2006 FEATURES AND REPORTS

This index lists feature stories, reports and news items that appeared in North American Windpower in 2006.

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Cover Story

Native Renewables Energy Summit Touts Potential; Author: Nora Caley; Jan., p. 1
Lightning Protection Sought For Wind Turbine Blades; Authors: John Korsgaard & Ivan Mortensen; Feb., p. 1
Negotiating The Best Deal For Land Use Agreements; Authors: Janice Moore & Gregg Rosen; Mar., p. 1
Counting Votes And Megawatts In The Pacific Northwest; Author: William Opalka; Apr., p. 1
Pennsylvania Woos Wind With 'Alternative' Policy; Author: Kimberly Burger Capozzi; May, p. 1
State Clean Energy Funds Support Utility-Scale Projects; Authors: Mark Bolinger & Ryan Wiser; June, p. 1
Wind Conference Exudes Optimism As It Sets Milestone; Authors: Kimbery Burger Capozzi & William Opalka; July, p. 1
Assessing Data For The Long-Term Wind Resource; Authors: Dennis A. Moon & Scott E. Haynes; Aug., p. 1
Integrating Wind Generation Into Utility Systems; Authors: Charlie Smith, Edgar Demeo & Sandy Smith; Sept., p. 1
Manitoba Sets Its Sights On 1,000 MW; Author: Kate Rowland; Oct., p. 1
Cross-Border Merchant Electricity Transmission; Author: Kate Rowland; Nov., p. 1
Drivetrains Driving Wind Turbine Technology R&D; Author: Drew Robb; Dec., p. 1

