressed air energy storage facilities that could temporarily store the Northwest's excess wind power. Pictured here is a wind power project in eastern Oregon. Photo courtesy of BLMOregon. Download Original Image The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Bonneville Power Administration have identified two locations in eastern Washington state that could store ...... continue reading
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VC deals included Export Development Canada’s $7 million financing of Endurance, a Vancouver-based manufacturer of wind turbines designed for power grid applications. Also receiving financing was Pentalum, a developer of a wind LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) system for remote sensing of wind, which raised $5.5 million from Bright Capital, Cedar Fund, Evergreen Venture Partners, ABB and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Finally, Heartland Energy Solutions, a manufacturer of 100 kW wind turbines and blades, r...... continue reading
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By Thomas Arnold Sites in the Bavarian Forest offer major potential for harnessing wind power, opening interesting options (in addition to conventional forestry) for farmers and forest owners. Until recently, woods were largely considered no-go zones for wind farms, not only because of nature conservation constraints, but also because they offered inadequate profitability. However, the fact that only a very small percentage of land throughout Germany offers suitable conditions for profitable wind...... continue reading
From: Distributed Energy Topics: Efficiency, Renewable, Wind
LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 20 February 2013 - Despite the ongoing growth expected in global wind power installed capacity, wind turbine manufacturers have several major hurdles to overcome if they are to thrive in a challenging and highly competitive market, states an alternative energy expert for research and consulting firm GlobalData. The wind turbine market suffers from manufacturing overcapacity, falling subsidies, and uncertainty in some wind power sectors. Vestas’ announcement of its 2012 results b...... continue reading
From: Distributed Energy Topics: Renewable, Turbine, Wind
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Feb. 13, 2013 – A wind turbine system that produces up to six times more electricity than traditional turbines emerged as the most promising technology from the 2013 Ohio Clean Energy Challenge. The cutting-edge system was developed by Amplified Wind Solutions of Cleveland State University, which won $10,000 in the annual business plan competition in Columbus on Jan. 29. The team led by CEO Niki Zmij, an MBA candidate at CSU's Monte Ahuja College of Business, has developed a wind ampli...... continue reading
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 9, 2013 — Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced that its Ocotillo Wind project in Southern California reached commercial operation in December and is transmitting energy to the Sunrise Powerlink, a newly constructed 117-mile 500-kv transmission line linking San Diego and the Imperial Valley. The Ocotillo Wind project, a 265 megawatt (MW) wind power project in Imperial Valley, has 94 turbines that are erected and operational. The remaining 18 turbines will be install...... continue reading
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Wind Tax Credit Avoids The Fall Over The Fiscal Cliff (via Desmogblog ) The U.S. government has managed to postpone financial calamity for a few months with the passage of a so-called “fiscal cliff” deal. While the deal is hardly anything to celebrate in the larger scheme of things, it did provide a one-year extension for a critical clean energy mechanism – the… ... continue reading
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Salzbergen, Germany—December 12, 2012—CEZ Group’s 600-megawatt Fantanele/Cogealac wind park, Europe’s largest onshore wind project, now is in full operation and is producing enough cleaner energy to power more than one million Romanian households each year. The project utilizes 240 GE 2.5-megawatt wind turbines, including the 1,000th 2.5-megawatt (MW) class machine installed by GE worldwide. The final wind turbine for Fantanele/Cogealac was connected to the regional grid in late November. The new wind pa...... continue reading
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Uruguay, December 6, 2012 - News Releases The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved two loans totaling $107.7 million to finance the construction of the El Libertador and Palmatir wind farms in Uruguay. The IDB financing will contribute to diversifying Uruguay’s energy matrix and reducing its dependence on hydroelectric generation which, during the dry season, forces the country to boost electricity generation from fossil fuels, increasing its carbon footprint and making it vulnerable to oil...... continue reading
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NISKAYUNA, NY – November 28, 2012 – In a move that could put wind energy on equal economic footing with traditional fossil fuels, GE (NYSE: GE), Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), will begin work on a project that could fundamentally change the way wind blades are designed, manufactured and installed. With most of the cost of electricity for wind tied up in the initial capital investments made in the wind turbines t...... continue reading
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