Siemens Gamesa confirmed for 900MW Taiwan offshore wind
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Contamination fears over construction of wind farm next to Fiskville #AUS
By National Wind Watch The plumes of dust started drifting over the paddocks as work started on a $300 million project to build a 107-turbine wind farm in the countryside surrounding the Country Fire Authority’s former Fiskville training college. As digging began last year on the deep footings for turbines that will stand 171 metres…
Orsted Wins New Jersey’s First Offshore Wind Solicitation
By [email protected] Denmark’s Ørsted won New Jersey’s first offshore wind solicitation with a 1.1-gigawatt project known as Ocean Wind, the largest offshore wind project to secure a development deal with a U.S. state to date. Ocean Wind will be built 15 miles from the Atlantic City coast, with construction expected to begin in the early…
Berrybank wind farm begins construction with turbines made locally in old car factory
By Michael Mazengarb The 180MW Berrybank wind farm will use turbines constructed in a former car factory in Geelong. The post Berrybank wind farm begins construction with turbines made locally in old car factory appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
LNG RISKS UP
By Vladimir Vinogradov REUTERS wrote.Construction delays and cost blowouts could hit the next wave of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects as there are a limited number of contractors able to handle the huge projects, three developers said on Wednesday.Around $200 billion in projects across the globe from Australia to the United States are racing to…
Vineyard Wind celebrates opening of Boston office
By Michelle Froese Vineyard Wind’s proposed project was selected through a competitive process in May 2018 to provide clean, wind energy to customers of Massachusetts’ three electric distribution utilities. The contracts between the utilities and Vineyard Wind have already been approved. Vineyard Wind, which is developing the United States’ first-utility-scale wind farm, celebrated the opening…
AGL completes solar farm for Santos oil and processing in Whyalla
By Michael Mazengarb AGL has completed construction of a 2.12MW solar plant in Whyalla that will help lower cost for a Santos oil and gas processing facility. The post AGL completes solar farm for Santos oil and processing in Whyalla appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
EDPR commissions Indiana’s Meadow Lake VI Wind Farm
By Michelle Froese EDP Renewables North America (EDPR) and its offtake partners Cummins Inc., Nestlé, and Wabash Valley Power Alliance celebrated the completion and commissioning of the Meadow Lake VI Wind Farm today with a dedication and ribbon-cutting event. Construction of Meadow Lake VI Wind Farm farm provided about 140 jobs and several permanent jobs….
ENGIE’s Seymour Hills Wind Project in Texas begins operation
By Michelle Froese ENGIE North America Inc. announced it has begun commercial operation of its 30-MW Seymour Hills Wind Farm Project in Baylor County, Texas. The project is providing the renewable energy it generates to corporate customers, Ingersoll Rand and Akamai Technologies, each under a separate power purchase agreement. Seymour Hills features 12 GE 2.52-MW…
Why Electrified Transportation Needs Microgrids
By [email protected]chmedia.com Government officials in Montgomery County, Maryland don’t have to speculate about the importance of energy resilience. In 2012 a derecho hit the mid-Atlantic, leading to the deaths of 13 people. The derecho also caused extended power outages for more than 250,000 residents, and this combined with the extremely hot temperatures led to an…
GlidePath Builds Merchant Battery Plant in ERCOT, Bucking Industry Wisdom
By [email protected] Renewables developer GlidePath has begun construction on a rare standalone storage project in the tricky Texas market. The 10-megawatt/10-megawatt-hour Prospect Storage plant will bid into the ERCOT markets for energy and ancillary services. Though small by the standards of today’s utility-scale market, the project, located 50 miles south of Houston, is notable for…
Jan De Nul Continues Taiwan Offshore Wind Streak
By Nadja Skopljak Jan De Nul has secured the engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract (EPCI) for foundations and subsea cables at the Formosa 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Jan De Nul Group… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Article…
EU court: Ireland should pay €1k a day for environment failings #IRL
By National Wind Watch The EU’s top court has said Ireland should be subject to large daily fines, already amounting to almost €4m, for failing to comply with EU legislation that might have prevented landslides caused by the construction of a wind farm in 2003. A legal opinion issued by the Court of Justice of…
Engineer answers questions about wind farm #PA
By National Wind Watch About 60 citizens turned out for the fifth session of the Packer Township Zoning Hearing Board’s hearing on the Broad Mountain Power LLC wind farm project, proposed for Kovatch-owned property on the hilltop between Nesquehoning and western Packer Township. William Schneider, PE, director of Engineering Services for Schoener Environmental Inc. in…
Exclusive: Multi-million Moray Firth wind farm wins approval #SCT
By National Wind Watch A giant Moray Firth wind project has been given the go-ahead by authorities, with the project boss calling it “major hurdle” to overcome. The 100-turbine Moray West Offshore Wind Farm was given marine consent by the Scottish Government yesterday afternoon. The Moray West project is the sister site for the huge…