The Nordex Group has received the IEC Type Certificate, which is valid worldwide, in accordance with the standard IEC 61400-22 for the N149/5.X turbine from TÜV SÜD, an international testing and certification company for onshore and offshore wind turbine generators. In September the Nordex Group installed the first N149/5.X turbine at the Genshagener Heide wind farm … [Read more...] about Nordex Group’s 5.X Turbine Receives IEC Type Certification from TUV SUD
Black Hills Completes Construction on Corriedale Wind Project
Black Hills Corp. has completed construction on its $79 million Corriedale Wind Energy Project near Cheyenne, Wyo. The project is producing wind energy for customers who subscribed to its Renewable Ready Program. The 52.5 MW wind generation project is jointly owned by the company’s affiliate electric utilities, South Dakota Electric and Wyoming Electric. The … [Read more...] about Black Hills Completes Construction on Corriedale Wind Project
Southern Power’s Skookumchuck Wind Facility Now Operational
Southern Power, a U.S. wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Co., says the 136 MW Skookumchuck Wind Facility in Lewis and Thurston Counties, Wash., is now operational. The project, Southern Power’s 12th wind facility, is the company’s first wind facility in the state and contributes to the company’s growing renewable fleet of clean generating … [Read more...] about Southern Power’s Skookumchuck Wind Facility Now Operational
Boralex Acquires Equity Stake in Three Canadian Wind Farms
Boralex Inc., a company develops, builds and operates renewable energy power facilities in Canada, France, the U.K. and the U.S., has closed the acquisition of the previously announced 49% equity stake held by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) in three wind farms in Quebec, already 51% owned by Boralex. CDPQ’s 49% equity stake … [Read more...] about Boralex Acquires Equity Stake in Three Canadian Wind Farms
Vineyard Wind Names GE Renewable Energy as Preferred Turbine Supplier
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has selected GE Renewable Energy as its preferred supplier of wind turbine generators for its Vineyard Wind 1 project, the first utility-scale offshore wind installation in the U.S. “The selection of GE as our preferred turbine supplier means that a well-known U.S. … [Read more...] about Vineyard Wind Names GE Renewable Energy as Preferred Turbine Supplier