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Sinovel Chairman Han Junliang Steps Down

on 11 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

Han Junliang, chairman of China-based Sinovel Wind Group, is stepping down, Bloomberg reports. Wei Wenyuan, president of the company and vice chairman of its board, [read more]

Former Vestas Exec Named CEO Of Global Energy Services

on 11 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

Global Energy Services (GES), a provider of construction and services for renewable energy projects, has named Hans Joern Rieks as its new CEO. Rieks comes [read more]

Renewable Energy Tax Credit Expert Joins Cooley LLP

on 08 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

Law firm Cooley LLP has announced that Michael R. Faber has joined the firm as a partner in its tax practice. Faber, who will be [read more]

Community Wind Developer Names New Advisory Board Member

on 08 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

Tri Global Energy LLC, a developer of utility-scale community wind projects in West Texas and eastern New Mexico, says David R. Seim, market chairman of [read more]

EWEA Board Elects Garrad As New President

on 07 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

The European Wind Energy Association's (EWEA) board of directors has elected Andrew Garrad as the company's new president. Garrad joined the wind energy industry in [read more]

GL Garrad Hassan Appoints New Country Manager For India

on 07 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

GL Garrad Hassan has named Dilip Kumar as the company's new country manager for India. In this role, Kumar will manage a team of 28 [read more]

Obama Taps Nuclear Physicist To Lead DOE, Renewable Energy Advocate To Head EPA

on 04 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

President Barack Obama has officially announced his nominations for outgoing Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson. [read more]

Renewable Northwest Project Hires Policy Director

on 01 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff

The Renewable Northwest Project, a regional partner of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), has named Varner Seaman as its policy director. Varner, who will [read more]

ACORE Names Two New Board Members

on 27 Feb 2013 by NAW Staff

The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) has appointed two new members to its board of directors. Michael Brower, senior federal policy director at Mosaic [read more]

Wind Energy Services Co. Names New General Manager

on 27 Feb 2013 by NAW Staff

Wind Energy Services Co. (WES), a Molded Fiber Glass (MFG) company, says Thomas Brazina has joined WES as general manager. Brazina will assume responsibility for [read more]

Apex Wind Energy Hires New EVP Of Business Development

on 14 Feb 2013 by NAW Staff

Apex Wind Energy says Steve Vavrik has joined the company as executive vice president (EVP) of business development. In his new role, Vavrik will lead [read more]

Kluber Lubrication Names New CEO

on 14 Feb 2013 by NAW Staff

Kluber Lubrication, a manufacturer of specialty lubricants for products such as wind turbines, has appointed Ralf Kraemer as its new CEO. Kraemer assumes the role [read more]

Sen. Franken Plans To Promote Renewables As Chairman Of Energy Subcommittee

on 13 Feb 2013 by NAW Staff

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., has been named chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources' Energy Subcommittee. Franken says he plans to use his new [read more]

Boulder Wind Power Hires New VP Of Engineering

on 13 Feb 2013 by NAW Staff

Boulder Wind Power (BWP), a manufacturer of direct-drive wind turbines, has announced that Paulo Guedes-Pinto has joined the company as vice president of engineering. In [read more]

Moventas Makes Management Changes, Eyes Asia Pacific Market

on 11 Feb 2013 by NAW Staff

Wind and industrial gear manufacturer Moventas has appointed Brian Scorer as senior vice president (SVP) of its Service business unit. Scorer joins Moventas from pump [read more]