North American Windpower

on 09 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

Doug Pertz has resigned as president and CEO of Clipper Windpower PLC. The company's board of directors has appointed Mauricio F. Quintana its new president and CEO. The board of directors also has appointed Michael E. Keane, the company's current chief financial officer, to join the board. Quintana most recently served as director of [read more]

EPA Seeks Public Comment On GHG Inventory

on 09 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on the annual inventory of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sinks 1990-2008 draft report. This report will be open for public comment for 30 days after the Federal Register notice is published. The draft report shows that in 2008, overall GHG emissions have [read more]

Signal Changes Name To Reflect Growth

on 09 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Signal Wind Energy, a design/build general contractor in the North American renewable energy industry, has changed its name to Signal Energy. The new name was created to incorporate all branches of the company. Signal Energy has also introduced a new logo and brand image. The company provides comprehensive design/build services for wind, [read more]

SKF Donates Software, Hardware To NAWRTC

on 09 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

Mesalands Community College's North American Wind Research and Training Center (NAWRTC) recently received condition-monitoring hardware and software, valued at approximately $30,000, from SKF Group. Mesalands will utilize SKF's @ptitude Asset Management System, which will allow NAWRTC to monitor and record data trends to understand the health and reliability of the college's 1.5 MW wind [read more]

Shear Wind Announces Continuance Under Canada Business Corporations Act

on 09 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Shear Wind Inc. has announced that the continuance of the company under the Canada Business Corporations Act, approved by Shear Wind's shareholders at the annual and special meeting of shareholders held in February, is now complete. The company received a Certificate of Continuance with an effective date of March 1. [read more]

Sea Breeze Power Negotiates Convertible Debentures

on 09 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

Vancouver, British Columbia-based Sea Breeze Power Corp., a developer of wind farms and hydroelectric projects, has negotiated convertible debentures in the aggregate amount of C$700,000. The debentures have a five-year term and are convertible into units priced at C$0.20 per unit. Each unit consists of one share, and one share purchase warrant. Each share purchase warrant [read more]

Germanischer Lloyd Moves To New Head Office

on 09 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

Germanischer Lloyd (GL), an international technical assurance and consulting company that serves the renewable energy, maritime, and oil and gas industries, has moved to a new head office at Brooktorkai 18 in Hamburg, in Germany's HafenCity district. With this relocation, the company brings 14 separate sites in Hamburg together under one roof. From the [read more]

Innergex Renewable Energy Completes Offering Of Debentures

on 09 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. has completed its previously announced offering of 5.75% extendible convertible unsecured subordinated debentures for C$70 million. The debentures have an initial maturity date of April 30, which will automatically be extended to April 30, 2017, upon the closing of the company's previously announced strategic combination with Innergex Power Income Fund. [read more]

VENTUS Ultrasonic Wind Sensor Passes Ice Test

on 09 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

Lufft's VENTUS ultrasonic wind sensor, which features corrosive resistant metal housing, recently passed a military standardized ice test. The VENTUS ultrasonic wind sensor includes a 240 W heater for use in cold-weather climates. The test involved one hour of extreme cold, followed by four hours of blowing rain, at a temperature of -1.4 degrees C. The [read more]

Senators Introduce Bill To Encourage Offshore Wind Development

on 08 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Tom Carper, D-Del.; Olympia Snowe, R-Maine; and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, have introduced legislation to provide critical financial incentives for the investment and production of offshore wind energy. The Carper-Snowe-Brown-Collins Offshore Wind Bill provides the offshore wind industry with enhanced stability by extending production and investment tax credits for offshore wind until 2020. These provisions are vital [read more]

First Wind Receives DOE Loan To Finance Hawaii Project Construction

on 08 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

First Wind has been offered a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a $117 million loan guarantee to finance the construction of its proposed 30 MW Kahuku Wind project, located in Kahuku, Hawaii. The work on the Kahuku Wind project will create employment opportunities during design, engineering and construction, including approximately 200 construction jobs, according to [read more]

DOE, NREL To Hold Design And Manufacturing Workshops

on 08 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

To help close the existing technology gap and facilitate the development and commercialization of midsize wind turbines, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have launched the Midsize Wind Turbine Development Project. NREL is sponsoring workshops in Ohio and Oklahoma - both facilitated by Cleveland-based the Great Lakes Wind Network - to build awareness [read more]

US Renewables Group Launches Westerly Wind

on 08 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

US Renewables Group has formed Westerly Wind LLC to provide development capital and expertise to wind developers seeking to advance projects in the current difficult financial climate. Focused on wind projects in all stages of development, Westerly works with developers, communities and other stakeholders to make clean energy a reality by partnering to advance these projects toward completion. "Wind developers [read more]

Trinity Industries Names New Corporate Officers

on 08 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

Dallas-based Trinity Industries Inc. has announced the election of Antonio Carrillo as vice president and Jared S. Richardson as secretary and associate general counsel. Carrillo joined Trinity in 1996 as vice president of operations of Trinity Industries de Mexico and, in 1999, was promoted to president of Trinity Industries de Mexico. In 2005, he was named president of Trinity's energy [read more]

DSME Chooses Nova Scotia For Wind Tower Production Plant

on 08 Mar 2010 by NAW Staff

Korea-based Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has chosen Nova Scotia for the location of its North American production center for wind turbine towers and blades. The operation, to be located in Trenton, Pictou County, is expected to be operational by this fall. The province of Nova Scotia and DSME have signed a shareholder agreement and committed to equity investments: [read more]