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Suzlon Secures Repeat U.S. Order
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Suzlon Wind Energy Corp., a subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Ltd. of India, has signed a repeat order with Energias de Portugal subsidiary Horizon Wind Energy for 200 MW of wind turbine capacity. The parties' original contract, which calls for delivery of 400 MW of turbine capacity in 2008 and 2009, [read more]
AMSC Receives Order From Sinovel Wind
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American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC) has received an order worth more than $18 million for wind turbine electrical systems and core electrical components from Beijing-based Sinovel Wind Corp. Ltd. Under the terms of the contract, AMSC will deliver these products to Sinovel over the next 15 months. The systems and [read more]
Hillwood Purchases 100-Percent Renewable Energy
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Real estate developer Hillwood has signed a 100% renewable energy contract for its properties in north Texas and has received the Environmental Protection Agency's status as a Green Power Partner. Current Energy, a Dallas-based company providing energy efficiency products and services for commercial and residential customers, has negotiated the renewable [read more]
Duquesne University Purchases RE Certificates From Strategic Energy
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Strategic Energy has announced that Duquesne University has purchased 8 million kWh of renewable energy credits (RECs) for use at its Pittsburgh campus. A large portion of the university's energy comes from natural gas and an independent provider of wind power. Through its recent purchase of RECs from Strategic Energy, [read more]
Hailo Purchases Green Power
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Hailo LLC, a manufacturer of aluminum ladders, fall arrest systems and service lifts for wind towers, has announced its purchase of green power and its partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership. "Purchasing green power helps our organization become more sustainable, while also sending a message to others [read more]
Law Firm Launches Green Initiative
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International law firm Chadbourne & Parke is launching a green initiative that focuses on recycling and reductions in energy and resource consumption. This initiative includes purchasing renewable energy certificates to offset 60% of the firm's domestic energy use. "We recognize, as a firm and as concerned citizens, our responsibility to [read more]
Dell Global Headquarters Campus Going 100-Percent Green
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Dell is now powering 100% of its 2.1 million square-foot global headquarters campus in Texas with green power, the latest step in meeting the company's 2008 carbon-neutral commitment. Dell is using all of the power generated from Waste Management's Austin Community Landfill gas-to-energy plant, meeting 40% of Dell headquarters' campus [read more]
Dow Introduces AIRSTONE Systems for Wind Energy
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Dow Epoxy Systems, a unit of the epoxy business with the Dow Chemical Co., has introduced AIRSTONE Systems for Wind Energy, which is a family of products designed for use in the fabrication of wind blades. AIRSTONE Systems for Wind Energy are based on proven epoxy chemistry and technologies that [read more]
AWEA: Wind Energy Leaders Remain Dominant
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Wind energy leaders in most categories held onto their No. 1 positions in the latest version of the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) annual rankings of wind power leadership in the U.S. The new listings, based on numbers compiled at the end of 2007, closely resemble those from the previous [read more]
HCC Wind Tech Program Approved
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Highland Community College (HCC) has been given official approval of the state's first associate degree program for wind turbine technicians. The program was developed through a partnership with EcoEnergy, an alternative energy developer. The members of the Illinois Board of Higher Education approved the program's curriculum with no changes. HCC [read more]
CPPIB To Invest $200M In Noble Environmental Power
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the investment management organization that invests Canada's national pension fund assets, has committed to invest $200 million in Noble Environmental Power, a Connecticut-based wind energy development and energy operating company that has wind projects under development in several states, including New York, Vermont, [read more]
Siemens To Supply Wind Turbines For Two Wind Farms
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Siemens Energy has been awarded an order for 130 wind turbines, each rated at 2.3 MW, for two wind farms in the U.S. Siemens will supply 72 wind turbines for the Windy Point wind farm and 58 wind turbines for the Windy Flats wind farm near Goldendale, Wash. The purchaser [read more]
ERCOT Files Wind Transmission Options
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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc. (ERCOT) has filed a transmission study with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) that provides transmission plans for four scenarios of wind generation in Texas that range from 12,000 MW to 24,000 MW. The PUCT, which issued an interim order last summer [read more]
NREL Enters Wind Energy Research Partnership In Hawaii
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The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with UPC Wind to establish a remote research affiliate partner site at UPC Wind's Kaheawa Wind Farm in Maui, Hawaii. The Maui partner site will conduct research and development on advanced wind energy [read more]
Colorado, Wyoming Transmission Line Auction To Be Held
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A new transmission line connecting the front range of Colorado with the wind-rich high plains of eastern Wyoming is planning to offer capacity rights in an open auction in June. The Wyoming-Colorado Intertie (WCI) Project has announced its timeline for an open season auction for up to 900 MW of [read more]
Ontario Smart Grid Forum Launched
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The Ontario Smart Grid Forum has been launched by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in collaboration with representatives from local distribution companies. "The transformation taking place within the province's electricity sector, combined with advances in information technology, creates a unique opportunity for the development of a smart grid," says [read more]
Colorado Town Purchases Renewable Energy Certificates From BEF
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The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) has announced its support for the sustainability efforts of the town of Breckenridge, Colo., through the sale of BEF renewable energy certificates (RECs). Breckenridge purchased 6,511 RECs to offset the electrical energy consumption of its infrastructure. These RECs replace traditional polluting sources of electricity with [read more]
Broadwind Announces Company Changes
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Broadwind Energy Inc. has promoted Lars Moller to executive vice president and chief operating officer. Moller previously was executive vice president of business development. Matt Gadow was named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Gadow will replace Steve Huntington, Broadwind's current chief financial officer, on May 1. Huntington [read more]
Goracon Forms U.S. Branch
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Access system developer Goracon Systemtechnik GmbH has formed Goracon Windpower Access Systems LP in Tucker, Ga., in order to expand its business in the U.S. wind market. The company offers various types of service lifts, climbing aids, construction and modular maintenance platforms. [read more]
Brookfield Renewable Power Announces Amalgamation, Name Change
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Brookfield Power Inc. (BPI) and its former wholly owned subsidiary, Brookfield Power Corp. (BPC), have amalgamated into one entity to become Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. The amalgamated entity assumed, by operation of law, all of BPI's and BPC's existing obligations, including any outstanding public indebtedness. "These changes reflect a simplified [read more]
Stefan Nilsson Appointed President Of DMI Industries
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Stefan Nilsson has been named president of DMI Industries, a West Fargo, N.D.-based manufacturer of wind towers and operating company of Otter Tail Corp. Prior to accepting the DMI role, Nilsson was a vice president in the U.S. robotics division of ABB Inc., a multinational engineering corporation. ABB is one [read more]
Skala Recruits Industry Veterans To Grow Wind Service Division
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Skala, a provider of rope access services in North America, has announced the addition of Patrick Murphy and Peter Carrick, formerly with Rope Partner Inc., to the company's wind service division. Murphy and Carrick bring the Skala team eight years of experience and relationships with nearly every major utility-scale [read more]
CCEF Issues Third Round Of RFP
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The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) released a request for proposals (RFP) for Round 3 of Project 150, an initiative promoting the development and deployment of Class I renewable energy resources, which utilize technologies such as wind, solar, fuel cells, hydro, wave power and biomass. Electric distribution companies will enter [read more]
Appalachian Power RFP
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American Electric Power (AEP) subsidiary Appalachian Power has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking long-term purchases of up to approximately 100 MW of new renewable energy resources to be operational by the end of 2010. Proposals must rely on commercially proven technologies for renewable energy, including wind, solar photovoltaic, [read more]

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