UGE Harnesses Urban Wind Energy
NEW YORK — For enterprises that prefer to have full control of every aspect of their operational investments, onsite energy is a very appealing option.
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Wind Tower Manufacturing Project to Create Jobs
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A wind tower manufacturing facility will be built in Cheyenne, in a joint venture by Spanish industrial holding company Gestamp Renewables and Columbus, Ohio-based Worthington Energy Group, a subsidiary of Worthington Industries, Inc., Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced on Tuesday.
The facility will total 160,000 square feet, and will be built on 30 acres of land in the Cheyenne Logistics Hub at Swan Ranch, according to a statement from the governor’s office.
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Major Offshore Wind Initiatives Announced
NORFOLK, VA — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu have announced a coordinated, strategic plan to speed up the development of offshore wind energy in the U.S.
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$1.3 Billion DOE Loan to Fund Wind Farm
WASHINGTON — A partial loan guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan has been finalized to support the world’s largest wind farm, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced.
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Boston Office Achieves LEED Gold Certification
NextEra to Replace Thousands of Wind Turbines
OAKLAND, Calif. — NextEra Energy Resources has agreed replace thousands of wind turbines in California’s Altamont Pass as part of a settlement with state lawmakers and environmental groups, according to the California attorney general’s office. The replacement aims to reduce the number of golden eagles, red-tailed hawks and other birds killed by the turbine blades.
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Terra-Gen Breaks Ground on Wind Farm
TEHACHAPI, Calif. — Terra-Gen Power recently broke ground on the Alta Wind Energy Center, located in the Mojave Desert about 75 miles north of Los Angeles, which will feature more than 600 wind turbines that will produce upwards of 1,550 megawatts of renewable electricity at the site.
Read moreWind Farm Approved at Cape Cod
WASHINGTON – A $900 million, 130-turbine wind farm planned for a site just off the coast of Cape Cod in the Nantucket Sound received final approval from the federal government, opening the door to building the nation’s first offshore wind farm and marking the end of a nine-year struggle to approve the project.
The Cape Wind project has undergone a comprehensive review by 17 federal and state agencies over the past eight years, and opposition from legislators, residents of Cape and islands, and other critics.
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New Brunswick — Dorchester Penitentiary, a 466-inmate, medium-security facility in New Brunswick, Canada, is home to the first large-scale wind turbine erected by the Correctional Service of Canada and the largest installation on Canadian government property.