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1. Guzman Energy Secures 15-Year Contract Extension With Kit Carson Electric Cooperative 1/9/2023

   Guzman Energy and Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) today announced the extension of their wholesale power supply agreement to continue through June 30, 2041. Established in 2016, the Guzman Energy partnership with KCEC provides KCEC with fixed wholesale power rates delivering savings and member rate stability.

2. Nordex SE: Nordex Group Receives Order For 45 MW In Germany 1/9/2023

   A utility commissioned the Nordex Group end of 2022 to supply and install ten N149/4.X turbines for a wind farm in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany. The order also includes the Premium Service for maintenance of the 45 MW wind farm for a period of 20 years.

3. Hitachi Energy Awarded Major Orders To Integrate Two Large Offshore Wind Farms With Poland’s Power Grid 1/9/2023

   Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, today announced it has won two major orders from Equinor and Polenergia to provide an AC grid connection and power quality solution for their jointly owned MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III offshore wind farms, with a combined generating capacity of 1,440 megawatts in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea.

4. Neoen Launches Construction Of 200 MW / 400 MWh Blyth Battery In South Australia 1/5/2023

   Neoen , one of the world’s leading producers of exclusively renewable energy, provided notice to proceed to a consortium of Elecnor (balance of plant contractor) and NHOA (battery storage specialist, Ticker: NHOA.PA) in late December 2022, signalling the start of construction for its 200 MW / 400 MWh Blyth Battery in the Mid North region of South Australia. The project is expected to start operating in 2025. 

5. Linxon Wins Turnkey Substation Order From Vattenfall Eldistribution In Sweden 1/5/2023

   With commissioning planned for spring 2025, the new contract involves building a brownfield 132 kV station (comprising 8 bays and on the site of an old station to minimise increased footprint), the extension of a 400 kV substation with 2 bays and the demolition and replacement of a section of another 220 kV substation.

6. Vestas Wins 84 MW Order In Italy 12/30/2022

   Campo Eolico Ariano (CEA), a full subsidiary of the W.E.B Group, has placed a 84 MW order for the Ariano Irpino wind park, to be located in the Campania Region, Italy. The contract includes the supply and installation of 20 V150-4.2 MW wind turbines, as well as a 25-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement.

7. Electrical Systems Infrastructure Contract For Baltyk Offshore Wind Projects Awarded 12/30/2022

   Equinor and Polenergia have selected Hitachi Energy to deliver electrical systems infrastructure for the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III offshore wind projects in Poland.

8. Capstone Green Energy Secures Order For A 600kW Energy System From A Leading Slovenian Dairy Producer, Pomurske Mlekarne 12/21/2022

   Capstone Green Energy Corporation, a global leader in carbon reduction and on-site resilient green energy solutions, announced today that Laibach d.o.o, Capstone's exclusive Distribution partner for Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia, has secured an order for a Capstone C600 Signature Series microturbine system from Pomurske Mlekarne, a leading premium producer of dairy products. 

9. Skogberget Wind Farm Successfully Divested 12/21/2022

   SCA has acquired its first wind farm with the purchase of 36 wind turbines in Markbygden in Piteå municipality, northern Sweden. 

10. National Electrical Contractors Association Forms Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Task Force 12/21/2022

    The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) announced it has formed a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Task Force, made up of 20 NECA national staff members, chapter staff, and executives from member companies. Task Force members represent the entire United States, including all 10 NECA districts.