| Content Category: New & Noteworthy |
| Report: Green Energy In The U.S. |
| on 10 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Reportlinker has made available a new market research report related to the U.S. electric industry called "Green Energy in the U.S.: Renewable Investment, Capacity Growth [read more] |
| BC Hydro Releases Plans For Standing Offer Program |
| on 06 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| BC Hydro, a Vancouver, B.C.-headquartered electric utility, has released the draft terms and conditions for a standing offer program for clean electricity projects.BC Hydro notes [read more] |
| Alstom Purchases Spanish Turbine Manufacturer Ecotecnia |
| on 02 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| France's Alstom is stepping into wind power generation with its agreement to buy Spanish wind turbine company Ecotecnia for 350 million euros. Ecotecnia, a Barcelona-headquartered [read more] |
| SCE Applies For Final Phases Of Tehachapi Project |
| on 02 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Southern California Edison (SCE) has applied to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the U.S. Forest Service for authorization to construct segments four through [read more] |
| U.S. Futures Exchange Introduces Wind Power Futures Contracts |
| on 29 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Chicago-based U.S. Futures Exchange (USFE) will begin listing futures contracts on NORDIX Financial Wind Indexes that measure deviations from average wind speeds used in wind [read more] |
| DOE Provides Superconductor Research Grants |
| on 28 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a total of $51.8 million for five cost-shared projects intended to accelerate modernization of the electricity grid [read more] |
| Offshore Generation 'Potentially Favorable' In GA |
| on 28 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| A two-year study conducted by Atlanta-based utility Southern Company and the Georgia Institute of Technology has identified several conditions potentially favorable for wind power generation [read more] |
| Study Predicts 49 GW Of Wind Capacity In U.S. By 2015 |
| on 27 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The U.S. wind power market is expected to reach a cumulative installed wind capacity of nearly 49 GW by 2015, according to a new study [read more] |
| DOE Selects MA And Texas Consortia For Turbine Blade Research |
| on 26 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Partnership in Massachusetts and the Lone Star Wind Alliance in Texas to each [read more] |
| Research And Markets Releases U.S. Green Energy Report |
| on 22 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Research and Markets, an international market research firm, has issued a report entitled "Green Energy in the US: Renewable Investment, Capacity Growth and Future Outlook." [read more] |
| Colorado Governor Discusses Energy Infrastructure |
| on 21 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The Colorado Governor's Energy Office recently joined several states' counterparts at a meeting hosted by the South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority in Rapid City, S.D., [read more] |
| Report: More Utilities Looking To Wind, Nuclear Power |
| on 15 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers has released "Energy and Efficiency: Utilities Global Survey 2007," an annual survey that includes input from 114 power companies in 44 countries and reveals [read more] |
| Vestas Breaks Ground On First North American Manufacturing Plant |
| on 15 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Vestas Blades of Denmark has broken ground on its first North American manufacturing plant in Windsor, Colo. According to Vestas, the $62 million, 200,000 square-foot [read more] |
| Canadian Renewable Energy Industry Network Created |
| on 14 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (CGC), the Canadian Hydropower Association (CHA), the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA), and the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) have announced [read more] |
| Manitoba Joins Western Regional Climate Action Initiative |
| on 13 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Manitoba Premier Gary Doer has announced that the Province of Manitoba joined with six western U.S. states and the Province of British Columbia in the [read more] |
