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TXU Acquisition Spurs Renewable Energy Growth

on 27 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

An investor group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group has entered into an agreement with TXU Corp., a Dallas-headquartered energy [read more]

Western States Join To Reduce Global Warming

on 27 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

Governors of five western states - including Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington - have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) creating the Western [read more]

Naturener Enters North American Wind Energy Market

on 26 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

Naturener SA, a Spanish renewable energy project developer with U.S. headquarters in San Francisco, has entered into the North American wind energy market by acquiring [read more]

Minn. Governor Signs Renewable Energy Bill

on 23 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., has signed a bill that requires Minnesota energy companies to provide 25% of their power from renewable sources to their customers [read more]

North Dakota Governor Finalizes Renewable Energy Plan

on 19 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

Gov. John Hoeven, R-N.D., North Dakota House Majority Leader Rick Berg and Senate Majority Leader Bob Stenehjem recently met to detail a comprehensive $43.5 million [read more]

Vt. Governor And Quebec Premier Conclude Forum On Energy Conservation

on 15 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

Gov. Jim Douglas, R-Vt., and Quebec Premier Jean Charest have concluded a first of its kind forum on energy and the environment sponsored by the [read more]

Canada's New ecoTrust Funding To Support Renewable Energy

on 14 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Quebec Premier Jean Charest have announced that Canada's government intends to provide Quebec with C$349.9 million as part of a [read more]

Ohio Issues $5 Million In Grants To Encourage New Wind Projects

on 09 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, director of the Ohio Department of Development, have made $5 million in grants available for the [read more]

Researchers Test New Wind Turbine Blade Design

on 08 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

Researchers at Sandia, a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) laboratory in Bushland, Texas, and Knight & Carver (K&C) of San Diego are in the process [read more]

ACEEE Studies Florida's Potential For Energy Efficiency

on 06 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

Researchers at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), Washington, D.C., recently released a study that reveals a combination of energy efficiency and renewable [read more]

EPRI Guides Utility Research And Development Investments

on 06 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a nonprofit center for public interest energy and environmental research, has released a new analysis to guide [read more]

FAA Wind Turbine Lighting Regulations In Effect

on 06 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

New Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines for aviation lighting on wind energy projects went into effect on Feb. 1, 2007.A new chapter, Marking and Lighting [read more]

Researchers Find Mid-Atlantic Coast A Potential Wind Source

on 05 Feb 2007 by Tracey Bryant

According to researchers at the University of Delaware (UD) and Stanford University, the wind resource off the Mid-Atlantic coast could supply the energy needs of [read more]

15,197 MW Of Wind Power Installed Worldwide In 2006

on 05 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) recently released its annual figures for 2006 that reveal 15,197 MW of wind energy was installed in 2006 around [read more]

EPA Updates Top 25 Green Power Purchasers

on 02 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently updated its 2006 year-end lists of the Top Green Power purchasers within the Green Power Partnership. Each list [read more]