NAW: $1 Billion "Green Bank" Boosts Wind Project Financing

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New York's $1 Billion 'Green Bank' Lends Hand To Renewable Energy by Laura DiMugno, Jan. 10, 2013 In his 2013 State of the State address, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined a comprehensive plan that aims to boost the state's clean energy economy and encourage renewable energy development. Among other cleantech initiatives, a new $1 billion "Green Bank" will offer loans and grants to promote clean energy [read more] DOE, National Labs Tackling Rare-Earth Shortages To Ensure Clean Energy Future by NAW Staff, Jan. 10, 2013 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that a team led by Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, has been selected for an award of up to $120 million over five years to establish an Energy Innovation Hub that will develop solutions to the domestic shortages of rare-earth metals, which [read more] Google Invests $200 Million In Texas Wind Project by NAW Staff, Jan. 10, 2013 Google has made an approximately $200 million equity investment in the Spinning Spur Wind Project, a 161 MW wind farm in Oldham County, Texas. The project was built by EDF Energies Nouvelles subsidiary EDF Renewable Energy, which remains an owner and manager of the project. "The partnership between our companies [read more] Ocotillo Wind Project Now Delivering Power Via Sunrise Powerlink Transmission Line by NAW Staff, Jan. 10, 2013 Pattern Energy Group LP has announced that its Ocotillo Wind project, located in Southern California, has reached commercial operation and is transmitting energy to the Sunrise Powerlink, a newly constructed, 117-mile, 500 kV transmission line linking San Diego and the Imperial Valley. The 265 MW wind project consists of 112 [read more] Companies Partner To Develop Floating Offshore LIDAR Technology by NAW Staff, Jan. 10, 2013 AXYS Technologies Inc., a provider of offshore remote sensing systems, has partnered with Optical Air Data Systems to develop and manufacture the Vindicator Generation 3 Laser Wind Sensor for the AXYS WindSentinel floating wind resource assessment system. The Vindicator Generation 3 Laser Wind Sensor combines the current Vindicator technology with [read more] Sen. Wyden Names Energy And Natural Resources Committee Staff by NAW Staff, Jan. 10, 2013 Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., incoming chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has announced his senior committee staff. Wyden has appointed the following members to his senior committee staff: Joshua Sheinkman, staff director; Sam Fowler, chief counsel; Dan Adamson, senior counsel; Patty Beneke, senior counsel; David Brooks, senior counsel; Michele Miranda, senior counsel; Todd [read more] Cvi Updates Nitrogen Servicing Kit For Wind Energy Technicians by NAW Staff, Jan. 10, 2013 Cv International (Cvi) has released an updated version of its Nitrogen WINDPACK, which the company says features improved ergonomics and productivity for wind turbine maintenance technicians. According to Cvi, the portable nitrogen servicing kit reduces by over 66% the weight and volume that technicians must maneuver into place when servicing [read more] Norbar Releases Two New Torque Multipliers by NAW Staff, Jan. 10, 2013 Norbar Torque Tools has introduced its HandtorqueTM HT-92 and HandtorqueTM HT-119. Ideal for bolt tightening in confined spaces such as wind turbine towers, both the HT-92 and the HT-119 feature new materials and better traceability, the company explains, adding that they are the newest additions to its new Compact Series [read more] Quebec-Based Firm Invests $500M In Massive North American Wind Farm Portfolio by NAW Staff, Jan. 9, 2013 Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, a financial institution that manages funds primarily for public and private pension and insurance plans, has invested $500 million in 1.5 GW of operating wind farms in the U.S. and Canada. The wind farms are currently owned and operated by Invenergy Wind LLC. [read more] U.S.' Largest Repowered Wind Project Energized In California by NAW Staff, Jan. 9, 2013 EDF Renewable Energy (formerly enXco) says the 102.5 MW Shiloh IV Wind Project, located in Solano County, Calif., is now operational. In addition, the company has closed financing on the project via a sale-leaseback transaction with Union Bank of California Leasing Inc., a subsidiary of Union Bank. The Shiloh IV [read more] BP, Sempra Bring Pennsylvania's Largest Wind Farm Online by NAW Staff, Jan. 9, 2013 BP Wind Energy and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power have announced that the 141 MW Mehoopany Wind Farm has entered full commercial operation. The Mehoopany project is the largest wind farm in Pennsylvania and represents a combined investment of approximately $250 million. Located on a 9,000-acre site about 20 miles [read more] GE Technology To Regulate Wind Turbine Curtailment At Maine Wind Farms by NAW Staff, Jan. 9, 2013 GE will install its WindCONTROL software at two First Wind-owned and -operated wind projects in Rollins and Stetson, Maine. The Rollins site features 40 GE 1.5-77 turbines, and the Stetson project contains 55 GE 1.5-77 turbines. The GE technology will regulate curtailment by monitoring and controlling the wind turbines' ramp [read more] DeWind Replacing Wind Turbine Blades After 'Issues Were Detected' by NAW Staff, Jan. 9, 2013 Wind turbine manufacturer DeWind says it is replacing the blades of five wind turbines at the Wind Energy Institute of Canada Wind Energy R&D Park on Prince Edward Island. DeWind provided five 2 MW D9.2 wind turbines, which operated for a short time before issues were detected with the blades. [read more] Mitsui To Acquire 50% Stake In 164 MW Mexican Wind Project by NAW Staff, Jan. 9, 2013 Japan-based Mitsui & Co. Ltd., through its newly established subsidiary, MIT Renewables Mexico, has reached an agreement with EDF EN Mexico, a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, to acquire a 50% stake in the common stock of Eoliatec del Istmo, which owns the 164 MW Bii Stinu Wind Project. The [read more] Vestas Shakes Up Senior Leadership As Part Of Push In Central Europe by NAW Staff, Jan. 9, 2013 Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has appointed former Nordex CEO Thomas Richterich as interim head of the company's Central Europe division. He replaces Dr. Wolfgang J. Schmitz - who, along with Udo Noebel, managing director of Vestas' German division - will leave Vestas as a part of the company's ongoing [read more] DOE Opens Up Wind Energy Competition For College Students by NAW Staff, Jan. 9, 2013 The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory has issued a request for proposals for participation in the DOE's inaugural National Collegiate Wind Competition. The competition is a forum for undergraduate college students of multiple disciplines to investigate innovative wind energy concepts; gain experience designing, building and testing [read more] NRG Systems Releases Updated Version Of Its WindSensor Anemometer by NAW Staff, Jan. 9, 2013 NRG Systems, a manufacturer of measurement equipment for the renewable energy industry, has introduced a new version of its WindSensor anemometer, the P2546C. Designed for resource assessment, site calibration and power performance measurement, the WindSensor anemometer is designed to operate in turbulent environments. The new version of the WindSensor replaces [read more] New Tilt-Up Met Tower Installed In Colorado by NAW Staff, Jan. 9, 2013 Capital City Renewables (CCR) has installed a 100-meter tilt-up meteorological tower in Colorado. The company says the met tower can be both climbed and easily moved by tilting it downward. The metal lattice tower was assembled on the ground - complete with anemometers and wind vanes, a safety wire for [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.

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