Tennessee Tech Receives Funding For Wind Power Research
Cookeville TN (SPX) Jul 21, 2009
Led by David Wenzhong Gao, assistant electrical and computing engineering professor whose research is based in TTU's Center for Energy Systems Research, the university will develop innovative storage systems and controls for high wind penetration. A critical challenge of large-scale wind integration is variability and uncertainty of wind energy resources. In the lab, Gao and colleagues ... read more
Catch The Wind Provides Update On Trial Program
Manassas VA (SPX) Jul 21, 2009
Catch the Wind has announced that it is entering the test phase of its trial program with the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), following the successful development of capabilities to integrate the Vindicator laser wind sensor (LWS) with the control system of an operating turbine. "Developing integration capabilities for the Vindicator LWS represents a significant milestone," said ... more
California Entity Purchases Washington Wind Farm
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2009
Renewable energy pioneers Cannon Power Group has announced the closing of the sale of Phase I of its Windy Point/Windy Flats project in Goldendale, Washington to Tuolumne Wind Project Authority, a California joint power powers agency formed by the Turlock Irrigation District and Walnut Energy Center Authority. The 136.6 megawatt (MW) wind energy project will be referred to as the Tuolumne ... more
Tri-State And Duke Energy Team Up On New Wind Project
Westminster CO (SPX) Jul 10, 2009
In keeping with its efforts to diversify its resource portfolio to meet the power requirements of its 44 member distribution cooperatives, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has signed a 20-year agreement with a subsidiary of Duke Energy Corp. to purchase the output of a new 51-megawatt wind farm to be built in east-central Colorado. "This wind power project is an important ... more
Wind power reaching southern Germany
Hamburg, Germany (UPI) Jul 8, 2009
Germany is one of the world's largest wind power markets, but there is room for significant further onshore growth in the country's southern states.
Traveling by train through Schleswig-Holstein means seeing a lot of vast space and wind turbines. Situated between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, the sparsely populated German state houses nearly 2,600 turbines with a total capacity of ... more
First WindCube Rooftop Wind Turbine Enters Service
Port Clinton OH (SPX) Jul 09, 2009
Green Energy Technologies has unveiled the first commercially installed WindCube, now in service on the roof of the new Crown Battery Renewable Energy Center in Port Clinton's Lake Erie Business Park. Based on initial site analysis and testing, at winds of 14 mph it is estimated that the 60kW WindCube will generate approximately 150,000 kilowatt hours of power annually. This will offset ... more
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ADB backs China wind farm project
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Viryd Tests Advanced Drivetrains For More Reliable Small Wind Systems
Cedar Park TX (SPX) Jun 30, 2009
Viryd Technologies has announced the company has received a notice of intent to award a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to test an 8-kilowatt wind turbine equipped with its NuVinci continuously variable planetary (CVP) technology. Additionally, the company announced the re-opening of its Series A financing round. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory will direct the turbine ... more
NOIA Applauds Issuance Of Exploratory Offshore Wind Leases
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 30, 2009
The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) applauds the Department of the Interior for issuing five exploratory leases for offshore wind development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore New Jersey and Delaware. "The leases announced are a step in the right direction toward a modern national energy program, that will include both traditional and renewable offshore energy ... more
PGE's Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Expanding Daily
Portland OR (SPX) Jun 29, 2009
Portland General Electric has announced that the first turbines erected for phase two of its Biglow Canyon Wind Farm have begun generating electricity and supplying power on the Pacific Northwest's electricity grid. "This major capital investment is moving forward on time and on budget," said Jim Piro, PGE president and CEO. "Our customers place a high priority on renewable power ... more
China aims to build "Three Gorges of wind power" in the northwest
Beijing (AFP) June 25, 2009
China is aiming to build a huge wind farm in the northwest by 2020 that will have energy capacity similar to the gigantic Three Gorges Dam, a senior official said Thursday. Feng Jianshen, a vice governor of Gansu province, told reporters that the province planned to expand the installed capacity of its wind power base to more than 20 gigawatts in 11 years, more than 10 times the current ... more
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