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DOE Releases Wind Energy Report
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Wind power is capable of becoming a major contributor to America's electricity supply over the next three decades, according to "20% Wind Energy by 2030: Increasing Wind Energy's Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply," a study released by the U.S. Department of Energy. Included in the report is an examination of [read more]
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Develops Sealing Configuration
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Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has developed a sealing system with Denmark-based AVN Energy that contributes to minimal turbine maintenance requirements and meeting the dynamic criteria due to constant movement of the actuator. The specified solution is a complex arrangement of seals ranging from O-Rings to specialized Turcon polytetrafluoroethylene-based [read more]
OPA Sets 15,700 MW Goal By 2025
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Toronto-based Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has announced that it is taking steps toward doubling the province's supply of green electricity. By 2025, the goal is to have 15,700 MW of renewable power online, double the amount in 2005. The OPA unveiled a schedule for three imminent large-scale procurements and another [read more]
Brookfield To Establish U.S. Headquarters In Massachusetts
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Gatineau, Quebec-based Brookfield Renewable Power, a private owner-operator of renewable energy facilities, is establishing its U.S. operating headquarters in Marlborough, Mass. The company plans to create at least 100 new jobs at the new headquarters over the next 18 months. "In our conversations with Gov. [Deval] Patrick and his administration, [read more]
Castle On The Hudson Signs Agreement With Juice Energy
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The Castle on the Hudson, a 100-year-old hotel in Tarrytown, N.Y., has signed an agreement with Juice Energy, to purchase 100% of its electricity in the form of wind power. "By limiting our client's exposure to the volatility in electricity markets, we are able to deliver electricity at a [read more]
UW Trustees Approve Planning For Wind Energy Research Center
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The University of Wyoming (UW) board of trustees has approved the first phase of a planning process for a building that will house a large, closed-loop wind tunnel within a center focused on wind energy research. The Wind Energy Research Center, created by the College of Engineering and Applied Science [read more]
Wind Farm Investment Consultants Forms
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RERC Wind Farm Investment Consultants, based in Greer, S.C., has formed. The new company's goal is to take wind farm investment due diligence to new levels by conducting detailed on-site reviews of the farm's present condition. The company determines both original design deficiencies and equipment deterioration over time. RERC [read more]
Minnesota Power Announces Project To Accelerate Wind Energy
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Duluth, Minn.-based Minnesota Power has proposed to purchase a major transmission line from North Dakota, phase out a long-term contract to buy coal-based electricity and add several hundred megawatts of wind generation. The key element of this strategic project is Minnesota Power's purchase of a direct current (DC) transmission line [read more]
PRUFTECHNIK Expanding Service Spectrum
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After successfully testing its balancing measuring equipment on a wind turbine, Ismaning, Germany-based PRUFTECHNIK Service and Diagnosis Center is now expanding its service spectrum to include the field balancing of rotor blades. The service is performed using a mobile vibXpert analyzer with a balancing program that has been adapted to [read more]
Con Edison Files New Rate, Investment Plan
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New York-based Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. (Con Edison) is filing new electric rate and investment plans with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to begin April 1, 2009. Adding another phase to the company's EnergyNY plan, the rate proposal seeks to address the long-term energy [read more]
Avista Acquires Rights To Develop Reardan Wind Farm
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Spokane, Wash.-based Avista has acquired the rights to develop a 50 MW wind farm near Reardan, Wash., taking a step in implementing the company's 2007 electric integrated resource plan. The plan identified the acquisition of 300 MW of wind by 2017. "The energy generated from this project is an additional [read more]
Vestas Expanding Colorado Facility
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Gov. Bill Ritter, D-Colo., has welcomed the news that Vestas plans to build the world's largest factory for wind turbine towers in Colorado. "Vestas is showing yet again why it is one of our strongest partners in the development of modern energy in the 21st century," said Ritter in a [read more]
Iberdrola Renewables Signs Contract With GE
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Iberdrola Renewables has signed a contract with GE for the supply of wind turbines with a total capacity of 300 MW. The investment related to development of this wind capacity will total approximately $430 million. Under the terms of the contract, Iberdrola Renewables will acquire 200 GE turbines with 1.5 [read more]
DOE Works With Kansas Town To Develop Wind System
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Following the tornado that hit Greensburg, Kan., last year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is working with the city to develop a 3 MW to 4 MW wind energy system. It is expected to generate enough electricity over the year to meet the pre-tornado baseload of Greensburg. "Working with [read more]
Semaphore Introduces New Model
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Nashua, N.H.-based Semaphore, a CSE Global company, has introduced its T-BOX LT-100 compact remote supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system. The new advanced Internet protocol (IP) telemetry system extends the T-BOX product family to small, decentralized applications where its push and Web technologies enable high performance, economical implementation and [read more]
Businesses Honored At Wind Industry Gala
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Several businesses were honored at Quebec's First Wind Energy Industry Gala, presented by Hydro-Quebec. The event is an initiative of the Wind Energy TechnoCentre. "The purpose of the event was to reward and recognize the work of the organizations and individuals that have made particularly outstanding contributions to the wind [read more]
Composite Technology Places Equity With Credit Suisse
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Composite Technology Corp. (CTC) has sold shares of its common stock to Credit Suisse Securities Ltd. Prior to the transaction, Credit Suisse owned 4% of the outstanding shares of CTC. The sale resulted in net proceeds to CTC of $10 million, and an option until June 30 to invest an [read more]
People's Power RFP
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People's Power & Light (PP&L), Rhode Island's nonprofit green power provider, is seeking long-term contract proposals from wind farm developers preparing responses to the state's request for proposals to build a wind farm off the coast of the state. Specifically, PP&L seeks a subcontract with the option to purchase renewable [read more]

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