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RWE signs two 15-year Power Purchase Agreements with Microsoft to supply clean energy from two onshore wind projects in Texas with a combined capacity of 446 megawatts

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星期四, 五月 23, 2024

Under the PPAs, Microsoft will purchase clean electricity from two new RWE onshore wind farms in Texas.

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  • Under the PPAs, Microsoft will purchase clean electricity from two new RWE onshore wind farms in Texas.
  • The official groundbreaking for the RWE Peyton Creek II onshore wind farm has just taken place and for the Lane City project, RWE made the investment decision.
  • The two onshore wind projects have a combined capacity of 446 megawatts (MW).
  • Andrew Flanagan, CEO of RWE Clean Energy: “As RWE, we are excited to be working with Microsoft to provide the clean electricity they need to achieve their sustainability goals.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners inaugurates the Changfang-Xidao offshore wind farms in Taiwan

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星期三, 五月 22, 2024

The wind farms are located 11 km off the west coast of Taiwan and consist of 62 Vestas V174 turbines and jacket foundations supplied by Taiwan’s Century Wind Power.

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  • The wind farms are located 11 km off the west coast of Taiwan and consist of 62 Vestas V174 turbines and jacket foundations supplied by Taiwan’s Century Wind Power.
  • Changfang-Xidao are CIP’s first offshore wind farms in Asia Pacific, which has developed into a key offshore market.
  • CIP has a significant portfolio of 21 GW offshore wind in the Asia Pacific and is among the frontrunners in the build-out of offshore wind in Korea and Australia, as well as Taiwan.
  • The project was constructed by a highly experienced team led by Copenhagen Offshore Partners, CIP’s exclusive offshore wind development partner, and the local Copenhagen Infrastructure Service Company, the global service provider to CIP.

TransAlta Achieves Commercial Operation of 200 MW Horizon Hill Wind Facility, increasing its United States Renewables Fleet to over 1 GW

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星期二, 五月 21, 2024

CALGARY, Alberta, May 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransAlta Corporation (“TransAlta” or the “Company”) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today that the 200 MW Horizon Hill Wind Project ("Horizon Hill"), located in Logan County, Oklahoma, has achieved commercial operation.

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  • CALGARY, Alberta, May 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransAlta Corporation (“TransAlta” or the “Company”) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today that the 200 MW Horizon Hill Wind Project ("Horizon Hill"), located in Logan County, Oklahoma, has achieved commercial operation.
  • The facility is fully contracted to Meta Platforms Inc. ("Meta"), which is receiving both clean electricity and environmental attributes from the new facility.
  • “Since 2020, Meta has supported its global operations with 100 per cent wind and solar energy.
  • “We are excited to partner with TransAlta to help power our operations with clean electricity.”
    “We are pleased to bring our 30th wind facility, Horizon Hill, into service.

Limekiln Wind Farm: Boralex achieves major milestone, closes its first project financing in the UK

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星期四, 五月 16, 2024

EDINBURGH, United Kingdom, May 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Company”) (TSX: BLX) is pleased to announce the long-term financing of its largest project in Europe, the 106MW Limekiln Wind Farm, based in the United Kingdom.

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  • EDINBURGH, United Kingdom, May 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Company”) (TSX: BLX) is pleased to announce the long-term financing of its largest project in Europe, the 106MW Limekiln Wind Farm, based in the United Kingdom.
  • The financing has been secured from National Westminster Bank PLC (NatWest) and Export Development Canada (EDC), for an aggregate amount of up to £130M ($222M CAD).
  • NatWest will also act as facility agent, security agent, hedge counterparty and account bank.
  • Lastly, the wind farm will provide sufficient electricity to meet the needs of around 100,000 British homes based on the average generation mix of UK power sources.

TransAlta Achieves Commercial Operation of 300 MW White Rock Project and Increases its US Renewables Fleet to 820 MW

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星期三, 四月 24, 2024

CALGARY, Alberta, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransAlta Corporation (“TransAlta” or the “Company”) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today that the combined 300 MW White Rock East and White Rock West wind facilities (“White Rock”), located in Caddo County, Oklahoma, have achieved commercial operation.

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  • CALGARY, Alberta, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransAlta Corporation (“TransAlta” or the “Company”) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today that the combined 300 MW White Rock East and White Rock West wind facilities (“White Rock”), located in Caddo County, Oklahoma, have achieved commercial operation.
  • The White Rock wind facilities are fully contracted to Amazon Energy LLC (“Amazon”) and are currently supplying clean and affordable electricity to our customer.
  • TransAlta’s portfolio in the US now totals 820 MW in net operating renewable energy capacity.
  • “We are pleased to bring into service our first clean electricity project in Oklahoma, White Rock, which is our largest wind project completed to date.

