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MetLife Makes Investment In Gulf Wind Project on 07 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff 
MetLife has made an equity partnership investment in Pattern Energy Group LP's Gulf Wind project, which is a fully operational 283 MW wind farm located in Kenedy County, Texas. "MetLife's participation allows the partnership to efficiently use the tax benefits associated with the project and, together with [read more]
Construction Is Complete At Vantage Wind Farm In Washington State on 07 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Invenergy and Gemma Renewable Power have announced the completion of construction for the Vantage Wind Farm, located near Ellensburg, Wash. This is the second project completed together and the first wind project for each company in the state of Washington. The 90 MW project consists of 60 1.5 [read more]
Public Utility, BPA Partner On Water Heater/Wind Power Smart Grid Project on 07 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and Mason County Public Utility District No. 3 (PUD 3), located on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, are partnering on a smart grid pilot project to help manage the electricity grid and use wind power more effectively. Mason County PUD 3 is installing devices [read more]
Energy Fund Launches Operational Demonstration Program on 07 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) has launched a new Operational Demonstration Program to fund the installation, demonstration and testing of pre-commercial clean energy technologies in Connecticut by providing loans of $150,000 to $500,000. In addition, $4 million in funding has been budgeted for the program over the [read more]
Southern California Public Power Authority Issues RFP on 07 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff The Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for renewable energy generation with supporting infrastructure(s) as structured projects through (i) facility ownership, or (ii) power purchase agreement with ownership option(s), in one or more facilities. SCPPA is a joint powers authority [read more]
Gamesa Supplying Wind Turbines To Brazil Project on 07 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Gamesa will be the designated supplier of wind turbines, totaling 258 MW of installed capacity, for nine wind farms that Iberdrola Renovables plans to develop in Brazil. Gamesa will supply a total of 129 G8X 2 MW wind turbines over the next two years. The contract calls [read more]
Owens Corning Increasing Production Of CFM To Support Increased Demand on 07 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Owens Corning plans to increase production of fiberglass continuous filament mat (CFM) reinforcements by restarting a second production line at its manufacturing facility in Besana, Italy, in October. The action will increase Owens Corning's production of CFM by nearly 40%, according to the company. Fiberglass CFM is [read more]
Aeronautica Windpower To Offer Stars-And-Stripes Turbines on 07 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Aeronautica Windpower plans to offer its 225 kW and 750 kW, American-made wind turbines with a stars-and-stripes design. The first turbines are to be installed at a number of LEED-certified commercial facilities. "What we pay in increased labor costs here in the U.S. is easily recovered [read more]
Idaho PUC Plans Public Workshops On Proposed Rate Increases on 07 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Staff from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will be in eastern Idaho on Sept. 21 and 22 to conduct public workshops regarding a rate increase request from Rocky Mountain Power. Last June, Rocky Mountain Power applied for an average 13.7% increase. The commission suspended the [read more]
Sky Harvest Announces Management Change on 07 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff William Iny has been appointed president, CEO, secretary and treasurer of Sky Harvest Windpower Corp. in place of Chris Craddock, who resigned as a director and officer of the company. The company plans to proceed with the potential development of its two wind power properties located [read more]
Panasonic Introduces Batteries For Wind Turbines on 07 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Panasonic Industrial Co., a subsidiary of Panasonic Corp., has introduced a series of batteries designed specifically for wind turbines. The LC-WTV and LC-WTP series of batteries are the latest iteration of Panasonic's valve-regulated lead acid (VRLA) technology adapted to the specific and demanding needs of wind turbine applications, [read more]
MPUC Issues RFP For Offshore Projects on 03 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has released a request for proposals (RFP) for offshore wind and tidal renewable energy projects. The Maine State Legislature passed a law this year based on the recommendations of the governor's Ocean Energy Task Force, which is designed to facilitate the development [read more]
Massachusetts Utilities Issue RFP on 03 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff A request for proposals (RFP) has been issued by Massachusetts' investor-owned electric utilities, in consultation with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and in compliance with Section 83 of the Massachusetts Green Communities Act of 2008. Eligible projects must qualify as Massachusetts renewable portfolio standard Class I [read more]
Reid Indicates That RES Is Still Part Of Energy Legislation on 03 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., says that energy legislation could have a better chance of passing during a lame-duck session of Congress, and that the legislation still includes a national renewable electricity standard (RES), The Hill reports. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has issued the following statement [read more]
Gamesa, Trade Unions Sign Equality Plan on 03 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Spain-based wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa and various trade union representatives have signed Gamesa's equality plan, which is applicable to all of the company's workplaces worldwide. The plan, agreed upon with trade union representatives following a negotiation period, will remain in effect until Dec. 31, 2012, and will [read more]
Toronto To Host FIT Supply-Chain Forum on 03 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Wind and solar developers, manufacturers, suppliers and Ontario feed-in-tariff (FIT) administrators plan to discuss challenges and opportunities of building the province's wind and solar supply chains at the Ontario Feed-in-Tariff Supply-Chain Forum. The event, which is sponsored by Navigant Consulting, Siemens and Enfinity, takes place Oct. 5-6 [read more]
Second Wind To Move Manufacturing Facility on 03 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Second Wind Inc., a provider of wind-measurement systems, plans to relocate its manufacturing facility from Somerville, Mass., to a larger location in Newton, Mass., the Boston Globe reports. The Newton space will be approximately 20,000 square feet, compared to Somerville's 12,000 square feet. The company's headquarters [read more]
DSME Trenton NJ - Marketing Manager
DNV - Wind Proj. Eng'r./Energy Analyst, Sr. Wind Turbine Eng'r., Sr. Due Diligence Consult., Wind Energy Test Eng'r., Sr. Wind Turbine Test Eng'r., Constr. Proj. Coord., Instrumentation Spec.
SPX - Bolting Sales Manager
DMI Industries - Director of Quality, Quality Manager
University of Maine - Chair in Energy
Eagle West Wind - Site Wind Turbine Supervisor, Wind Turbine Erector Technician
Brevini USA - Wind Application Sales Engineer
Goldwind USA - General Counsel, Internat'l Procurement Mgr., Regional Sales Director
EnXco - Operations Manager, Lakefield, MN
A leading multidisciplinary utility contractor - Wind Turbine Foundation Superintendent
Danotek Motion Technologies - Areas of Research & Development, Executive Leadership, and Management and Support
Zackin Publications - Account Executive
Broadwind Energy - Design and Test Engineers, Facilities/Operations Mgr., Direc. Operations, Key Account/Sales Mgr., Health/Safety/Env./Quality Mgr.-Chicago, IL or Abilene, TX
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