FYI

EMS Memorial Fund Started for Worker; Jan., p. 26
Possible Merger Terminated For Beacon Power Corp. and NxtPhase T&D; Jan., p. 26
WoW Launches Web Site; Jan., p. 26
Exelon Marks Wind Milestone; Jan., p. 26
Catamount Energy Sale Closes; Feb., p. 15
Duo Technologies and WCAMC Merges; Feb., p. 15
EWEA Office Has Moved; Feb., p. 42
ACORE Forms Its Utility Committee; Feb., p. 42
Ventus Energy Closes Financing; Feb., p. 42
Western Wind Stock Purchased; Feb., p. 42
DEA Launches Energy Project; Apr., p. 33
ASC Makes Largest Purchase In Ski Industry; Apr., p. 33
Top 10 Retail Partners Named; May, p. 55
Palo Alto Gets Top Ranking; May, p. 55
eMission Solutions Goes 100% Green; May, p. 55
Crawler Cranes Added To Fleet; May, p. 56
Energy Financial Services Expands; May, p. 56
Northwestern University Goes Green; May, p. 56
New Office For Global Energy Concepts; May, p. 56
REI Commits To Green Power; May, p. 56
Canadian Head Office Opened; May, p. 56
Community Energy Closes Financing; May, p. 57
Cornell Capital To Invest $150 Million; May, p. 57
Catamount Energy Seeks Alternatives; May, p. 57
AES Plans Investments; May, p. 57
Documentary Aims To Dispel Myths; May, p. 57
Organic Market Harnesses Power; May, p. 71
Port Of Vancouver Buys Mobile Crane; June, p. 33
Knight & Carver Honored By DOE; June, p. 33
UPC Wind Has New Investors; June, p. 33
HDR Acquires Cochran & Wilken; June, p. 33
Green Power Leadership Award Nominations Open; July, p. 23
New Office for Signal Wind Energy; July, p. 23
3TIER Receives Investment; July, p. 23
CTC Signs EU Energy Agreement; July, p. 23
NREL Seeks Facility Design; July, p. 24
Bolcar Energie Inc. Completes Financing; July, p. 24
ME3 Becomes Fresh Energy; July, p. 24
FPL Energy LLC's Debt Offerings Deemed Success; Aug., p. 35
Composite Technology's Acquisition Of EU Energy Done; Aug., p. 35
Enertech Back In Business; Aug., p. 35
Maxwell Wins Innovation Award; Aug., p. 35
NREL Shrinks Lab's Footprint; Aug., p. 36
ALL Erection Adds To Fleet; Aug., p. 36
Audubon NY Buys RECs; Aug., p. 36
National Geographic Society Commits To Green Energy; Aug., p. 36
Towers Perrin Acquires Risk Capital; Aug., p. 36
Blade Testing To Be Done; Sept., p. 39
Airtricity Financing For U.S. Projects; Sept., p. 39
Uniterre Announces Proposed Financing; Sept., p. 39
easEnergy Offices Relocated; Sept., p. 43
Puget Energy Creates Foundation; Sept., p. 43
Green Top 10 Partners Names; Sept., p. 43
Catamount Review Completed; Oct., p. 32
Vail Resorts Goes 100% Green; Oct., p. 32
Coldwater Creek Utilizes Wind; Oct., p. 32
Curtis Buying Renewable Power; Oct., p. 32
Sub Pop Purchases Green-e Certified Tags; Oct., p. 32
Pennsylvania Is A Leading State; Oct., p. 33
Triple Peaks LLC Goes Green; Oct., p. 33
Ceres Releases Insurance Industry Report; Oct., p. 33
HTH Wind Energy Inc. Changes Name To HTH PowerSHIFT Group Holdings Inc.; Nov., p. 32
Owens Corning Weblog Provides Technical Information; Nov., p. 32
REpower Systems AG, Essar Group Form Agreement; Nov., p. 32
Enel Signs Equity Partnership With TradeWind Energy LLC; Nov., p. 32
FPL Group Inc. Honored As Best In Class By CDP; Nov., p. 32
Port Of Vancouver's Crane Ready For Use; Nov., p. 33
enXco Increases Hawi Ownership; Nov., p. 33
Ventus Secures Funds For Two Wind Farm Projects; Nov., p. 33
AMSC Receives $4.6 Million In New Orders; Nov., p. 33
Shawnee Peak Now 100% Wind; Nov., p. 34
GWEC Releases Global Wind Potential Report; Nov., p. 34
Gamesa Signs Agreement With Longyuan Electric Power Group; Nov., p. 34
Whole Foods Launches Wind Power Cards; Dec., p. 29
Canadian Hydro Acquires Vector; Dec., p. 29
RENEW Calls For Advanced Renewable Tariffs; Dec., p. 29
PPM Energy Explores Canadian Market; Dec., p. 29
Noble Environmental Power Partners With VERA; Dec., p. 30
Iberdrola Continues Expansion in U.S.; Dec., p. 30
Turlock Issues Request For Proposals; Dec., p. 30
Horizon Buys Post Oak Project Phase; Dec., p. 30
Grand Targhee Joins SkiGreen; Dec., p. 31
EnXco Inc., Ross Form Northwest Wind Partners LLC; Dec., p. 31
Airtricity TO Acquire Gale Force Energy; Dec., p. 31
NACEBI Becomes Clean Energy Alliance; Dec., p. 32
EthicalHost Buys Wind Certificates; Dec., p. 32
Airtricity Obtains $85 Million In Financing; Dec., p. 21
Outland Invests In Central Montana Renewable Energy LLC; Dec., p. 32