EQS-News: clearvise AG optimizes maintenance contracts for French wind farms with VESTAS turbines

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星期三, 四月 10, 2024

Frankfurt, 19 March 2024 – clearvise AG (WKN A1EWXA / ISIN DE000A1EWXA4), an independent power producer for renewable energies with a diversified European portfolio of wind and PV plants, announces a further portfolio optimization for wind farms in France.

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  • Frankfurt, 19 March 2024 – clearvise AG (WKN A1EWXA / ISIN DE000A1EWXA4), an independent power producer for renewable energies with a diversified European portfolio of wind and PV plants, announces a further portfolio optimization for wind farms in France.
  • The early extension of the full maintenance contracts with Vestas to a term of 18 - 25 years of operation enables clearvise to benefit from improved conditions and an increased scope of services.
  • Petra Leue-Bahns, CEO of clearvise AG, explains: “The extended full maintenance contracts with Vestas, a leading manufacturer of wind turbines, mark a significant milestone in our partnership.
  • clearvise already operates six French wind farms with an installed capacity of around 60 MW and recently concluded a clearPARTNERS cooperation agreement, which has also led to technological diversification towards solar in France.

EQS-News: 3U HOLDING AG given the green light for the repowering project in the Langendorf Wind Farm / Saxony-Anhalt

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星期三, 四月 10, 2024

Consequently, a positive decision is the most important regulatory milestone in the whole project workflow for an enterprise of this kind.

Key Points: 
  • Consequently, a positive decision is the most important regulatory milestone in the whole project workflow for an enterprise of this kind.
  • The repowering project provides for seven of the 15 existing wind turbines to be replaced by five new turbines.
  • 3U ENERGY PE GmbH is managing the project involving the entire conversion measures on the Langendorf Wind Farm.
  • The new facilities in the Langendorf Wind Farm are expected to go live and produce electricity in the fourth quarter of 2025 at the latest.

New Study Shows Implementing Product Lifecycle Intelligence in Sustainable Product Design and Sourcing Expected to Lift Win Rate & Time to Market by 25% for Mature Manufacturers

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星期一, 四月 8, 2024

Currently, manufacturers struggle to translate compliance initiatives into making informed decisions during the product design phase due to outdated data systems and data silos.

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  • Currently, manufacturers struggle to translate compliance initiatives into making informed decisions during the product design phase due to outdated data systems and data silos.
  • For more insight into the impact of product lifecycle intelligence, download the full commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Makersite: " Transform Product Sustainability into Performance Initiatives with Product Lifecycle Intelligence ."
  • In this study, Forrester conducted an online survey of 493 product design and sourcing decision-makers at manufacturing organizations across North American and Europe to evaluate how they are incorporating sustainability in product lifecycle management.
  • Respondents were offered a small incentive as a thank you for time spent on the survey.

Sempra Infrastructure Launches Cimarron Wind Project

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星期四, 三月 14, 2024

HOUSTON, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Infrastructure , a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), announced today that it reached a positive final investment decision for the development, construction and operation of the Cimarron wind project, the third phase of the Energía Sierra Juarez (ESJ) wind complex.

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  • HOUSTON, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Infrastructure , a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), announced today that it reached a positive final investment decision for the development, construction and operation of the Cimarron wind project, the third phase of the Energía Sierra Juarez (ESJ) wind complex.
  • The Cimarron wind project will total approximately 320 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity, and the project is fully contracted under a 20-year power purchase agreement to Silicon Valley Power for the long-term supply of renewable energy to the City of Santa Clara, California.
  • The Cimarron project will utilize Sempra Infrastructure's existing cross-border, high-voltage transmission line interconnecting the ESJ wind complex directly into the California Independent System Operator system.
  • Once the Cimarron project is in operation, the ESJ wind complex will have total installed capacity of more than 580 MW and will represent one of the largest commercial wind projects in all of Mexico.

Olin Recognized with JEC Innovation Award for Wind Blade Circularity Solution

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星期四, 二月 8, 2024

Olin partnered with Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Denmark), Aarhus University (Denmark), Danish Technological Institute (Denmark), and Stena Recycling (Denmark and Sweden) on this project.

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  • Olin partnered with Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Denmark), Aarhus University (Denmark), Danish Technological Institute (Denmark), and Stena Recycling (Denmark and Sweden) on this project.
  • "We are honored to receive the 2024 Innovation Award from JEC Composites for this novel sustainability solution which enables the recycling of materials from wind blades," remarked Verghese Thomas, Vice President, Epoxy Systems and Chief Sustainability Officer at Olin.
  • "We value and appreciate the validation this innovation has received not only from JEC, but from the industry and our customers around the world."
  • Every year, the JEC Innovation Awards recognize innovative, collaborative, and impactful projects that demonstrate the full potential of composite materials.