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United States Wind Power Surges in Quarter 4 of 2013

The American Wind Energy Association has published its quarterly market report for the US wind industry. It reveals that while there was very slow growth for the first three quarters of 2013, a lot of groundwork was being laid, leading to the commencement of construction in the fourth quarter to the tune of 10,900 megawatts. Adding… Read the rest

Cape Wind, Nantucket Sound: Latest Developments

The much delayed huge offshore wind farm off Nantucket Sound; Cape Wind, moved a step closer to being constructed after a ruling by a US federal court on Wednesday. The US Court of Appeals upheld the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) 2012 determination that the proposed 130-turbine Cape Wind offshore wind farm proposed for Nantucket Sound, south… Read the rest

The Main Chance for Maine?

The United States has many wind farms across its length and breath, but has been slower to embrace fully the opportunities offered for offshore wind production. In the state of Maine there is an opportunity for a 12-megawatt offshore wind project just a few miles off Maine’s coast. It could make the state a pioneer of… Read the rest

Hell Freezes Over- But Wind keeps the Lights On!

We probably all saw the snappy headline “Hell Freezes Over” when the big chill that gripped the United States this week, and the hamlet named “Hell” in Michigan was frozen. But things across the States could have been a lot worse- and a lot of the reason that the lights kept burning and the heat in… Read the rest

Wind Power and Wildlife Can Co-Exist

Despite the fact that our production of non-renewable energy has for many years adversely affected our environment, and wildlife (the London smog caused by factory chimney smoke in the 1950’s killed thousands of birds as well as people!), the complaints about the evils of wind power to birds and bats continues to be voiced. It seems… Read the rest

Enbridge Inc. Announces 110MW Wind Project for Texas

Enbridge Inc. has announced a deal to invest US$200 million in a 110-megawatt wind project in Texas, known as the Keechi Wind Project. It will involve Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. which is a firm based in Colorado that has a history of three previous wind projects with Enbridge. Upon the commencement of commercial operations at… Read the rest

Lake Michigan Three-Year Wind Research Project Ends

Last month saw the end of The Grand Valley State University wind research platform three-year research mission. The final year saw the 10 foot by 19 foot wind buoy data-gathering just over 6 miles off of the Muskegon County shoreline in Lake Michigan, United States. The research buoy had to withstand some very harsh and wintry… Read the rest

United States Chooses Turbines for First Offshore Wind Farm

The award of the lucrative contract to supply the United States’ first offshore wind farm has been eagerly anticipated. It was announced in a supply and maintenance contract announced just before Christmas. It will be for the huge Cape Wind wind farm located on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound, off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. And the… Read the rest

The World’s Largest Order for Onshore Wind Turbines Goes to….

Siemens. They have been asked by MidAmerican Energy to supply no less than 448 turbines. Yep, as the title suggests it is the world’s largest order ever for onshore wind turbines. The turbines are for five wind farms that are to be established in the US state of Iowa. The output will be 1050 MW which… Read the rest

The Future is Wind

Two important documents set out a future for wind that is challenging and exciting. The first is called “Going for Green Growth” by the EU Ministerial Green Growth Group which comprises of European cabinet ministers responsible for energy and climate change. In it they set out a collective vision for a low carbon economy. Green Growth… Read the rest