GE and Deepwater mark progress on first-ever US Offshore Wind Farm (GE Alstom)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Mar 2016
Led by Deepwater Wind, the Block Island wind farm will use five 6-MW GE 'Haliade' turbines to generate 30 MW of power, enough to produce around 125,000 MWh of electricity, thus meeting approximately 90% of Block Island's electricity demand ... Block Island Wind Farm is GE's first offshore wind project since the acquisition of Alstom Power & Grid and the creation of the new GE Renewable Energy business....

Refinancing Eneco Luchterduinen wind farm (Eneco Holding NV)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Mar 2016
Eneco Luchterduinen wind farm has a capacity of 129 MW and produces sufficient green power to meet the annual electricity needs of around 150,000 households....

Innergex announces the acquisition of eight wind power projects in France and a private placement of $50 M (Innergex Renewable Energy Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Mar 2016
For each facility, the Corporation determines an annual long-term average level of electricity production (LTAP) over the expected life of the facility, based on several factors that include, without limitation, historically observed water flows or wind or solar irradiation conditions, turbine or panel technology, installed capacity, energy losses, operational features and maintenance....

Seminole Electric announces 2.2-megawatt “Cooperative Solar” project (Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Mar 2016
Seminole Electric announces 2.2-megawatt "Cooperative Solar" project as expansion of renewable energy portfolio ... "I am proud to announce today that we are adding a new solar facility to our renewable energy mix," said Lisa Johnson, Seminole's CEO and General Manager ... Seminole Electric Cooperative may sell a portion of the renewable energy credits associated with its renewable generation to third parties....

Electric cars more sense than solar for NZ - new study

Edit NZ Herald 21 Mar 2016
Electric vehicles are far more useful to New Zealand for reducing carbon emissions than rooftop solar power, says a new study by energy industry consultants Concept.The Wellington-based consultancy contains some of the electricity... ....

Ex-health director got headaches from wind turbines

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 21 Mar 2016
USA Today Network-Wisconsin (http.//gbpg.net/1UfjXRz ) reports that former Brown County Health Director Chua Xiong said in an email to an intern on Nov. 21 that she gets migraine headaches when she visits the Shirley Wind Farm. Brown County Citizens for Responsible Wind Energy claims the email is evidence that the low-frequency sound from wind turbines has caused some residents to suffer from health problems ... ....

PSEG Acquires 37.8 MW Solar Project from juwi (PSEG - Public Service Enterprise Group Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Mar 2016
The PSEG San Isabel Solar Energy Center has a 25-year power purchase agreement with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., a wholesale electricity generation and transmission provider ... "With the PSEG San Isabel Solar Energy Center, we are expanding our presence in Colorado and will deliver enough clean, reliable energy to power over 9,600 local homes."....

Santee Cooper board increases incentives, sets April 1 as launch for community, rooftop solar programs (Santee Cooper)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Mar 2016
Customers will receive a credit on their monthly Santee Cooper electric bill reflecting their share of solar energy produced each month at the solar farm, which is owned and operated by TIG Sun Energy and provides solar power under contract to Santee Cooper ... They will also receive an energy credit of about 3.8 cents per kWh for any excess solar power produced that is put back on the grid....

BrightSource Launches Next Generation Solar Field Technologies (BrightSource Energy Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Mar 2016
New Technologies Deployed at Israel's Ashalim Solar Thermal Power Station Reduce Costs, Accelerate Construction Schedule and Increase Energy Production ... Ashalim Solar Thermal Power Station located in Israel's Negev Desert ... designs, develops and sells solar thermal power systems that deliver reliable clean energy to utilities and industrial companies....

National companies seek to stop solar deal struck in Maine

Edit The Oklahoman 21 Mar 2016
The solar industry is watching Maine closely because the state is considering a novel solution for a regulatory problem that more than a dozen states are also wrestling with, said Autumn Proudlove, senior policy analyst at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center ... companies, Central Maine Power and Emera, to build large-scale solar farms....

Nordex sees Acciona wind buy closing at start-April

Edit Reuters 21 Mar 2016
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German wind turbine maker Nordex expects its 785 million-euro ($884 million) acquisition of Spanish Acciona's wind power operations to close at the beginning of April, it said... ....

Dozens protest to approve offshore LI wind turbines

Edit Newsday 21 Mar 2016
Holding pinwheels and props, dozens of people rallied outside LIPA headquarters in Uniondale Monday to urge the power authority to approve offshore wind turbines to generate ......

Mahagenco looks to tap solar power

Edit The Times of India 21 Mar 2016
"Recently, we floated two tenders inviting bids to prepare detailed project reports for engineering, procuring and construction of the project to generate 1,250 MW power through solar energy ... This brings down the cost per unit for generation of power and importantly, the villagers will be able to clear off the energy bills, thus bringing down the ......
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