http://www.nawindpower.com/ The most trusted and widely read information source for North American wind professionals. en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:01 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:01 -0400 NAWeditors@nawindpower.com publisher@nawindpower.com Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved, Zackin Publications Inc. Siemens has confirmed that a B53 rotor blade on a SWT-2.3-108 wind turbine broke off near the blade root and fell to the ground at [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11516 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:47:00 -0400 By a unanimous vote on May 16, the U.S. Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz as the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Moniz, [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11523 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:46:39 -0400 Zephir - the makers of the ZephIR LIDAR measurement system - says it has successfully captured simultaneous upwind and downwind measurements from a wind turbine [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11522 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:44:57 -0400 The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) reports that electric generation from renewable resources in Texas increased 7% in 2012, compared to 2011, with capacity [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11521 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:42:02 -0400 First Wind has announced that 16 scholarships have been awarded to college-bound students as part of the 2013 First Wind Scholars program. The awardees reside [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11520 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:39:36 -0400 Banco Nacional de Desarrollo Econmico y Social (BNDES) says turbine manufacturer Gamesa meets Brazil's local content requirements, which, among other things, mandates that at least [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11519 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:37:57 -0400 Engineered to meet the demanding torque applications for wind turbines, Enerpac has introduced a torque wrench pump which the company claims can deliver up to [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11518 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:35:39 -0400 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, [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11517 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 NAW has learned that a blade belonging to a Siemens SWT-2.3-108 wind turbine came crashing to the ground at the 265 MW Ocotillo Wind Farm [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11515 Thu, 16 May 2013 17:04:46 -0400 Duke Energy Renewables has confirmed that it is a subject of a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) preliminary investigation resulting from the incidental deaths of [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11514 Thu, 16 May 2013 16:12:31 -0400 The Senate Agriculture Committee passed a farm bill that includes funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). REAP provides [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11513 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:41:09 -0400 Worldwide wind capacity reached 282.3 GW in 2012 - with more than 44.6 GW being added last year - according to findings from the World [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11512 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:40:45 -0400 A majority of Illinois voters believe it is important that the state maintain its commitment to increase its use of renewable power and support legislation [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11511 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:40:09 -0400 ZF Services has completed installation of the 2.5 MW test bench at its Vernon Hills, Ill.-based wind service center. The project, which began construction in [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11510 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:19:34 -0400 Turbine manufacturer Vestas says the 396 MW Marena Renovables project, for which it is supplying turbines, is experiencing quot;construction delays.quot; Vestas, which is supplying 132 [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11509 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:17:01 -0400 The Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA) has proclaimed June as Small Wind Month and will be participating in a series of community outreach events to [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11505 Wed, 15 May 2013 13:56:10 -0400 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 [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11504 Wed, 15 May 2013 13:51:03 -0400 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 [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11503 Wed, 15 May 2013 13:48:59 -0400 With industrial demand for around-the-clock affordable electricity growing, Minnesota Power is continuing on its strategic path to ensure that tomorrow's power generation mix is affordable, [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11506 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Based on a study, Siemens says it is feasible to save up to EUR 45 billion if it could better enhance efficiencies in power systems [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11507 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Researchers at Iowa State University are working to design and test taller wind turbine towers using concrete panels that could reach more robust winds at [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11508 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Program is revisiting the conclusions from its 2008 study that contemplated the technological and regulatory road map for [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11502 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:23:15 -0400 The Quebec government announced the province's intention to secure an additional block of 800 MW of wind power capacity. Wind industry suppliers and developers had [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11501 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:15:06 -0400 The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has awarded a contract to Siemens Government Technologies to construct the federal government's largest wind farm. The 11.5 MW [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11498 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:14:40 -0400 Boulder, Colo.-based fall protection equipment provider DEUS Rescue says it has achieve ISO 9001:2008 certification for the manufacture, assembly and supply of fall protection equipment. [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11500 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:40:22 -0400 Rocky Hill, Conn.-based Henkel Corp. has introduced a silicone potting compound designed for electrical and electronic potting applications that require UL 94 VO compliance. Designed [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11499 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:37:44 -0400 The Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) says it has completed its geotechnical work for Icebreaker, its proposed offshore wind farm located off the coast [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11497 Tue, 14 May 2013 10:44:10 -0400 Suzlon Group subsidiary REpower Systems SE and Brgerwindpark im Kirchspiel Medelby GmbH amp; Co. KG have signed a contract for more than 27 wind turbines [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11496 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Less than three days after announcing the departure of its CEO, ABB says that another high profile executive will leave the power and automotive solutions [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11494 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:07:15 -0400 Red Wing, Minn.