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As U.S. DOJ Investigates, Duke Works Adaptive Management Plan

by Mark Del Franco, May 16, 2013

With previous golden eagle fatalities reported at two company-owned wind farms in Wyoming, Duke Energy Renewables is going to great lengths to protect raptors.

DOE To Recast Landmark 20% Wind Energy Report; Study Looks Back, Ahead

by Mark Del Franco, May 14, 2013

The U.S. Department of Energy will update its 20% Wind Energy By 2030 report, which indicated increased levels of wind penetration for the U.S. is not only possible but feasible.

Wind Energy Procurement Top Of Mind For Big-Name Companies

by Mark Del Franco, May 09, 2013

With greater frequency, top-tier companies are discovering the economic and environmental power of wind energy and upping their investments in the resource.

WINDPOWER Panelists Issue A Call To Arms: Protect RPS Mandates

by Mark Del Franco, May 07, 2013

Votes on several legislative bills concerning state renewable portfolio standards (RPS) are nearing. How can you help protect and maintain these development drivers?

Wind Industry Still Awaits First Eagle-Take Permit Under BGEPA

by Mark Del Franco, May 02, 2013

The first wind developer to apply for a take permit under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act has withdrawn its application.

Two Renewable Energy RFPs Issued In The D.C. Area
by NAW Staff, May. 20, 2013
Washington, D.C.’s Department of General Services has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to renewable energy companies interested in developing a new wind and/or solar power project from which the department would purchase [read more]

Siemens To Examine Ocotillo Rotor Blade Crash; Curtails B53 Blade Types Globally
by NAW Staff, May. 17, 2013
Siemens has confirmed that a B53 rotor blade on a SWT-2.3-108 wind turbine broke off near the blade root and fell to the ground at the Ocotillo Wind project in California. No one [read more]

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U.S. Senate Confirms Moniz As New Energy Secretary
by NAW Staff, May. 17, 2013
By a unanimous vote on May 16, the U.S. Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz as the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Moniz, who replaces [read more]

LIDAR Provider Captures Simultaneous Upwind, Downwind Measurements
by NAW Staff, May. 17, 2013
Zephir - the makers of the ZephIR LIDAR measurement system - says it has successfully captured simultaneous upwind and downwind measurements from a wind turbine delivered by [read more]

Wind, Solar Generation Continues To Grow In Texas
by NAW Staff, May. 17, 2013
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) reports that electric generation from renewable resources in Texas increased 7% in 2012, compared to 2011, with capacity up by [read more]

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Otter Tail Power Signs PPA With NextEra Energy's Ashtabula III
by NAW Staff, May. 17, 2013
Fergus Falls, Minn.-based Otter Tail Power signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to acquire the output from the 62.4 MW Ashtabula III wind farm, located northeast of Valley City, N.D. [read more]

Vestas Says Mexico Project Is Delayed
by NAW Staff, May. 16, 2013
Turbine manufacturer Vestas says the 396 MW Marena Renovables project, for which it is supplying turbines, is experiencing "construction delays." Vestas, which is supplying 132 V90 3 MW turbines, confirmed that [read more]

Cherokee Nation To Operate Largest Wind Farm On Tribal Land
by NAW Staff, May. 15, 2013
The Cherokee Nation has agreed to partner with Chicago-based PNE Wind USA to develop a 90-turbine wind farm, located in Kay County, Okla. The Cherokee Nation has approved plans to team [read more]

Canadian Investor In Deal To Acquire Interest In Australian Project
by NAW Staff, May. 15, 2013
Canadian and Australian infrastructure investors Northleaf Capital Partners and Palisade Investment Partners have agreed to acquire a 75% equity interest in the 111 MW Waterloo wind farm, located near Clare, South [read more]

Suzlon Group Wins Contract For German Community Wind Project
by NAW Staff, May. 14, 2013
Suzlon Group subsidiary REpower Systems SE and Bürgerwindpark im Kirchspiel Medelby GmbH & Co. KG have signed a contract for more than 27 wind turbines for four wind projects totaling approximately [read more]

UPMC Buys RECs To Power Data Centers
by NAW Staff, May. 13, 2013
Healthcare provider UPMC has purchased renewable energy credits (RECs) from Pennsylvania wind power to equal the entire annual energy usage from its data centers. According to UPMC, the company purchased 15,400 [read more]

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