NRG Systems Reduces Headcount For The First Time
Due to what it calls "ongoing uncertainty and volatility in the global wind energy industry," Hinesburg, Vt.-based wind energy assessment provider NRG Systems has laid off 18 workers - the   [read more]
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:47:16 EDT
Interior Department Approves Pattern Energy's Ocotillo Express Wind Project
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved Pattern Energy's 315 MW Ocotillo Express wind project, which will be built on more than 10,000 acres of public lands near   [read more]
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:43:23 EDT
RMT To Provide Services For 555 MW Of Wind Energy This Year
Madison, Wis.-based RMT, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) service provider for renewable energy projects, says it will provide EPC services for 555 MW of wind energy in 2012. The   [read more]
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:40:46 EDT
FERC Denies Rehearing On Transmission Planning And Cost Allocation Order
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has upheld its order No. 1000 - Reforms to Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation - finding that existing requirements are inadequate and threaten to   [read more]
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:37:46 EDT
Ports Do Their Part In Wind Energy PTC Message Delivery
A consortium of ports - including the Port of Vancouver USA (POV) and the Port of San Diego - has written to the American Association of Port Authorities, alerting the   [read more]
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:49:20 EDT
Group Of Wind Energy Companies Expresses Support For Federal Wildlife Guidelines
Forty organizations representing the U.S. wind energy industry have united to write to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in support of new federal guidelines designed to minimize   [read more]
Thu, 17 May 2012 11:55:58 EDT
Renewable Energy Transmission Line Planned For New Mexico
Lucky Corridor LLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Western Area Power Administration, a power marketing administration of the U.S. Department of Energy, to explore the potential   [read more]
Thu, 17 May 2012 11:52:48 EDT
Sempra, BP To Develop Hawaii Wind Farm With Energy Storage
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy have announced plans to jointly develop the Auwahi Wind farm in Hawaii. This is the fifth project developed under a strategic   [read more]
Thu, 17 May 2012 11:50:27 EDT
EPC Contractor Named For Colorado Wind Project
Wind energy developer Alliance Power Inc. has selected RMT Inc., a renewable energy engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, to design and construct the 67 MW Colorado Highlands wind project   [read more]
Thu, 17 May 2012 11:47:03 EDT
With Thomas & Betts Acquisition Complete, ABB Focuses On U.S. Market
ABB has finalized the acquisition of Thomas & Betts, a North American provider of low-voltage products. As a result, the U.S. will become ABB's largest market, with about $6.6 billion   [read more]
Thu, 17 May 2012 11:43:51 EDT