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United States Dynamic load… The D49 turbine blade signalled the arrival of innovative manfacturer Blade Dynamics

Market forces demand lean, innovative future for supply chain

UNITED STATES: Uncertainty over the industry subsidy, the production tax credit (PTC), and low-cost competition from natural gas has made the situation within the wind industry in the US incredibly tough. Many players have exited the market or diversified out of wind within the past year.

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Wind gives bigger share of electricity generation in the US

UNITED STATES: Wind power generation rose in 2013 and produced more than 10% of electricity in nine states, up from five in 2011. Across the country, wind generated 3.5% of the nation's electricity, behind coal with 37%, natural gas with 30%, nuclear with 19% and hydro-electric with 6.9%.

United States Lobbying… AWEA has suggested a six-year phase-out of the PTC to Congress

Call to phase out production tax credit gathers pace

UNITED STATES: As the $0.023/kWh production tax credit (PTC) is back on a countdown to expiration just months after US Congress passed a short-term extension of the incentive, some in the US wind sector are weighing whether negotiating its eventual demise may be the only way to put the industry on a stable footing for the long term.

United States Curtailment has become less of a problem, but work remains to be done (pic:Rennett Stowe)

Network expansion must keep pace

UNITED STATES: Four years ago, transmission was the single biggest constraint hampering US wind power's growth. In 2009, an estimated 311GW of wind projects was waiting in grid interconnection queues, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).

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Last updated 2 May 2013

Project Name Country MW Developer(s) Turbines Online year Date reported
Yunxiao Qingjing China 19.5 China Guodian;China National Nuclear Corporation 13 x 1.5MW 2013 02 May 2013
Kemen China 88 China Huadian 44 X 2MW 2015 02 May 2013
Sidensjö Sweden 144 Nordisk Vindkraft 48 Siemens 3MW 2015 02 May 2013
Tchamma Chile 150 Mainstream Renewable Power n/a 2015 01 May 2013
Colonia (Rosendo Mendoza) Uruguay 65 Eletrobras; UTE 31 Suzlon S95-2.1MW 2014 01 May 2013
Bianshan China 22 China Huadian n/a 2014 01 May 2013
Beitashan I&II China 99 China Three Gorges Corporation n/a 2014/2015 01 May 2013
Daan I China 49.5 China Datang Corporation n/a 2013 01 May 2013
Emerald H2 wind-hydrogen USA 10 Millennium Reign Energy (MRE);National Renewable Solutions;Norfolk Wind Energy n/a 2015 01 May 2013
Longburn UK 72 Burcote Wind n/a 2015 01 May 2013
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