From Site Feasibility To The PPA: Why Remote Sensing Matters

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Report: Remote Sensing Critical In Pre-Construction Wind Assessment Campaigns by NAW Staff, May. 28, 2013 While met towers are the backbone of the wind industry and serve a range of wind forecasting needs, the value proposition for using met towers alone is rapidly vanishing, according to a research report from Navigant Consulting. The report, SODAR and LIDAR Remote Sensing Devices, Site Assessment and Permanent Met [read more] Marmen Moves Into Its First U.S.-Based Manufacturing Plant by NAW Staff, May. 28, 2013 Canada-based wind tower manufacturer Marmen will move into a 150,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Brandon, S.D., with plans to employ approximately 250 workers in 2014 when the facility is fully operational. Marmen has been serving the U.S. wind market from its Quebec-based locations in Trois-Rivieres and Matane, which opened in 2005. [read more] BLM Issues Right-Of-Way Grant For Terra-Gen Subsidiary by NAW Staff, May. 28, 2013 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a right-of-way grant to Alta Windpower Development, a subsidiary of Terra-Gen Power, to construct, operate, maintain and decommission a wind energy generation facility capable of generating up to 153 MW. To address potential impacts to sensitive species, the project will utilize cutting-edge [read more] DOI Plans More Streamlined Review For Pacific Northwestern Energy And Transmission Projects by NAW Staff, May. 28, 2013 Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell signed a declaration of cooperation with Oregon and Washington to expedite the review and permitting of energy generation, power transmission and other infrastructure development in the Pacific Northwest. According to the Department of the Interior (DOI), the agreement formally establishes a pilot Pacific Northwest [read more] NextEra CEO: Firm Added 1.5 GW Of Wind Last Year by NAW Staff, May. 28, 2013 During a meeting of shareholders, Juno Beach, Fla.-based NextEra Energy says that its NextEra Energy Resources subsidiary added more than 1.5 GW of new U.S. wind projects to its portfolio in 2012, the largest wind program ever completed in the U.S. in a single year. The company's wind portfolio operates [read more] Erdmann Returns To NRG Systems As Global Sales Director by NAW Staff, May. 28, 2013 Hinesburg, Vt.-based NRG Systems says that Greg Erdmann has returned to the company as director of global sales. Erdmann, who previously worked as global sales manager, brings more than 25 years of sales and business development experience in technical and international fields. Prior to NRG Systems, Erdmann was vice president [read more] Gamesa Completes Main Assembly For Offshore Prototype by NAW Staff, May. 28, 2013 Gamesa says it has completed the main assembly of Spain's first prototype offshore wind turbine, located at the Arinaga Quay in Gran Canary Island. According to Gamesa, the tower, nacelle and blades were shipped from Bilbao port to the Canary Islands. The tower measures 90 meters and is made by [read more] Senators Introduce STORAGE Act To Encourage Renewables by NAW Staff, May. 24, 2013 U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Susan Collins, R-Maine; Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.; and Angus King, I-Maine, have introduced the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2013 (STORAGE) to encourage the development of renewable energy as a source of electricity and lower consumer costs through the deployment of energy [read more] PG&E, Energy Commission Unveil Storage Project by NAW Staff, May. 24, 2013 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission have unveiled a battery energy storage system pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The Yerba Buena Battery Energy Storage System Pilot Project, located in San Jose, charges batteries when demand is low and then [read more] UMaine Deploys Floating LIDAR Technology by NAW Staff, May. 24, 2013 The University of Maine's (UMaine) Advanced Structures and Composites Center unveiled a buoy-based floating LIDAR system to collect deepwater offshore hub height wind measurements in the Gulf of Maine. Together with NRG Systems, AWS Truepower, UMaine's Physical Oceanography Group (PhOG) and Leosphere SAS, the university established a research and development [read more] AMSC Update: Copyright Infringement Hearing In Sinovel Case Scheduled For May 29 by NAW Staff, May. 24, 2013 AMSC says that China's Supreme People's Court has scheduled a hearing for May 29 to review the jurisdiction of AMSC's software copyright infringement cases against Sinovel and Guotong Electric. During the proceedings, AMSC says, the court is expected to review the jurisdiction of AMSC's civil action filed against Sinovel in [read more] BayWa r.e.Wind LLC - Project Marketer & Originator, Assistant Project Developer Eurus Energy America Corp - Project Analyst & Modeler; Project Developer Alliant Energy - Wind Turbine Engineer III SMUD - Assistant Superintendent Power Generation Renewable Assets To place an ad within WindJobs, contact Bill O'Connor at 1-203-262-4670 ext. 235, oconnor@nawindpower.com or Christina Stanevich at 1-203-262-4670 ext. 237, cstanevich@nawindpower.com   Please click HERE to subscribe to North American Windpower magazine. The May 2013 Online Edition is ready for viewing.

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