Iberdrola Renewables recently began construction at its newest wind farm project, in Herkimer County, New York. Large wind turbine components arrive almost daily by truck, laying the groundwork for the 74 megawatt (MW) Hardscrabble Wind Power Project in the towns of Fairfield, Norway, and Little Falls. The nearly $200 million wind project, which is expected [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) unanimously confirmed the Goodhue Wind Project as a Community-Based Energy Development (C-BED) project, issued a draft site permit and accepted Xcel Energy’s request to approve the project’s Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Most importantly the MPUC denied a request for contested case status from a group that opposes wind development [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )GE announced today it has received a $1.4 billion contract from independent power producer Caithness Energy to supply wind turbines and provide services for an 845-megawatt (MW) wind farm project to be located in Oregon. The wind farm, called Shepherds Flat, has received the majority of the necessary government permits to operate and is ready [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )The U.S. Renewable Energy Group and Cielo Wind Power today announced they have entered into a joint venture framework agreement (the “JV Agreement”) with China’s Shenyang Power Group (“SPG”) which sets forth plans to develop a 600MW wind farm across approximately 36,000 acres in Texas. The agreement marks the first time China and U.S. entities [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Note: This is a set back for wind industry in general. With the declining economy and lower energy prices, it makes it hard for alternative energy to make sense in financial with an environment like this. This might be the time for the government to step in and do some feasibility on Mr. Pickens project [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Navajo Wind Energy Corp. (the “Company” and formerly Caliber Energy Inc.), announces that it has received a letter of intent to finance its 200 MW wind farm project located in Xinjiang, China. The value of the 200 MW project is in excess of US$450,000,000. As previously announced, Navajo has come to a terms agreement [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )The controversial Cape Wind energy project off the Massachusetts coast would have little negative impact on the environment, the U.S. Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service said on Friday. The agency’s final environmental review of the project, which will be open for public inspection for 30 days, was a major hurdle for Cape Wind [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )NRG Energy, Inc. has completed construction on its second wind farm, the 122-megawatt (MW) Elbow Creek Wind Project in Howard County near Big Spring, Texas. The wind farm, was developed by NRG subsidiary Padoma Wind Power LLC, and is being dispatched by NRG Texas. The Elbow Creek Wind Project consists of 53 Siemens wind [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )NV Energy and Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. are moving forward with development of the China Mountain 200-megawatt (MW) wind energy project in northeastern Nevada and southern Idaho. Earlier this year the companies finalized a joint development agreement and NV Energy recently closed on its purchase of a 50% interest in the project development which [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Puget Sound Energy, the largest utility-owner of renewable energy in the Pacific Northwest, and RES Americas, a leading developer and constructor of wind power across the nation, today announced they have entered into an agreement to jointly develop and construct new wind energy generating facilities in Washington state’s Columbia and Garfield counties. “PSE and RES [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )National Wind Solutions, Inc. announced today a Letter of Intent to lease 210 acres of land in Central Texas for a major new wind power project. The Agreement gives the Company access to land for the development of a 30 Mwh wind farm. Once completed the wind farm is expected to generate over $60 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Juhl Wind announced that it recently entered into a development agreement with Winona County Minnesotato design and build a 2 MW wind farm planned to be cited near Altura, MN. The project will cost approximately $3.6 million and is planned to be completed by the end of the second quarter, 2009.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Cavico Corp., an infrastructure development company in Vietnam, today announced that Cavico Transportation, its wholly owned subsidiary, has officially received permission from Lam Dong province’s People Committee of the location to build a wind farm in this province. In October of this year Cavico received approval from the officials of Lam Dong province to study [...]
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