Vestas has received an order for 33 V100-1.8 units (59 MW) from Exelon Wind. The turbines will be installed at the Harvest II Wind Project in Huron County, Michigan (USA). Once built and commissioned, the wind farm will provide clean electricty for about 18,000 average households.
Nordex has received two new orders for wind turbines from RPM Access, for the Hawkeye windfarm located in Fayette County and the Rippey wind farm located in Green County, both in Iowa (USA). Nordex is to deliver 35 N100/2500 units for the projects.
GE announced the company's has opened its new renewable energy logistics center in Olive Branch, Mississippi (USA). The new facility represents one of the many steps the company is taking as part of a new strategy to improve customer response times throughout the North American market. The new logistics center will deal with both wind and solar energy projects.
enXco, US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, has executed the purchase agreement for acquiring the 38 MW Chestnut Flats wind farm in Pennsylvania, USA. The project features 18 Gamesa G90 2.0 MW wind turbines, and a single G87 2.0 MW unit.
Vestas has received two orders for wind turbines from First Wind, for a total of 139 MW of capacity (77 V100-1.8 MW units). First Wind will be using the turbines at the 104.4 MW Palouse wind farm (Whitman County, Washington) and the 34.2 MW Bull Hill wind farm (Hancock County, Maine).
Gestamp Renewables has dedicated the 50 MW Roth Rock wind farm in Garret County, Maryland (USA). The wind farm features 20 Nordex 2.5 MW wind turbines.
SunPower has begun designing a 13.8 MW PV power system which is to be installed at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, in California. The ground-breaking event is to take place soon. The project is expected to generate about 30% of the facility's annual electrical energy load, once completed. The Navy will be purchasing generated power under a 20-year PPA, so there are no initial expenses.
Soitec Solar Development has received approval for power purchase agreements for a total of 155 MW of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) installations in the San Diego area, California. The approval from the California Public Utilities Commission is for five projects using Soitec's Concentrix technology.
RES has announced the completion of the Greenwich Wind Energy Project, located on the northern shores of Lake Superior, in the Canadian province of Ontario. The project has 99 MW of installed capacity, and represents a USD 275 million investment.
enXco Service Corporation, part of EDF Energies Nouvelles, has signed an operation & maintenance agreement with PacifiCorp for six wind farms, totalling in 456 MW of installed capacity. The projects are located in Oregon and Wyoming.
