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Creststreet Sells Wind Power Subsidiaries
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Creststreet Power & Income Fund has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of FPL Energy LLC to sell all of the shares of the partnership's two operating subsidiaries - Mount Copper Wind Power Energy Inc. at 54 MW and Pubnico Point Wind Farm Inc. at 30.6 MW - for [read more]
AWS Truewind Wins Modeling Contract
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Albany, N.Y.-based AWS Truewind LLC has won a competitive solicitation to work with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on a regional wind integration and modeling project. The project, titled Development of Eastern Regional Wind Resource and Wind Plant Datasets, will examine the potential impacts of [read more]
AMSC Receives Grid Interconnection Orders For NA
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Devens, Mass.-based American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC), an energy technologies company, has received orders for its dynamic-volt ampere reactive (D-VAR) grid interconnection solution for two wind farms in the U.S. and Canada. The two wind farms will provide more than 200 MW of power for the North American market. The D-VAR [read more]
Port of Vancouver Named To EPA's Leadership Club
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The Port of Vancouver in Washington state has been certified as a member of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership Leadership Club. "From an environmental and business standpoint, this is something that really makes sense for us to do," says Larry Paulson, executive director of the Port of Vancouver. [read more]
CalleryCollection.com Offsets Energy Use With REC Purchase
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GalleryCollection.com, a corporate holiday cards publisher, has purchased 980,743 kWh of Green-e certified renewable energy credits (RECs) from Renewable Choice of Boulder, Colo. GalleryCollection.com's RECs are generated by wind farms, biomass and small hydro projects across the U.S. The RECs offset all of the electricity the publisher uses at its [read more]
Dayton Power And Light Offers Green Choice
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Dayton Power and Light (DP&L) in Ohio has begun offering a green pricing program for its customers to support the continued development of renewable energy resources, such as wind, solar and landfill gas, through renewable energy credit purchases. "Renewable energy, used on a broad scale, is a relatively new trend [read more]
Logicworks Launches Carbon Offset Program
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New York-based Logicworks, a hosting solutions provider, has launched a carbon offset program in association with Terrapass. Through this partnership, Logicworks will provide customers with a way to balance out the carbon dioxide emissions generated from the data centers through which Logicworks delivers its hosting and managed database services. While [read more]
MONOPOLY Game To Include Wind Energy Utility
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To commemorate Earth Day and recognize the growing role of renewable energy in the world, MONOPOLY plans to feature "Wind Energy" and "Solar Energy" as the utilities in the upcoming MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition game. The new utilities will replace the "Water Works" and "Electric Company" spaces [read more]
National Wind Appoints Terry Lynner To Board
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National Wind LLC, based in Minneapolis, has named Terry Lynner to its board of directors. Lynner brings to the position more than 20 years of experience in securities law and investment banking. Lynner currently serves as a managing director of Lazard Middle Market, formerly Goldsmith Agio Helms. Previously, he was [read more]
RuggedCom Introduces Ethernet Switch Product Line
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Woodbridge, Ontario-based RuggedCom Inc., a provider of communications networking solutions for harsh environments, has introduced a new Ethernet Switch product line targeting industrial applications. The RuggedSwitch i800 - or i-Series - line of products is designed for demanding industrial environments, such as oil and gas, petro-chemical, metals and mining, and [read more]
LoadMate Electric Chain Hoist Makes Debut
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Springfield, Ohio-based R&M Materials Handling Inc. has debuted the LoadMate Electric Chain Hoist. With a load capacity of up to 1 ton, a lifting height of up to 262 feet, and a wide range of lifting speeds and power supplies, the LoadMate is ideal for wind turbine applications, the company [read more]
Dominion, BP Seal Joint Development Agreement
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Richmond, Va.-based energy provider Dominion and BP Alternative Energy North America Inc. have entered an agreement to jointly develop, own and operate wind energy projects in Virginia. Terms of the joint development agreement were not disclosed. "Today's announcement is another important step in continuing to grow Dominion's portfolio of renewable [read more]
MMGW Announces New Adjustable Augmenter
