| Content Category: New & Noteworthy |
| SUEZ Energy North America Acquires Ventus Energy |
| on 27 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Houston-based SUEZ Energy North America, an affiliate of Belgium-based SUEZ Energy International, has signed an agreement to acquire Toronto-headquartered wind power development company Ventus Energy [read more] |
| Rate Relief Package Promises More RE For Illinois Customers |
| on 25 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Ameren Corp. and the Ameren Illinois utilities have unveiled a $488 million rate relief package that includes a mandate for adding renewables to the utilities' [read more] |
| Texas PUC Makes CREZ Designations |
| on 23 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has directed the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to develop transmission plans to serve between 10,000 MW and 23,000 [read more] |
| LM Glasfiber To Build Blades In Arkansas |
| on 18 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| LM Glasfiber will open a new facility in Little Rock, Ark., with operations scheduled to begin next year. The company expects the plant to employ [read more] |
| EER Ranks Iberdrola, FPL Energy As Top RE Generators |
| on 12 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| According to new rankings from Cambridge, Mass.-based advisory and consulting firm Emerging Energy Research (EER), Spain-headquartered utility Iberdrola and Juno Beach, Fla.-based FPL Energy have [read more] |
| Hawaii PUC Investigates Possible State Purchase Of Renewables |
| on 10 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| According to the office of Gov. Linda Lingle, R-Hawaii, the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has opened an investigative docket to explore ways for state [read more] |
| Report: Green Energy In The U.S. |
| on 10 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Reportlinker has made available a new market research report related to the U.S. electric industry called "Green Energy in the U.S.: Renewable Investment, Capacity Growth [read more] |
| BC Hydro Releases Plans For Standing Offer Program |
| on 06 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| BC Hydro, a Vancouver, B.C.-headquartered electric utility, has released the draft terms and conditions for a standing offer program for clean electricity projects.BC Hydro notes [read more] |
| Alstom Purchases Spanish Turbine Manufacturer Ecotecnia |
| on 02 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| France's Alstom is stepping into wind power generation with its agreement to buy Spanish wind turbine company Ecotecnia for 350 million euros. Ecotecnia, a Barcelona-headquartered [read more] |
| SCE Applies For Final Phases Of Tehachapi Project |
| on 02 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Southern California Edison (SCE) has applied to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the U.S. Forest Service for authorization to construct segments four through [read more] |
| U.S. Futures Exchange Introduces Wind Power Futures Contracts |
| on 29 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Chicago-based U.S. Futures Exchange (USFE) will begin listing futures contracts on NORDIX Financial Wind Indexes that measure deviations from average wind speeds used in wind [read more] |
| DOE Provides Superconductor Research Grants |
| on 28 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a total of $51.8 million for five cost-shared projects intended to accelerate modernization of the electricity grid [read more] |
| Offshore Generation 'Potentially Favorable' In GA |
| on 28 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| A two-year study conducted by Atlanta-based utility Southern Company and the Georgia Institute of Technology has identified several conditions potentially favorable for wind power generation [read more] |
| Study Predicts 49 GW Of Wind Capacity In U.S. By 2015 |
| on 27 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The U.S. wind power market is expected to reach a cumulative installed wind capacity of nearly 49 GW by 2015, according to a new study [read more] |
| DOE Selects MA And Texas Consortia For Turbine Blade Research |
| on 26 Jun 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Partnership in Massachusetts and the Lone Star Wind Alliance in Texas to each [read more] |
