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.
Category: North America
enXco, PacifiCorp in O&M agreement for six wind projects
November 11th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
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.
REpower and EDF EN in contract for 150 MW in Canada
November 11th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
REpower and EDF Energies Nouvelles Canada have entered into a contract for the supply and installation of wind turbines at the 150 MW Massif du Sud wind farm in Quebec. The order is the third in a series under a framework agreement reached between the companies in late 2009, which covers up to 954 MW of MM82 and MM92 units.
Cat Reman to remanufacture Vestas wind turbines
November 7th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
Caterpillar and Vestas have entered into an agreement under which Caterpillar is granted the right to remanufacture Vestas wind turbines during a ten year period. Caterpillar will provide the Danish wind turbine manufacturer with cost-effectie remanufacturing services, while maintaining a high level of quality and reliability.
First Solar building 66 MW solar project in California
November 7th, 2011 | Posted in Solar
First Solar will build, operate and maintain the 66 MW Alpine solar project in Lancaster, California, on behalf of NRG Energy, the developer of the project. The power plant already has a secured PPA for a 20-year period with Pacific Gas and Electric.
Acciona building 50 MW wind farm in Costa Rica
November 7th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
Acciona has been awarded the tender for building a 49.5 MW wind farm in Costa Rica. The country's Instituto Costarricense de Energía (ICE) called upon wind energy developers to submit their proposals for new wind farm projects last September. The tender process involved proposals for projects between 20 and 50 MW of power generating capacity.
Cape Wind dealt another blow as US Court of Appeals revokes FAA approval for project
November 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Wind
Cape Wind just can't seem to get a move on and enter its final development stages. The project has now been put on hold, as the US Court of Appeals has revoked the previously issued approval by the FAA. The ruling has to do with the no hazard determination put forth by the FAA in its approval, which has been assessed to have failed to consider the dangers and risks of operations and safety of some 400,000 flights that pass over Nantucket Sound annually.
GE supplying BP Wind Energy with 560 MW of wind turbines
October 28th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
GE and BP Wind Energy have entered into a supply contract under which GE is to deliver and install a total of 560 MW of capacity (350 1.6 MW wind turbines) for BP's wind farm projects to be built in 2011 and 2012 in the US. The total value of the contract is about USD 750 million.
Siemens introduces new steam turbine for geothermal power plants
October 27th, 2011 | Posted in Geothermal
Siemens unveiled its new steam turbine aimed at the geothermal power industry sector, at the GEA Geothermal Energy Expo in San Diego, California. The new SST-400 GEO model is rated at 60 MW of power generation capacity, and combines a casing and turbine-generator package (including gearbox, generator and base frame).
US DoE investing USD 60m in innovative CSP development
October 27th, 2011 | Posted in Solar
The US Department of Energy announced a USD 60 million investment, as part of its SunShot Initiative, into innovative concentrated solar power technology development. The aim is to reduce the cost of solar energy by 75%, and make it competitive with other sources of energy by the end of this decade.
