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Recognizing #North_Carolina’s wind – energy potential

Recognizing North Carolina’s wind-energy potential Earlier this summer, the online retailer Amazon announced its plans for a large-scale wind energy facility in northeastern North Carolina. The $400 million project will include 104 wind turbines and generate the equivalent of electricity needed to power 61,000 homes annually. The project expects to be operational in late 2016 … Continue reading Recognizing #North_Carolina’s wind – energy potential

#Flow _Battery Could Smooth Irregular Wind and Solar Energy Supply

Flow Battery Could Smooth Irregular Wind and Solar Energy Supply Scientists in the US have developed an alkaline flow battery that they hope will help to tackle the tricky problem of storing energy from renewable power sources such as wind and solar. The new battery’s performance is similar to current commercial flow batteries but uses … Continue reading #Flow _Battery Could Smooth Irregular Wind and Solar Energy Supply

#Pattern_Energy (#PEGI) Begins Operations at 200-MW #Logans_Gap Wind Facility

Pattern Energy (PEGI) Begins Operations at 200-MW Logan’s Gap Wind Facility Pattern Energy (NASDAQ: PEGI) announced that its 200 megawatt (MW) Logan’s Gap Wind facility in Comanche County, Texas, has completed construction and is fully operational. Project Highlights The 200 MW project has completed construction and is fully operational Long-term power purchase agreement with Walmart … Continue reading #Pattern_Energy (#PEGI) Begins Operations at 200-MW #Logans_Gap Wind Facility

#NextEra Energy to develop Hale Community wind project

NextEra Energy to develop Hale Community wind project NextEra Energy, the largest wind and solar renewable-energy power company in North America, will be development partner for the Hale Community Wind Energy project that encompasses 122,312 leased acres with more than 350 landowners in the eastern half of Hale County. That’s the long-awaited news that Tom … Continue reading #NextEra Energy to develop Hale Community wind project

ISO-NE Sees Flat Load Growth, More Solar and Wind

ISO-NE Sees Flat Load Growth, More Solar and Wind BOSTON – ISO-NE’s draft Regional System Plan shows flat load growth through 2024 due to growing solar PV and energy efficiency but predicts challenges from generation retirements and integration of variable resources. The plan, released at a presentation last week, also cites eastern Massachusetts and Rhode … Continue reading ISO-NE Sees Flat Load Growth, More Solar and Wind

Better Health a Key Benefit of Renewables, Study Says

Better Health a Key Benefit of Renewables, Study Says Building wind and solar farms helps to reduce the human impact on climate change by displacing noxious emissions from coal-fired power plants. A new study says there’s another important benefit to renewables development: cost savings from cleaner air that saves lives. Researchers from Harvard University, in … Continue reading Better Health a Key Benefit of Renewables, Study Says