| Federal appeals court overturns Cape Wind ruling | N.D. PSC OKs $250M Brady Wind farm | Iberdrola asks Vt. regulators to decide on 15-turbine wind farm | | | Web Version | | | | | | | | | | News for wind power professionals and advocates | | | Federal appeals court overturns Cape Wind ruling The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has overturned an earlier ruling that the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management were in compliance with at least two federal statutes when they awarded Cape Wind a lease to develop an offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts. Cape Wind said the court's ruling, which also permitted the company to keep the lease, "provides the roadmap to move the project to completion." North American Windpower online (7/6), ReNews.biz (U.K.) (7/6)  | FREE EHS Quarterly Review & Outlook
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 | | Iberdrola asks Vt. regulators to decide on 15-turbine wind farm Iberdrola Renewables asked the Vermont Public Service Board on Wednesday to make a decision on its proposed 15-turbine Deerfield wind farm within the next month to keep the project on track. The company, which is changing its name to Avangrid Renewables, said any delays beyond that point could make it difficult to order turbines and begin the installation process next year. WCAX-TV (Burlington, Vt.) (7/6) Greenfield Wind advances 25-MW project in Mont.  | | (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images) | Greenfield Wind Manager has begun installing turbine towers at its 25-megawatt Greenfield Wind farm under construction in Montana. The project, which secured a $25.9 million loan from Greenbacker Renewable Energy, will feature a total of 13 General Electric turbines. Choteau Acantha (Mont.) (7/6)
| | Senvion, GE expected to bid on Adwen, sources say Senvion and General Electric are preparing to join the list of companies bidding on Adwen, a joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, sources say. Siemens, which is preparing to acquire Gamesa's 50% stake in the venture, has also offered to purchase Areva's share. Reuters (7/7) | | Wind power helps N.D. community thrive It's easy to take our agricultural community for granted. Most Americans live far removed from their food sources, and out of sight can mean out of mind. But the people who feed the country don't have it easy. Farmers and ranchers across the US often face challenges beyond their control -- from too much rain to too little, or commodity prices that fluctuate wildly, throwing the economics of their operations off balance. Fortunately, many of them are now harvesting a new drought-resistant cash crop: wind power. Read more. | | | | | A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all serious daring starts from within. | Eudora Welty,
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