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Google To Invest In Large Offshore Transmission Project on 12 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff Google says it will invest in a transmission project off the Mid-Atlantic coast to help accelerate offshore wind development. The Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) will stretch 350 miles off the coast from New Jersey to Virginia and will be able to connect 6 GW of offshore wind turbines. [read more] GWEC: Wind Power Could Provide One-Fifth Of The World's Electricity By 2030 on 12 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff Wind could meet 12% of global power demand by 2020 and up to 22% by 2030, according to a study published by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Greenpeace International. The report, "Global Wind Energy Outlook 2010," finds that wind power could play a key role [read more] Alteris Renewables Installs Wind Turbine At High School on 12 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff Alteris Renewables Inc. has installed a 100 kW wind turbine on the campus of Nantucket High School in Massachusetts. The 156-foot turbine is expected to generate more than 10% of the high school's electric demand, which equals around $30,000 in annual savings. The Northern Power Systems NW100 [read more] DOE Does Not Offer Second Loan Guarantee To Beacon Power on 12 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff Beacon Power Corp., a provider of advanced energy-storage products and services, has announced that its recent application for a loan guarantee for a flywheel frequency regulation plant to be built in Glenville, N.Y., did not receive approval from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to proceed to the [read more] Duke Energy Completes Fourth Wyoming Wind Farm on 12 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff Duke Energy's Top of the World wind project near Casper, Wyo., is now online and producing electricity. The 200 MW wind farm is made up of 110 wind turbines and supplies wind energy to PacifiCorp under the terms of a 20-year power purchase agreement. With Top of [read more] SEED Center Formed To Help With Green Jobs Training on 12 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff The Sustainability Education and Economy Development (SEED) Center is being launched to help community colleges train students for jobs in the renewable energy industry. More than 300 community college presidents have signed on to the initiative. The SEED Center is a leadership initiative, free resource center [read more] Wind To Power System Announces Service Agreement With Global Energy Services on 12 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff Wind To Power System Inc. (W2PS), a provider of systems that integrate renewable power into the electric grid, has announced an agreement for Global Energy Services (GES) as the authorized factory service provider for W2PS products installed in North America. GES will provide warranty support as well [read more] RUBENIUS Investing $4 Billion In Energy-Storage Site In Mexico on 11 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff RUBENIUS, an energy services company based in the United Arab Emirates, says it intends to build an energy-storage facility based on sodium-sulfur battery technology on a 345-acre site the company recently purchased in Baja California, Mexico. The cost of the facility is estimated to exceed $4 billion. The company says [read more] Caney River Wind Project, TVA agree on power purchase on 11 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is adding more wind energy to its power-generation mix with a contract to buy up to 201 MW of renewable energy from a wind farm in Kansas. The 20-year agreement with Caney River Wind Project LLC will deliver wind power to [read more] Affinity Wind, Suzlon Form Joint Venture on 11 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff Affinity Wind LLC, a St. Louis-based wind development company, has reached an agreement to form a joint venture with Chicago-based Suzlon Wind Energy Corp., a subsidiary of Sulzon Energy Ltd. Suzlon will co-develop with Affinity Wind its project located in Illinois, and the agreement contemplates similar joint [read more] Shear Wind Subsidiary In Final Stages Of Closing Debt Financing on 11 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff Shear Wind Inc. has announced that Glen Dhu Wind Energy LP is in the final stages of closing debt financing for Glen Dhu LP's 62.1 MW wind project in Nova Scotia. Completion of the transaction is subject to execution of a definitive credit agreement and satisfaction of [read more] TVA Launches Renewable Standard Offer Program on 11 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has launched the Renewable Standard Offer program that is designed to encourage more renewable development within the region by allowing developers to enter into long-term price contracts with TVA. These new renewable projects may be capable of producing between 201 kW and [read more] TREI Encourages 401(k) Renewable