Vineyard Wind PR - Thu June 21, 2018
Vineyard Wind Picked to Negotiate Offshore Wind Contracts
Vineyard Wind, which seeks to build the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States, released the following statement in response to the announcement by the Massachusetts Electric Distribution Companies (EDCs) that the company's proposed 800 megawatt (MW) wind farm and electricity transmission project will advance as a preferred solution in the Massachusetts Green Communities Act Section 83C RFP for offshore wind energy projects....
Emily Buenzle - Fri June 01, 2018
Officials Release Details About $250M Wind Farm Project
Rhode Island officials joined developer Deepwater Wind in providing some details about the "Revolution Wind" project at the Port of Providence. The $250 million offshore wind farm will bring power to tens of thousands of homes as it makes Rhode Island a wind industry leader, WPRI reported....
The Associated Press - Fri June 01, 2018
Utility Seeks Bids for Alternative Energy Projects in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — A utility company is seeking proposals for the construction of new alternative energy projects in Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Rocky Mountain Power said May 29, it is looking for bids for projects generating a total of 308,000 megawatt hours of power — enough for about 34,000 average homes in Utah — drawing on solar, wind and geothermal energy....
Goldwind Americas - Tue May 22, 2018
Wind Prototype in West Texas
Goldwind Americas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., announced May 8 that it has completed the installation of its GW 3MW(S) Smart Wind Turbine test unit at the UL Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility located at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas....
Thu May 03, 2018
Energy Company Announces Two New Wind Farms as Part of $3.6B Project
MidAmerican Energy Company has announced construction of two new Iowa wind farm projects to begin this summer in Adair County. The Arbor Hill wind farm project includes 125 wind turbines. The Orient wind farm project includes 150 turbines with the option to add up to 100 more....
Wed February 28, 2018
RMP Selects Projects for Expansion
Rocky Mountain Power has selected four new wind projects to fulfill plans to significantly expand the amount of wind energy serving customers by 2020. The four projects will expand Rocky Mountain Power's owned and contracted wind power by more than 60 percent and add enough new wind energy to power approximately 450,000 average homes....
Tue February 27, 2018
Mortenson Uses TCC-2500 for Rocksprings Wind Farm
M.A. Mortenson Company was selected by French-owned renewable energy company Akuo Energy to construct Rocksprings Wind Farm, a 149-megawatt wind farm. The project, covering 15,620 acres of private land approximately 30 mi....
Wed January 31, 2018
Public Service Co. Seeks New Wind, Solar Farms for Facebook Data Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico's largest electricity provider is seeking state regulatory approval for power purchase agreements with two companies that would build new wind and solar farms to serve Facebook's new data center....
Mon January 08, 2018
Vermont's First Wind Farm Begins Commercial Operation
Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. began commercial operation at its newest wind farm, and first in Vermont, the Deerfield Wind Farm, in the towns of Readsboro and Searsburg on Dec. 29....
Wed December 27, 2017
Manitowoc MLC300 Completes Ohio Wind Project Ahead of Schedule
One North American construction company that works in the renewable energy sector discovered the time-saving and logistical benefits of using a Manitowoc MLC300 with fixed-position counterweight (FPC) to construct wind towers....
