| Content Category: New & Noteworthy |
| Montana Alberta Tie Receives Final Canadian Approval |
| on 04 Feb 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. (MATL) has received final Canadian approval to build and operate a 346 kilometer, 230 kV alternating current power line from Lethbridge, [read more] |
| Corporations Surpass EPA Green Power Goals |
| on 04 Feb 2008 by NAW Staff |
| In response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) nationwide challenge issued at the end of 2006, 53 Fortune 500 companies now collectively purchase more than [read more] |
| CanWEA: Canada Expects Record Year In 2008 |
| on 01 Feb 2008 by NAW Staff |
| As another global record was set in 2007 with the installation of 20,000 MW of wind power, Canada's total installed capacity grew to 1,846 MW [read more] |
| EDP Considers IPO For Holding Group |
| on 31 Jan 2008 by NAW Staff |
| The executive board of directors of Energias de Portugal S.A. (EDP), a Portuguese utility, recently resolved, after general and supervisory board's favorable prior opinion, to [read more] |
| Finance Committee Approves Stimulus Plan With PTC Extension |
| on 31 Jan 2008 by NAW Staff |
| On Jan. 30, the Senate Finance Committee voted 14-7 in favor of an economic stimulus plan authored by Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., that includes an [read more] |
| Intel Tops EPA Green Power Partner List |
| on 29 Jan 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Intel Corp. will purchase more than 1.3 billion kWh of renewable energy certificates (RECs) annually as part of an approach to reduce its impact on [read more] |
| DEC Proposes Wind Energy Project Guidelines |
| on 25 Jan 2008 by NAW Staff |
| The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has proposed guidelines to assist commercial wind energy developers in assessing the potential impacts turbines may [read more] |
| Governor Releases Report On Renewable Energy Transmission Access |
| on 25 Jan 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., has released the Phase 1 report prepared by the Renewable Energy Transmission Access Advisory Committee (RETAAC). Gibbons created this advisory committee [read more] |
| REpower Emphasizes Its Commitment To Quebec |
| on 24 Jan 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Matthias Schubert, chief technical officer for Germany's REpower Systems AG, emphasized his company's commitment to investments in Quebec while speaking at an event sponsored by [read more] |
| Cape Wind Submits Revised Permit Application To Army Corps |
| on 24 Jan 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Cape Wind Associates LLC has submitted a revised permit application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for work in waters of the U.S. in [read more] |
| BPA: Wind Power Exceeds 1,000 MW In Northwest |
| on 23 Jan 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Portland, Ore.-based Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) reports that, for the first time, the amount of wind power being delivered to customers via its transmission lines [read more] |
| Ontario Lifts Moratorium On Applications For Offshore Projects |
| on 22 Jan 2008 by NAW Staff |
| The Ontario government has lifted a deferral on existing proposals for offshore wind power projects and will be accepting new onshore and offshore applications for [read more] |
| GWEC: Global Wind Market Sees Record Year |
| on 21 Jan 2008 by NAW Staff |
| The global wind energy markets have seen another record year in 2007, with 20 GW of new installations, according to the Global Wind Energy Council [read more] |
| NYISO Earns Sixth Consecutive Clean Audit |
| on 18 Jan 2008 by NAW Staff |
| An independent audit by KPMG LLP recently found that the New York Independent System Operator's (NYISO) controls were complete, accurate and in accordance with the [read more] |
| Acciona Completes Iowa Wind Turbine Manufacturing Facility |
| on 18 Jan 2008 by NAW Staff |
| Spain-based Acciona has officially opened its wind turbine generator production facility in West Branch, Iowa. The facility, which is Acciona's first manufacturing facility in the [read more] |
