| Content Category: New & Noteworthy |
| With NYSERDA Backing, Wind Project Begins Operating |
| on Friday May 03 2013 by NAW Staff |
| A wind project funded by Harbec Inc. and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has started operation at the Wayne Industrial [read more] |
| Jack-Up Barge To Arrive In Lake Erie For Icebreaker Offshore Wind Project |
| on Friday May 03 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The Lake Erie Development Corp. (LEEDCo) says it will use a 90-foot jack-up barge to perform soil borings and geophysical analyses of the lake bed [read more] |
| Wind Industry Still Awaits First Eagle-Take Permit Under BGEPA |
| on Thursday May 02 2013 by Mark Del Franco |
| NAW has learned that West Butte Wind Power LLC has withdrawn its permit application enabling the developer to "take" golden eagles at a proposed [read more] |
| Hawaiian Electric Companies Achieve Renewable Energy Record |
| on Wednesday May 01 2013 by NA Windpower |
| The Hawaiian Electric Companies, including Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light, reached a record 13.9% of energy needs from renewable generation in 2012. [read more] |
| First-Quarter Results Show Wind Sector Experienced Robust Funding Activity |
| on Tuesday April 30 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The wind industry saw strong funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the first quarter of this year (Q1'13), finds a new report from [read more] |
| REpower Announces Plans To Cut Up To 750 Jobs |
| on Friday April 26 2013 by NAW Staff |
| REpower Systems SE, part of the Suzlon Group, has announced plans to cut up to 750 jobs in an effort to help the company achieve [read more] |
| Meet Tom Kiernan, The Man Tasked With Leading The U.S. Wind Industry |
| on Thursday April 25 2013 by Mark Del Franco |
| On April 25, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) named Tom Kiernan its next CEO. Kiernan takes over for former policy director Robert Gramlich, who [read more] |
| AWC Study Confirms Feasibility Of Paulsboro Marine Terminal Site |
| on Thursday April 25 2013 by naweditors@nawindpower |
| A study commissioned by the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) on the "build feasibility" of constructing offshore converter platforms for the New Jersey Energy Link (NJEL) [read more] |
| Clean Line Energy Agrees To Acquire New Mexico Transmission Project |
| on Thursday April 25 2013 by naweditors@nawindpower |
| Houston-based Clean Line Energy Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Power Network New Mexico. The acquisition will be completed pending receipt of a regulatory [read more] |
| Alstom Signs MOU For Tall Hybrid Tower Design |
| on Thursday April 25 2013 by naweditors@nawindpower |
| Alstom has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Germany-based wind energy planning and construction services provider Max Bogl Wind AG for the design and [read more] |
| Stakeholders Weigh In On Maryland Offshore Wind |
| on Wednesday April 24 2013 by Joseph Bebon |
| The Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, recently signed into law by Gov. Martin O'Malley, aims to help boost the local economy and subsidize [read more] |
| Tribal Commission Seeks Enforcement Action Against Pattern Project |
| on Wednesday April 24 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) has declared the area surrounding the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility, located in Imperial Valley, Calif., as a sacred [read more] |
| Google Proposes New Approach To Renewable Energy Purchases |
| on Tuesday April 23 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Internet giant Google, which has invested over $1 billion in renewable energy to date, has proposed a new tariff-based approach to allow companies to purchase [read more] |
| Wind Energy Services Co. Becomes MFG Energy Services |
| on Tuesday April 23 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The Molded Fiber Glass Cos. (MFG) has renamed its field service organization, Texas-based Wind Energy Services Co. (WES), MFG Energy Services. MFG says the name [read more] |
| Renewable Energy Poised For Strong Growth |
| on Monday April 22 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Annual investment in new renewable power capacity is set to rise by anywhere from two-and-a-half times to more than four-and-a-half times between now and 2030, [read more] |
