Latest Wind power Stories
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...
CHICAGO, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- S&C Electric Company, a global leader in smart grid solutions and renewable energy integration, today introduces new asset monitoring services for critical electric grid equipment in conjunction with WINDPOWER 2012. These services include PureWave® CBM Condition-Based Monitoring for S&C's PureWave family of power quality products, which are applied worldwide at renewable energy plants and critical facilities such as data...
CANTON, Ohio, June 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) will feature products and aftermarket solutions for the wind industry at the AWEA WINDPOWER 2012 Conference and Exhibition, June 3-6, in Atlanta, Ga. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100210/TIMKENLOGO ) "Timken helps maximize equipment performance throughout the entire lifecycle of a wind turbine," said Hans Landin, director of process industries original equipment and wind energy for Timken. "By...
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...
FARMINGTON, Conn., May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- As governments around the world seek to deal with the looming energy crisis by turning to alternative energy sources, Global Information Inc is pleased to announce two new reports exploring opportunities for private business in the Offshore Wind Power market: (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120530/CG16040) Global Offshore Wind Energy Markets and Strategies: 2012-2025 Preorder before June 5 and save $995! Offshore...
NEW YORK, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OwnEnergy, Inc., the leading Community Wind development company, announced the appointment of Ron Rebenitsch to the company's Board of Directors. Rebenitsch joins the board as a proven energy executive with a wealth of expertise in development, operations and public policy. Rebenitsch has a long history of achievement in renewable energy, most recently serving as an executive for Basin Electric, one of the largest electric...
SHANGHAI, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Offshore Wind China 2012 Conference and Exhibition, Asia's largest and the world's second largest wind power event, will take place in Shanghai between 30 May and 1 June 2012, with the aim of promoting offshore wind power development not only locally in the Shanghai area but also worldwide. The exhibition session will take place at Shanghai New International Expo Center, while the meeting session will be held at Shangri-La's Kerry Hotel...
BERKELEY, Calif., May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Presidents Bush and Obama both supported wind power development by publicly referencing a Department of Energy (DOE) study that contains serious flaws, according to a new environmental book by UC Berkeley visiting scholar Ozzie Zehner. GREEN ILLUSIONS (University of Nebraska Press, June 2012) draws upon previously unpublished interviews with the DOE. According to Green Illusions, the DOE report renders a picture of wind energy that is up...
