Wednesday, March 05, 2008

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Run Energy Promotes Pederson
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Run Energy, a global energy services company, has promoted Anders Pedersen to operations manager. Danish-born Pedersen has been involved in the wind industry for over 12 years. Pedersen has served in a number of technical and supervisory positions from his home base of Abilene, Texas. Pedersen will head up Run [read more]
Spidescape Introduces Vertical Rescue System
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Spidescape Descent Systems has released the Spidescape Vertical Rescue System (VRS) for industrial professionals. The Spidescape VRS offers solutions for personal self-rescue and victim rescue using Spidescape emergency and training rope. According to the company, Spidescape VRS delivers a quick and easy escape method with controlled descent with minimal training. [read more]
DOE Selects Winner Of Wind Cooperative Of The Year Award
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), has announced its selection of the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) of Anchorage, Ala., as the winner of the 2007 Wind Cooperative of the Year Award. This annual award recognizes AVEC for leadership, demonstrated [read more]
Tower Tech Holdings Changes Name To Broadwind Energy
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Tower Tech Holdings Inc. has completed a corporate name change to Broadwind Energy Inc. All common shares of Broadwind Energy, as well as shares previously traded under the TWRT symbol, will be traded on the over-the-counter market under the ticker symbol BWEN. Broadwind manufactures, installs and maintains components for energy [read more]
UPC Wind, SCIDA Finalize Agreement For Wind Projects
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UPC Wind, an independent North American wind power company, has finalized an agreement with New York's Steuben County Industrial Development Authority (SCIDA), establishing the second of two major economic packages for the region as part of its Cohocton and Dutch Hill wind power projects. The agreement, called a payment [read more]
Oregon OSHA Releases Findings In Wind Turbine Collapse
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The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) has fined Siemens Power Generation Inc. a total of $10,500 for safety violations related to an Aug. 25, 2007, wind turbine tower collapse that killed one worker and injured another. The event took place at [read more]
WNEA Acquires Wind Energy Assets From Boreal
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Wind Energy America Inc. (WNEA) has completed an acquisition of wind energy assets from Boreal Energy Inc. in a tax-free exchange for WNEA common stock. As a result of the completed transaction, WNEA will exchange 28.5 million unregistered common shares for these Boreal assets. Boreal assets include property and development [read more]
Interwest, Xcel Reach Transmission Development Agreement
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The Interwest Energy Alliance (IEA), in conjunction with Xcel Energy and other parties, has reached a settlement agreement that invigorates the SB 100 transmission development implementation process by setting a timetable that Xcel will follow in conducting new stakeholder-driven transmission study groups. The agreement, according to IEA, will culminate in [read more]
Retailers' Products Certified Under Green-e Climate
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Green-e Climate has certified products offered by retailers 3Degrees, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Community Energy and Renewable Choice Energy, according to the Center for Resource Solutions based in San Francisco. These products have met or exceeded Green-e Climate's standards for project verification and measurement, consumer transparency and truth-in-marketing claims, and will [read more]
Vestas Receives 109-Turbine Order
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Vestas has received an order from the North American division of E.ON Climate & Renewables for 109 units of the V82-1.65 MW wind turbine in the U.S. The wind turbines have a total installed capacity of 180 MW. "With this order, we are further developing Vestas' existing working relationship with [read more]
3TIER Launches REmapping the World Initiative
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3TIER, a Seattle-based assessment and forecasting services provider, has launched its "REmapping the World" initiative by unveiling a global wind map that will be available online at no charge. "Communities in developing countries finally will have - at little or no cost - the information to help them decide whether [read more]
Culver Releases Energy Proposal For Iowa
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Gov. Chet Culver, D-Iowa, has released a proposal to reduce Iowa's dependence on imported oil and improve energy efficiency across the state. "I believe now is Iowa's time to be the national leader when it comes to securing a clean energy future, and my energy proposal will help us do [read more]
LUDECA Opens Training Center
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LUDECA Inc., a vendor of preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance tools, has opened its new Doral, Fla.-based international training center that features large classrooms equipped with the latest in interactive audio-visual training systems and training simulators for machinery alignment, condition monitoring and balancing, all with dedicated laser alignment, vibration analysis [read more]
Collegiate School Will Purchase Green Power
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The Collegiate School in New York City has partnered with Juice Energy Inc. to reduce its carbon footprint. The school will purchase green power equal to its total usage of 639,000 kWh annually. This green power takes the form of Green-e certified renewable energy credits supplied by wind farms in [read more]
GE, RES Sign Wind Turbine Agreement
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Wind developer Renewable Energy Systems (RES) Americas Inc., a subsidiary of U.K.-based RES, has signed agreements exceeding $700 million to receive GE Energy 1.5 MW wind turbines for projects in 2009 and 2010. GE Energy will supply RES with nearly 500 MW of new wind energy capacity and will [read more]
BP Moves Into Full Construction Phase For Texas Wind Farm
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BP Alternative Energy has moved into full construction on phase one of the Sherbino Wind Farm located in west Texas. Phase one of the project will have a capacity of 150 MW and is being built through a 50-50 joint venture agreement with Padoma Wind Power LLC, a wholly owned [read more]
Xcel Announces Battery Storage Project
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Xcel Energy will begin testing a 1 MW battery storage technology to demonstrate its ability to store wind energy and move it to the electricity grid when needed. "Energy storage is key to expanding the use of renewable energy," says Dick Kelly, Xcel Energy chairman, president and CEO. "This technology [read more]
NYISO Names Mary McGarvey Vice President And CFO
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The board of directors of the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has named Mary McGarvey vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective March 1. McGarvey will supervise NYISO's finance group, which is responsible for accounting, budgeting, treasury, contract administration, procurement, credit, customer settlements, and settlements processes and controls. [read more]

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