| New York Procurement Delay Frustrates Wind Energy Developers | by Mark Del Franco, Sep. 25, 2012   | | The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) - the agency that administers the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) for the Public Service Commission - says its renewable energy call for power has taken longer than anticipated. "We are continuing to explore approaches to minimize risks to New [read more] | | Iowa State University To Launch Wind Energy Ph.D. Program | | by NAW Staff, Sep. 25, 2012 | | Iowa State University (ISU) will offer a new wind energy Ph.D. program, the Iowa State Daily reports. The Faculty Senate has approved the program, which could launch as early as spring 2013, ISU says. Last fall, the university received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help [read more] | 
| Repowered Wind Energy Project To Go Online This December | | by NAW Staff, Sep. 25, 2012 | | EDF Renewable Energy (formerly enXco) has celebrated the development and construction of the Shiloh IV Wind Project with a blade-signing ceremony. The 102.5 MW wind farm, located in Solano County, Calif., is the largest repowering project in the country, according to EDF Renewable Energy. For the project, approximately 235 Kenetech [read more] | | Environmental Protection Agency Names Renewable Energy Leaders | | by NAW Staff, Sep. 25, 2012 | | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has honored 24 organizations for being leaders in producing and using green power, which the EPA defines as electricity generated from renewable resources such as wind, solar, geothermal, biogas and low-impact hydro. The 2012 Green Power Leadership Award winners are listed below in the [read more] | | Vestas Renews Contracts With Italian Wind Energy Developer | | by NAW Staff, Sep. 25, 2012 | | Vestas says it has renewed four wind power service contracts with Italy-based IFRI-EL Green Power SPA for 192 MW of wind farms in Italy. The contracts include a 15-year service agreement with Vestas' latest Active Output Management 5000 service option, which consists of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and an energy-based [read more] | | Google-Backed 845 MW Shepherds Flat Wind Farm Now Online | | by NAW Staff, Sep. 24, 2012 | | The Shepherds Flat Wind Farm - one of the world's largest wind projects - is now operational and generating up to 845 MW of wind energy, developer Caithness Energy has announced. Located in northeastern Oregon near the town of Arlington, the project has 20-year power purchase agreements in place with [read more] | 
| Wind Turbine Manufacturer Fuhrlander Files For Insolvency | | by NAW Staff, Sep. 24, 2012 | | German wind turbine manufacturer Fuhrlander AG has filed for insolvency in a local court. In a statement, the company said its financial difficulties stemmed from project delays and customers' postponements of payments. The company also said it had already taken measures to restructure, including laying off 70 employees. Fuhrlander's executive [read more] | | CanWEA, CanSIA Team Up On Renewable Energy Events | | by NAW Staff, Sep. 24, 2012 | | The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) have partnered to offer a discount to exhibitors and delegates who attend both shows in 2013. The trade associations say they will also support cross sales activity at their respective industry events, making it easier and more [read more] | | Castrol Industrial Signs Deal With Vestas | | by NAW Staff, Sep. 24, 2012 | | Castrol Industrial, a provider of lubricants for the wind energy market, says it has signed an agreement to supply its synthetic lubricants to Vestas. Following a three-year trial, Castrol Industrial's Optigear Synthetic CT will be listed by Vestas as an approved lubricant. Under the agreement, Vestas' customers can use this [read more] | | House Defeats Renewable Electricity Standard Measure | | by Laura DiMugno, Sep. 21, 2012 | | The U.S. House of Representatives convened Friday morning to consider amendments to the Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, legislation that would prohibit the federal government from regulating greenhouse-gas emissions. Among the amendments to be considered was a measure proposed by Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., that would [read more] | | GE Working With ETT On Upgrades To Texas Transmission System | | by NAW Staff, Sep. 21, 2012 | | GE says it is working with Electric Transmission Texas LLC, a joint venture between subsidiaries of American Electric Power and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., on upgrades to the Texas transmission system that will allow more wind energy to be transmitted from rural generation facilities to high-demand urban areas. As a [read more] | | Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Begins Delivering Power To Grid | | by NAW Staff, Sep. 21, 2012 | | The Anholt offshore wind farm has begun delivering power to the Danish power grid, developer DONG Energy has announced. When completed next year, the offshore wind farm will have a total capacity of 400 MW, making it Denmark's largest offshore wind farm. The project will include a total of 111 [read more] | | REpower To Supply Turbines For Wind Farm In Poland | | by NAW Staff, Sep. 21, 2012 | | Suzlon subsidiary REpower Systems SE has signed a contract with WSB Neue Energien GmbH to deliver and construct 22 REpower MM92 2.05 MW wind turbines, which will be installed at the Taczalin wind project in the Polish province of Lower Silesia. Construction and commissioning of the wind farm, which will [read more] | | Energy-Storage Companies Partner To Tackle Renewable Energy Integration | | by NAW Staff, Sep. 21, 2012 | | Energy-storage providers Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. and EnerDel Inc. say they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-market and cross-sell each other's product portfolios. Each company will now be able to offer a much broader line of lithium-ion-based energy-storage systems from individual cells and modules in order to complete [read more] | Please click HERE to subscribe to North American Windpower magazine. | |
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