Vestas Wins 102MW California Wind Turbine Contract

Vestas has been awarded a 102 MW order for a wind-energy project that is being developed in in Tehachapi, California. The owners of the wind development project, Brookfield Renewable Power (“Brookfield”) and Coram California Development Management, LLC (“CCDM”) have contracted Vestas to deliver, commission and provide maintenance to the V90-3.0 MW turbines for the next 2 years. Brookfield already has some experience with the V90 turbines. They are currently installing the same technology at the Granite Reliable Wind Project in New Hampshire. Once completed, Vestas will have 1,255 MW of wind turbine capacity installed in California.

Climate-Neutral Building Performance Theory vs. Reality

Some findings are starting to appear from the Model Home 2020 project.  VELUX, which is managing the project, has learned that there is a distinct gap between theory and practice. The real challenge is to establish a bridge of dialogue to close this gap in order to qualify theory and thereby future practice. The project, which began in 2009, involved the construction of six houses in five countries across Europe. The goal of building these homes was to create climate-neutral buildings with a high degree of comfort. The homes are are being monitored in terms of quantitative and qualitative aspects. This includes capturing energy consumption and indoor climate numbers and the actual results are being compared with the assumptions made in the planning process.

Charter Fuels Joins Alliance AutoGas

Wisconsin based Charter Fuels has announced that they have increased their regional fleet propane autogas offerings through a partnership with the Alliance AutoGas network. The Alliance AutoGas network consists of companies that have goals to convert some or all their fleets to propane autogas. By converting to autogas, companies can see savings of more than more than $1 per gallon versus gasoline.

PJM Prepares For Summer Energy Demand

The PJM Interconnection is forecasting its energy supply this summer to meet it’s area’s electricity use. The grid operator has 180,400 MW of generation capacity to meet the expected demand for electricity this summer. For those that don’t live in the Northeast, the PJM Interconnection, provides grid services to 54 million people (20% of the U.S. economy) across13 states and the Washington DC area.  Forecasts show peak power demand to reach 148,940 megawatts (MW), assuming typical summer peak weather conditions.  Last year, the region broke the record for summer energy consumption, using 203,945,861 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity. The previous record was in 2005, with 203,415,406 MWh of consumption.

Related Posts: