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Sebelius Vetoes Coal Bill, Establishes Advisory Group on 25 Mar 2008 by NAW Staff After vetoing a bill that would have allowed development of two new coal-fired power plants, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-Kansas) signed executive order 08-03, which establishes the Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group. "We know that greenhouse gases contribute to climate change," says Sebelius. "As an agricultural state, Kansas is [read more] DESC Receives Wind Turbine Order From Hydro on 25 Mar 2008 by NAW Staff Distributed Energy Systems Corp. (DESC), a provider of wind power technology, has received an order for its advanced Northwind 100 gearless wind turbines from Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro). Three Northwind 100 turbines will be installed in Ramea, a small, remote island on the south coast of Newfoundland and one [read more] WNEA Elects Paul Knapp To Its Board on 25 Mar 2008 by NAW Staff Wind Energy America Inc. (WNEA) has elected Paul R. Knapp Sr. to its board of directors. Knapp is president and CEO of Space Center Ventures, a St. Paul, Minn.-based venture capital fund. He has served on the boards of a number of private and public companies, and currently serves as [read more] Bowdoin College To Purchase Mars Hill RECs on 25 Mar 2008 by NAW Staff An affiliate of UPC Wind that owns the Mars Hill wind project in Maine has reached a three-year agreement with Bowdoin College to provide the school with renewable energy certificates (RECs). Bowdoin is currently offsetting approximately 70% of its campus electricity use with voluntary RECs produced in Maine. These voluntary [read more] FERC Offers Guidance On RTO, ISO Interconnection Queue Process Improvements on 24 Mar 2008 by NAW Staff The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has directed regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system operators (ISOs) to report on the status of their efforts to improve the processing of their interconnection queues. The request follows a Dec. 11, 2007, technical conference on interconnection queue practices, at which participants complained [read more] EverPower Hires Chris Shears on 24 Mar 2008 by NAW Staff EverPower Renewables Corp., a developer of utility-grade wind power projects, has hired wind energy industry veteran Chris Shears as senior vice president of development. Shears will assume a senior role in the development group and will be responsible for evaluating new business opportunities. "Chris' 15 years in the wind industry [read more] Nova Scotia Power Announces New Wind Development Projects on 24 Mar 2008 by NAW Staff Nova Scotia Power has signed a long-term agreement with RMSenergy for wind farms in Pictou and Antigonish counties. The wind farm in Pictou County will be located on Dalhousie Mountain. Visible from the Trans-Canada highway, the project will consist of 34 turbines with a total nameplate capacity of 51 MW. [read more] National Grid, Emera Announce Transmission Line Partnership on 24 Mar 2008 by NAW Staff National Grid and Emera Inc., the parent company of Nova Scotia Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric Co., have announced plans to partner on the development of the Northeast Energy Link transmission connection. National Grid will join Emera and Spectra Energy, which are working to evaluate the feasibility of a new electric [read more] Register HERE to receive NAW's news headlines. Please click HERE to subscribe to North American Windpower magazine. 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