| CPUC Approves TRECs For Use In RE Program | on 12 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff   | | The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has authorized the use of tradable renewable energy credits (TRECs) for use in the state's renewables portfolio standard (RPS) program, which requires investor-owned utilities, energy service providers and community choice aggregators to obtain 20% of their retail sales from renewable energy sources by this year. The CPUC determined [read more] | | Maine Supreme Judicial Court Upholds Wind Farm Law | | on 12 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has unanimously rejected arguments from the Friends of Lincoln Lakes nonprofit group, which challenged the Department of Environmental Protection's approval of a 40-turbine wind power project on Rollins Mountain in northern Penobscot County, the Associated Press reports. The group said that regulators approved the project too quickly and failed [read more] | | Poll: Americans' Global Warming Concerns Continue to Drop | | on 12 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | Gallup's annual update on Americans' attitudes toward the environment shows a public that, over the last two years, has become less worried about the threat of global warming, less convinced that its effects are already happening and more likely to believe that scientists themselves are uncertain about its occurrence. In response to one key [read more] | | Virginia Governor Signs Energy Legislation | | on 12 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | Gov. Bob McDonnell, R-Va., has signed legislation that will allow offshore oil and natural-gas exploration. This legislation will also fund renewable energy research. H.B.756 will allocate 80% of future offshore royalties and revenues to transportation (70% to a transportation trust fund and 10% to local transportation projects) and the remaining 20% to the Virginia [read more] | | Finavera Awarded Power Agreements For Four Wind Farms | | on 12 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | BC Hydro has selected the first group of 19 projects to be awarded electricity purchase agreements (EPAs) under a clean power call. Combined, the projects will generate more than 2,400 GWh of clean electricity annually. All four of Finavera Renewables Inc.'s wind projects that were submitted to the clean power call were accepted. The [read more] | | UpWind Solutions Completes $29M Financing Round | | on 12 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | UpWind Solutions Inc., a wind asset management services firm based in Medford, Ore., has completed a $28.8 million equity-financing round, led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and returning investor MissionPoint Capital Partners. The financing provides UpWind with substantial additional growth capital that will enable the company to continue to build upon its technical [read more] | | Granholm Praises Renewable Energy Job Creation In Michigan | | on 12 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, D-Mich., recently visited Merrill Tool and Machine, located near Saginaw, Mich., which is diversifying into wind energy manufacturing and creating jobs through assistance from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Merrill Tool and Machine is using a grant and an advanced energy manufacturing tax credit (also called [read more] | | Clipper Windpower Transaction Honored By Ex-Im Bank | | on 12 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | Clipper Windpower Inc., a manufacturer of wind turbines located in Carpinteria, Calif., received the 2010 Deal of the Year award from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) at the bank's annual conference in Washington, D.C. Clipper was honored for its deal in which it is exporting 27 Liberty 2.5 MW wind [read more] | | Wind Turbine Assembly Plant Slated For Nevada | | on 11 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | The U.S. Renewable Energy Group (US-REG), A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. and American Nevada Group (ANC) have announced the development and construction of a new production and assembly plant in Nevada that will supply wind energy turbines to renewable energy projects throughout North and South America. "With a strong commitment to renewable energy and [read more] | | Wind Energy Executives Urge Passage Of RES | | on 11 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | Wind energy industry executives have called on Congress to pass a strong national renewable electricity standard (RES) as the best way to save and create U.S. jobs. "Manufacturers are chomping at the bit to come to the U.S., and it would be a tragedy if this investment were to stop," said Donald Furman, senior [read more] | | Markell Introduces Delaware Clean Energy Jobs Act | | on 11 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | Gov. Jack Markell, D-Del., has introduced legislation that would expand emerging industries, such as wind and solar power, in Delaware to create new long-term careers for the state's citizens. The Clean Energy Jobs Act would facilitate the potential installation of over 1,000 MW of utility-scale generation, likely in offshore wind power, resulting in as [read more] | | Consensus Reached On Wind Turbine Guideline Recommendations | | on 11 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | Ken Salazar, secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) praised the work of the 22-member Wind Turbine Guidelines Federal Advisory Committee, which reached consensus on a set of draft recommendations aimed at minimizing the impacts of land-based wind farms on wildlife and its habitat. Salazar says he will review the recommendations and [read more] | | More Than 500 RE Projects Approved For Ontario | | on 11 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | More than 500 new green energy projects have been approved for Ontario. These projects are the first larger power generators to obtain contracts through Ontario's feed-in tariff (FIT),which encourages the development of renewable energy projects from a diverse range of producers - including homeowners, schools, farmers, large retailers and small businesses - by offering long-term, stable [read more] | | UWIG Announces 2010 Technical Achievement Honorees, Scholarship Recipients | | on 11 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | The Utility Wind Integration Group (UWIG) has announced the winners of its 2010 Annual Achievement Award. The recipients are Brian Parsons of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); team members for the Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study and Western Wind and Solar Integration Study; North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC); Kodiak [read more] | | Prestige Enters Into Agreement To Acquire Tower Company | | on 11 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff | | Prestige Telecom Inc. has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of Majetel Inc., a Quebec-based company specializing in tower construction and maintenance and project management services. "The integration of Majetel into Prestige will significantly strengthen our tower construction and maintenance capabilities in Quebec, as well [read more] | |
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