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Friday, May 2, 2014

Alstom Backs GE's $17B Offer; Can Radar Really Predict Risk To Birds?

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Up Front
Can Radar Really Predict Risk To Birds And Bats At Wind Projects?
on 01 May 2014 by Paul Kerlinger
Since the late 1990s, radar has been used to study the movement of birds and bats at more than 100 wind energy sites in the U.S. and Canada, at a cost of perhaps $20+ million. These studies were recommended or required by wildlife agencies, environmentalists and consultants. The purpose and [read more]
Alstom Backs GE's Offer, But Siemens Looms In The Background
on 30 Apr 2014 by NAW Staff
France-based industrial giant Alstom says it will support GE's $16.9 billion binding offer to acquire its thermal, renewables and grid businesses. According to GE, Alstom's board of directors has "positively received" the all-cash offer and appointed a committee of independent directors led by Jean-Martin Folz to review the transaction. If [read more]
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Latest News
Vestas Announces Upgrades To Boost Performance Of Existing Wind Turbines
on 01 May 2014 by NAW Staff
Vestas has launched new technology upgrades designed to help boost the performance of its customers' installed wind turbines. According to the company, Vestas PowerPlus features a range of product offerings to increase the power output on existing wind power plants by up to 5%. "The Vestas PowerPlus technology solutions are [read more]
EDP Renewables Enters Mexican Wind Market
on 01 May 2014 by NAW Staff
EDP Renewables (EDPR) says it has entered the Mexican wind energy market, having established a 25-year power purchase agreement for a wind farm it is developing in the country. Mexican mining company Industrias Penoles has signed up to buy energy produced by a wind project that EDPR says is currently [read more]
Triangle Gallegos Wins Wind Project Bid In New Mexico
on 01 May 2014 by NAW Staff
Texas-based Triangle Gallegos LP has won the lease bid for an up-to-500 MW wind project in New Mexico. The project will be located on about 19,000 acres of New Mexico State Trust Land and 31,000 acres of private land 35 miles west of Clayton in Union County. The wind farm [read more]

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AMSC Installs Three D-VAR Systems, Pockets New Orders
on 01 May 2014 by NAW Staff
AMSC, a Massachusetts-based provider of wind energy and power grid solutions, has announced the installation and commissioning of three D-VAR STATCOM systems in Africa and the U.S. Two systems are connecting wind farms to the grid, and one is helping ensure power quality at an industrial site. AMSC says its [read more]
Energy Storage Test Center Opens In New York
on 01 May 2014 by NAW Staff
The Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Test and Commercialization Center has opened in Rochester, N.Y., to provide testing and validation services needed to bring technologies such as batteries, ultracapacitors, fuel cells and flywheels to the commercial market. The facility was created through a partnership between the New York Battery [read more]
Capital Safety Acquires Brazilian Fall Protection Company Altiseg
on 01 May 2014 by NAW Staff
Capital Safety, a Minnesota-based provider of fall protection equipment, has acquired Brazil-based Altiseg Equipamentos de Seguranca de Trabalho. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Altiseg designs, manufactures and sells a full range of fall protection harnesses and lanyards, as well as provides training services, and Capital Safety says this [read more]

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Broadwind Energy Reports Strong Revenue Gains, Improved Earnings
on 30 Apr 2014 by NAW Staff
Broadwind Energy Inc., a Cicero, Ill-based provider of wind components and services through its towers, gears and energy services divisions, reported strong revenue gains and improved earnings for the period ending March 31. Total company sales increased 29% to $58.8 million from $45.5 million last year. Broadwind says the increase [read more]
Nordex Awarded Contract For Exelon's 40 MW Wind Project
on 30 Apr 2014 by NAW Staff
Nordex will supply 16 N100/2500 wind turbines at Exelon's 40 MW Fourmile Wind Energy Project, located in northwestern Maryland. According to Nordex, the proven Generation Gamma N100/2500 turbine, which is certified for wind-class IEC 2, provides an optimum yield for the project's moderate wind resource. Additionally, given that winter temperatures [read more]
Geronimo Kicks Off Neighborhood Forest Program
on 30 Apr 2014 by NAW Staff
In celebration of Earth Week 2014, Edina, Minn.-based Geronimo Energy partnered with Neighborhood Forest to donate more than 1,200 trees to schools across the U.S. Geronimo - a developer of wind and solar projects primarily in the Midwest - kicked off its school program with deliveries in West Saint Paul [read more]
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Is Now Berkshire Hathaway Energy
on 30 Apr 2014 by NAW Staff
Effective immediately, Des Moines, Iowa-based MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. - the No. 1 owner of wind-powered electric generation among rate-regulated utilities - has changed its name to Berkshire Hathaway Energy. According to company officials, the new name more accurately reflects its growing, diversified mix of businesses and the customers they [read more]
With REC Purchase, Mars Moves Toward Carbon-Neutral Operations
on 30 Apr 2014 by NAW Staff
In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Mars says it will purchase enough renewable energy certificates (RECs) from the soon-to-be built Mesquite Creek wind farm to offset the energy used in its U.S. operations. Mars - the maker of M&M'S, Snickers and Milky Way - says the wind farm [read more]
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