Recent Wind
A New Vision for U.S. Wind Power
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Program, in close cooperation with the wind industry, is launching a new initiative to revisit the findings of the 2008 DOE 20% Wind Energy by 2030 report, and to develop a renewed vision for U.S. wind power research, development, and deployment. Included in this effort will be: A [...]
American Wind Power sets Sights on Predictable Policy, Stable Business Environment
“Phenomenal” technology improvement, changing policy landscape highlighted as new AWEA leaders, echoed by Iowa governor, signal shift toward long-term vision Having reached the benchmark of being the number one source of new electric generating capacity last year, American wind power must develop a vision for predictable policies that create a stable business environment and allow [...]
GE and E.ON Sign Service Agreement for 819 Wind Turbines in Four States
Five-Year Operations and Maintenance Agreement to Cover Turbines at Eight Wind Farms Contract of 819 Turbines Is GE’s Largest Contract to Date GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it will provide operations and maintenance services for 819 wind turbines at eight wind farms in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Texas for E.ON Climate and Renewables North America. [...]
GE’s WindBOOST Brings Increased Energy Production to 2,000th Wind Turbine
GE Enables Additional 341,000 MWh for Customers across U.S. through System Upgrade WindBOOST Upgrades Increase Average Annual Energy Production by up to 4 Percent WindBOOST Footprint includes 15 States across the Country GE (NYSE: GE) today announced the 2,000th installation of WindBOOST, a wind turbine controls system upgrade for GE’s 1.5 and 2.5 megawatt series [...]
GE Announces 1 Gigawatt of US Wind Orders following PTC Decision, Launches New Brilliant Wind Turbine
Strong U.S. Orders Backlog Positions GE for 2013 Brilliant 1.7-100 Wind Turbine Provides 6 Percent More Power than GE’s Current Model, Higher Energy Capture for Low Wind Sites Using the Industrial Internet, GE Helping Wind Customers Produce Higher Output, Increased Service Productivity and New Revenue Streams Today GE’s (NYSE: GE) renewable energy business announced 1 [...]
What Happened to Southwest Wind Power?
Southwest Windpower abruptly closed their doors for business on February 20, 2013. The largest manufacturer of small wind turbines in the United States surprised employees, customers, dealers and competitors alike. Customers report sending in large payments for orders just one week before the closure, and employees at the Flagstaff manufacturing facility reportedly were told to [...]
Small Wind Certification Council Works to Ensure Wind Industry’s Credibility
Farms and wind energy have a rich history together, according to Small Wind Certification Council Technical Director Brent Summerville. He says farmers are comfortable investing in equipment that will pay for itself and they understand how to keep the technology running for many years. Since farms and ranches generally use a lot of energy, Summerville [...]
New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid
Researchers from the Energy Department’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life “flow” battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical grid. The research is a product of the new Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), an Energy Department Energy Innovation Hub. [...]
Invenergy to Install GE’s First Brilliant Wind Turbine with Integrated Battery Software Applications
Invenergy to Feature Three Brilliant 2.5-120 Turbines as Part of an 86 GE Turbine Installation at New Texas Wind Project Site New Brilliant Wind Turbine Is First to Integrate Battery Applications into the Turbine System Three Powerful Software Applications Work with the Battery to Enable Short-Term Predictable Power and to Enhance Revenue Potential for Customers [...]
First V112-3.0 MW Onshore Turbines for Belgium
Aspiravi NV and Limburg win(d)t order 3 V112-3.0 MW and 9 V90-2.0 MW turbines for wind power plants in Flanders Vestas is pleased to announce an order for 27 MW consisting of three units of the V112-3.0 MW and nine units of the V90-2.0 MW for wind power plants in Flanders, Belgium. The order has [...]