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Clemson University to Start Wind Turbine Testing Center

Clemson University in South Carolina performed the ground breaking ceremony for its proposed wind turbine testing center, to be built at a cost of around $100 million.

30 Oct 2010

Ontario Reaches Peak Wind Power Production

A recent report from the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) indicates that the province of Ontario has reached its all time hourly wind generation output on October 26. Around 9.00 PM on that date the state generated 1,056 MW of power.

30 Oct 2010

Chorus Motors Develops New Motor for Wind Turbines

Hybrid-electric vehicles and wind-power turbines using permanent magnet motors need large amounts of rare earth metals, dysprosium and neodymium.

29 Oct 2010

TCL+P Generates Peak Percentage of Wind Power in Michigan State

Traverse City Light & Power (TCL&P) currently has the highest percentage (7%) of wind power generation in the state of Michigan, which came through due to a joint venture with McBain’s Heritage Stoney Corners Wind Farm.

29 Oct 2010

Basin Electric Commences Construction Work on South Dakota Wind Farm

The Crow Lake Wind Project, which is a $363 million MW wind farm spread over Jerauld, Brule and Aurora counties in South Dakota, is being constructed by Basin Electric Power Cooperative.

29 Oct 2010

Forewind Consortium Launches Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

Forewind, a development consortium, inclusive of RWE Innogy, the Norwegian energy utilities Statoil and Statkraft, and Scottish and Southern Energy (SEE), has proclaimed that the first stage of the Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm, the biggest of its kind has begun.

29 Oct 2010