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Greenpeace Airs Ads to Reinforce Cape Wind Support

on 23 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

International environmental group Greenpeace has begun airing television ads in Massachusetts targeting opponents of the proposed Cape Wind project, which is slated to be the [read more]

Schneider Power Reports Good Performance From First Wind Farm

on 22 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

According to Toronto-headquartered Schneider Power Inc., the Providence Bay Wind Farm, the company's first operational facility in its planned 1,477 MW wind energy portfolio, has [read more]

Consumers Energy RE Program Hits 10,000 Enrollments

on 21 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

Customer enrollment in the Green Generation program, a renewable energy option offered by Jackson, Mich.-based Consumers Energy, has reached 10,000 - up from 2,500 just [read more]

DMI Finalizes Tulsa Plant Acquisition, Begins Hiring

on 21 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

West Fargo, N.D.-based wind tower manufacturer DMI Industries has formally acquired a building at 15300 Tiger Switch Road in Tulsa, Okla., for its new wind [read more]

Wind Science And Engineering Doctorate Program Launched

on 21 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved Texas Tech University's proposed doctor of philosophy in wind science and engineering, which is among the first [read more]

PUCO Adds Green Pricing Option To FirstEnergy Agreement

on 20 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has adopted a stipulation that establishes a competitively bid market-based standard service office and creates a green pricing [read more]

Florida DEP Seeks Grant Proposals For RE Program

on 20 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is now accepting grant proposals for the Renewable Energy Technologies Grant Program. Part of the 2006 Florida Energy [read more]

NM Public Regulation Commission Sets RE Diversification Rules

on 20 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) voted 3-2 to set renewable energy diversification targets for electric utilities - a measure that follows a directive [read more]

21st Century Staffing Opens RE Recruiting Practice

on 17 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

21st Century Staffing, a wholly owned subsidiary of international holding company Kopos & Baker Inc., has launched a niche recruiting practice designed to serve alternative [read more]

Green-e Certifies Commercial Energy's Renewable Energy Certificates

on 17 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

Commercial Energy's "Be Green" renewable energy certificate (REC) product has been Green-e certified by the San Francisco-based nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions. By purchasing [read more]

Siemens Ships First Blades From Iowa Plant

on 17 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

Siemens AG has shipped its first wind turbine blades that were manufactured at the company's new blade factory in Fort Madison, Iowa. According to Siemens, [read more]

Educational Haida Gwaii Energy Centre Now Open

on 16 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

Vancouver, British Columbia-based NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. has officially opened the Haida Gwaii Energy Centre, located on the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). The [read more]

Ontario Joins Renewable Energy And Energy Efficiency Partnership

on 13 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

Ontario has become the first province in Canada to join the international Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), according to the office of Energy [read more]

T Bailey, Katana Industries Form JV With Sumitomo

on 13 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

T Bailey, an Anacortes, Wash.-headquartered provider of wind towers, and affiliate Katana Industries Inc. have established a joint venture with New York-based Sumitomo Corp. of [read more]

DMI Industries Purchases Wind RECs

on 08 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff

West Fargo, N.D.-based wind tower manufacturer DMI Industries has purchased enough renewable energy credits (REC) from wind farms to offset 100% of the electricity consumed [read more]