Industry At Large

Ontario's Supply Mix Advisory Report Released; Authors: Richard G.C. Wong & Jacob A. Sadikman; Jan., p. 18
Altamont Plaintiffs Use Novel Theories In Lawsuit; Authors: Anne E. Mudge & Shaye Diveley; Jan., p. 22
A Framework For Offshore Wind Energy Development; Jan., p. 36
Unions Want To Nationalize The Quebec Wind Industry; Author: William Opalka; Feb., p. 20
Global Warming And The Role Of Wind Energy; Daniel J. Fleischmann; Feb., p. 30
Wind Generation Presents Interconnection Challenges; Author: Michael Ross; Feb., p. 38
Oxymoronic Policies Drive Development Patterns; Author: Glen Estill; Mar., p. 18
Environmental Compliance During Facility Construction; Author: Anntonette Alberti; Mar., p. 22
An Overview Of The North American Electric Grid; Author: Don Benjamin; Apr., p. 16
Moving Renewable Energy Beyond Green Tags; Author: Jessica Morrison; Apr., p. 26
Why Are We Tilting At Windmills?; Author: Brian F. Keane; Apr., p. 38
Creating A Tracking System For Renewable Energy; Author: Joe Kerecman; May, p. 16
Wind Farm Development From A Military Perspective; Authors: Dwight Williams & Maj. David Beckham; May, p. 28
Property Taxation Of Wind Generation Assets; Author: Warren Ault; May, p. 31
Sustainable Slopes - Ski Areas Begin To Embrace The Wind; May, p. 40
Manufacturing Capacity Increasingly Goas Global; Author: Kate Rowland; May, p. 62
Modeled Production Data Improves Planning; Authors: Michael Brower, Frank Kreikebaum & Nick Miller; May, p. 72
Turbines Can Interfere With Broadcast Signals; Author: Ralph Evans; June, p. 30
Research Is Moving From Testing Labs To Field Trials; Author: Nora Caley; June, p. 34
The Innovation Quandary For Operators; Authors: Peter J. Kunz & Daren F. Gretz; June, p. 38
Climate Change: An Opportunity For Wind?; Authors: Scott Eichelberger, Jim McCaa, Bart Nijssen & Pascal Storck; June, p. 42
Evaluating The Visual Impacts Of Power Projects; Author: John D. Hecklau; June, p. 48
States Move Ahead With Regional Initiative; Authors: Madeleine M.L. Tan & John W. Wadsworth; June, p. 64
State Tax Credits No Longer Tied To Capital Costs; Author: Keith Martin; June, p. 72
Many Legs Needed On This Roadmap; Author: Kimberly Burger Capozzi; July, p. 14
Increasing The Value Of Wind With Emissions Credits; Author: Colin High; July, p. 26
Is Wind's Potential Role In New England Shrinking?; Author: Mon-Fen Hong; July, p. 34
British Columbia's Progress On Wind Energy; Author: Garry Hamilton; July, p. 40
Where Is All This money Coming From?; Author: Michael Bates; Aug., p. 26
'Good Houskeeping Seal' For Energy Is Updated; Author: Dan Lieberman; Aug., p. 30
Forum Shows How The Competition Is Heating Up: Author: William Opalka; Aug., p. 40
Assessing Data For The Long-Term Wind Resource; Authors: Dennis A. Moon & Scott E. Haynes; Sept., p. 20
Western Advocates Chart A Course For The Future; Author: Nora Caley; Sept., p. 26
Survey Respondents Still Confident In A Post-PTC World; Author: Merrill Jones; Sept., p. 30
Funding Technology Development In Renewables; Authors: David Ratzker & Jim Carr; Sept., p. 40
Bringing Offshore Wind Energy To Shore; Authors: James O. Jones & Christine Love; Oct., p. 16
Shorelines Might Welcome Wind - From A Distance; Author: John S. Hingtgen; Oct., p. 25
Wind On The Public Service Company Of Colorado System; Author: Jane E. Pater; Oct., p. 44
Ontario's Law And Policy Regime On Energy; Author: Jay Pausner; Oct., p. 54
Department Report Outlines Turbines' Adverse Effects; Authors: Shelley Yeager & Michael Bates; Nov., p. 16
Adding Wind Generation To Cap-And-Trade Programs; Authors: Joel Blustein, Elizabeth Salerno, Lori Bird & Laura Vimmerstedt; Nov., p. 22
Consultations, Regulatory Processes With First Nations; Authors: Shawn Denstedt & JoAnn P. Jamieson; Nov., p. 26
$10 Billion Initiative Addresses Chicken-Egg Dilemma; Author: Jennifer Delony; Nov., p. 29
Expedited Local Site Approvals; Author: Ralph Evans; Nov., p. 46
Environmental Issues Key To Wind Farm Project Approval; Author: Stephen Glendinning; Dec., p. 16
California Seeks Link With East Coast Program; Author: Jennifer Delony; Dec., p. 22
Mandatory REC Markets - An Established Infrastructure; Author: Reiner Musier; Dec., p. 36

