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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
GE Blade Failure In Indiana; Does New ESA Entrant Threaten Developers?
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Fishermen's Energy has filed an appeal with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and wants the regulators to reconsider what the developer calls "a number of apparent misunderstandings and misinterpretations of the record." In March, the BPU issued an order rejecting the Fishermen's application for a 25 MW [read more]
Gamesa has developed Bladeshield, an anti-icing paint solution for wind turbines. The company says the new system is apt for use in its own 2.0 MW-2.5 MW and 5.0 MW onshore and offshore platforms, as well as in other manufacturers' products, and also features anti-erosion and durability properties optimized for [read more]
Timmons Group, a Virginia-based engineering and technology firm, has chosen AXYS Technologies Inc. as a member of its team that recently was awarded a research project funded by the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) to explore new methods of metocean and offshore environmental monitoring. In March, Gov. [read more]
Arizona-based utility Tucson Electric Power (TEP) says it plans to meet customers' growing energy needs over the next 15 years by relying less on coal generation and more on renewables, energy efficiency and natural gas. TEP filed with regulators its 2014 Integrated Resource Plan, which describes how the utility intends [read more]
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA has announced it will supply renewable energy certificates (RECs) to the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) for the 2014 Globalcon Conference & Expo, which is being held April 9-10 at the Atlantic City New Jersey Convention Center. The retail electricity supplier says this marks the [read more]
Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, has signed an agreement with a consortium of banks headed by BayernLB, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and Deutsche Bank AG for a syndicated loan of EUR 850 million. The turbine maker says this move enables it to secure follow-on financing early for [read more]
James D. Reilly, who has served since 2007 as chief of staff to Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., has agreed to become the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) senior vice president for federal legislative affairs. Reilly began his career in marine policy and served as Carper's legislative assistant for environment, energy, [read more]
In 2013, the U.S. wind power fleet reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the power sector by 96 million metric tons, or 4.4%, the equivalent of taking 16.9 million cars off the road, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). The group adds that, at the end of 2013, [read more]
Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, has announced the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) is awarding $2.2 million to the Texas A&M University Wind Energy Center for a collaborative project that brings together researchers from universities across the state to develop and increase the capacity of offshore wind energy technology and help [read more]
Enercon has announced plans to launch strong-wind versions of its E-82 and E-101 series wind turbines. Both turbines were originally available as Class II versions, but the new Class I E-82 will have a rated capacity of 2.35 MW, while the new E-101 will have a rated capacity of 3.05 [read more]
Energi, a Massachusetts-based provider of risk management and insurance programs for the energy industry, has opened a new satellite office in Downers Grove, Ill. The new office will provide operational support for Energi's Midwest risk mitigation and insurance professionals. "As North American energy production continues to boom, we have seen [read more]
WindMW GmbH, a joint venture of Blackstone Energy Partners and Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH, has completed construction of its 288 MW Meerwind Sud Ost offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. WindMW started construction of the 80-turbine project in 2012 and completed it on schedule within 18 months. According to [read more]
GE has introduced the 1.7-103 wind turbine, its first wind turbine developed and engineered specifically for India's low-wind speed conditions. The company says the 1.7-103 provides a 30% increase in annual energy production compared to its predecessor, the 1.6-82.5 wind turbine. "The launch of our new 1.7-103 wind turbine is [read more]
Wind energy is breaking records across the U.S., thanks to long-needed transmission upgrades that are relieving congestion on the power grid and allowing more clean energy to reach consumers, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). The group notes the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' (ERCOT) announcement that it [read more]
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