Horizon Wind Energy

Horizon Wind Energy

Horizon Wind Energy is a wind energy developer and independent power producer. Horizon has developed wind farms in New York, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Washington, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Oregon, Texas and Illinois. Originally Zilkha Renewable Energy, Horizon was purchased by investment bank Goldman Sachs in 2005 for an undisclosed sum, and was acquired by Energias de Portugal in 2007 for $2.15 billion. [cite news|accessdate=2007-11-17|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSL2715639720070327|title=EDP to buy $2.2 bln U.S. Horizon Wind Energy|date=March 27, 2007|author=Sergio Goncalves|publisher=Reuters] Horizon, together with its European counterpart, Neo Energia, comprise EDP Renewables (EDP Renováveis), which launched an IPO for 25 percent of the company on June 1, 2008. [cite news| url=http://www.reuters.com/article/LatinAmericanInvestment08/idUSL0441476220080404| title=EDP maintains plan for renewables IPO| author=Sergio Goncalves| publisher=Reuters| date=April 4, 2008| accessdate=2008-04-20] cite news| url= http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSL0122541220080601| title=UPDATE 1-EDP prices renewables IPO at 8 Euros each| author=Sergio Goncalves| publisher=Reuters| date=June 1, 2008| accessdate=2008-07-24]

Horizon Wind Energy has developed the following operating projects:
*Blue Canyon Wind Farm [cite news|title=Two Oklahoma towns blown away by wind farm benefits|accessdate=2007-11-17|publisher=Crop Choice|url=http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstryd4df.html?recid=2182|date=November 3, 2003] [cite news|author=Christine Hall|date=September 8, 2006|title=Houston gets wind of renewable energy source|publisher=Houston Business Journal|accessdate=2007-11-17|url=http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2006/09/11/focus1.html]
*Wild Horse Wind Farm [cite web|title=Wind Power & Economic Development: Real Examples from the Pacific Northwest|publisher=Renewable Northwest Project|url=http://www.rnp.org/Resources/windecodev.html|date=January 25, 2007|accessdate=2007-11-17]
*Maple Ridge Wind Farmcite web | url = http://www.climatechange.com.au/2005/04/07/maple-ridge-wind-farm-landmark-project-will-quadruple-new-york-wind-energy-capacity/ | title = Maple Ridge Wind Farm Landmark Project Will Quadruple New York Wind Energy Capacity | publisher=Climate Change Chronicles|date = April 7, 2005 | accessdate = 2006-05-16]
*Lone Star Wind Farm [cite web | author=Maggie Galehouse | url = http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl//5712099.html | title = Wind energy spins at the forefront of alternative power sources | publisher=Houston Chronicle | date = April 18, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-04-20]
*Elkhorn Valley Wind Farm [cite web | url = http://www.dailytidings.com/2007/0723/stories/0723_valley_wind_farm.php | title = Wind farm gets rave reviews | publisher=Ashland Daily Tidings | date = July 23, 2007 | accessdate = 2008-07-24]
*Prairie Star Wind Farm [cite web| url=http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=51224| title=Great River Purchasing Power from Prairie Star| publisher=Renewable Energy World| date=January 24, 2008| accessdate=2008-04-20]
*Twin Groves Wind Farm [cite web | url = http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/05/31/news/doc465deb82d2653471893880.txt | title=Twin Groves Wind Farm may add 170 towers | publisher=The Pantagraph|date=May 31, 2007|accessdate=2008-09-07]

Horizon is currently constructing
Meridian Way Wind Farm [cite web | url = http://www.sbj.net/article.asp?aID=79897766.8260614.1051167.81322702.2266439.504&aID2=80850 | title= Work Begins on Kansas Wind Farm | publisher=Springfield Business Journal | date = April 14, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-04-20]

References

External links

* [http://www.horizonwind.com horizonwind.com] official home page


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