http://www.nawindpower.com/ Covering the world's fastest growing energy source in the world's most promising geographic market. en-us Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:00:01 -0400 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:00:01 -0400 NAWeditors@nawindpower.com publisher@nawindpower.com Copyright 2010, All Rights Reserved, Zackin Publications Inc. The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has released a request for proposals (RFP) for offshore wind and tidal renewable energy projects. The [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6482 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:41:36 -0400 A request for proposals (RFP) has been issued by Massachusetts' investor-owned electric utilities, in consultation with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6481 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:40:23 -0400 Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., says that energy legislation could have a better chance of passing during a lame-duck session of Congress, and [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6480 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:38:26 -0400 Spain-based wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa and various trade union representatives have signed Gamesa's equality plan, which is applicable to all of the [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6479 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:37:11 -0400 Wind and solar developers, manufacturers, suppliers and Ontario feed-in-tariff (FIT) administrators plan to discuss challenges and opportunities of building the province's wind [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6478 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:36:06 -0400 Second Wind Inc., a provider of wind-measurement systems, plans to relocate its manufacturing facility from Somerville, Mass., to a larger location in Newton, [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6477 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 First Wind, on behalf of its subsidiary, Vermont Wind LLC, issued the following statement regarding the recent ruling by the Vermont Environmental [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6474 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:57:36 -0400 Gov. Edward G. Rendell, D-Pa., has announced $20.5 million in state and federal investments that will create 1,400 jobs in the clean [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6473 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:56:44 -0400 Global Technologies Ltd. has increased its small- and medium-wind IP and development portfolio by exercising its option to acquire certain hybrid wind [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6472 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:55:48 -0400 Mass Megawatts Wind Power Inc. reports that cash continues to be sufficient for achieving its goals in a timely manner. Recently, the [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6471 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:54:55 -0400 GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, the retail energy business of GDF SUEZ Energy North America, will host a half-day seminar titled "Keeping [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6469 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:52:18 -0400 Champion Energy Services recently secured a contract to provide energy for Elk Grove Park District, which encompasses approximately 473 acres, 43 parks, [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6470 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Integrated Electrical Services (IES), a national provider of electrical and communications systems and services for the commercial, industrial and residential markets, has [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6475 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex plans to open its $40 million Jonesboro, Ark.-based nacelle facility on Oct. 4, according to Joe Brenner, [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6476 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Finavera Renewables Inc. has granted 500,000 incentive stock options to a director. The share purchase options entitle the holder to purchase up [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6466 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:00:32 -0400 GORACON Windpower Access Systems LP has received an official letter of jurisdictional authority from the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6465 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:59:34 -0400 WindPower Innovations Inc. has announced talks with Energy Plus regarding distribution of WindPower Innovations' permanent-magnet generator and grid-tie technology throughout Mexico and [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6464 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:58:26 -0400 Reliant Energy will donate $25 to customers' chosen colleges or universities when they sign up for the Reliant Collegiate Plan. When a [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6463 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:57:34 -0400 Catch the Wind Ltd. has granted AXYS Technologies an exclusive license to combine and integrate the Vindicator laser wind sensor (LWS) with [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6462 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:56:49 -0400 Tony Muoser will join Rabobank Group's renewable energy and infrastructure finance (REIF) team in the Americas as a managing director based in [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6467 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld the ruling of a state energy board that had granted all state and local permits [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6468 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) has finished its work on administrative rules governing the siting of wind turbines in the [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6461 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:36:25 -0400 Exelon Corp. plans to acquire John Deere Renewables in a transaction that will add 735 MW of renewable energy to the utility's [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6460 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:18:48 -0400 Burns & McDonnell has been selected to provide engineering design and development support services for the Tres Amigas SuperStation, a planned transmission [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6459 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:17:49 -0400 Iberdrola Renewables recently began construction at its newest wind farm project in Herkimer County, N.Y. Large wind turbine components have been arriving [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6458 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:16:42 -0400 Cascade Community Wind Co. (CCWC) has been awarded a $1 million grant and loan from the Washington State Energy Program. This award [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6457 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:15:44 -0400 Marine Innovation & Technology, a naval architecture and offshore engineering firm, is using digital prototyping software from Autodesk Inc. to develop the [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6456 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:14:58 -0400 Avanti Wind Systems, a producer of work cages, service lifts, ladder systems and other personal safety systems for wind turbine towers, is [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6455 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:14:10 -0400 San Diego Gas & Eelectric (SDG&E) has signed a renewable energy contract securing 7.5 MW of wind energy from Coram Energy LLC [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6454 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:37:24 -0400 Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Shear Wind Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Vindt Resources Inc., is moving forward in the development of its 100 MW [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6453 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:36:34 -0400 SWAY AS, a wind turbine developer based in Bergen, Norway, has created a separate business entity, SWAY TURBINE. The main focus of [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6452 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:35:08 -0400 Opponents of Cape Wind have filed a motion with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) claiming that the state failed to engage [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6450 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:32:30 -0400 FPL Group Capital Inc. has announced the sale of $400 million in principal amount debentures. The debentures bear interest at 2.6% per [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6449 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:31:37 -0400 Broadwind Energy Inc. has appointed Mark E. Simon vice president of drivetrain services. He has more than 20 years of experience in implementing [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6448 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:30:47 -0400 The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recently resolved a dispute over who owns renewable energy credits (RECs) when the power-purchase agreement (PPA) [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6451 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 There is no scientific evidence that links wind turbines to adverse health effects, according to a new study published by the Australian [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6447 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:53:55 -0400 The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has awarded $1 million in grants to four entities for projects that will further the [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6446 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:50:54 -0400 Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., spoke of the importance of creating green jobs in the Northwest at the [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6445 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:47:43 -0400 WindPower Innovations Inc., a wind power infrastructure and smart grid solutions company, has reached an agreement in principle with Barnhart Renewables, a division [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6444 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:46:56 -0400 In support of RMT Inc.'s expanded services to the federal market, the company has named Bruce Iverson its new director of business [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6443 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:46:00 -0400 XZERES Wind Corp., a designer, developer and manufacturer of wind power systems of up to 100 kW, has named Frank Greco as [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6442 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:45:05 -0400 The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has proposed a new renewable energy feed-in-tariff program that would require the state's investor-owned utilities to purchase [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6441 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:39:21 -0400 TPI Composites Inc., a supplier of wind turbine blades, plans to open a wind blade innovation center in Fall River, Mass., that [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6440 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:36:13 -0400 The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has expressed its support for Tucson Electric Power's (TEP) plan to purchase the output of 10 new [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6438 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:33:20 -0400 An alliance of California business, labor, environmental and community leaders has formed the California Apollo Program, a comprehensive strategy that details how [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6436 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:30:10 -0400 The FIT Coalition has named four additional members to its board of advisors. These individuals join the original six members of the [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6433 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:25:57 -0400 The carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rate of NextEra Energy has fallen by one-third over the past decade as a result of significant [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6434 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 WindPole Ventures LLC has announced the addition of 1,536 towers to its portfolio for wind resource assessment. The towers span from Maine [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6435 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 REpower Systems AG's new technology center has been officially inaugurated in Osterronfeld, Germany. About 470 employees will work in the new complex. [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6437 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The U.S. used significantly less coal and petroleum in 2009 than in 2008 and significantly more wind power, according to energy flow [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6439 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 A new report released by Vice President Joe Biden shows that the U.S. is on track to double renewable energy generation capacity [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6432 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:26:22 -0400 Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, R-Idaho, joined executives of GE and its partners to celebrate the start of construction of the state's [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6431 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:58:14 -0400 Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas), a developer of renewable energy projects, has been recognized by Enterprise Fleet Management for environmental [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6430 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:56:32 -0400 The National Safety Council (NSC) has awarded Composites One with a 2010 Industry Leader Award for achieving best safety performance within its [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6429 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:54:32 -0400 American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC) has received an initial order for 17 wind turbine electrical-control systems from Inox Wind Ltd., a subsidiary of [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6428 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:51:58 -0400 Constellation Energy will supply 2,000 renewable wind energy certificates (RECs) to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The RECs will [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6427 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:50:01 -0400 Vestas-American Wind Technology Inc. has hired Torben Andersen to supervise its supply-chain management organization. The company has also promoted James Maldonado from [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6426 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:48:51 -0400 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas Inc. are reporting that the U.S. District Court's Western District of Arkansas has [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6425 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:49:44 -0400 Riso, the National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy at the Technical University of Denmark (Riso DTU), has announced that a wind turbine test [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6424 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:45:42 -0400 OCAS Inc. and RES Americas have announced a regional partnership, which allows RES to market, distribute and install the OCAS Wind Turbine [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6423 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:42:53 -0400 Composotech Structures, a division of Toronto-based Oneworld Energy, has secured a two-year lease extension for its 10,000 square-foot Iowa Lakes blade repair [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6422 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:40:20 -0400 The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has named John M. Anderson Jr. director of siting policy. He comes to AWEA with over [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6421 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:39:17 -0400 Lloyd MacNeil has been elected to the partnership of international law firm Chadbourne & Parke LLP. He specializes in renewable energy and [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6420 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 As the burgeoning wind and solar power markets continue to expand, industry value chains are looking to adopt measures to sustain anticipated [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6419 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:17:49 -0400 NV Energy Inc. and Great Basin Transmission LLC, an affiliate of LS Power, have signed a definitive agreement to jointly construct and [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6418 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:16:29 -0400 Wildlife Acoustics, a supplier of acoustic monitoring systems for endangered and threatened wildlife species, plans to release a new high-frequency 384kHz model [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6416 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:11:31 -0400 Acciona Windpower has appointed Christiano Forman director of wind turbine generator sales. He will be responsible for developing and cultivating relationships that [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6415 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:10:09 -0400 Manassas, Va.-based Catch the Wind Ltd., developer and manufacturer of the Vindicator laser wind sensor (LWS) and other wind-sensor products, has signed [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6414 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:09:10 -0400 Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), a joint powers authority that has 12 public power agency members, plans to sell $533 million [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6413 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:07:00 -0400 Gamesa Wind US LLC will export equipment and services for the Cerro de Hula Wind Farm, a utility-scale wind project in Honduras, [...] http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6417 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400