Marketplace

Eminent Domain And Wind Development In New York; Author: Steven D. Wilson; Jan., p. 28
Shaping Up Your Wind Project Risk Profile; Authors: Peter J. Kunz & Daren F. Gretz; Jan.
Operations & Maintenance Cost Gamble At Wind Farms; Authors: Uwe Roeper & Andrew Chant; Feb., p. 22
Assessments Reduce Prediction Uncertainty; Authors: Mark Taylor, Matt Filippelli & Frank Kreikebaum; Feb., p. 32
Port Services Are Essential To Wind Energy Logistics; Author: Marie Wise; Mar., p. 28
Wind Has Become Sustainable In Many Ways; Author: William Opalka; Mar., p. 32
HVDC: The Next Big Thing For Wind Interconnection? Author: Bob Fesmire; Apr., p. 22
System Control Requirements Call For Creative Solutions; Authors: Frank Greb, Robert Vosberg & Dan Wagner; Apr., p. 34
Blading Inspires Wind Innovations And Testing; Author: Drew Robb; May, p. 24
Maximizing Portfolio Value Through Risk Modeling; Authors: Tamir Druz & Vincent Blais; May, p. 26
Turbine Gear Failure Caused By Surface Fatigue; Author: Katherine Johnson; May, p. 48
Measurement At 80 Meters With A New Wind Mast; Author: Pierre Guy Charette; May, p. 68
Cable Reliability In Collector System Operations; Authors: Bruce Broussard & Samuel Moser; May, p. 82
Insurance Changes - Past, Present And Future; Author: David Schroeder; May, p. 92
Creating Uniform Safety Standards For Workers; Author: Chanda Kapande; June, p. 24
Inspection And Repair Of Wind Turbines; Author: Chris Bley; June, p. 54
Industry Moves Into A Multi-Megawatt World; Author: Lars Moller; July, p. 30
Composites Are Pointing The Industry In New Directions; Author: Kate Rowland; Aug., p. 20
Warranty Challenge Brings Alternative Solution; Authors: Doug Muth & T.J. Rolfing; Sept., p. 34
Enhancing Variable Speed Turbine Technology; Author: Drew Robb; Oct., p. 34
NREL Looking To Improve Gearbox Reliability; Author: Shelley Yeager; Oct., p. 38
Remote Sites Pose Challenges For CMET Services; Author: Michael Sampson; Nov., p. 38
Boost Financials By Improving Collector System Performance; Authors: Ben Lanz and Bruce Broussard; Nov., p. 44
Design Considerations For Large Collector Systems; Author: Ernst Camm; Dec., p. 26
Alberta Neighbors Collaborate On Environmental Monitoring; Author: Kate Rowland; Dec., p. 34

Project Profile

Maple Ridge Quintuples New York's Output; Author: William Opalka; Jan., p. 12
Moving Forward Through A Green Field Under A Blue Sky; Author: Nora Caley; Feb., p. 14
Being In The Right Place At The Right Time; Author: Kate Rowland; Mar., p. 12
Hopkins Ridge A Centerpiece Of Renewables Strategy; Author: William Opalka; Apr., p. 14
Long-Term Agreements Smooth Project Financing; Author: Kimberly Burger Capozzi; May, p. 8
Kettles Hill Wind Farm Inspired By A Child; Author: Kate Rowland; June, p. 14
Community Wind Grabs A Share Of The Landscape; Author: Jeff Siegel; July, p. 6
Kumeyaay Is The Largest Native American Project; Author: Nora Caley; Aug., p. 8
Trimont Merges Utility-Scale And Community Wind; Author: Jeff Siegel; Sept., p. 6
Small Farming Community A Wind Hot Spot; Author: Kate Rowland; Oct., p. 12
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center; Author: Jeff Siegel; Nov., p. 6
Regulations Alter The Footprints Of Terrawinds; Author: Kate Rowland; Dec., p. 6

Spotlight

New York's Wind Blows From Wall Street To The Great Lakes; Author: William Opalka; Jan., p. 14
Wisconsin Trying To Use Wind To Slow Energy Imports; Author: Nora Caley; Feb., p. 10
The Long And Short Of Ontario's Wind Goals; Author: Kate Rowland; Mar., p. 14
Operators Say Alberta Is Close To Reliability Limit; Author: Kate Rowland; June, p. 18
Iowa Setting Standards For Capacity And Promotion; Author: Jeff Siegel; July, p. 10
California Boasts Big Projects And Bigger Barriers; Author: Nora Caley; Aug., p. 10
For Projects Large And Small, Minnesota Finds Answers; Author: Jeff Siegel, Sept., p. 8
Offshore Wind Farms Coming To Texas Coast; Author: Jeff Siegel; Nov., p. 12
Quebec Aims For 4,000 MW By 2013; Author: Kate Rowland; Dec., 12