MPUC Issues RFP For Offshore Projects
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:41 Eastern
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has released a request for proposals (RFP) for offshore wind and tidal renewable energy projects. The ...
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Massachusetts Utilities Issue RFP
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:40 Eastern
A request for proposals (RFP) has been issued by Massachusetts' investor-owned electric utilities, in consultation with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources ...
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Reid Indicates That RES Is Still Part Of Energy Legislation
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:38 Eastern
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., says that energy legislation could have a better chance of passing during a lame-duck session of Congress, and ...
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Gamesa, Trade Unions Sign Equality Plan
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:37 Eastern
Spain-based wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa and various trade union representatives have signed Gamesa's equality plan, which is applicable to all of the ...
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Toronto To Host FIT Supply-Chain Forum
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:36 Eastern
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 ...
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Second Wind To Move Manufacturing Facility
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00 Eastern
Second Wind Inc., a provider of wind-measurement systems, plans to relocate its manufacturing facility from Somerville, Mass., to a larger location in Newton, ...
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First Wind Issues Statement On Sheffield Wind Court Ruling
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:57 Eastern
First Wind, on behalf of its subsidiary, Vermont Wind LLC, issued the following statement regarding the recent ruling by the Vermont Environmental ...
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Rendell Announces Clean Energy Grants
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:56 Eastern
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 ...
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Global Technologies Acquires Additional Hybrid Wind Turbine Technologies
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:55 Eastern
Global Technologies Ltd. has increased its small- and medium-wind IP and development portfolio by exercising its option to acquire certain hybrid wind ...
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Mass Megawatts Provides Financial Update
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:54 Eastern
Mass Megawatts Wind Power Inc. reports that cash continues to be sufficient for achieving its goals in a timely manner. Recently, the ...
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GDF SUEZ Hosting Energy Seminar In Massachusetts
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:52 Eastern
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, the retail energy business of GDF SUEZ Energy North America, will host a half-day seminar titled "Keeping ...
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Elk Grove Park District Electricity Contract Includes RECs
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00 Eastern
Champion Energy Services recently secured a contract to provide energy for Elk Grove Park District, which encompasses approximately 473 acres, 43 parks, ...
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IES Awarded Contract For Minnesota Wind Project
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00 Eastern
Integrated Electrical Services (IES), a national provider of electrical and communications systems and services for the commercial, industrial and residential markets, has ...
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Nordex's Arkansas Plant Set To Open In October
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00 Eastern
German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex plans to open its $40 million Jonesboro, Ark.-based nacelle facility on Oct. 4, according to Joe Brenner, ...
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Finavera Renewables Grants Options To Director
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:00 Eastern
Finavera Renewables Inc. has granted 500,000 incentive stock options to a director. The share purchase options entitle the holder to purchase up ...
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GORACON Service Lifts Can Be Used In Michigan
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:59 Eastern
GORACON Windpower Access Systems LP has received an official letter of jurisdictional authority from the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic ...
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WindPower Innovations Announces Talks With Energy Plus
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:58 Eastern
WindPower Innovations Inc. has announced talks with Energy Plus regarding distribution of WindPower Innovations' permanent-magnet generator and grid-tie technology throughout Mexico and ...
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Reliant Collegiate Plan Includes Wind Power
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:57 Eastern
Reliant Energy will donate $25 to customers' chosen colleges or universities when they sign up for the Reliant Collegiate Plan. When a ...
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Catch The Wind Grants License To AXYS
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:56 Eastern
Catch the Wind Ltd. has granted AXYS Technologies an exclusive license to combine and integrate the Vindicator laser wind sensor (LWS) with ...
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Tony Muoser Named Managing Director Of Rabobank's REIF
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00 Eastern
Tony Muoser will join Rabobank Group's renewable energy and infrastructure finance (REIF) team in the Americas as a managing director based in ...
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Massachusetts Court Grants Cape Wind All State, Local Permits
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00 Eastern
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld the ruling of a state energy board that had granted all state and local permits ...
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Wisconsin PSC Finalizes Wind Siting Rules
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:36 Eastern
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) has finished its work on administrative rules governing the siting of wind turbines in the ...
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Exelon To Acquire John Deere Renewables
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:18 Eastern
Exelon Corp. plans to acquire John Deere Renewables in a transaction that will add 735 MW of renewable energy to the utility's ...
