Acciona
expects
to
have
the
units
in
commercial
operation
in
the
second
half
of
this
year.
A
long-term
power
purchase
agreement
has
been
signed
with
Central
Iowa
Power
Cooperative
(CIPCO).
The
vendor
introduced
the
enhanced
AW-3000
machine
with
a
116-meter
rotor
diameter.
Acciona
touts
the
turbine’s
power
curve
and
cost
of
energy
as
better
than
the
competition.
“The
AW-3000
turbines
at
Pioneer
Grove
will
produce
more
power,
more
efficiently
than
anything
we‘ve
installed
before.”
says
Joe
Baker,
chief
executive
of
Acciona
Windpower
North
America.
“With
technology
like
the
AW-3000,
we
can
drive
down…
