| EPA Administrator Visits Wyoming Wind Farm | on 26 May 2009 by NAW Staff   | | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Gov. Dave Freudenthal, D-Wyo., concluded a two-day tour of several major energy production regions in the state, including a wind farm. Wyoming is currently the nation's largest net exporter of energy. The state also has some of the best wind energy potential in North America, with highly rated wind production [read more] | | Demand Resources Increase In PJM Interconnection | | on 26 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | Demand resources (DR) in the PJM Interconnection will increase by more than 400% - or 5,682 MW - as the result of its electricity capacity auction for the 2012-2013 planning year. The increase was driven by the market and the elimination of a special interruptible load provision whereby suppliers received payments for curtailing usage, says PJM Interconnection, the regional transmission [read more] | | Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Announces Grants | | on 26 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (CEC) is offering nearly $1 million in grants to increase the ability of Massachusetts vocational-technical high schools, colleges and universities, and community-based nonprofit groups to meet the workforce development needs of the commonwealth's clean energy sector. Grants are financed with funds appropriated by the Legislature last year for the Massachusetts Alternative and Clean Energy Investment [read more] | | Luverne Wind Farm To Be Built In N.D. | | on 26 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | Fergus Falls, Minn.-based Otter Tail Power Co., a division of Otter Tail Corp., has announced that it will build a wind farm near Lake Ashtabula in North Dakota. Construction will commence in late May on the 49.5 MW wind farm and related infrastructure. The company anticipates that the project will be operational in late 2009. The wind farm will be [read more] | 
| California ISO Plans Green Headquarters | | on 26 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | The California Independent System Operator Corp. (California ISO) board of governors voted unanimously in favor of building a permanent headquarters for the grid operator. The $160 million project will exemplify California ISO's commitment to the environment, with the goal of attaining a green building LEED gold rating. In a separate motion, the board awarded Clark Construction the construction contract. The [read more] | | Oracle Introduces Smart-Grid Software | | on 26 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | Oracle Utilities has introduced smart-grid software designed to support utilities as they work to optimize the value of smart-grid components while advancing toward a complete smart-grid build-out that leverages advances in IT, communications technology and energy technology to improve delivery utilization/resilience and empower consumers to address environmental concerns. Oracle's smart-grid software is a multi-solution software offering that allows utilities to [read more] | | Cummins Power Generation Offers Expanded Warranty | | on 26 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | Cummins Power Generation Inc. is offering a new and expanded warranty on all commercial generator sets, transfer switches and switchgears. The warranty applies to all Cummins Power Generation-branded commercial products shipped on or after March 1, including new commercial products purchased through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The warranty provides global coverage for any failures resulting from [read more] | | Wind Capital Group President Named To AWEA Board | | on 26 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | Tom Carnahan, president and CEO of Wind Capital Group, has been named to the board of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Carnahan, who founded Wind Capital Group in 2005, has quickly established the company as one of America's leading wind energy developers. "I firmly believe that by harnessing clean, renewable sources of energy like wind, we can create jobs, [read more] | | OwnEnergy Hires Henger, Readling | | on 26 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | OwnEnergy Inc., a wind development company that partners with landowners to develop and own their own midsized wind farms, has hired Ray Henger and Chip Readling. Henger joins OwnEnergy as finance director and will lead efforts that encompass corporate and project finance. Henger was formerly a managing director in Credit Suisse's U.S. power and renewables group. He assisted his clients [read more] | | Moog Introduces New Slip Ring | | on 26 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | Moog Components Group has introduced a new slip ring that is a direct replacement for pitch-control slip rings on the GE 1.5 MW series wind turbines. The AC7008 slip ring provides reliable transmission of power and data signals from the nacelle to the control system for the rotary blades. The company says the advantage of this slip ring over traditional [read more] | | Kansas Legislation Codifies RES, Allows For Net Metering | | on 22 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | Gov. Mark Parkinson, D-Kan., has signed legislation that codifies the state's renewable energy standard (RES) and allows Kansans to generate their own power through net metering. "Prior to this year, Kansas was falling behind many other states in the production of cleaner energy," says Parkinson. "More than two-thirds of the country had a renewable energy standard, and Kansas was one [read more] | | Idaho PUC Orders Utility To Sell RE Certificates | | on 22 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC), reversing an earlier decision, has ordered Idaho Power Co. to sell its 2007 and 2008 renewable energy certificates (RECs) and use the proceeds - estimated to be between $1.6 million and $1.9 million - to benefit ratepayers. Idaho Power's Elkhorn Wind project in Oregon and its Raft River geothermal project in Idaho generated more [read more] | | Bank Closes Financing For Iowa Wind Project | | on 22 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | CoBank, a national cooperative bank serving agribusinesses and rural utilities throughout the U.S., has closed a $43 million transaction with Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative to provide permanent financing for a major wind energy project. The bond issuance arranged by CoBank financed 14 new wind turbines that together generate more than 71 million kWh of renewable energy annually. Iowa Lakes is [read more] | | CCI Collaborates With USGBC On Global Project | | on 22 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), a project of the William J. Clinton Foundation, has announced a global program developed in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The Climate Positive Development Program will support the development of large-scale urban projects and will incorporate the use of clean energy to ensure that the projects are climate positive. Sixteen [read more] | | Detroit Edison To Purchase Wind Power From Heritage | | on 22 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | Detroit Edison has entered into a 20-year agreement with Michigan-based Heritage Sustainable Energy to purchase wind power and renewable energy certificates that will be used to help the utility meet the state's renewable portfolio standard. The agreement is the first signed by Detroit Edison following passage last fall of a new state law that requires Michigan's electric utilities to provide [read more] | | New Caliper Brakes Designed For Offshore Applications | | on 22 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | Altra Industrial Motion, a designer, producer and marketer of electromechanical power transmission products, has introduced the MCB series caliper brakes from the company's subsidiary, Twiflex Ltd. The brakes are designed with special corrosion protection to withstand the harsh marine environment of offshore platforms, where they are ideal for both static holding and emergency stopping of AC and DC draw works [read more] | | Catch The Wind Completes Financing | | on 22 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | Catch the Wind Ltd., developer and manufacturer of the Vindicator Laser Wind Sensor (LWS) and other sensor products, has completed a private placement of 16,743,000 common shares, each at a price of C$1.30, generating gross proceeds of C$21.8 million. National Bank Financial Inc., Research Capital Corp. and Canaccord Capital Corp. served as agents for the private placement and received [read more] | | Canada Launches Clean Energy Fund | | on 22 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | Canada has launched the Clean Energy Fund, which will invest C$850 million in technology development and demonstration. This includes $650 million for large-scale carbon capture and storage demonstration projects and $200 million for smaller-scale demonstration projects of renewable and alternative energy technologies. "By investing in the Clean Energy Fund, our government is encouraging new technologies now to help protect and [read more] | | Siting Board Grants Cape Wind State And Local Permitting | | on 22 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board has voted unanimously to grant Cape Wind a certificate of environmental impact and public interest, which combines all state and local permits and approvals into one composite certificate. "Today's vote marks not just a successful conclusion to a seven-year state regulatory review of the Cape Wind project, but the beginning of a new era [read more] | | Climate Legislation Approved By Energy Committee | | on 22 May 2009 by NAW Staff | | The Energy and Commerce Committee has approved H.R.2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES), by a vote of 33 to 25. The legislation establishes a national renewable electricity standard of 20% by 2020. Utilities would be required to obtain 15% of their electricity from renewable resources and 5% from energy efficiency. It also establishes a [read more] | 
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