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| ABB Chief Executive To Leave Company |
| on 10 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| ABB has announced that company CEO Joe Hogan has decided to leave for private reasons. Hogan joined ABB as CEO in September 2008. A date [read more] |
| Study: More Wind Energy Would Save PJM Customers Billions |
| on 10 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| Adding more wind power to the grid in the PJM region can lower gas and coal consumption and reduce regional wholesale energy market prices, saving [read more] |
| Wind Energy Procurement Top Of Mind For Big-Name Companies |
| on 09 May 2013 by Mark Del Franco |
| Google likes wind energy. So does Motorola and Bloomberg. Ditto Walmart, which intends to become even more active in wind energy procurement. "Walmart is open [read more] |
| Citing PTC Extension, MidAmerican Plans 1 GW Of Additional Wind Energy |
| on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| In light of the recent federal production tax credit (PTC) extension, MidAmerican Energy Co. says it wants to invest $1.9 billion to add up to [read more] |
| Xcel, NCAR Extend Partnership To Forecast Renewable Energy |
| on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| Xcel Energy has announced an expanded agreement with the Boulder, Colo.-based National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) for renewable energy forecasting. NCAR previously designed a [read more] |
| Wind Energy Institute Of Canada Orders Storage System |
| on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| The Wind Energy Institute of Canada, an independent research and testing institute, has chosen S&C Electric Canada Ltd. for the supply of a battery energy [read more] |
| PacifiCorp Expands Western Transmission Network |
| on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| PacifiCorp has begun construction of the high-voltage, 160-mile Sigurd to Red Butte transmission line to serve customers throughout six western states. In addition, the company [read more] |
| Offshore Wind Measurement Campaign Concludes In Hong Kong |
| on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| Renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy has concluded a one-year wind measurement campaign in Hong Kong using its Offshore Risk Quantification Analysis (ORQA) platform. The project began [read more] |
| Vestas Releases Q1 Numbers; CEO Says 'Turnaround Continues' |
| on 09 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| In the first quarter of this year (Q1'13), Vestas generated EUR 1.096 billion of revenue - a 1% decrease from Q1'12, according to the company's [read more] |
| Novel Solution Stores Renewable Energy Underwater |
| on 08 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| The MaRS Cleantech Fund has completed a venture deal with Toronto-based energy storage firm Hydrostor, whose technology converts surplus electrical energy to underwater compressed air [read more] |
| NextEra Orders GE's 1.7-100 Wind Turbines |
| on 08 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| GE will supply 59 of recently debuted 1.7-100 wind turbines to NextEra Energy Resources LLC's wind farm planned for the thumb region of Michigan. GE [read more] |
| UMaine To Demonstrate Floating Offshore Wind Turbine |
| on 08 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| The University of Maine's (UMaine) Advanced Structures and Composites Center has introduced VolturnUS, a floating offshore wind turbine prototype to be deployed off the coast [read more] |
| PPG Fiber Glass Sells Interest In PPG-Devold Joint Venture |
| on 08 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| Cheswick, Pa.-based PPG Fiber Glass has sold its 50% interest in the PPG-Devold fiber glass joint venture to Hexagon Devold, a wholly owned subsidiary of [read more] |
| New Database Tracks Energy Legislation Across U.S. |
| on 08 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| Colorado State University's Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE) has announced the rollout of the Advanced Energy Legislation (AEL) Tracker, a new online database [read more] |
| Abengoa Joins Transmission Project To Enable Access To Renewables |
| on 08 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| California-based utility Imperial Irrigation District (IID) has chosen Abengoa to work on the Path 42 power transmission project. The project is an extension of IID's [read more] |
