| Content Category: New & Noteworthy |
| Staffing Company Adds Energy Division |
| on 18 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Integrity International, a staffing agency based in Roseville, Calif., has launched a new division to meet the increasing demand for professionals in renewable energy fields. [read more] |
| Rendell Announces Energy Initiatives |
| on 18 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Edward G. Rendell, D-Pa., has announced a number of strategic initiatives the commonwealth will make to reduce energy use, stimulate the renewable energy sector [read more] |
| AAER Breaks Ground In Rhode Island |
| on 18 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| AAER, a manufacturer of wind turbines based in Montreal, has broken ground in Portsmouth, R.I., on the future site of the company's first turbine sold [read more] |
| First Trust ISE Global Wind Index Launched |
| on 17 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| First Trust Advisors LP will create the First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy Index Fund, a wind energy exchange-traded fund (ETF). The fund will begin [read more] |
| Portland General Electric To Join Transmission Group |
| on 16 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Portland General Electric (PGE) plans to join the Northern Tier Transmission Group (NTTG), a group of utilities seeking to improve the high-voltage transmission network in [read more] |
| Iberdrola, Gamesa Sign Large Wind Turbine Contract |
| on 13 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Spanish utility company Iberdrola Renewables and Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa have signed a wind turbine supply contract representing a total capacity of 4,500 MW, [read more] |
| Wind Set To Offset WPL Coal Plant Expansion |
| on 13 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| On condition of approval for a proposed expansion at the Nelson Dewey Generating Station, a coal-fired base-load generation plant in Wisconsin, Alliant Energy Corp.'s Wisconsin [read more] |
| Team Will Evaluate Wind Energy Plans In R.I. |
| on 12 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, R-R.I., has unveiled the team of individuals responsible for selecting a contractor to develop and construct a wind energy project off [read more] |
| AWEA Urges Congress To Take Further Action |
| on 11 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Following the failure of the U.S. Senate on June 10 to surmount a filibuster on the House tax extender package that included a one-year extension [read more] |
| DOE Signs MOU With Turbine Manufacturers |
| on 10 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six wind industry turbine manufacturers: GE Energy, Siemens Power Generation, Vestas [read more] |
| Democratic, Republican National Conventions To Be Powered By Wind, Sun |
| on 10 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| The 2008 Democratic and Republican national conventions will be powered with wind and solar energy, Xcel Energy has announced.Xcel Energy will provide enough wind power [read more] |
| AMSC Receives Order From Sinovel Wind |
| on 10 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Devens, Mass.-based American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC) has received a $450 million order from Beijing-based Sinovel Wind Corp. Ltd. for core electrical components for 1.5 MW [read more] |
| Initiative To Explore Smarter Electric Grid For Illinois |
| on 10 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| A new public-private collaboration is exploring how smart grid technology may bring the people of Illinois more reliable electric service and a cleaner environment, while [read more] |
| Siemens Establishing R&D Center In Boulder |
| on 06 Jun 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Siemens Energy will establish its U.S. wind turbine research & development competence center in Boulder, Colo. The facility is expected to employ an estimated 50 [read more] |
| DOE Releases Annual Report On Wind Installation |
| on 30 May 2008 by NAW Staff |
| For the third consecutive year, the U.S. was home to the fastest-growing wind power market in the world in 2007, according to the 2007 edition [read more] |
