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on 30 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

The Cleantech Group LLC, in conjunction with the American Stock Exchange, has announced Cleantech Index's addition of 33 companies to its portfolio of global clean-tech [read more]

California ARB Releases Climate Change Draft Plan

on 27 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released the Climate Change Draft Scoping Plan, which proposes to reduce California's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% [read more]

Paquin Elected To AQPER Board

on 27 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

Jean Paquin, manager of business development at Montreal-based Helimax Energy Inc., has been elected to Quebec Renewable Energy Producers Association's (AQPER) board of directors for [read more]

FERC Approves Reliability Standard VSL

on 26 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) completed the penalty-setting matrix for violations of mandatory electric reliability standards when it approved assignments of violation severity levels [read more]

Duke Energy Expands Wind Operations With Acquisition

on 26 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energy has acquired Catamount Energy Corp. from funds affiliated with private equity firm Diamond Castle Holdings LLC. According to Duke Energy, the [read more]

HTS Transmission Cable System Commissioned

on 25 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

Hauppauge, N.Y.-based American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC), Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy have announced the commissioning of the world's first [read more]

FERC: U.S. Needs New Electricity Generation, Transmission

on 25 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

Higher fuel prices, increased capital costs and continued uncertainty about climate policy are helping fuel the rising costs of electricity faced by consumers across the [read more]

CWind Offers New Wind Turbine Design

on 25 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

CWind, a subsidiary of Canada-based New World Generation, has completed testing of the company's new friction drive wind turbine. Based on data collected from a [read more]

Court Rules In Favor Of Cape Wind

on 24 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

Barnstable Superior Court Judge Robert Kane has allowed motions by Cape Wind and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to dismiss four of five counts that had [read more]

Bluewater Wind Signs PPA For 200 MW Of Offshore Wind Power

on 24 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

Bluewater Wind Delaware LLC, a subsidiary of Babcock & Brown, has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Delmarva Power for up to 200 [read more]

Siemens To Develop Second Illinois Plant

on 24 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. has announced that it will invest more than $20 million to develop a second plant in Elgin, Ill., [read more]

Paterson Announces Agreement On Renewable Legislation

on 23 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

Gov. David A. Paterson, D-N.Y., has finalized an agreement with the state Legislature on energy legislation that will authorize increased development of renewable energy through [read more]

Minnesota Releases Study On Renewable Generation Potential

on 23 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

The Minnesota Department of Commerce's Office of Energy Security has released the first phase of a statewide study of dispersed renewable generation potential, meeting a [read more]

Wind Turbine Industry Steps Up to Global Demand

on 20 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

Emerging Energy Research (EER), a research and advisory firm analyzing clean and renewable energy markets, expects the global installed wind base to grow more than [read more]

Westar Energy Breaks Ground On Wind Project

on 20 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff

Topeka, Kan.-based Westar Energy and Broomfield, Colo.-based Renewable Energy Systems Americas (RES) say they will conduct a ground-breaking ceremony today at the Central Plains Wind [read more]