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Second Wind Partners With Israeli Company

on 20 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

Second Wind, a developer of wind measurement technology, says it is partnering with Clean Electric Israel, a provider of wind assessment and forecasting services, to [read more]

New Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility Simulates Real-World Conditions

on 19 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

MTS Systems Corp., a supplier of test systems and position sensors, says its Non-Torque Loading (NTL) system has been installed and accepted at the National [read more]

RGGI Auction Generates $106 Million For Renewable Energy, Environmental Programs

on 19 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

The nine states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) have announced the results of their 19th auction of carbon dioxide (CO2) allowances. At [read more]

PSE's Wild Horse Wind And Solar Facility Reopens To Public

on 19 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

The Renewable Energy Center at Puget Sound Energy's (PSE) Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility will reopen for visitors on April 1. Visitors to the [read more]

White Construction Completed A Dozen Wind, Solar Projects Last Year

on 15 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

Engineering, procurement and construction services provider White Construction completed 12 wind and solar projects with a total installed capacity exceeding 1.1 GW last year. The [read more]

Siemens' Wind Energy Training Facilities Certified By GWO

on 14 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

Siemens Energy says its wind energy training facilities in Denmark, Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. have been certified by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO). [read more]

Quantum Fuel Systems In Process Of Selling Wind Energy Assets

on 13 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. - a provider of natural-gas storage systems, integration and vehicle system technologies - says it and its wholly owned [read more]

Acciona Opens Wind Turbine Hub Assembly Plant In Brazil

on 13 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

Acciona Windpower has opened a new wind turbine hub assembly plant in Simoes Filho, Brazil. The plant will produce 135 hubs a year for the [read more]

Wind And Solar Growth To Propel Energy-Storage Market

on 13 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

A growing amount of intermittent renewable energy resources, such as wind and solar, as well as volatility in load profiles, will lead grid operators to [read more]

Siemens Opens Two Wind Turbine Testing Facilities In Denmark

on 12 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

Siemens Energy has opened two major research and development (R&D) test facilities for wind turbine technology in Denmark. The first test center, located in Brande, [read more]

U.S., Australia Form Clean Energy Partnership

on 11 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the Clean Energy Council (CEC) of Australia have formed a partnership intended to enrich both organizations' missions [read more]

Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners Acquires Additional Interest In Western Wind

on 08 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP has acquired an additional 21,174,384 common shares of Western Wind Energy Equity Holdings Inc., at a price of C$2.60 per [read more]

California City To Buy Only Carbon-Neutral Electricity

on 08 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

The Palo Alto (California) City Council has voted to implement a Carbon Neutral Plan, which commits the city to pursuing only carbon-neutral electric resources, effective [read more]

Availon Signs Distribution Deal With Lubrication Supplier

on 08 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

Availon Inc., a provider of wind turbine spare-parts supply and management, has signed a distribution agreement with SKF's Lubrication Business Unit. As a distributor, Availon [read more]

Group Claims Navigant Study Inflated Wind Job Numbers

on 07 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

The American Energy Alliance (AEA) is asserting that a study conducted by Navigant Consulting on wind energy jobs was biased and inaccurate. The study, which [read more]