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Kodiak Electric Association KEA: GE wind turbines lower Kodiak Island's energy costs in Alaska

(27/09/2010)

Three GE 1.5-megawatt (MW) wind turbines were installed in 2009 by the Kodiak Electric Association (KEA), Kodiak Island’s electric utility, as a part of the Pillar Mountain Wind Project. These wind turbines supplied by GE are helping the city of Kodiak, on Kodiak Island off the southern coast of Alaska, reduce its use of diesel fuel and lower its energy costs while supporting the local utility’s vision to generate most of its power from renewable sources. After a year of successful operat... [more]

Kahuku Wind Power: Hawaii Public Utilities Commission approves power purchase agreement between Kahuku Wind Power and Hawaiian Electric Company

(18/05/2010)

Oahu has the largest population among the Hawaiian Islands and thus the greatest demand for electricity. But the island has comparatively fewer potential sources of renewable energy than other islands in the state. When completed, Kahuku Wind Power will be the only wind energy project on Oahu and one of the largest wind energy projects in the state. It will have the capacity to generate an estimated 80,000 megawatt hours each year – enough energy to power the equivalent of 7,700 Oahu homes, ... [more]

Korea Emerging Infrastructure Fund KEIF: Korea Emerging Infrastructure Fund invests in Gangwon Wind Power

(19/01/2009)

Darby Overseas Investments, Ltd. has announced that its Korea Emerging Infrastructure Fund has acquired a 32.4% equity stake in Gangwon Wind Power Co. Ltd. GWP was established in 2001 to construct a wind farm in Gangwon Province in eastern Korea that is now the largest in the country and among the largest in Asia. According to the Korea Power Exchange, GWP had more than half of the country’s installed wind power capacity, as of the end of 2007. While total installed capacity in Korea has inc... [more]