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Mass Megawatts Wind Power Inc. (MMGW) has developed the new adjustable augmenter designed to lower the cost of wind power. The new augmenter would increase the wind power plant cost by 30%, while generating five times the revenue, according to the company. The augmenter would use a canvas panel system [read more]
DeWind Announces Comprehensive Turbine Warranty Package
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Composite Technology Corp.'s subsidiary, DeWind, is offering a complete warranty package for its 2 MW turbine product line. The comprehensive warranty package is available for up to five years on all D8 50 Hz and D8.2 60 Hz and 50 Hz turbines shipped worldwide. DeWind provides a standard two-year warranty [read more]
Brad Foote Signs Supply Agreement With GE
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Broadwind Energy Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Brad Foote Gear Works Inc., has signed a three-year, evergreen supply agreement with GE Transportation to provide gear sets for use in wind turbine gearboxes, which GE Transportation builds in Erie, Pa., for the North American market. The gearing components will be produced [read more]
SunSource Offers Pitch Control Valve Repair Program
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SunSource, a fluid power distribution company, is offering a pitch control valve repair program for wind farms. The program will allow wind farms to have a proportional valve repaired on an as-needed basis or participate in an organized exchange program. With the swap-and-repair program, SunSource can supply wind farms [read more]
Liebelson Joins NRG Energy As Head of Low-Carbon Technology
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NRG Energy has named Michael Liebelson as executive vice president and chief development officer for low-carbon technology. Liebelson will oversee NRG's current no- and low-carbon technology initiatives, including coal gasification, carbon capture, and sequestration and biomass, and will lead the company's efforts to capitalize on other emerging energy technologies as [read more]
FERC Approves Transmission Incentive Requests
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved transmission incentive requests for two projects slated to improve reliability of the nation's interstate transmission system. The projects include a 1,000-mile transmission line that will bring renewable energy from Canada to California and a project that will help relieve congestion in the [read more]
Woodward Introduces Power Converter Technology
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Woodward Governor Co.'s recently unveiled its CONCYCLE activeFRT power converter technology. The active FRT technology allows doubly fed induction generator-type wind turbines to meet all current international grid code connectivity requirements without restriction. In the event of ground faults or voltage sags, wind power plants equipped with the activeFRT technology [read more]
AEP RFP
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American Electric Power (AEP), a subsidiary Southwestern Electric Power Co., has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking long-term purchases of 65 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]
Energy Council Forms Fellowship Program
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The New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) has formed the Clean Energy Fellowship Program (CEFP), an entrepreneurial-development program designed to transition experienced executives into the region's clean energy sector. The CEFP aims to add approximately 25 experienced, CEO-caliber entrepreneurs to the Massachusetts clean energy sector each year. Run twice [read more]
Shiloh II Project Obtains Necessary Permits
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EDF Energies Nouvelles' U.S. subsidiary, enXco, has obtained a permit from the authorities of the Solano County, Calif., to build a 150 MW wind farm. The Shiloh II project will comprise of 75 turbines, each with 2 MW in capacity, supplied by German manufacturer REpower. The project is backed [read more]
PSE Wants To Expand Wild Horse Wind Facility
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Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has announced plans to expand its Wild Horse Wind Facility, located east of Ellensburg on central Washington's Whisky Dick Mountain. PSE is proposing to add approximately 25 wind turbines to its Wild Horse operations in eastern Kittitas County, which currently has 127 turbines. The expansion would [read more]
Finavera Renewables Signs Agreement For Financing
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Finavera Renewables Inc. has signed an agreement with Trafalgar Capital Specialized Investment Fund to carry out $10 million in unsecured convertible debenture financing. Finavera Renewables will draw down an initial $2 million upon closing of the final agreement. The remaining $8 million may be drawn down using either convertible or [read more]
TerraPass Announces Milestone
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TerraPass, a retailer of carbon offsets and energy efficiency products, has announced that in less than 100 days after the launch of the TerraPass Carbon Balanced Business program, 100 businesses have partnered with the company to measure their carbon. TerraPass funds three different project types: clean energy produced by wind [read more]

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