Latest Wind farm Stories
TEL AVIV, Israel, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Meteo-Logic [http://meteo-logic.com ], an innovative provider of custom-made accurate weather forecasting, launched today a new service [http://meteo-logic.com/services/wind-farms ] specifically designed to provide the wind farm energy industry with highly accurate localized weather forecasts. Meteo-Logic offers detailed weather parameters and tools required for making weather-sensitive decisions for specific locations at...
AGUCADOURA, Portugal, June 18th, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Principle Power, Energias de Portugal, Repsol, A. Silva Matos (ASM), Vestas Wind Systems A/S and InovCapital are pleased to announce the inauguration of Portugal's first offshore wind turbine on June 16th, 2011. The turbine is installed on an innovative floating foundation called the WindFloat. In addition to being the first offshore wind turbine in Portugal, this is the first offshore wind turbine to be installed without the use...
CANBY, Minn., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy has awarded Outland Energy Services a service contract to provide construction/commissioning-period support, and operations, maintenance, and remote monitoring services at the 100.8 MW Lake Winds Energy Project in Mason County, Michigan. The project is comprised of fifty-six Vestas V100 1.8 MW wind turbines and is expected to begin commercial operation in October, 2012. "Outland's collaboration with Consumers Energy is...
WORCESTER, Mass., June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MMMW) today reports that operational results indicate a three-fold increase in power output generated by wind turbines that implement the company's patented wind augmentation technology. The Mass Megawatts' wind augmentation system utilizes a less complicated and inexpensive wind-focusing technique to increase the wind velocity directed at the turbine by an average of 70%. This...
BRECKENRIDGE, Mich., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy today announced the completion of construction and the start of full commercial operations for the Gratiot County Wind Project. The wind park is a 212.8-megawatt (MW) project featuring 133 1.6-MW GE wind turbines. It generates enough renewable energy to power more than 50,000 Michigan homes. Sixty-four of the turbines are owned by DTE Energy, while 69 turbines are owned by Gratiot Wind LLC, an affiliate of Invenergy...
CHICAGO, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- S&C Electric Company, a global leader in renewable energy integration, today announces that it successfully completed a procure-construct solution at the Coram Wind Farm, a project in Mojave, Calif., owned by Brookfield Renewable Energy Group and Coram California Development LLC. To help expand plant capacity, S&C procured and constructed the electrical systems needed to connect new wind turbines to the grid. With the project...
TSX VENTURE: SBX VANCOUVER, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce the receipt by Sea Breeze Energy Inc. ("Sea Breeze" - a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) of a payment in the amount of CAD $7 million under the terms of an agreement executed with International Power Canada, Inc. ("IPC") related to the purchase by IPC of "Phase 1" of the 99 MW Cape Scott Wind Farm ("the Project" - formerly named the 'Knob Hill Wind Farm'). The $7...
ATLANTA, June 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At the American Wind Energy Association's Conference & Exhibition in Atlanta, the Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG) is introducing MFG Wind, a new brand that represents the comprehensive wind-focused set of capabilities that the company brings to the market. Since its earliest days, MFG has been a pioneer of composite product advances and a top wind energy supplier of blades, nacelles and spinners. As the wind industry has matured and the...
LIVERMORE, Calif., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the largest generator of wind energy in North America, joined by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony today at its repowered Vasco Wind Energy Center located in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area about 40 miles east of San Francisco. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110421/FL87524LOGO ) The 78.2 megawatt (MW) Vasco Wind Energy Center is comprised of 34...
CANBY, Minn., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Xcel Energy has awarded Outland Energy Services a long-term service contract to provide operations and maintenance services at three Xcel Energy wind farms totaling 328 MW until 2017. In Minnesota, Outland will provide full-time services for the 201-megawatt (MW) Nobles wind farm in Nobles County and the 100.5 MW Grand Meadow wind farm in Mower County. Both sites utilize GE 1.5 MW wind turbines. In Colorado, Outland will provide full-time...
