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Integrated Electrical Services building transmission line for Minnesota wind farm

September 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Wind | Comments (2)

Integrated Electrical Services (IES) has been awarded the contract to build a substation and transmission line for the Lakefield wind farm in Minnesota, USA, being developed by enXco (an EDF Energies Nouvelles company). The wind farm will feature 137 GW 1.5 MW wind turbines, amd IES' substation and line will be responsible for transporting a total of 205 MW to the power grid.

Power produced at the Lakefield wind farm is to be sold to Indianapolis Power & Light, and will account for about seven percent of the utility's power supply.

[source: IES]

Deere sells its renewables business unit to Exelon

September 1st, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

Deere & Company announced the company has signed a definitive sale agreement with Exelon Generation Company under which Deere is selling its renewable energy business unit John Deere Renewables (JDR). JDR has a total of 735 MW of operational renewable energy capacity, in eight states, totalling in 36 projects.

SunPower in deal for multiple US Government facilties

August 31st, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

SunPower Corporation is to supply its solar energy technology for installations at several US government properties which include DoE's NREL, General Services Administration, the Navy and Air Force. These orders will total in no less than 20 MW of solar power capacity installations.

Over the course of these projects, SunPower will employ about 1000 people temporarily.

[source: SunPower]

Iberdrola Renewables starts construction of 74 MW wind farm in New York

August 31st, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

Iberdrola Renewables, US renewable energy subsidiary of Iberdrola, has recently begun construction of the Hardscrabble wind farm in New York. The wind farm is to have 74 MW of installed capacity once completed, and is located near the towns of Fairfield, Norway and Little Falls. The project represents an investment of about USD 200 million, and should be completed by the end of 2010.

Hardscrabble wind farm will feature 37 Gamesa wind turbines, made in Gamesa's manufacturing facilities in the US. Once completed, it will supply about 25,000 average New York State homes with clean electricity.

[source: Iberdrola Renewables]

MiaSolé in 600 MW supply agreement with juwi Solar

August 26th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | Comments (1)

Following an 8.5 MW supply deal recently, MiaSolé announced another supply agreement with juwi Solar. This time, the long-term agreement will result in 600 MW of solar modules (CIGS), to be delivered over the duration of the period under the agreement. The first shipment of 50 MW will be delivered in 2011.

juwi Solar is pursuing a rapid growth strategy, to take advantage of the growing solar energy market worldwide.

[source: MiaSolé, image: juwi Solar]

US DoE chooses Princeton Power Systems for hydropower converter development

August 26th, 2010 | Posted in Hydro | No Comments

The US Department of Energy has chosen Princeton Power Systems for the development of advanced power conversion systems for application in commercial tidal, wave, and other hydropower projects.

The technology uses a high-power (1.5 MW) converter design which allows much higher power density as well as direct connection to a 12 kV (or higher) power lines, without the need for a transformer. This could significantly reduce the space and logistical requirements of marine energy projects. Additionally, the direct power grid connection will increase efficiency of remote marine energy power plants, which will eventually bring down the cost of marine energy derived electricity.

[source: Princeton Power Systems]

Shell and Cosan in JV for ethanol and power from sugar cane in Brazil

August 26th, 2010 | Posted in Biomass | No Comments

Royal Dutch Shell and Cosan announced the companies have signed binding agreements for forming a joint venture for producing and commercializing ethanol and power from sugar cane. The companies will also indulge in distribution of a variety of industrial and transportation fuels through their distribution and retail network in Brazil. Additionally, the JV will also explore and pursue global scale production and sale of ethanol.

Enviva to supply Electrabel with wood pellets

August 26th, 2010 | Posted in Biomass | No Comments

US based company Enviva LP, subsidiary of Intrinergy, and Electrabel, a Belgian utility and subsidiary of GDF Suez, have entered into a long-term supply agreement under which Enviva is to supply the company with 480,000 metric tons of wood pellets annually. The biomass supply will be used as a renewable fuel source for feeding Electrabel's biomass power plants in Belgium.

AMSC receives initial order for 17 turbines from Inox Wind

August 26th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

AMSC has received the initial order for 17 wind turbine electrical control systems from Indian wind turbine manufacturer Inox Wind. The units are 2 MW class wind turbines, doubly-fed induction turbines, using AMSC's Windtec technology, under a licensing contract signed in May this year. Inox has been granted the right to manufacture and sell wind turbines on the global wind energy market. The company has begun large volume production, having recently constructed and commissioned its first wind turbine.

K&Company and Matinee Energy building 40 MW solar plant in California

August 25th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

K&Company (South Korea) and Matinee Energy (US) have signed a pre-master agreement for the development of a 40 MW solar energy project in California, USA. The solar power plant will represent an investment of up to USD 200 million.

K&C will be joining with a group of partners – LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd. of Korea, CHINT Group Corporation of China and Ilyang Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. of Korea. The partners will share technological solutions and localized for more efficient integration among themselves. Each company will supply products according to its specialty. The group intends to establish an engineering and product development center for rapidly extending product lines and features, to be available to a wider range of customers.

Matinee Energy is hoping to benefit from this newly formed alliance with Far East companies, who are bringing in their know how, competencies and valuable skills. Furthermore, local job creation is also being touted as a benefit of this collaboration.

[source: Metinee Energy]