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Wisconsin-Based Health System Builds Wind Farm in Minnesota

Recently, Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, has constructed a wind energy facility in Lewiston, Minnesota through its Envision environmental stewardship program.

2 Apr 2012

MidAmerican Renewables Acquires Bishop Hill II Wind Energy Project in Illinois

MidAmerican Renewables, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, has acquired the ongoing Bishop Hill II wind energy project from Invenergy Wind, a developer and operator of large-scale renewable energy generation facilities in North America and Europe.

2 Apr 2012

Finavera Wind Energy’s 49.6 MW Project Secures Environmental Assessment Certificate

A 49.6 MW Tumbler Ridge Wind Energy Project of Finavera Wind Energy has secured an Environmental Assessment Certificate (EAC). The certificate has been granted after reviewing the report of the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) in British Columbia.

31 Mar 2012

BASF Releases Video on the Importance of Chemical Solutions in Wind Turbines

BASF, a chemical company, has launched a new film titled, ‘Perpetual Motion on the Skyline,’ which demonstrates the use of innovative chemical solutions in next-generation wind turbines.

31 Mar 2012

Dulas Commissions Medium-Scale Wind Projects in the UK

Dulas, a UK-based renewable company, has delivered a hat-trick by commissioning three medium wind projects in Scotland, England and Wales. The farm sites of these places are installed with the Endurance E3120 50 kW wind turbines that create between 150,000 and 220,000 kWh of power and generate about £60,000 per annum if the winds are good.

31 Mar 2012

Excelsior JET Embedded Boosts Wind Turbine Analysis in Arctic Conditions

Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark have worked on a new project to find out the effect of merging renewable wind energy with current diesel generators in small towns with separate electrical grids.

30 Mar 2012

EMG Dedicates Taloga Wind Project in Oklahoma

The Taloga wind energy plant in Dewey County, Oklahoma, U.S. has been officially dedicated by Edison Mission Group (EMG), a developer of wind energy projects. The facility is installed with 54 units of Mitsubishi’s turbines, each having a 2.4 MW energy generation capacity.

26 Mar 2012

enXco Purchases Additional Optical Control Systems from Catch the Wind

enXco, a company specializing in developing, building, operating and managing renewable energy projects across North America, has entered into a sales agreement with Catch the Wind, a provider of optical control system (OCS) and optical wind sensor.

23 Mar 2012

WIRE to Install Renewable Energy System at Windham High School

Windham Initiative for Renewable Energy (WIRE) will commence the installation of a photovoltaic solar array and a wind turbine at Windham High School in spring 2012.

13 Mar 2012

Algonquin Power to Acquire Four Wind Power Projects from Gamesa

A renewable power generation subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities has signed a wind power project acquisition agreement with Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica. Under the terms of the agreement, Algonquin Power will purchase four wind power projects with a total combined capacity of 480 MW from Gamesa for about US$888 million.

12 Mar 2012