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First Wind currently owns and operates three wind projects in Maine – the Mars Hill project and the 57 MW Stetson Wind I and 26 MW Stetson Wind II projects near Danforth. In addition, construction is nearly complete on the 60 MW Rollins Wind project in Lincoln. Commissioning for that project is expected in the next two months.
First Wind has announced a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with New Brunswick Power to sell all of the energy from First Wind’s Mars Hill wind farm site. The four-year ... [more]
Wind Works Power's wind farms, named "Whispering Woods" (10 MW) and "Ganaraska" (20 MW), will be located in Southern Ontario's Oshawa region and able to supply electricity to approximately 60,000 homes on an annual basis.
Wind Works Power Corp. has signed a contract with REpower Systems AG for the delivery, installation and maintenance of 15 REpower MM92 type turbines in a special cold climate version for three wind farms totaling 30 megawatts (MW) of installed power.
Both the Ganaraska a... [more]
First Wind has started construction of the 102 MW expansion of the company’s Utah-based Milford Wind project. The Milford Wind Phase II Project will have the capacity to generate up to 102 MW of clean energy upon its completion, enough to power about 22,000 homes. Located in Millard and Beaver County, Utah, the construction associated with the installation of 68 additional 1.5 MW GE turbines for the second phase of the project began in July, with foundations being poured in October.
The const... [more]
A recent investigation by Which? revealed an extraordinary 8 out of 10 new companies coming to the green tech market supplying solar panels were making claims which could not be substantiated. Sabien Technology has warned of the potentially unscrupulous commercial tactics being employed by start up firms attempting to secure a slice of the UK’s burgeoning low carbon economy market.
Sabien reports that a raft of recent and ongoing government legislation in the carbon emissions reduction arena ... [more]
Solar and Sustainable Installation Engineers Ltd (SASIE) has become one of the first companies to register with ELECSA’s Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).
With a team of six engineers, Sasie specialises in the supply and installation of renewable energy systems for clients in the private, commercial and local authority sectors. The company is MCS accredited for solar thermal, photovoltaic, ground source heat pumps and micro wind turbine technologies. That means they can access grant... [more]
Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is designed to build consumer confidence in the growing sector of microgeneration technologies, by ensuring installation companies and products meet robust standards. The government backed scheme will certificate both products and installers for renewable technologies. By using MCS approved products and installers, consumers will be able to access grants towards the cost of installing renewable technologies.
HETAS now offers installer accreditation ... [more]
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