| Blue Diamond Ventures Identifies Funding Sources For Wind Project | on 08 Feb 2010 by NAW Staff   | | Blue Diamond Ventures Inc., through its affiliate Blue Diamond Renewables LLC, has established next-level funding sources for its interest in the proposed 198 MW Huerfano wind project in Colorado. Blue Diamond has also identified 68 miles of transmission line in the region. Last year, wind study results for the joint venture's Huerfano wind project - which is proposed to be [read more] | | GE Introduces AltairSystems3 | | on 08 Feb 2010 by NAW Staff | | GE has introduced AltairSystem3, a new inlet filtration system that offers improved protection for wind turbines operating in some of the world's most demanding conditions, according to the company. This new system offers protection from salt and other fine particulate and can help reduce the number of unplanned outages on wind turbines, according to the company. In addition, AltairSystem3 [read more] | | Granholm Emphasizes Clean Job Creation In Michigan | | on 08 Feb 2010 by NAW Staff | | Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, D-Mich., recently visited Energetx Composites LLC, a manufacturer of composite technology located in Holland, Mich., to promote diversifying the state's economy. In her annual state of the state address, Granholm said her administration has set the foundation for a new Michigan economy by diversifying and creating jobs, educating people to fill and create jobs, and [read more] | | SEC Issues Guidance On Companies' Climate-Change Disclosures | | on 05 Feb 2010 by NAW Staff | | The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has provided public companies with interpretive guidance on existing SEC disclosure requirements as they apply to business or legal developments relating to the issue of climate change. Specifically, the SEC's interpretative guidance highlights the following areas as examples of where climate change may trigger disclosure requirements: - Impact of legislation and regulation. When assessing [read more] | | Study: Stronger National RES Needed For Significant Clean Energy Job Growth | | on 05 Feb 2010 by NAW Staff | | CEOs representing the U.S.' renewable energy industries have announced a major new study showing that a 25% by 2025 national renewable electricity standard (RES) would support hundreds of thousands of new American jobs and prevent a near-term collapse in some industries. Job growth in the wind, solar, biomass, waste-to-energy and hydropower industries would particularly benefit the southeastern U.S. and [read more] | | GWEC: Global Wind Power Boom Continues, Despite Economic Woes | | on 05 Feb 2010 by NAW Staff | | The world's wind power capacity grew by 31% in 2009, adding 37.5 GW, to bring total installations up to 157.9 GW, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). One-third of these additions were made in China, which experienced yet another year of over 100% growth. "The continued rapid growth of wind power despite the financial crisis and economic downturn [read more] | | Boralex Announces Commercial Start-Up Of Canadian Wind Farms | | on 05 Feb 2010 by NAW Staff | | Boralex Inc. has announced the commercial start-up of 40 MW of additional wind power in Canada as of Feb. 1. The first four wind farms on the Thames River site in Ontario, which have an installed capacity of 40 MW, were successively brought online. They now receive the full rate of C$121/MWh paid by the Ontario Power Authority under the [read more] | | German Company Developing Its First U.S. Wind Farm | | on 05 Feb 2010 by NAW Staff | | German renewable energy company juwi Group is developing its first U.S. wind farm. Construction on the 60 MW Flat Water Wind Farm in Richardson County, Neb., has started, and the project is expected to be complete in 2011. The project is being developed by the juwi Group, through its J.W. Prairie Wind Power LLC, located in Lawrence, Kan. A 20-year [read more] | | Mortenson Construction Recognized For Health, Safety By Iberdrola | | on 05 Feb 2010 by NAW Staff | | Minneapolis-based Mortenson Construction's renewable energy group has been awarded the Supplier of the Year award for operational safety and health by Iberdrola. Mortenson is the first U.S. company to be recognized with this award. Iberdrola's Supplier of the Year award recognizes suppliers based on their technical and productive capacity and their commitment to quality, excellence, respect for the environment, workplace [read more] | | Second Wind Names New VP Of Operations | | on 05 Feb 2010 by NAW Staff | | Somerville, Mass.-based Second Wind Inc., a provider of wind measurement and information technology, has hired Dan Vitti as vice president of operations. Vitti will focus on expanding the company's manufacturing capabilities and operating structure to address the rapid market adoption of its newest product, the Triton Sonic wind profiler. "Second Wind is preparing for ten-fold growth over the next few [read more] | | 3TIER Releases New Wind Performance Maps | | on 04 Feb 2010 by NAW Staff | | 3TIER has released maps that plot how average wind speeds in the U.S. differed from their long-term averages in 2009 and that illustrate the impact of El Nino, which contributed to a decrease in wind power production in several important wind power regions. El Nino and similar climatic fluctuations are normal, predictable phenomena that can and should be accounted [read more] | | Wind Works Power Corp. Closes Acquisition Of Zero Emission People | | on 04 Feb 2010 by NAW Staff | | Wind Works Power Corp. has closed its acquisition of Zero Emission People LLC. The company acquired Zero Emission People's equity interest in 10 wind energy projects in Canada and the U.S., totaling 320 MW, as well as options to increase the equity interest in the same projects to a total of 355 MW. Wind Works has a current total [read more] | | Champion Energy Wins Texas A&M University System Energy Contract | | on 04 Feb 2010 by NAW Staff | | Champion Energy Services has secured a contract to provide electric energy for the Texas A&M University system beginning in September 2011. Savings to the system are estimated to be $4 million over the 24-month contract period. Savings to Stephen F. Austin State University, also included in the contract, is estimated to be $2 million over the same two-year period. Fifteen [read more] | |
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