Energy Investment on 11 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff The Renewable Energy Initiative (TREI) has named October National Renewable Energy 401(k) month at the annual International Conference on Energy, Logistics and the Environment, which is being sponsored by the Global Commerce Forum. TREI, an educational non-profit organization that encourages development of renewable energy, is urging [read more] ETI Project Identifies Potential For Floating Offshore Wind Turbines on 11 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff Offshore wind turbines could be sited in deeper water and closer to the shore off the U.K. coast to take advantage of stronger, more consistent wind speeds, according to the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). Project Deepwater, a consortium led by Blue H with BAE Systems, the Centre [read more] DOE Releases Report On Offshore Wind Power Potential In U.S. on 08 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff Harnessing even a fraction of the nation's potential offshore wind resources, estimated to be more than 4,000 GW, could create thousands of jobs and help revitalize the U.S. manufacturing sector, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, diversify energy supplies and provide cost-competitive electricity to key coastal regions, according to a [read more] Mitsubishi Breaks Ground On Nacelle Facility In Arkansas on 08 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas Inc. (MPSA) has broken ground on a $100 million wind turbine nacelle manufacturing plant in Fort Smith, Ark., crediting a coalition of elected officials and the region's business community for creating the environment that allowed them to site the facility in this location. [read more] Study Reaffirms That A.B.32 Would Have Minimal Economic Impact On Businesses on 08 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff Economists at The Brattle Group have updated their 2009 report, "The Economic Impact of AB 32 on California Small Businesses," which was an economic analysis to determine how California's Global Warming Solution Act (A.B.32) is likely to impact small businesses across the state. A.B.32 requires the state to [read more] enXco Service Signs O&M Agreement For Flat Water Wind Farm on 08 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff enXco Service Corp. (eSC), an EDF Energies Nouvelles company, has signed a 10-year operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement with Flat Water Wind Farm LLC. The 60 MW wind power project, located in Richardson County, Neb., consists of 40 GE 1.5 MW turbines. Flat Water Wind Farm is [read more] Wind Energy Services Consolidates Operations In Texas on 08 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff Wind Energy Services Co.'s (WES) base of operations has been relocated to Gainesville, Texas. Staff and equipment from the satellite operations in Sweetwater, Texas; Independence, Kan.; and Worthington, Minn., have moved to the new location. WES, a wholly owned entity of the Molded Fiber Glass Cos. (MFG), [read more] NACEL Energy Updates Corporate Financing on 08 Oct 2010 by NAW Staff NACEL Energy Corp. has closed and received $300,000 in capital funding. A $300,000 secured and collateralized promissory note was executed earlier this year with JMJ Financial. If this and similarly structured notes are closed and fully funded as planned over the next 36 months, NACEL will receive an [read more] Brevini USA - Wind Application Sales Engineer Transcat Inc. - Account Manager - Wind Energy E.ON - Development Director/VP; Development Mgr; Assistant Development Mgr EnXco - Operations Manager, Lakefield, MN LM Wind Power - Regional Materials Mgr. Ventower Industries - Engineering Mgr., Quality Assurance Mgr. BP Wind - Dir. of Procurement & Supply Chain Mgmt. GasTOPS - Director, Bus. Development - Europe Westwood Professional Services - Sr. Project Manager/Registered Engineer Clemson University - Wind Turbine Test Engineer Danotek Motion Technologies - Areas of Research & Development, Executive Leadership, and Management and Support DSME Trenton Nova Scotia - Marketing Manager BASF - Senior Applications Development Engineer DNV - Wind Proj. Eng'r./Energy Analyst, Sr. Wind Turbine Eng'r., Sr. Due Diligence Consult., Wind Energy Test Eng'r., Sr. Wind Turbine Test Eng'r., Constr. Proj. Coord., Instrumentation Spec. Eagle West Wind - Site Wind Turbine Supervisor, Wind Turbine Erector Technician Enel - EHS Engineer, Wind Operations Iowa State University - Faculty Positions Invenergy Wind LLC - Conditioning Monitoring Mgr; Corp. Environ. Mgr; Spec. Proj. Engineer; Wind Turb. Blade Spec; Wind Turb. Drivetrain Spec. Lucas Group - Regional Turbine Sales Dir., VP-Transmission, Wind Resources-VP/Sr/Jr, VP-Wind Development, Solar: Developer, Engineer DMI Industries - NDT Level III To place an ad within Wind Jobs, contact Vanessa Williams at 1-203-262-4670 x233, or at williams@nawindpower.com   Please click HERE to subscribe to North American Windpower magazine.

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