2005 FEATURES AND REPORTS

This index lists feature stories, reports and news items that appeared in North American Windpower in 2005.

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Cover Story

Offshore Wind Is Coming On Strong In Energy Markets Author: Richard Harris Podolsky Jan., p. 1
Modeling And Forecasting Impacts On Power Systems Author: Robert M. Zavadil And Mark L. Ahlstrom Feb., p. 1
Innovators Seek Greater Efficiencies In Drivetrains Author: Drew Robb Mar., p. 1
The Next Challenge For Wind: Are Bats The New Birds? Author: Richard Harris Podolsky Apr., p. 1
Colorado Building Momentum For Projects And Policy Author: William Opalka May, p. 1
Building A Bridge To The Wind Industry's Future Authors: William Opalka and Nora Caley June, p. 1
California Struggles To Remain Atop U.S. Generation List Author: Linda Anderson July, p. 1
New Challenges For Tower Makers And Shippers Author: Nora Caley Aug., p. 1
PTC Most Obvious Benefit In New Energy Bill Sept., p. 1
Quebec To Take The Lead In New Installations Author: Kate Rowland Oct., p. 1
Oklahoma Vaulting Ahead In The Race To Generate Power Author: William Opalka Nov., p. 1
New Law Helps Push Texas Closer To The Top Author: Jeff Siegel Dec., p. 1

