| Content Category: Projects & Contracts |
| Pteragen Canada Obtains Regulatory Approval For Alberta Project |
| on 21 May 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Calgary-based Pteragen Canada, a subsidiary of Renovalia Energy Wind Canada, says it has received regulatory approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission to proceed with construction [read more] |
| Otter Tail Power Signs PPA With NextEra Energy's Ashtabula III |
| on 17 May 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Fergus Falls, Minn.-based Otter Tail Power signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to acquire the output from the 62.4 MW Ashtabula III wind farm, [read more] |
| Vestas Says Mexico Project Is Delayed |
| on 16 May 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Turbine manufacturer Vestas says the 396 MW Marena Renovables project, for which it is supplying turbines, is experiencing "construction delays." Vestas, which is supplying 132 [read more] |
| Cherokee Nation To Operate Largest Wind Farm On Tribal Land |
| on 15 May 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The Cherokee Nation has agreed to partner with Chicago-based PNE Wind USA to develop a 90-turbine wind farm, located in Kay County, Okla. The Cherokee [read more] |
| Canadian Investor In Deal To Acquire Interest In Australian Project |
| on 15 May 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Canadian and Australian infrastructure investors Northleaf Capital Partners and Palisade Investment Partners have agreed to acquire a 75% equity interest in the 111 MW Waterloo [read more] |
| Suzlon Group Wins Contract For German Community Wind Project |
| on 14 May 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Suzlon Group subsidiary REpower Systems SE and Bürgerwindpark im Kirchspiel Medelby GmbH & Co. KG have signed a contract for more than 27 wind turbines [read more] |
| UPMC Buys RECs To Power Data Centers |
| on 13 May 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Healthcare provider UPMC has purchased renewable energy credits (RECs) from Pennsylvania wind power to equal the entire annual energy usage from its data centers. According [read more] |
| Xcel, NCAR Extend Partnership To Forecast Renewable Energy |
| on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| Xcel Energy has announced an expanded agreement with the Boulder, Colo.-based National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) for renewable energy forecasting. NCAR previously designed a [read more] |
| Wind Energy Institute Of Canada Orders Storage System |
| on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| The Wind Energy Institute of Canada, an independent research and testing institute, has chosen S&C Electric Canada Ltd. for the supply of a battery energy [read more] |
| PacifiCorp Expands Western Transmission Network |
| on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| PacifiCorp has begun construction of the high-voltage, 160-mile Sigurd to Red Butte transmission line to serve customers throughout six western states. In addition, the company [read more] |
| Offshore Wind Measurement Campaign Concludes In Hong Kong |
| on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| Renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy has concluded a one-year wind measurement campaign in Hong Kong using its Offshore Risk Quantification Analysis (ORQA) platform. The project began [read more] |
| NextEra Orders GE's 1.7-100 Wind Turbines |
| on 08 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| GE will supply 59 of recently debuted 1.7-100 wind turbines to NextEra Energy Resources LLC's wind farm planned for the thumb region of Michigan. GE [read more] |
| UMaine To Demonstrate Floating Offshore Wind Turbine |
| on 08 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| The University of Maine's (UMaine) Advanced Structures and Composites Center has introduced VolturnUS, a floating offshore wind turbine prototype to be deployed off the coast [read more] |
| PPG Fiber Glass Sells Interest In PPG-Devold Joint Venture |
| on 08 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| Cheswick, Pa.-based PPG Fiber Glass has sold its 50% interest in the PPG-Devold fiber glass joint venture to Hexagon Devold, a wholly owned subsidiary of [read more] |
| Abengoa Joins Transmission Project To Enable Access To Renewables |
| on 08 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| California-based utility Imperial Irrigation District (IID) has chosen Abengoa to work on the Path 42 power transmission project. The project is an extension of IID's [read more] |
