| Content Category: New & Noteworthy |
| Westar Energy Suspends Plans For Additional Wind Power |
| on 31 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) recently found Westar Energy's proposal to invest in wind energy prudent but rejected the utility's request for an incentive rate [read more] |
| PJM, Market Monitor File Settlement With FERC |
| on 31 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Parties working out the details of the relationship between PJM Interconnection and its market monitor have filed a settlement with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [read more] |
| Firm Studies Partnership Deal Structuring |
| on 27 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| In a recent case study on partnership deal structuring, Dennis Moritz, principal at financial structuring and analysis software firm Advantage for Analysts, explored the impact [read more] |
| NYMEX, Other Market Participants To Form The Green Exchange |
| on 26 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| NYMEX Holdings, the parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange, has formed The Green Exchange venture with Evolution Markets, Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Credit [read more] |
| Sunflower Will Build Turbines In Hutchinson |
| on 24 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Sunflower Wind LLC of Kansas has signed a contract to move into a 260,000 square-foot building, formerly owned by Eaton Corp., to manufacture wind turbines. [read more] |
| Reports: Reliability Outlook for Ontario Is Positive |
| on 20 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| According to two reports released by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), the energy outlook for Ontario's electricity system is positive. According to the IESO, [read more] |
| Survey: Service Reliability, Environmental Issues Are Top Concern |
| on 19 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Overland Park, Kan.-based Black & Veatch, an international engineering, consulting and construction company, has announced the findings of its 2007 Strategic Directions in the Electric [read more] |
| University's Energy Institute Receives Grant |
| on 19 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Ohio's Case Western Reserve University's Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation has received a $3.6 million grant from the Cleveland Foundation, a philanthropic organization. The [read more] |
| Siemens, University Agree To Study Wind Turbine Development |
| on 18 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Erlangen, Germany-based Siemens Power Generation (PG) and the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH) have signed a cooperation agreement for further development of the drivetrain for [read more] |
| GWEC Applauds Bali Climate Conference Road Map |
| on 17 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Brussels, Belgium-based Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), an international organization that promotes the development of wind power, welcomed an agreement to develop a climate regime [read more] |
| FPL And NASA Join Forces To Explore Renewable Energy Projects |
| on 14 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) is joining NASA's Kennedy Space Center to explore developing renewable energy projects. NASA and FPL are committed to [read more] |
| Senate Fails To Overcome Energy Bill Filibuster |
| on 13 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| In a statement from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Gregory Wetstone, senior director of governmental and public affairs for AWEA, criticized the U.S. Senate's [read more] |
| DNR Seeks Input On Use Of Public Lands For Wind Project |
| on 12 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will solicit public input from Jan. 23, 2008, to Feb. 23, 2008, to help guide the development of a [read more] |
| Governors Announce Formation Of Wind Coalition |
| on 10 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Govs. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., and Bill Richardson, D-N.M., have announced the formation of the Governors Windpower Coalition as a means of promoting the increased use [read more] |
| Wind Working Group Formed In Nebraska |
| on 10 Dec 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Two state senators and an agricultural leader have announced the formation of the Nebraska Wind Working Group to develop the state's wind energy potential. The [read more] |
