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Businesses And Organizations Request Congress Change 2007 Budget

on 29 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

In a letter delivered to congressional leaders, 102 businesses, consumers, and environmental and energy policy groups urged that federal energy research and development funds be [read more]

APS Purchases All Of The Power From New Mexico Wind Farm

on 28 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

Arizona Public Service Co. (APS), a Phoenix-based electric utility provider, has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for all of the wind energy generated by [read more]

REpower's 5 MW Turbines Are Being Tested In Germany

on 28 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

REpower Systems AG, a Germany-based wind turbine manufacturer, has begun operating two 5 MW offshore wind turbines at the DEWI Offshore and Certification Center GmbH [read more]

CCEF Receives 315 MW Of Renewable Energy Proposals For Project 100

on 28 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), which is administered by Rocky Hill, Conn.-based Connecticut Innovations, has received 28 proposals that total just under 315 MW [read more]

DeWind's Prototype Wind Turbine Is Ready For Testing

on 27 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

DeWind Inc., a subsidiary of Irvine, Calif.-based Composite Technology Corp. (CTC), has completed the construction of the 2 MW DeWind D8.2 wind turbine at an [read more]

Commission's Staff Recommends Approval For Western Maine Wind Farm

on 27 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission's staff has recommended the commission approve a 90 MW wind farm located in Franklin County, Maine.Maine Mountain Power, a [read more]

Shear Wind Will Acquire Vindt Resources

on 27 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

Shear Wind Inc., a Halifax, Nova Scotia-headquartered renewable energy developer, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Vindt Resources Inc., a wind energy project [read more]

MidAmerican Energy Completes Victory Wind Farm

on 26 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

MidAmerican Energy, a Des Moines, Iowa-based utility provider, has completed its 99 MW Victory wind farm located in Carroll and Crawford counties, Iowa.The company used [read more]

UPC Wind Closes First Limited Recourse Financing For Clipper Wind Turbines

on 26 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

UPC Wind Partners LLC, a Newton, Mass.-based wind power developer, recently closed a $95 million turbine supply loan underwritten by New York-based HSH Nordbank AG [read more]

BP Alternative Energy Purchases Wind Power Developer

on 22 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

Oakland, Calif.-based Orion Energy, an independent developer of wind energy projects in the U.S., has been acquired by Houston-based BP Alternative Energy, a wholly owned [read more]

Idaho Power's Magic Wind Agreement Approved

on 22 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

Idaho Power Co., a Boise, Idaho-headquartered electricity provider, has been approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to enter into a sales agreement with Magic [read more]

SCE Secures Largest U.S. Utility Contract For Wind Power

on 22 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

Rosemead, Calif.-based Southern California Edison (SCE) has signed the largest wind energy contract from a U.S. utility to date with Alta Windpower Development LLC, a [read more]

Canadian Hydro Acquires Vector Wind Energy

on 22 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

Canadian Hydro Developers Inc., a Calgary, Alberta-based renewable energy developer, has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Vector Wind Energy Inc., [read more]

PPM Energy Appoints New Wind Business Officers

on 22 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

Portland, Ore.-based PPM Energy Inc., ScottishPower's U.S. energy business, has created two new executive positions to support its growing wind business.Jean Wilson will now serve [read more]

CPS Energy Agrees To Purchase Additional Energy From Texas Wind Farm

on 21 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

CPS Energy, a San Antonio, Texas-based municipally owned natural gas and electricity supplier, has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Babcock & Brown and [read more]