Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. announces that the Ashlu Creek run-of-river hydroelectric power generating plant (”Ashlu Creek”), with a net installed capacity of 49.9 MW, is now in commercial operation. As the required performance tests were carried out successfully, BC Hydro has retroactively set the official commercial operation start...
The largest solar energy array in Martin County began construction a little over 4 weeks ago after the town was able to quickly issue permits to the solar energy contractor, Abundant Energy Inc. (http://www.abundantenergy.com). Though South Florida solar energy companies have been making little headway in the commercial energy market with the exception...
In an effort to meet Missouri’s ongoing renewable energy goals, Wind Capital Group is developing the state’s largest wind project, Lost Creek, with the support of GE’s 1.5-megawatt wind turbine technology. The Lost Creek project supports Missouri’s Clean Air Initiative, which calls for 15 percent of the state’s power to be generated from renewable...
Western Wind Energy Corp announce that it has secured approximately 575 contiguous acres near Tehachapi, California through land purchases and ground leases and plans to pursue the development of an additional wind energy project of at least 30MW. The new project will be named Windswept. Western Wind is working on acquiring or leasing additional contiguous...
Resource Group International, Inc. announced that the Company has signed an agreement to develop several wind energy projects in South America beginning with Chile. Resource Group is partnering with ANPL G.P., through its Chilean subsidiary ANPL Latin America Limited, and has signed a “beneficial” agreement to construct several wind farms...
NACEL Energy Corporation, a wind power company in business to generate clean, renewable energy, today confirmed it has entered into two long term wind development rights agreements covering an aggregate of 636 acres in Donley County, Texas. Hedley Pointe is the Company’s fourth Texas wind energy project located in the Panhandle. At project build-out,...
The European Commission recognised offshore wind energy as a key technology in Europe’s attempt to stimulate the Union’s economies. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) considers that the €500mn in “smart investment” to specific offshore projects that the EC has earmarked is money well spent. All projects are in an advanced stage of...
RMT, Inc. (RMT), the leader in wind energy development, engineering, and construction, has completed construction of Michigan Wind 1, located near Ubly, Michigan. With a total capacity of 69 MW, Michigan Wind 1 is the largest commercial-scale wind farm in Michigan. The wind facility began commercial operation in mid-December, and will produce enough...
Renewable Energy Systems Americas (RES Americas), a national leader in the development and construction of wind power projects, announced completion and commencement of commercial operations of its Hackberry Wind Project, a $350 million wind farm in Shackelford County, Texas. RES Americas is the developer, construction contractor, operator of the project,...
Congressional leaders together with Barack Obama’s new Cabinet are planning a $25 Billion stimulus package in order to meet the President-elect’s goal of doubling renewable energy production in the next three years, according to a report in Sunday’s Washington Post. President-elect Obama’s Cabinet favors an $8.6 billion extension...