FYI

GE Healthcare's Utah Site Partners With Utah Power To Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions Jan., p. 29
Maxwell Technologies Inc. Signs Agreement With Tecate Industries Jan., p. 29
Calgary's Pembina Institute To Run Computers By Wind Power Jan., p. 29
Kansas' Gray County Wind Energy Center Completes Three Years Producing For Aquila Inc. Customers Jan., p. 29
The New York State Energy Research And Development Authority To Provide Incentives For The Creation Of A Wind Energy System Installer Network Jan., p. 29
The American Wind Energy Association Moves To Larger Office Feb., p. 40
Emerging Energy Research Releases "U.S./Canada Wind Power Markets and Strategies 2004-2010" Feb., p. 40
Texas Energy Leaders Form The West Texas Wind Energy Consortium And The Rolling Plains Wind Energy Coalition Feb., p. 40
The EPA Will Buy Green Tags From Its Kansas City, Kan., Denver And San Francisco Facilities Feb., p. 40
Fitch Ratings Assigns An "A-" Rating To Energy Northwest's Nine Canyon Wind Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2005 Feb., p. 40
Manitoba Hydro Finances Support Of Two NSERC Of Canada Industrial Research Chairs Feb., p. 41
Green Mountain Energy Co. Introduces 100% Pollution-Free Electricity From Wind And Water Generation Sources Feb., p. 41
The Connecticut Legislature Creates Opportunity For 100 MW Of Class I Renewable Energy Projects Feb., p. 41
Brown Rudnick Unveils The Wind Availability Risk Mitigation Liquidity Facility Feb., p. 41
More Than 9,000 Philadelphia-Area Households Purchase PECO Energy And Community Energy Inc. Wind Option Feb., p. 43
WRI And Its Green Power Market Development Group Announce 62 MW Of New Purchases And Projects Feb., p. 43
Westchester County, N.Y., Leaders Launch "Adopt A Wind Farm" Campaign Feb., p. 43
The Pembina Institute Celebrates First-Year Anniversary Of Its Wind Power Certificates Program Feb., p. 44
Research Reports International Offers Fourth Edition Of Its "Venture Capital In The Energy Industry" Report Feb., p. 44
NRG Systems Inc. Opens New Manufacturing Facility In Vermont Feb., p. 44
Heath Lambert Group Forms Natural Resources Group Feb., p. 44
The Bonneville Environmental Foundation Collaborates With 11 Ski Areas In The Pacific Northwest Feb., p. 44
The Western Washington University Board Of Trustees Approves Student Fee For The Purchase Of Renewable Energy Mar., p. 18
GE Commercial Finance To Provide Financial Services To Companies Focused On Clean Energy Mar., p. 18
Navigant Consulting Introduces Pre-Engagement Service For Attorneys In The Energy Industry Mar., p. 18
ICF Consulting Offsets A Portion Of Its Total U.S. Consumption With Renewable Energy Mar., p. 18
Creststreet Power & Income Fund LP Completes Public Offering For Canada Mar., p. 18
Mister Car Wash Purchases Clean Electricity From Green Mountain Energy Co. Mar., p. 19
Encore Clean Energy Inc. Announces Formation And Initial Funding Of World, Wind And Water Energy LLC Mar., p. 19
Natsource Asset Management Corp. Launches The Greenhouse Gas Credit Aggregation Pool Apr., p. 34
Vector Wind Energy Inc. Completes The Listing Of Its Common Stock On The Toronto Venture Exchange Apr., p. 34
Gamesa Energy Opens North American Headquarters In Philadelphia Apr., p. 34
Salomon North America Purchases Green Tags From BEF Apr., p. 34
FPL Energy National Wind LLC Closes Private Offering Of $365 Million Of Senior-Secured Bonds Apr., p. 35
The Women Of The Wind Peer Group Is Formed Apr., p. 35
The California Energy Commission Awards Windtower Composites A Technology Team Grant Apr., p. 35
UtiliPoint International Inc. Launches Energy Investment Tracking Service Apr., p. 35
The American Wind Energy Association Launches Wind Energy Projects Electronic Bulletin Board May, p. 69
The Bonneville Power Administration Conducting Wind/Hydro Optimization Research In Pacific Northwest May, p. 69
Corsicana, Texas, Is First Municipality In State To Purchase Clean Electricity May, p. 69
Five Long Island Towns Enroll In Long Island Power Authority's Green Choice Program May, p. 69
McKenzie Bay International Ltd.'s WindStor Wind Turbine Project Receives International Energy Project Of The Year Award June, p. 44
Global Change Associates Inc. And UtiliPoint International Inc. Release Market Report June, p. 44
Wilson Construction Co. Adds Environmental Design Division June, p. 44
GE Energy Receives Orders Totaling 2,500 MW Of Worldwide Wind Power Capacity For 2005 June, p. 44
