New Energy World™
New Energy World™ embraces the whole energy industry as it connects and converges to address the decarbonisation challenge. It covers progress being made across the industry, from the dynamics under way to reduce emissions in oil and gas, through improvements to the efficiency of energy conversion and use, to cutting-edge initiatives in renewable and low-carbon technologies.
The 998-MWTraverse Energy Centre, the largest of three wind energy projects in the US collectively referred to as the North Central Energy Facilities, began commercial operation on 21 March.
Traverse is the last wind farm developed by Invenergy for American Electric Power (AEP) to reach commercial operation, following the operational 199 MW Sundance Wind Energy Centre and the 287 MW Maverick Wind Energy Centre. Together, these projects own 531 GE turbines with a total capacity of 1,484 MW, making North Central Energy Facilities one of the largest wind energy facilities worldwide.
Some 356 GE Renewable Energy turbines, each rated at 2 MW, power Traverse. Located in north-central Oklahoma, it is the largest wind farm to be constructed in a single phase in North America.
Subsidiaries of AEP, Southwestern Electric Power Company and Public Service Company of Oklahoma initiated ownership of the three wind farms once they began commercial operations, providing power to people in Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
Invenergy and its affiliated companies develop, own and operate large-scale renewable energy generation and storage facilities across the Americas, Europe and Asia. They have successfully developed over 30 GW of projects currently in operation, construction or contracted.
GE Renewable Energy says it has installed more than 400 GW of renewable energy and equipped more than 90% of utilities worldwide with its grid solutions.
