Wednesday 13th September 2017

Wind Watch

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Wind firms commit to $180bn Hurricane Harvey rebuild
By Ilaria Valtimora

North America has been hit by three hurricanes in recent weeks: Harvey, Irma and Jose. Our thoughts are with the people affected by these disasters.

Irma and Jose still represent threats to the east coast of the US, while the state of Texas, which was hit by Hurricane Harvey at the end of August, is now starting to deal with the aftermath. The cost of repairing homes, roads and businesses has been estimated by the Texas government to be up to $180bn.

And the wind industry is not immune from the effects. With over 21GW of installed wind capacity and a pipeline of 7GW of wind projects in advanced development or being built, Texas is the largest state in the US in terms of installed capacity. Wind in Texas has attracted over $38bn in capital investments and there are more than 40 wind manufacturing facilities are located within its state...