Following Its Acquisition By AES Corp., SeaWest WindPower Inc. Is Now Known As AES SeaWest Inc. June, p. 44
Bragg Companies Opens Operations In Phoenix June, p. 44
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. To Provide Financing For Dark Harbor Wind Farm June, p. 44
The Pennsylvania Consortium For Interdisciplinary Environmental Policy Announces Increase In Wind-Generated Electricity Purchases June, p. 44
Beacon Power Corp. To Acquire NxtPhase T&D Corp. June, p. 45
Ventus Energy Inc. Starts The Ventus Energy Inc. Bursary For Aboriginal Students At York University In Toronto June, p. 45
Cenatar Advisory Group, The Gemini Securities Group LLC And Reunion Power Launch Northwinds Advisors LLC June, p. 45
Fallbrook Technologies Inc.'s NuVinci CVP Transmission May Result In 5.5% Energy Cost Savings, According To NREL June, p. 46
Renewable Energy Systems Awarded The Queen's Award For Enterprise (U.K.) June, p. 46
The Canadian Wind Energy Association Launches Web Site For Small Wind July, p. 26
Suncor Energy Inc. Joins The Pembina Institute's Wind Energy Program July, p. 26
SaskPower Issues RFP For The Second Phase Of Its EPP Program July, p. 26
Nicholson Construction Co. Relocates Its New York District Office To Sparta, N.Y. July, p. 27
Mohawk Paper Mills To Purchase 45 Million kWh Of Wind Power For Its Two Mills In N.Y., As Well As In Ohio July, p. 27
Creststreet Files Prospectus For The Initial Public Offering Of Limited Partnership Units Of Creststreet Kettles Windpower LP July, p. 27
Zackin Publications Inc. Becomes A Member Of The EPA's Green Power Partnership Aug., p. 38
EleQuant Receives 2005 Frost & Sullivan Grid Monitoring Technology Innovation Of The Year Award Aug., p. 38
The Boston Society Of Architects Looking For Visionaries To Enter Design Competition Aug., p. 38
Ex-Im Bank Offers Export Financing For U.S. Exports Of Goods To Be Used In RE And Water Projects Aug., p. 38
Zilkha Renewable Energy Changes Its Name To Horizon Wind Energy Sept., p. 31
Following Its Sale To Funds Managed By CapMan, Metso Drives' Name Changes To Moventas Sept., p. 31
AWS Truewind LLC And NYSERDA Release The New York Wind Resource Explorer Sept., p. 31
The Holland Inc. Is The Largest Implementer Of Green Power For The Quick-Service Food Industry In The U.S. Sept., p. 31
CPV Wind Ventures LLC To Obtain Funding From ArcLight Energy Partners Fund II LP For New Wind Projects Sept., p. 32
GreenShift Corp. Invests In Sterling Planet Inc. Sept., p. 32
S&P Affirms Its BB Rating On FPL Energy Wind Funding LLC's Amortizing Bonds Sept., p. 32
Creststreet Power & Income Fund LP Completes Its Treasury Offering Of Units On The Toronto Stock Exchange Sept., p. 33
Nicholson Construction Company's New England District Office Moves Sept., p. 33
Seattle City Light Introduces Green Up Renewable Energy Program Sept., p. 33
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Design Codes Can Now Be Used For Worldwide Tubine Certification Sept., p. 33
'Ontario Landowners Guide to Wind Energy' Is Released Sept., p. 33
RES Americas Opens An Office In Montreal, Canada Oct., p. 17
The New England Wind Forum Is Launched Oct., p. 17
RELI Receives Two Grants To Promote The Use Of Green Energy Oct., p. 17
Central Hudson Enterprises Corp. To Invest Up To $5.5 Million In A Joint Venture With Community Energy Inc. That Will Own Two Wind Farms Oct., p. 17
A New Energy Center Was Unveiled At The Indiana State Fair Oct., p. 45
The IFBF Has Released Its Free Online Wind Assessment Tool To Farm Bureau Members Nov., p. 28
The U.S. EPA Releases Quarterly Update Of Top 25 List Of Green Power Partners Nov., p. 28
GE Energy Financial Services And Starwood Energy Group Global LLC Form Alliance Nov., p. 29
Greenwind Power Corp. USA And Greenwind Power Corp. Enter Into Funding Agreement With ALWD Nov., p. 29
GE Energy Wins Ernst & Young's Clean Technology Supplier Of The Year Award Nov., p. 29
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission To Increase Purchase Of Pa.-Based Wind Energy Nov., p. 29
2005 Green Power Award Winners Announced Dec., p. 20
CVPS Sells Controlling Interest In Catamount Energy Corp. Dec., p. 20
Sandy Alexander To Purchase Clean Power Dec., p. 20
Sterling Planet Inc. To Offer Renewable Energy Choices To Con Edison Customers Dec., p. 21
EPOD International Inc. Enters Pilot Project With Canadian Developer Dec., p. 21
HECO And S&C Electric Co. To Dedicate ESA Dec., p. 21
Nicholson Construction Co. Purchased By Soletanche Bachy Dec., p. 21

