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Greenpeace Report Challenges Canada's Reliance On Oil on 09 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Greenpeace has released a comprehensive analysis of Canada's energy potential that challenges the need for oil from the tar sands and shows that the country can create tens of thousands of green jobs and provide over 90% of the country's electricity and heating needs from renewable sources by [read more] ATC Announces Open Houses For Proposed Transmission Project on 09 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff American Transmission Co. (ATC) is beginning a multi-year public-outreach process for the proposed Badger Coulee Transmission Line Project in Wisconsin with the first in a series of informational open houses for residents and other stakeholders in the 150-mile project study area. Studies indicate that a 345 [read more] CVPS To Purchase Output From Deerfield Wind Power on 09 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) will purchase two-thirds of the output from Iberdrola Renewables' planned Deerfield Wind Project in Readsboro and Searsburg, Vt. CVPS will purchase 20 MW of the project's planned 30 MW output for nine years. Deerfield Wind is proposed to be built on [read more] BP Begins Full Construction Of Cedar Creek II on 09 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff BP Wind Energy has moved into full construction of the Cedar Creek II wind farm in Colorado. The project is expected to have a capacity of 250.8 MW and is scheduled to be in commercial operation in June 2011. The Cedar Creek II wind farm will utilize [read more] PGE's Largest Renewable Energy Project Complete on 09 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff The final phase of Portland General Electric Co.'s (PGE) Biglow Canyon Wind Farm is complete. All 217 turbines of the project are available to generate power for PGE customers. Biglow Canyon represents PGE's largest renewable project, with a total installed capacity of 450 MW. Given the variability of [read more] Dynex Signs R&D Funding Agreement on 09 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Dynex Power Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Dynex Semiconductor Ltd., has reached an agreement with its majority shareholder Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. to share the costs of carrying out research and development (R&D) projects for high-power semiconductor devices at the CSR Times Electric Power Semiconductor R&D Centre [read more] Second Wind To Celebrate Anniversary At AWEA Workshop on 09 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Second Wind, a developer of wind measurement systems, plans to celebrate its 30th anniversary at the annual American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) Wind Resource and Project Energy Assessment Workshop, which takes place next week in Oklahoma City. In addition to its 30th anniversary celebration, Second Wind's founding [read more] Renewable Energy Financiers To Gather In San Francisco on 09 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Top financiers of renewable energy in the U.S. will gather at the third annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum West (REFF-West), which takes place Sept. 29-30 at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco. Approximately 400 senior financiers, investors, clean energy executives and policy-makers from across the U.S. [read more] Catch The Wind Announces Management Change on 09 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Catch the Wind Ltd., developer and manufacturer of the Vindicator laser wind sensor and other wind sensor products, has named Robin Roge interim chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding David Samuels. Roge has more than 25 years of accounting and financial reporting experience, working with a number of [read more] ACORE Announces Staffing Additions on 09 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) has announced that two staff positions have been filled by professionals from the nonprofit sector. Marc Morgan joins ACORE as the director of development, and Heidi VanGenderen has been named director of national and regional outreach. Previously, Morgan was at [read more] China Tops U.S. As Most Attractive Place To Develop Renewable Energy Projects on 08 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff China has succeeded the U.S. as the most attractive location in which to invest in renewable energy projects, according to Ernst & Young's latest renewable energy country attractiveness indices. The U.S. dropped two points in the indices, falling behind China, after a federal renewable energy standard was [read more] Performance Services Announces New Wind Farm Development on 08 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Performance Services Inc., an Indiana design-build company, has announced that agreements have been reached with landowners to secure 2,500 acres of land to support a 50 MW wind farm in northwest Tippecanoe County, Ind. The Lafayette site offers a strong wind resource, excellent access to transmission [read more] WEA Advances Interconnection Request For Wyoming Wind Project on 08 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Wind Energy America Inc. (WEA) has moved forward with the system-impact study for the interconnection of 250 MW of wind generation to the Black Hills Power transmission system. The Weston Wind I project is planned for Weston County, Wyo. WEA anticipates the continued progress on several [read more] Gamesa Sells German Wind Farms To IKEA Group on 08 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Gamesa has sold six German wind farms in four locations with combined installed capacity of 45.05 MW to IKEA Group in Germany. The wind projects are located in Lower Saxony (Oberende), Hesse (Diemelsee I and II) and Rhineland-Palatinate (Winterspelt I and II, and Zettingen), in northwest and [read more] REpower Systems Plans To Change From AG To SE on 08 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff REpower Systems AG's executive and supervisory boards have proposed to transform the legal form of the company from a German stock corporation (AG) to a European company (SE) at its annual general meeting, which is scheduled for Oct. 25. The company's headquarters will remain in Hamburg, Germany. [read more] Officials From Massachusetts, Rhode Island To Discuss Offshore Development on 08 Sep 2010 by NAW Staff Officials from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs will join members of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council at public meetings on Sept. 15 and Sept. 16 to discuss Rhode Island's ocean-mapping project. The project, formally called the R.I. Special Area Management [read more] University of Maine - Chair in Energy Enel - EHS Engineer, Wind Operations Brevini USA - Wind Application Sales Engineer Danotek Motion Technologies - Areas of Research & Development, Executive Leadership, and Management and Support EnXco - Operations Manager, Lakefield, MN SPX - Bolting Sales 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. Clemson University - Wind Turbine Test Engineer A leading multidisciplinary utility contractor - Wind Turbine Foundation Superintendent Goldwind USA - General Counsel, Internat'l Procurement Mgr., Regional Sales Director DMI Industries - Director of Quality, Quality Manager Broadwind Energy - Design and Test Engineers; Facilities/Operations Mgr.; Health/Safety/Env./Quality Mgr.-Energy Svcs. in Chicago, IL or Abilene, TX; Key Account/Sales Mgr. Zackin Publications - Account Executive DSME Trenton NJ - Marketing Manager Eagle West Wind - Site Wind Turbine Supervisor, Wind Turbine Erector Technician DMI Industries - NDT Level III To place an ad within Wind Jobs, contact Vanessa Williams at 1-203-262-4670 x233, or at williams@nawindpower.com   Please click HERE to subscribe to North American Windpower magazine.

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