First Wind announced yesterday that financing is now complete for its 69-megawatt Kawailoa Wind project in Hawaii. This wind project is the largest in the state and will be located on Kamehameha Schools’ Kawailoa Plantation lands on Oahu’s North Shore. As reported previously here on CleanTechnica, construction of the … [continued]
This story was just too fun to not feature here on CleanTechnica — First Wind is hosting a Sheffield Wind Snowmobile Ride-In this Saturday, March 3. Basically, snowmobilers will meet at First Wind’s wind power project at Sheffield Mountain and will get to tour the wind turbines up-close while also enjoying … [continued]
Hawaii’s largest wind power project, the 69-megawatt (MW) Kawailoa Wind project on Kamehameha Schools’ Kawailoa Plantation lands on Oahu’s North Shore, is now under construction. The wind power project will include thirty 2.3-MW Siemens wind turbines, which will produce enough electricity to power approximately 14,500 homes on Oahu Island, approximately 5% … [continued]
Some top wind energy news from the past week — several announcements from the past couple days, several big wind power projects (or wind farms), and a mysterious wind turbine order for the US. 227.5-Megawatt Crossroads Wind Farm Complete Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) announced the completion … [continued]
And, wrapping up my wrap-ups for the week, here are a few wind energy stories and transportation stories we haven’t covered yet. Enjoy! Wind 1. First Wind gets go-ahead increase size of Oakfield Wind project in Aroostook County, Maine from 51 MW to 150 MW. The project will be able to create enough … [continued]
Are you a high-schooler looking to get into a cleantech field (wind energy, to be specific)? You might want to check out the First Wind Scholarship program. First Wind, “an independent North American wind energy company exclusively focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale wind … [continued]
I go through dozens of sources and thousands of articles so you don’t have to 😀 Here’s some cool clean energy, EV, and LED project news from the past week or so: 1. 3 New Wind Projects in U.S. Order Wind Turbines “Vestas has received a 59 MW order from … [continued]
More cleantech project news: Gamesa announced at the end of last week that “enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, has executed a purchase agreement to acquire the Chestnut Flats Wind Farm in Pennsylvania.” Chestnut Flats includes 18 G90-2.0 MW and one G87-2.0 MW Gamesa wind turbines. First Wind announced last week that … [continued]
The US Treasury gave another $550 million in stimulus funds for renewable energy this week. This brings the total to over $1 billion. The announcement about the new disbursements came earlier this week. The money comes from the Department of Energy (DOE). The funds were given to 25 … [continued]
