An article about wind turbine parts squeezing through bridges on Maine's rural roads.
Patriot Renewables LLC plans to invest up to $228 million for up to 50 turbines in Maine.
Some local opposition to certain wind turbine siting issues in Dixfield, Maine, at a hearing held by opponents of wind in Maine's mountains.
China, Maine is implementing a PACE program.
Ocean Renewable Power Company says its first commercial-scale ocean energy turbine is a success.
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June 24, 2010 - FPL's De Soto Next Generation Solar facility; Patriot Renewables and Maine wind
Thursday, June 24, 2010
In past entries, I've looked at FPL's Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center, which will combine solar thermal energy with existing steam boilers to power combined-cycle turbines. As it turns out, FPL and its NextEra siblings already operate the largest solar photovoltaic power plant in the United States: the 25-megawatt DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center. At DeSoto, over 90,500 PV panels are projected to generate about 42,000 megawatt-hours annually, enough power to serve about 3,000 homes. Over 30 years, the DeSoto facility's generation will decrease fossil-fuel usage by approximately 7 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 277,000 barrels of oil. This shift will displace more than 575,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent of removing more than 4,500 cars from the road every year for the entire life of the project.
How about costs? The DeSoto facility cost $150 million to construct (and was $22 million under budget). This translates roughly into a capital cost of 12 cents per kWh over the 30-year lifetime of the plant.
In Maine renewable news, the Lewiston Sun Journal reports that a petition is circulating in Dixfield that asks to leave wind siting decisions to a vote of the townspeople. The second of two successive six-month moratorium periods will end this fall. Dixfield wind energy isn't just a hypothetical situation; Massachusetts-based Patriot Renewables LLC has proposed developing the wind energy potential on Colonel Holman Mountain and its surrounding ridges. Patriot Renewables also has a project proposed in nearby Carthage and Woodstock. (Woodstock and Carthage have both rejected moratoria recently.) The area is also home to proposed projects by First Wind and Independence Wind in Rumford and Roxbury. (Thanks to Mike Novello for straightening me out on the projects in this area of Maine.)
How about costs? The DeSoto facility cost $150 million to construct (and was $22 million under budget). This translates roughly into a capital cost of 12 cents per kWh over the 30-year lifetime of the plant.
In Maine renewable news, the Lewiston Sun Journal reports that a petition is circulating in Dixfield that asks to leave wind siting decisions to a vote of the townspeople. The second of two successive six-month moratorium periods will end this fall. Dixfield wind energy isn't just a hypothetical situation; Massachusetts-based Patriot Renewables LLC has proposed developing the wind energy potential on Colonel Holman Mountain and its surrounding ridges. Patriot Renewables also has a project proposed in nearby Carthage and Woodstock. (Woodstock and Carthage have both rejected moratoria recently.) The area is also home to proposed projects by First Wind and Independence Wind in Rumford and Roxbury. (Thanks to Mike Novello for straightening me out on the projects in this area of Maine.)
4/1/10
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Happy April Fools' Day.
Rain watch: the Kennebunk River flooded over roads in York County.
Near the site of the (now removed) Fort Halifax dam, a major landslide occurred yesterday. The Morning Sentinel reports that Maine Emergency Management Agency director Richard Beausoleil said, "I’ve never seen a landslide like this. At least no one was injured and no one was fishing on the bank.”
Voters at the town meeting in Woodstock, Maine, turned down a proposed wind turbine siting ordinance that included a moratorium. This proposal was targeted at the Spruce Mountain Wind Project proposed by Patriot Renewables, which will include 11 turbines rated at 2 MW, with an estimated 55 million kilowatt hours of electric generation per year. 2416' Spruce Mountain (topo map) is prominently visible from Route 26; every time I've headed to Sunday River and the Bethel area, I've looked off to the right and seen the ledgy ridge stretching off to the northeast, and wondered about access. Patriot, developer of the 4.5 MW Beaver Ridge wind project in Freedom, is financed by Jay Cashman -- that's right, one person.
Rain watch: the Kennebunk River flooded over roads in York County.
Near the site of the (now removed) Fort Halifax dam, a major landslide occurred yesterday. The Morning Sentinel reports that Maine Emergency Management Agency director Richard Beausoleil said, "I’ve never seen a landslide like this. At least no one was injured and no one was fishing on the bank.”
Voters at the town meeting in Woodstock, Maine, turned down a proposed wind turbine siting ordinance that included a moratorium. This proposal was targeted at the Spruce Mountain Wind Project proposed by Patriot Renewables, which will include 11 turbines rated at 2 MW, with an estimated 55 million kilowatt hours of electric generation per year. 2416' Spruce Mountain (topo map) is prominently visible from Route 26; every time I've headed to Sunday River and the Bethel area, I've looked off to the right and seen the ledgy ridge stretching off to the northeast, and wondered about access. Patriot, developer of the 4.5 MW Beaver Ridge wind project in Freedom, is financed by Jay Cashman -- that's right, one person.
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