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US Researchers Perform Environmental Lifecycle Assessment of 2MW Wind Turbines for Large Wind Farm in the US Pacific

US researchers have carried out an environmental lifecycle assessment of 2-megawatt wind turbines mooted for a large wind farm in the US Pacific Northwest. Writing in the International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, they conclude that in terms of cumulative energy payback, or the time to produce the amount of energy required of production and installation, a wind turbine with a working life of 20 years will offer a net benefit within five to eight months of being brought online.

17 Jun 2014

Gov. John Kasich to Decide on Retaining Wind Industry in Ohio

Gov. John Kasich has an opportunity to retain a wind industry in Ohio if he uses his line-item veto on Monday to remove an anti-wind-energy provision from the budget bill – with $2.5 billion in current investment, hundreds of millions in local leases and tax payments, over 60 factories, and thousands of Ohio jobs on the line.

16 Jun 2014

Pattern Energy Commences Operations of 115 MW El Arrayán Wind Project in Chile

Expanding its commercial operations into Chile, Pattern Energy Group Inc., today announced that the 115 MW El Arrayán Wind project has completed construction and is fully operational. The El Arrayán Wind power project is the largest wind project in Chile and all of South America.

13 Jun 2014

NRG Yield to Acquire Alta Wind Facility from Terra-Gen Power

NRG Yield, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Terra-Gen Power LLC to acquire the Alta Wind facility located in Tehachapi, Calif., for $870 million, plus the assumption of $1.6 billion of non-recourse project financings and subject to customary working capital adjustments.

6 Jun 2014

DTE Energy Exercises Option to Acquire Pheasant Run II Wind Park

DTE Energy has exercised its option to purchase one of the two Pheasant Run wind parks from a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC.

From DTE Energy 3 Jun 2014

EDF EN Canada, Enbridge Declare Commercial Operation of Blackspring Ridge Wind Project

EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, and Enbridge Inc. announced today that the 300 megawatt (MW) Blackspring Ridge Wind Project declared commercial operation on May 12, 2014.

31 May 2014

Green Hygienics to Deliver Significant Wind Power to Energy-Strapped Brazil

Following Warren Buffet's recent order for $1 billion worth of wind turbines, comes further validation of the rapid growth of the space and the technology as General Electric invests $10 billion; $8 billion in wind farms and the balance in solar. The initiative will see projects in 16 countries and 28 states, making GE arguably the largest global investor in Clean-Tech power generation.

30 May 2014

Research and Markets Adds Report on Wind Power Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Wind Power, Update 2014 - Global Market Size, Average Price, Competitive Landscape, and Key Country Analysis to 2020" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 27 May 2014

New Study Explores Ways to Improve Power Production of Downstream Wind Turbines in Wind Farms

Wind energy is one of the most promising renewable energy resources in the world today. Dr. Hui Hu and his group at Iowa State University studied the effects of the relative rotation directions of two tandem wind turbines on the power production performance, the flow characteristics in the turbine wake flows, and the resultant wind loads acting on the turbines.

26 May 2014

Tethys -Online Database for Ocean Energy and Offshore Wind Resources

Wondering what the impact on killer whales might be from a turbine installed under the sea? Curious whether crabs and other crustaceans might be attracted to underwater cables carrying electricity to homes and businesses on the mainland? Interested in which country is harvesting the most energy from the world’s oceans?

22 May 2014