BP Alternative Energy North America Inc. has announced that it expects to begin construction on five wind power generation projects in the USA in 2007.
Located in four states, California, Colorado, North Dakota and Texas, the projects are expected to deliver a combined generation capacity of some 550MW. BP's US wind portfolio includes the opportunity to develop almost 100 projects with a potential total generating capacity of some 15,000MW. These projects are the result of several agreements and acquisitions the company made in 2006. In July, BP announced a strategic alliance with Clipper Windpower to supply up to 4,250MW of wind turbines over the next five years. Later in the year, BP acquired two US wind development companies; Greenlight Energy Inc. and Orion Energy LLC.
