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Iberdrola Renewables to Supply Energy from Tule Wind Power Project to Southern California Edison

Iberdrola Renewables today announced a 15-year contract to supply Southern California Edison (SCE), an Edison International company, with renewable energy from the planned Tule Wind Power Project in the McCain Valley of eastern San Diego County.

31 Jul 2015

SFC Energy’s EFOY Pro Fuel Cells Now Available to UK Wind Energy Customers

SFC Energy AG, a leading provider of hybrid power solutions to the stationary and mobile power generation markets, announced today that ZephIR Lidar, Ledbury, UK, is now including SFC Energy's EFOY Pro 2400 fuel cell within "ZephIR Power" in sales to its customers located around the world.

30 Jul 2015

Deepwater Wind Installs First of Five Steel Foundation Jackets in Block Island Wind Farm

In an historic moment for the American offshore wind industry, the Block Island Wind Farm has reached its “steel in the water” milestone with the installation of the first wind farm foundation component.

28 Jul 2015

2014 JRC Wind Status Report Shows Wind Power Meets 8% of European Electricity Demand

EU's grid connected cumulative capacity in 2014 reached 129 GW, meeting 8% of European electricity demand, equivalent to the combined annual consumption of Belgium, the Netherlands, Greece and Ireland. According to a JRC report, the impressive growth of the industry will allow at least 12% electricity share by 2020, a significant contribution to the goal of the European energy and climate package of 20% share of energy from renewable sources.

27 Jul 2015

CGE Energy Announces Delivery of Complete WIND•e20 Turbine Design to Burtek

CGE Energy today delivered their complete and improved WIND•e20®wind turbine design to the engineering team at Burtek Enterprises, CGE Energy’s strategic manufacturing and assembly partner.

25 Jul 2015

NorthWestern Energy to Acquire 80MW Beethoven Wind Qualifying Facility Project

NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy has entered into an agreement to purchase the recently constructed 80-megawatt Beethoven wind qualifying facility (QF) project located near Tripp, South Dakota.

24 Jul 2015

Market Outlook Report on Wind Power in China

"Wind Power in China, Market Outlook to 2025, Update 2015 - Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles" is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive information and understanding of the wind power market in China.

24 Jul 2015

SheerWind's Bird Safe Funnel-Based Wind Power Installed by The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy has completed its first phase of installation of SheerWind's INVELOX funnel-based wind power technology. Because Palmyra is home to a national wildlife refuge and more than a million nesting seabirds, conventional wind turbines were not an option due to the risk of bird strikes. What's more, the low wind speeds on the island would provide little to no energy production with traditional turbines.

23 Jul 2015

Atlantic Wind & Solar Adds Another Utility Scale Solar Plant in Ontario

Atlantic Wind & Solar, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of another utility scale solar plant in Ontario, Canada now powering the grid.

23 Jul 2015

New Statistical Technique Yields Better Wind-Speed Predictions with only Three Months of Data

When a power company wants to build a new wind farm, it generally hires a consultant to make wind speed measurements at the proposed site for eight to 12 months. Those measurements are correlated with historical data and used to assess the site’s power-generation capacity.

17 Jul 2015