Industry At Large

Green Power Marketing In The United States Authors: Lori Bird And Blair Swezey Jan., p. 22
Trying To Reach A Consensus On Wind Generation Author: Nora Caley Jan., p. 26
More Diverse Sources Blow Into The Power Planning Mix Author: William Opalka Jan., p. 30
Transmission-Constrained Areas Set Barriers Author: Henry Durrwachter Feb., p. 24
Customer Expectations In The Green Power Market Authors: Robert K. Harmon And Thomas J. Starrs Feb., p. 28
Settling Accounts: How California Makes It Work Author: Peter Asmus Feb., p. 32
Creating The Canadian Wind Energy Atlas Author: Anna Glazer Feb., p. 34
Rules For Interconnection Standards Proceed Author: William Opalka Mar., p. 26
Tradeable Instruments For Renewable Energy Markets Author: James W. Scarrow Mar., p. 28
Acquisition Of Renewable Energy In New York Authors: Steven D. Wilson & David B. Johnson Mar., p. 32
Got Wind? Campaign Builds Consumer Momentum Author: Brian F. Keane Apr., p. 21
Tracking Systems For Renewable Energy Certificates Authors: Dan Lieberman & Meredith Wingate May, p. 22
Beyond The PTC: The Implications Of Wind Costs Author: Jack Ihle May, p. 32
Report: New York Could Accommodate 3,300 MW May, p. 36
If They Don't Want It...You Can't Build It Author: Marion Trieste May, p. 47
Utilities Facing Future Staff Shortages Author: Don Hurd May, p. 59
Consolidation Occurring, But Smaller Players Remain May, p. 61
The REC Market Helps States Meet Clean Air Requirements Author: Ann Elsen June, p. 19
Making A 'CAES' For Wind Energy Storage Author: Drew Robb June, p. 26
Ontario Further Stimulates Renewable Energy Market Authors: Richard G.C. Wong & Jacob Sadikman June, p. 30
Bat Fatality Study Released For Troubled Sites Author: William Opalka July, p. 28
Emerging Markets For RECs: Opportunities And Challenges Authors: Ed Holt & Lori Bird July, p. 30
Wall Street Has Taken A Shine To Renewable Energy Author: William Opalka Aug., p. 22
Full Use Of Federal Energy Tax Incentives Author: Edwin Ing Aug., p. 24
'The Promise Of Offshore Wind Is Here' Author: Theodore Roosevelt IV Aug., p. 28
Improving The Economics Of Wind Through Forecasting Authors: Kenneth J. Westrick, Pascal Storck & Tom Hiester Sept., p. 20
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act And Wind Development Author: Laura J. Beveridge Sept., p. 36
Industrial Ecology And The Manufacturing Of Electricity Author: Richard Harris Podolsky Sept., p. 42
Project Developer Takes Safety Lessons To New Heights Author: Steve O' Gorman Oct., p. 10
Offshore Growth Is Slow As Policy Questions Are Settled Authors: William Opalka & Kate Rowland Oct., p. 22
Atmospheric Profiling And Modeling For Offshore Sites Authors: Bruce H. Bailey & Jeffrey M. Freedman Oct., p. 28
A Bundled REC Is A Marketing Wreck Author: Joshua Cynamon Oct., p. 32
Environmental Assessment Processes In Canada Authors: Matt Holder & Lesley Dick Oct., p. 38
Wind Turbines And Radio Frequency Interference Author: Ralph E. Evans Nov., p. 16
RECs Without Emissions Benefits Are A Major Threat Authors: Rob Harmon & Michele Hirschhorn Dec., p. 22
Progress Is Being Made On The Grid Front Authors: Bob Fesmire, Willie Wong & Pouyan Pourbeik Dec., p. 32

