Spurned Chinese developers blast U.N. CO2 rulings

According to Reuters, “Developers behind the 19 Chinese wind and hydropower projects rejected by a U.N.-backed clean energy investment panel have accused the board in charge of making arbitrary and non-transparent rule changes. Most said they had no choice but to reapply to try to earn internationally tradeable carbon offsets they said were needed to [...]

Vestas receives order from leading Chinese wind energy developer

According to the press release, “Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, received an order from China Longyuan Power Group for 18 units of the V80-2.0 MW turbine, totaling 36 MW. The order represents another step in the collaboration, which Vestas has had with this important customer for several years. China Longyuan Power Group is [...]

Finavera Renewables Signs $7.5 million Joint Development Agreement with GE Energy

According to the press release, “Finavera Renewables Inc. (‘Finavera Renewables’ or the ‘Company’) (TSX-V: FVR) is pleased to announce it has entered into a project development partnership with GE Energy, a business unit of GE. Under the terms of the Joint Development Agreement (JDA), GE will provide Finavera Renewables with project development funding up to [...]

Terra-Gen Power Announces Closing of $1.2 Billion Construction Financing and Wind Turbine

According to the press release, “Terra-Gen Power, LLC (“Terra-Gen”) announced today that it has closed a $1.2 billion financing for four wind power projects with a total of 570 megawatts (MW) of capacity at its Alta Wind Energy Center in Kern County, California. The four projects, known as Alta Projects II-V, will use 190 V90-3.0 [...]

EIA Study Affirms Southwest Lamma Offshore Wind Farm

According to the press release, “HK Electric proposes the development of an offshore wind farm in the Southwest Lamma Channel with a generating capacity of around 100 MW. HK Electric proposes the development of an offshore wind farm in the Southwest Lamma Channel with a generating capacity of around 100 MW. HK Electric is proposing [...]

NREL Study Shows 20 Percent Wind is Possible by 2024

According to the Press Release, “Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released the Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study (EWITS). This unprecedented two-and-a-half year technical study of future high-penetration wind scenarios was designed to analyze the economic, operational, and technical implications of shifting 20 percent or more of the [...]

Europe Integrates Renewable Energy Through North Sea Grid

While we are all concerned with what calendar will be gracing our walls for the next year, Europe is concerned with much bigger things. Earlier this month Europe announced plans to construct an enormous North Sea electricity grid in 2010. The blueprints for the grid will be released soon following the agreement signed by nine [...]

NZ building Wind Farm in Antarctica

Meridian, a New Zealand renewable electricity company, is in the middle of building the world’s most southern wind farm. The goal is to reduce diesel power in the region. It is located on Crater Hill, Ross Island, Antarctica. They are still on phase 1 of the project. Three turbines on Crater Hill are installed and [...]

Centrica awarded Round Three offshore wind development zone

According to the Press Release, “Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, today welcomed the news that it has been successful in The Crown Estate’s Round Three offshore wind tendering process, having been awarded exclusive rights to develop the Irish Sea zone. The zone, which is located 15 kilometres off the coast of Anglesey, [...]

BLM Concentrating on Renewable Energy Projects That Could Meet Stimulus Funding Deadline

According to the Press Release, “With the December 2010 deadline for obtaining incentive funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act only a year off, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Bob Abbey today reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to helping the nation reach its “green energy future” by guaranteeing full environmental analysis and public review [...]

China Datang orders 20 units of Vestas’ V90-2.0 MW turbine and now has Vestas’ entire product line currently available in China

According to the Press Release, “China Datang orders 20 units of Vestas’ V90-2.0 MW turbine and now has Vestas’ entire product line currently available in China. Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, has received an order from China Datang Renewable Power Co., Ltd. for 20 units of the reliable V90-2.0 MW wind turbine. The [...]

Shenyang Power, US-REG and Cielo Wind Sign Definitive Agreement for 600 MW West Texas Wind Farm Project

According to the Press Release, “A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (Nasdaq: APWR) (“A-Power” or “the Company”), a leading provider of distributed power generation (“DG”) systems in China and a fast-growing manufacturer of wind turbines, today announced that Shenyang Power Group (“SPG”), the U.S. Renewable Energy Group (“US-REG”) and Cielo Wind Power LP (“Cielo Wind”) have [...]

Iberdrola Renewables provides more clean wind power to M-S-R Public Power Agency from Big Horn 2 Wind Power Project

According to the Press Release, “Iberdrola Renewables has executed another long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with M-S-R Public Power Agency for the entire output from its 50-megawatt Big Horn 2 Wind Project about to go into construction near Bickleton, Washington. M-S-R Public Power Agency, a joint powers agency representing the Modesto Irrigation District, City of [...]

United Technologies Corp. to Invest in Clipper Windpower

According to the Press Release, “United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) today announced it has agreed to acquire a 49.5 percent stake in Clipper Windpower Plc (CWP.L), a California-based wind turbine manufacturer that trades on the AIM London Stock Exchange. UTC’s total investment will be £166 million (approximately $270 million) to purchase a combination of 84.3 million [...]

Governor Deval Patrick announced National Grid and Cape Wind agree to negotiate

According to the Press Release, “Governor Deval Patrick today announced that National Grid and Cape Wind have agreed to enter into negotiations for a long-term contract under which the utility would purchase the electricity generated by Cape Wind. Such a Power Purchase Agreement will be a critical requirement for financing the proposed wind farm in [...]

Wells Fargo Supports Clean Technologies With New Commercial Banking Group

According to Wells Fargo’s press release, “Building on its commitment to a better environment and supporting a greener economy, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced a new commercial banking group dedicated to supporting clean tech companies. Based in Palo Alto, Wells Fargo’s National Cleantech group will offer customized commercial banking products and services [...]

Cape Wind: Wind Technology Pioneer

While wind is hardly groundbreaking in the renewable technology field, the Cape Wind Project is unprecedented in size and ambition. The $1.6 billion, 24-square mile offshore wind farm will be comprised of 130 wind turbines producing over 420 MW of clean energy. It will be located about 5.2 miles off the shore of Cape Cod, [...]

DOE and the Power of Wind

In the world of wind energy there is constant research taking place, much of which is leading to improved means of creating renewable energy. When many think of wind energy, thoughts turn to the Netherlands and old fashioned windmills. Some other may recollect large “wind farms” full of white propeller looking windmills that tower above [...]

Smart Grid System in Wailea (Hawaii)

As power developers are drawing plans for wind farms in unpredictable currents and goals of 70% clean energy must be met state wide by 2030, General Electric (GE) is planning to test its Smart Grid system in Wailea – a resort community on Maui. Currently the state of Hawaii generates 90% of power from fossil [...]

UNC and Duke Energy sign contract to develop coastal wind pilot project

Some of the press release states, ” In a pilot project designed to harness the power of the ocean breezes along North Carolina’s coast, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke Energy announced they have signed a contract to place up to three demonstration wind turbines in the Pamlico Sound. The pilot [...]