-based Capital Safety has launched a pair of safety tools aimed to increase the safety of technicians working at height. Developed to provide [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11493 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:04:49 -0400 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 [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11492 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Technology developed by Purdue University that allows users to predict bearing failure before it happens has been named a regional finalist in the Department of [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11495 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Total global investment in offshore wind power will reach approximately #036;170 billion by 2020, according to a report from Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. In Europe [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11489 Fri, 10 May 2013 13:18:50 -0400 Three wind industry professionals were honored at the Women of Wind Energy's (WoWE) annual luncheon at the American Wind Energy Association's WINDPOWER 2013 Conference in [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11488 Fri, 10 May 2013 11:42:57 -0400 ABB has announced that company CEO Joe Hogan has decided to leave for private reasons. Hogan joined ABB as CEO in September 2008. A date [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11490 Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Adding more wind power to the grid in the PJM region can lower gas and coal consumption and reduce regional wholesale energy market prices, saving [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11491 Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Google likes wind energy. So does Motorola and Bloomberg. Ditto Walmart, which intends to become even more active in wind energy procurement. quot;Walmart is open [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11487 Thu, 09 May 2013 14:59:09 -0400 In light of the recent federal production tax credit (PTC) extension, MidAmerican Energy Co. says it wants to invest #036;1.9 billion to add up to [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11485 Thu, 09 May 2013 14:58:47 -0400 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 [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11483 Thu, 09 May 2013 14:58:23 -0400 The Wind Energy Institute of Canada, an independent research and testing institute, has chosen Samp;C Electric Canada Ltd. for the supply of a battery energy [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11484 Thu, 09 May 2013 14:58:00 -0400 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 [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11482 Thu, 09 May 2013 14:57:34 -0400 In the first quarter of this year (Q1'13), Vestas generated EUR 1.096 billion of revenue - a 1% decrease from Q1'12, according to the company's [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11478 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 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 [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11486 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 The MaRS Cleantech Fund has completed a venture deal with Toronto-based energy storage firm Hydrostor, whose technology converts surplus electrical energy to underwater compressed air [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11476 Wed, 08 May 2013 14:32:09 -0400 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 [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11479 Wed, 08 May 2013 14:31:48 -0400 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 [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11475 Wed, 08 May 2013 14:31:28 -0400 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 [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11481 Wed, 08 May 2013 14:30:19 -0400 Colorado State University's Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE) has announced the rollout of the Advanced Energy Legislation (AEL) Tracker, a new online database [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11480 Wed, 08 May 2013 13:02:28 -0400 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 [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11477 Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Wind industry participants can help advocate in five states where legislative bills are coming due for a vote regarding renewable portfolio standards (RPS), according to [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11474 Tue, 07 May 2013 16:50:06 -0400 The World Trade Organization (WTO) denied the Canadian government's appeal on Monday regarding an earlier ruling that a mechanism in Ontario's feed-in tariff (FIT) program [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11472 Tue, 07 May 2013 15:05:55 -0400 Gamesa has sold Iberdrola a wind farm development in Mexico with a future total installed capacity of 70 MW. Gamesa will be in charge of [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11471 Tue, 07 May 2013 14:07:52 -0400 Suzlon Group says its S97-2.1 MW wind turbine has been upgraded to handle higher wind speeds in a 60 Hz version for application in the [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11470 Tue, 07 May 2013 14:07:34 -0400 UpWind Solutions Inc. has signed operations and maintenance (Oamp;M) service agreements for four wind farms. The projects include the Trinity Hills, Sherbino 2 and Silver [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11469 Tue, 07 May 2013 14:07:13 -0400 Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) has announced that RES Group's global construction portfolio has exceeded 8 GW, of which more than 6 GW [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11468 Tue, 07 May 2013 12:13:04 -0400 Siemens has received a 114 MW order from Nordisk Vindkraft for the Sidensjo wind power project in Sweden. Siemens will supply 48 direct-drive wind turbines [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11467 Tue, 07 May 2013 12:11:44 -0400 Texas Tech University has announced the National Wind Institute (NWI), which will combine the university's Texas Wind Energy Institute (TWEI) and former Wind Science and [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11466 Tue, 07 May 2013 12:10:14 -0400 Foxborough, Mass.-based ICONICS has announced the release of GENESIS64 V10.8, a SCADA solution that the company says is ideal for wind farm operations. According to [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11465 Tue, 07 May 2013 12:08:47 -0400 Gabriel Alonso, the CEO of EDP Renewables and incoming chairman of the board of directors at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), laid out a [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11464 Mon, 06 May 2013 17:14:49 -0400 Tom Kiernan, the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) incoming CEO, took to the stage Monday morning to briefly greet attendees during the opening general session [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11463 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:56:53 -0400 GE's renewable energy business says it has received 1 GW of new U.S. wind turbine orders following the extension of the production tax credit on [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11462 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:05:44 -0400 The American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI) has announced its Research Information System (RIS) has entered phase two of development. The RIS is designed to be [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11461 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:01:57 -0400 Samp;C Electric Co. has been awarded a #036;2.6 million contract by Sweetwater Wind to upgrade a portion of the 585 MW wind farm in Sweetwater, [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11460 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:00:46 -0400 3M's Renewable Energy division has introduced 3M Wind Blade Protection Coating W4600, a two-component polyurethane coating to help prevent and repair leading edge erosion on [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11459 Mon, 06 May 2013 14:59:05 -0400 Siemens has signed 15-year contract extensions with RES Americas to continue providing service and maintenance at two wind projects in North America. Siemens will provide [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11457 Mon, 06 May 2013 14:57:14 -0400 GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has published its new quot;Guideline for the Certification of Condition Monitoring Systems for Wind Turbines,quot; which GL RC says covers [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11458 Mon, 06 May 2013 14:56:48 -0400 Suzlon Group's North American subsidiary, Suzlon Wind Energy Corp. (SWECO), has announced the production of its 25th TWh of power from its U.S. and Canadian [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11456 Mon, 06 May 2013 14:52:29 -0400 Alstom's new-generation Haliade 150 - 6MW offshore wind turbine has obtained the IEC1 power performance measurement after three months of testing at the Le Carnet [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11455 Mon, 06 May 2013 14:50:15 -0400 The WINDPOWER 2013 Conference amp; Exhibition officially began Monday morning in Chicago. New leadership for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) will be inducted, followed [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11452 Mon, 06 May 2013 10:49:47 -0400 Gamesa will be showcasing its new wind turbine with 2.5 MW of unitary power, the G114-2.5 MW, at the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) WINDPOWER [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11453 Mon, 06 May 2013 10:28:10 -0400 GE has announced it will provide operations and maintenance services for 819 wind turbines at eight wind farms in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Texas for [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11454 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400