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- Potential offshore wind hub in Mass. gets go-ahead from EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on Massachusetts' proposed $100 million Marine Commerce Terminal in New Bedford, which is being touted by the administration of Gov. Deval Patrick as a potential hub for offshore wind projects such as Cape Wind or others that may be built in the waters of Rhode Island Sound, near Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard Sullivan said he hopes to start bidding the project to developers "within weeks" and have it up and running before the end of 2014. New England Cable News (Boston)
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- GE looks to build 2 wind projects in Kenya
General Electric aims to invest about $100 million to construct two Kenyan wind projects with a combined capacity of about 150 megawatts. The company is in advanced talks with the government for a power-purchase agreement, said Jay Ireland, GE's president for Africa. AllAfrica Global Media
(11/19)
- Areva signs MOU to build wind turbine factory in Scotland
Areva has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the government of Scotland to establish a wind turbine factory in the country, the French company said. Areva chose Scotland because it is near U.K. offshore wind farms and there is a growing presence of offshore-wind supply-chain operations in the area. U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron hailed the signing of the MOU as "brilliant news" for Scotland. Platts
(11/19)
- U.K. firm offers discount to households near wind farm
U.K.-based renewable-energy provider Good Energy is offering residents who live within a 1.5-mile radius of the Delabole wind farm in Cornwall, England, a $159 discount if they sign up to get their electricity from the company. If the wind farm generates more income, the discount could rise to $239. Good Energy's discount plan is part of several incentives being studied by the Department of Energy and Climate Change to encourage more communities to embrace wind farms. The Telegraph (London) (tiered subscription model)
(11/19)
- Chinese firms see bleak prospects next year as sales drop in Q3
China's major wind turbine manufacturers, Sinovel Wind Group and Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, predict that market conditions will be difficult next year as the firms saw a decrease in third-quarter sales. "China's wind market will be a bit arduous next year as it demands quite a process to cope with grid constraints, slowing growth and economic environment," Sinovel Chairman Han Junliang said. Bloomberg Businessweek
(11/19)
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- First Wind completes Hawaii's biggest wind farm
First Wind has finished constructing the Kawailoa Wind farm in Oahu, Hawaii. The 69-megawatt wind farm is the biggest in the state, capable of producing enough electricity for 14,500 homes on the island, the company said. At full capacity, the wind farm could supply as much as 10% of the island's annual power requirement, First Wind said. American City Business Journals/Honolulu
(11/19)
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- Editorial: PTC has fueled renewables growth in Pacific Northwest
The wind-energy Production Tax Credit has been instrumental in the growth of renewable energy in the Pacific Northwest, according to a newspaper editorial board. "All 17 of the public and private utilities required under [Washington state's] Initiative 937 to secure 3 percent of their energy from renewable resources by the end of the year owe their success in large part to investments in wind power," the editorial board writes. The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)
(11/20)
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- Wash. county moves to tighten rules on commercial-scale turbines
The County Council of Whatcom County, Wash., voted 5-1 to approve an ordinance that restricts commercial-scale wind turbines to the heavy industrial area. Council member Ken Mann, who cast the lone vote against the ordinance, said the rule is "too restrictive." Alex Ramel, a policy and energy manager at Sustainable Connections, agrees, saying wind projects offer additional income for farmers. The Bellingham Herald (Wash.)
(11/19)
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