| New Bill Seeks To Repeal N.C.'s Renewable Energy Mandate | by Laura DiMugno, Mar. 14, 2013   | | North Carolina does not have a single utility-scale wind project online, and if a recently introduced bill is passed, that may be the case for a very long time. New legislation proposed in the state's House of Representatives would repeal North Carolina's renewable portfolio standard (RPS), the major driver of [read more] | 
| DOI Approves Searchlight Wind Energy Project | | by NAW Staff, Mar. 14, 2013 | | The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved the 200 MW Searchlight Wind Energy Project, which will be built on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Searchlight, Nev. The Western Area Power Administration is proposing to construct, operate and maintain a new switching station to connect [read more] | | Palmetto Clean Energy Issues Request For Proposals | | by NAW Staff, Mar. 14, 2013 | | Palmetto Clean Energy Inc. (PaCE), a South Carolina program designed to promote the development of renewable energy resources, is seeking renewable energy certificates (RECs) from renewable energy generators located in South Carolina. The request for proposals (RFP) seeks RECs from facilities that deliver energy or will deliver energy to Duke [read more] | | Peru's First Large-Scale Wind Farms Secure Financing | | by NAW Staff, Mar. 14, 2013 | | ContourGlobal, through its subsidiary Energia Eolica SA, has entered into an agreement with Corporacion Financiera de Desarollo SA (COFIDE), Peru's national development bank, for a $95 million loan facility. First disbursement is imminent, and proceeds will support the construction of the Talara and Cupisnique wind farms in northern Peru. COFIDE [read more] | 
| Siemens' Wind Energy Training Facilities Certified By GWO | | by NAW Staff, Mar. 14, 2013 | | Siemens Energy says its wind energy training facilities in Denmark, Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. have been certified by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO). The international industry certificate allows Siemens to educate and train wind energy workers according to the highest industry standards for basic safety training. The standard [read more] | | Broadwind Energy Nets $35M Wind Tower Order | | by NAW Staff, Mar. 14, 2013 | | Broadwind Energy Inc. says it has received a $35 million wind tower order from a U.S. wind turbine manufacturer. The order includes towers for various domestic wind projects. The towers will be produced at Broadwind's Manitowoc, Wis., facility and will be delivered this year. In August 2012, Broadwind said it [read more] | | 3B's Direct Roving Product Gains GL Approval | | by NAW Staff, Mar. 14, 2013 | | Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has approved 3B-the fibreglass company's HiPer-tex W2020 direct roving product, which is used for wind turbine blade applications. This new certification complements the recent GL approval for SE2020 single-end reinforcements. Both products feature proprietary sizings developed for use with specific resin systems (epoxy), principally for the manufacture [read more] | 
| Quantum Fuel Systems In Process Of Selling Wind Energy Assets | | by NAW Staff, Mar. 13, 2013 | | Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. - a provider of natural-gas storage systems, integration and vehicle system technologies - says it and its wholly owned subsidiary, Schneider Power Inc., have entered into two separate non-binding letters of intent with unrelated third parties for the sale of Schneider Power's 1.6 MW [read more] | | TransAlta Brings Quebec Wind Farm Online | | by NAW Staff, Mar. 13, 2013 | | TransAlta Corp. has completed the 68 MW New Richmond Wind Facility, located in the Gaspesie region of Quebec. All of the power generated by the project is being sold to Hydro-Quebec under a 20-year contract. "Adding New Richmond to our company means we now supply 167 MW of wind in [read more] | | Acciona Opens Wind Turbine Hub Assembly Plant In Brazil | | by NAW Staff, Mar. 13, 2013 | | Acciona Windpower has opened a new wind turbine hub assembly plant in Simoes Filho, Brazil. The plant will produce 135 hubs a year for the company's 3 MW AW-3000 wind turbine. Acciona says the new facility will employee 30 people and that 180 indirect jobs will also be created as [read more] | | Wind And Solar Growth To Propel Energy-Storage Market | | by NAW Staff, Mar. 13, 2013 | | A growing amount of intermittent renewable energy resources, such as wind and solar, as well as volatility in load profiles, will lead grid operators to procure 56 MW of energy storage between 2012 and 2022, finds a new report from Pike Research. It is still difficult for many energy-storage vendors [read more] | | |
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