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Burns & McDonnell To Provide Engineering Support For Tres Amigas SuperStation
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:17 Eastern
Burns & McDonnell has been selected to provide engineering design and development support services for the Tres Amigas SuperStation, a planned transmission ...
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Iberdrola's New York Wind Farm Begins Construction
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:16 Eastern
Iberdrola Renewables recently began construction at its newest wind farm project in Herkimer County, N.Y. Large wind turbine components have been arriving ...
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Cascade Community Wind Receives Grant
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:15 Eastern
Cascade Community Wind Co. (CCWC) has been awarded a $1 million grant and loan from the Washington State Energy Program. This award ...
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Marine Innovation Uses Autodesk Software To Develop WindFloat
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:14 Eastern
Marine Innovation & Technology, a naval architecture and offshore engineering firm, is using digital prototyping software from Autodesk Inc. to develop the ...
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Avanti To Start Ladder Production In The U.S.
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:14 Eastern
Avanti Wind Systems, a producer of work cages, service lifts, ladder systems and other personal safety systems for wind turbine towers, is ...
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SDG&E Signs Renewable Energy Contracts
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:37 Eastern
San Diego Gas & Eelectric (SDG&E) has signed a renewable energy contract securing 7.5 MW of wind energy from Coram Energy LLC ...
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Shear Wind Advancing Willow Ridge Project
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:36 Eastern
Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Shear Wind Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Vindt Resources Inc., is moving forward in the development of its 100 MW ...
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SWAY TURBINE Formed To Focus On Offshore Turbines
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:35 Eastern
SWAY AS, a wind turbine developer based in Bergen, Norway, has created a separate business entity, SWAY TURBINE. The main focus of ...
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Cape Wind Opponents File Motion With DPU
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:32 Eastern
Opponents of Cape Wind have filed a motion with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) claiming that the state failed to engage ...
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FPL Group Capital Announces Sale Of Debentures
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:31 Eastern
FPL Group Capital Inc. has announced the sale of $400 million in principal amount debentures. The debentures bear interest at 2.6% per ...
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Broadwind Appoints Simon Vice President Of Drivetrain Services
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:30 Eastern
Broadwind Energy Inc. has appointed Mark E. Simon vice president of drivetrain services. He has more than 20 years of experience in implementing ...
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Minnesota PUC Settles Dispute Over REC Ownership
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00 Eastern
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recently resolved a dispute over who owns renewable energy credits (RECs) when the power-purchase agreement (PPA) ...
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Australian Study Concludes Wind Turbines Do Not Pose Health Risk
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:53 Eastern
There is no scientific evidence that links wind turbines to adverse health effects, according to a new study published by the Australian ...
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DEQ Awards $1 Million In Renewable Energy Development Grants
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:50 Eastern
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has awarded $1 million in grants to four entities for projects that will further the ...
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OMSI, Iberdrola Host Wind Power Event
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:47 Eastern
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., spoke of the importance of creating green jobs in the Northwest at the ...
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WindPower Innovations Announces Agreement With Barnhart Crane
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:46 Eastern
WindPower Innovations Inc., a wind power infrastructure and smart grid solutions company, has reached an agreement in principle with Barnhart Renewables, a division ...
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RMT Names Director Of Business Development For Federal Renewable Energy
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:46 Eastern
In support of RMT Inc.'s expanded services to the federal market, the company has named Bruce Iverson its new director of business ...
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XZERES Wind Hires New CEO
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:45 Eastern
XZERES Wind Corp., a designer, developer and manufacturer of wind power systems of up to 100 kW, has named Frank Greco as ...
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CPUC Proposes Major Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff Pilot Program
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:39 Eastern
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 ...
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TPI Composites To Open Blade Center In Massachusetts
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:36 Eastern
TPI Composites Inc., a supplier of wind turbine blades, plans to open a wind blade innovation center in Fall River, Mass., that ...
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State Regulators Back TEP Plans For 10 New Renewable Projects
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:33 Eastern
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has expressed its support for Tucson Electric Power's (TEP) plan to purchase the output of 10 new ...
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Clean Energy Alliance Forms In California
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:30 Eastern
An alliance of California business, labor, environmental and community leaders has formed the California Apollo Program, a comprehensive strategy that details how ...
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