Amazon’s energetic shopping spree in W-Indiana

Online sales giant Amazon today signed a deal to get power from a wind farm it is apparently renaming after itself. The new 150 megawatt (MW) wind farm by Pattern Energy will switch names from Fowler Ridge IV to the Amazon Web Services Wind Farm. It should generate up to 500,000 megawatt hours (MWh) a year, […]

Siemens wins turbine order for Google-backed wind farm

Engineering giant Siemens has secured a turbine order for a 182MW wind power project in Texas. The Pandhandle II wind farm was bought by Google for $75 million (£46m) earlier this month, which will be built by Pattern Energy Group will generate enough electricity to power around 56,000 homes. It will consist of 79 turbines […]

Google to invest $75m in second Texas wind farm

Google is to buy another wind farm in Texas for $75 million (£46m) as it aims to increase its renewable energy capacity. The 182MW Panhandle II wind project, which will generate enough electricity to power around 56,000 homes, will be located in Carson County and developed by Pattern Energy Group. It follows the internet search […]