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EPA Releases Analysis Of House Energy Bill
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed an analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R.2454), as reported by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Like all modeling projects, the analysis is an estimate of the likely impacts of the legislation. The EPA analysis projects that the legislation would substantially accelerate the deployment of clean energy technology [read more]
Brown Joins Rev1 Wind As Director Of Business Development
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Merritt Brown is the new director of business development at Brandon, Fla.-based Rev1 Wind, a division of Rev1 Power Services. Brown previously worked at AES Wind Generation Inc., where he was responsible for the commercial operations of a 700-turbine portfolio of wind farms in the Palm Springs, Calif., area. His 25 years of power industry experience include waste-to-energy, large-frame [read more]
Kalyn Siebert Products Makes Personnel Changes
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Heil Trailer International subsidiary Kalyn Siebert Products, a manufacturer of heavy haul, oil field and wind energy trailers based in Gatesville, Texas, has named Lester Evans product manager. Evans has been with Kalyn Siebert for 26 years, and has served in several capacities during that time, including manufacturing, sales and customer service. Evans will be responsible for development and enhancement [read more]
Comverge, Itron Collaborate On Smart Grid
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Comverge Inc., a provider of clean energy solutions based in East Hanover, N.J., and Itron, a provider of intelligent metering, data collection and utility software solutions based in Liberty Lake, Wash., have integrated Comverge's Web-based demand management platform, Apollo, and Itron's advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution, OpenWay. The integration enables interactive, two-way communication between the utility and its customer, a [read more]

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Sears Towers' Sustainable Plan Includes Wind Power
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Sears Tower has announced a sustainability plan that is expected to reduce the base building's electricity use by up to 80% through a combination of energy savings and co-generation. Renewable energy like wind and solar, as well as technologies like green roofs, will be tested at the Sears Tower. Wind turbines will be tested to take advantage of the [read more]
Study Details Smart-Grid Savings
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Jackson Associates has announced the results of a utility-detailed nationwide study of smart-grid savings. This study applies individual utility customer end-use hourly electric loads to evaluate smart-grid costs and benefits. Data for more than 800,000 residential and commercial utility customers in the 200 largest U.S. utilities were applied in the study. Before this analysis, previous studies, including a recently released [read more]
Report Assesses Nation's Clean Energy Potential
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In a presentation before national policy-makers and analysts, clean energy CEOs, venture capitalists and academics unveiled the Gigaton Throwdown, an assessment of the nation's clean energy potential that identifies seven industries capable of creating five million clean energy jobs and reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 5 gigatons to 7 gigatons by 2020. The report, a collaborative effort between [read more]
Report: RE Could Contribute To U.S. Electricity Needs, But Challenges Remain
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Renewable energy resources in the U.S. are sufficient to meet a significant portion of the nation's electricity needs, says a new report from the National Research Council (NRC), an organization that is part of a private, nonprofit institution providing science, technology and health policy advice under a congressional charter. Fully taking advantage of these potential low carbon dioxide (CO2)-emitting sources [read more]

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AESO Issues RFP For Wind Power Forecasting Service
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The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a centralized wind power forecasting service in Alberta as part of its continuing efforts to integrate more wind power into Alberta's Interconnected Electric System. Studies conducted by the AESO and other industry organizations indicate that wind power forecasting is an effective measure toward increasing the amount [read more]
Broadwind Energy Realigns Management Team
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Naperville, Ill.-based Broadwind Energy Inc., a provider of components, logistics and services to the wind power and broader energy markets, has realigned its management team to advance its business development, international and technology efforts. Lars Moller was named president for technology and international business, and will focus his efforts on Broadwind Energy's technology leadership and international expansion, along with managing [read more]
Walker Joins NERC As Chief Financial And Administrative Officer
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The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) has announced that Michael A. Walker has joined the organization as its chief financial and administrative officer. Walker comes to NERC with 26 years of experience in the electric industry. Most recently, he served as the deputy general counsel at National Grid, where he managed legal aspects of U.S. mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, environmental [read more]
Finavera Renewables Grants Options
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Vancouver, British Columbia-based Finavera Renewables Inc. has canceled and is re-granting most of its incentive stock options to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants in order to retain and provide proper incentive for the company's key staff. The company has canceled incentive stock options that have been outstanding for over one year and is granting new stock options to [read more]
Principal Capital Group Launches Gazoo Energy Group
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Los Angeles-based Principal Capital Group has entered the renewable energy sector with its new venture, Gazoo Energy Group. The company plans to acquire a range of green energy companies, focusing mainly on wind and solar power. The company recently launched a multimedia Web site  - gazooenergygroup.com - which provides additional information about the group and the investment opportunities created by [read more]
PNE Announces Joint Venture With Canadian RE Company
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Plambeck New Energy USA Inc., a subsidiary of Germany-based wind farm developer PNE WIND AG, has announced a joint-venture agreement for the future cooperation with the Canadian company BCP Renewable Energy Ltd. The companies will participate in a request for proposals (RFP) for wind farms in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. In Saskatchewan, wind farm projects are tendered by the [read more]
DOI Issues Five Exploratory Leases For Offshore Wind Energy Development
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Secretary of the Department of Interior (DOI) Ken Salazar has issued five exploratory leases for renewable wind energy production on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), offshore New Jersey and Delaware. Salazar issued the exploratory leases - the first of their kind issued by the federal government - to Bluewater Wind New Jersey Energy LLC, Fishermen's Energy of New Jersey LLC, [read more]

China Windpower Consulting - Wind Energy Careers in Asia

White Construction - Wind Energy Construction Professionals

Townsend Corp - Wind Energy Electrical Technicians, Electrical Technician Supervisors

Garrad Hassan - Sr. Electrical Engineer, Turbine Engineer, Sr. Project Manager, Wind Energy Meteorologist, CFD Engineer

RMT - Sr. Electrical Engr., System Protection Engr., Transmission Planning & Interconnection Engr., Transmission Engr., Sr. Transmission Engr.

Laramie County Community College - Wind Energy Technician Instructor

Danville Area Community College - Tenure-Track Faculty Position

Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co - Site Managers, Project Managers

RMT - Sr. Structural Engr. Mgr., Structural Engineer

Nordex USA Inc. - Project Developers, Commissioners & Service Technicians, Site Managers

Abbeon Cal, Inc. - Technical Sales Rep

Phoenix Services - Alternative Energy Operations Mgr., Wind Technicians, Wind Sales Rep.

DMI Industries - WJ - Director of Sales, Account Managers

Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis Ltd - Operations Manager - Wind Services

Moltec Wind - Technical Sales Engineer


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