Marketplace

Hitting The Project Pro-Forma: Data Is King Author: Kelly Sutton Jan., p. 20
Can Technology Drive Increased Investment? Authors: David Harman And Andre Cocquyt Jan., p. 32
Atmospheric Modeling For Mapping And Forecasting Author: Michael C. Brower Feb., p. 22
Wind Faces The Challenges Presented By Time And Space Author: James R. Stalker Mar., p. 20
Mitigating Wind-Availability Risk In Wind Turbine Projects Author: Lawrence E. Uchill Mar., p. 23
Designing Bearings For New And Larger Wind Turbines Author: Werner Gobel Mar., p. 36
Noise Issues And The Siting Of Facilities Author: Christopher J. Bajdek Apr., p. 24
The Wind Industry Can Be Confusing For A Landowner Author: Ross McKenna Apr., p. 28
Getting Landowners Through The First Steps Author: William Opalka Apr., p. 30
New Spar Design Optimizes Flexibility Author: Carl Lafrance May, p. 30
Geophysical Testing For Better Sub-Surface Data Author: Christopher T. Mallon May, p. 40
Special Issues With Wind Generator Repair Author: Chuck Yung May, p. 43
The Next Generation Of Green Power Products Authors: Andrew Aulisi & Craig Hanson May, p. 52
Getting More From Your Foundation Dollars Author: Jeremy Basler May, p. 64
Wind Power: A 'Future Flow' Transaction In Many Ways Author: Ronald S. Borod June, p. 22
Transfer And Use Of Generation Attributes Author: Jaap C. Jansen June, p. 36
Wind Farm Operational And Interconnection Issues Authors: Bud Kehrli & Time Poor July, p. 12
Effective Contamination Control For Gearboxes Author: Justin Stover July, p. 16
Wind Power Financing In Canada And The U.S. Authors: Vern Kakoschke & David G. Mayer July, p. 20
Future Of Variable Speed Turbines Again In Court Authors: Stanley B. Green & Brian R. Lemon Aug., p. 20
Transporting Wind Turbines Can Be A Real Breeze Author: Vince Goegan Sept., p. 24
Sustainable Concrete For Wind Turbine Foundations Author: Marita L. Berndt Sept., p. 27
Wind Parks Must Operate Like Other Power Plants Author: Steven Saylors Oct., p. 46
Minimize Risks With A Thorough Project Checklist Author: David Schroeder Oct., p. 50
Optimization Of Wind Farm Collector System Design Authors: Reigh Walling & Thomas Ruddy Nov., p. 20
Self-Aligning Tapered Roller Bearing Pillow Blocks Author: Bruce C. Burner Nov., p. 24
Tower Technology For Reducing The Cost Of Energy Authors: Tracy Livingston & Thomas Conroy Dec., p. 12
Avoiding The Worst Of Delay Claims On Wind Projects Author: John W. Ralls Dec., p. 16
Developers Are Locking Up Turbine Supplies Early Author: William Opalka Dec., p. 26

Project PRofile

PEI Puts Its Experience To The Test Author: Kate Rowland Jan., p. 18
Wyoming Wind Center Puts State's Resource On The Map Author: William Opalka Feb., p. 12
North Dakota's Wind Energy Center Sets Trend Author: William Opalka Mar., p. 8
SunBridge Marked Milestone In Canadian Development Author: Kate Rowland Apr., p. 12
The Wind Farm That Refused To Be Defeated Author: William Opalka May, p. 14
Mountaineer Center Built 'Ahead Of The Market' Author: Kimberly Burger Capozzi June, p. 12
L.A. Leads Public Utilities In Wind Procurement Author: Linda Anderson July, p. 10
The Newest Site In One Of The Best Resource Areas Author: William Opalka Aug., p. 12
Klondike II Follows In Successful Footsteps Author: Linda Anderson Sept., p. 16
Creative Investors Respond To Quebec's Call Author: Kate Rowland Oct., p. 18
Weatherford Knows Which Way The Wind Blows Author: William Opalka Nov., p. 10
Sweetwater Keeps Growing And Growing Author: Jeff Siegel Dec., p. 6

Spotlight

Strong Bonds Stretch Across Atlantic Canada Author: Kate Rowland Jan., p. 14
Wind Energy Poised To Blow Through The West Author: William Opalka Feb., p. 14
Is North Dakota Finally Ready To Fulfill Its Promise? Author: William Opalka Mar., p. 10
After Years Of Baby Steps, Province Makes Leap Author: Kate Rowland Apr., p. 8
High Winds, Low Expectations In West Virginia Author: Kimberly Burger Capozzi June, p. 14
Kansas Getting To The Heart Of The Matter Author: William Opalka Aug., p. 14
Wind Projects Boost Oregon's Rural Economies Author: Linda Anderson Sept., p. 12