How The Wind Industry Can Reduce Layoffs

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "North American Windpower" <efeature@nawindpower.com>
Date: Jan 9, 2013 5:52 AM
Subject: How The Wind Industry Can Reduce Layoffs
To: <aquarianm@gmail.com>
Cc:

If you are having trouble reading this email, you may view the online version

"The most trusted and widely read information source for North American wind professionals."
NAW On Twitter Mobile Subscribe Opt-in Buyer's Guide WindJobs Advertise
Could 'Work Sharing' Help The Wind Energy Industry Reduce Layoffs? by Laura DiMugno, Jan. 8, 2013 The wind energy production tax credit (PTC) may have been extended, but companies across the wind power supply chain are still suffering from the uncertainty resulting from the incentive's near lapse. Nonetheless, many firms are doing their best to mitigate the effects of the precarious market situation. For instance, wind [read more] DOE, National Labs Planning Offshore Wind Energy Research Center by NAW Staff, Jan. 8, 2013 A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research facility could help bring the U.S. closer to offshore wind energy development by helping to alleviate a major hurdle. The new Reference Facility for Offshore Renewable Energy will be used to test technologies, such as remote sensing, designed to determine the power-generating [read more] Technological Advancements Critical To Wind Energy Market's Success, Firm Says by NAW Staff, Jan. 8, 2013 Publicly traded wind energy firms have drawn the ire of investors around the world as stock prices continued their tumble over the past year, with losses from publicly traded companies between 50% and 70% year over year. So far, internal cost-cutting and supply-chain optimization have only yielded profit margins in [read more] EDF Renewable Energy Flips Switch On Texas Wind Project by NAW Staff, Jan. 8, 2013 EDF Renewable Energy (formerly enXco) says the 150 MW Bobcat Bluff Wind Project, located in Archer County, Texas, has entered commercial operation. The company acquired the project last March and commenced construction in April. The wind farm consists of 100 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines and spans approximately 12,500 acres. [read more] New Initiative Aims To Build 'World's Largest' Wind Turbine Blades by NAW Staff, Jan. 7, 2013 The U.K.-based Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has invested 15.5 million British pounds in a project that aims to build the world's longest wind turbine blades. For the project, the ETI will partner with Blade Dynamics to develop and demonstrate the new wind turbine design. As part of the project, the [read more] German Project To Test New Methods Of Storing Excess Wind Power by NAW Staff, Jan. 7, 2013 RWE Power is testing new electrolysis technology from Siemens in order to store excess wind power. The new system, which is currently being built at the Coal Innovation Centre in Niederaussem, Germany, comes with a proton exchange membrane (PEM) and enables electric power to be converted into hydrogen. The electrolysis [read more] Vestas Renews Maintenance Deal With Alliant Energy by NAW Staff, Jan. 7, 2013 Vestas has received a three-year extension from Alliant Energy to provide service and maintenance for 121 V82-1.65 MW wind turbines at the Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East, located in Iowa. Under the agreement, Vestas will provide its Active Output Management 2000 service option, which consists of scheduled maintenance and [read more] New Mexico College Uses Federal Funding To Train Students In Wind Energy by NAW Staff, Jan. 7, 2013 The North American Wind Research and Training Center at Tucumcari, N.M.-based Mesalands Community College has announced that it has used funds received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to assist students in gaining the skills, knowledge and hands-on training necessary to secure jobs in the wind energy industry. [read more] BlueScout Technologies Makes Layoffs, Says 'Viability Dependent On Securing Capital' by NAW Staff, Jan. 4, 2013 Chantilly, Va.-based BlueScout Technologies (formerly Catch the Wind), a provider of predictive optical control systems for the wind energy industry, says it has laid off nine employees in order to conserve capital. BlueScout says that although it has not paid out any damages related to legal disputes, the increasing cost [read more] Two Vermont State Senators Call For Wind Energy Moratorium by NAW Staff, Jan. 4, 2013 Vermont State Sens. Robert Hartwell and Joe Benning are planning to introduce legislation calling for a three-year moratorium on large-scale wind energy development in the state, according to a report from the Associated Press. Wind farm opposition has been a challenge for developers in Vermont, despite the state's rigorous permitting [read more] EDF Renewable Energy Completes Financing For Spearville 3 Wind Project by NAW Staff, Jan. 4, 2013 EDF Renewable Energy (formerly enXco) says it has completed tax-equity financing with Bank of America Merrill Lynch for the 100.8 MW Spearville 3 Wind Project. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. EDF Renewable Energy developed and built the Spearville 3 Wind Project, located in Ford County, northeast of Dodge [read more] WKN USA Brings Two Wind Projects Online by NAW Staff, Jan. 4, 2013 Renewable energy developer WKN USA says it has brought two wind projects online: Project Mozart, a 30 MW wind farm located just north of Rotan, Texas; and Project Wagner, a 6 MW project in Palm Springs, Calif. Project Mozart utilizes 12 Nordex N100 2.5 MW turbines and interconnects to the [read more] Alicat To Provide High-Speed Vessels For U.K. Offshore Wind Projects by NAW Staff, Jan. 4, 2013 E.ON has awarded Alicat Workboats a contract to build four new vessels to support offshore wind projects. The first to be built will serve E.ON's Robin Rigg Wind Farm off the U.K.'s Solway Firth. Alicat has started to build the new 19-meter, high-speed wind farm service vessel, and delivery is [read more] Analyst: Even With Wind Energy PTC Extended, Outlook For 2013 Is Lackluster by NAW Staff, Jan. 4, 2013 Even with the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) extended, only 3 GW to 4 GW of new wind power is likely to enter commercial operation by the end of 2013, compared to the approximately 12 GW that came online in 2012, analysts at research firm Industrial Info Resources predict. [read more] Wind Energy Service - Composite Field Service Supervisor, Composite Repair Technician WKN USA LLC - Project Marketer & Originator, Project Developer To place an ad within WindJobs, contact Dave Mendelson at 1-203-262-4670 x248, or at mendelson@nawindpower.com   Please click HERE to subscribe to North American Windpower magazine.

---

© Copyright 2013 Zackin Publications Inc. • All Rights Reserved.
Forward this message to a friend. | Register to receive this newsletter
If you no longer wish to receive this type of message, please unsubscribe
North American Windpower, Zackin Publications Inc. | P.O. Box 2180 | Waterbury, CT 06722-2180 | United States