| Content Category: New & Noteworthy |
| REpower Announces Plans To Cut Up To 750 Jobs |
| on 26 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| REpower Systems SE, part of the Suzlon Group, has announced plans to cut up to 750 jobs in an effort to help the company achieve [read more] |
| Meet Tom Kiernan, The Man Tasked With Leading The U.S. Wind Industry |
| on 25 Apr 2013 by Mark Del Franco |
| On April 25, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) named Tom Kiernan its next CEO. Kiernan takes over for former policy director Robert Gramlich, who [read more] |
| AWC Study Confirms Feasibility Of Paulsboro Marine Terminal Site |
| on 25 Apr 2013 by naweditors@nawindpower |
| A study commissioned by the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) on the "build feasibility" of constructing offshore converter platforms for the New Jersey Energy Link (NJEL) [read more] |
| Clean Line Energy Agrees To Acquire New Mexico Transmission Project |
| on 25 Apr 2013 by naweditors@nawindpower |
| Houston-based Clean Line Energy Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Power Network New Mexico. The acquisition will be completed pending receipt of a regulatory [read more] |
| Alstom Signs MOU For Tall Hybrid Tower Design |
| on 25 Apr 2013 by naweditors@nawindpower |
| Alstom has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Germany-based wind energy planning and construction services provider Max Bogl Wind AG for the design and [read more] |
| Stakeholders Weigh In On Maryland Offshore Wind |
| on 24 Apr 2013 by Joseph Bebon |
| The Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, recently signed into law by Gov. Martin O'Malley, aims to help boost the local economy and subsidize [read more] |
| Tribal Commission Seeks Enforcement Action Against Pattern Project |
| on 24 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) has declared the area surrounding the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility, located in Imperial Valley, Calif., as a sacred [read more] |
| Google Proposes New Approach To Renewable Energy Purchases |
| on 23 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Internet giant Google, which has invested over $1 billion in renewable energy to date, has proposed a new tariff-based approach to allow companies to purchase [read more] |
| Wind Energy Services Co. Becomes MFG Energy Services |
| on 23 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The Molded Fiber Glass Cos. (MFG) has renamed its field service organization, Texas-based Wind Energy Services Co. (WES), MFG Energy Services. MFG says the name [read more] |
| Renewable Energy Poised For Strong Growth |
| on 22 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Annual investment in new renewable power capacity is set to rise by anywhere from two-and-a-half times to more than four-and-a-half times between now and 2030, [read more] |
| Broadwind Sells Idle Wind Tower Plant In South Dakota |
| on 22 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Cicero, Ill.-based Broadwind Energy Inc. has announced the sale of its idle wind tower plant in Brandon, S.D. Proceeds from the sale, net of closing [read more] |
| Duke Energy To Use Less Coal, More Renewables |
| on 22 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| In its newly released 2012 Sustainability Report, Duke Energy has highlighted plans to rely less on coal-fired generation and more on renewable energy. As part [read more] |
| BPA Wants Wind Energy Generators To Share Oversupply Costs |
| on 19 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Following cost-allocation recommendations from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has released a revised proposal to share the costs of [read more] |
| Businesses Call On Wash. Governor To Extend Renewable Energy Tax Policy |
| on 19 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Thirteen renewable energy companies and advocacy groups have issued a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., urging support of Senate Bill 5896. If passed, the [read more] |
| Will The Wind Industry Maintain Its Momentum? |
| on 18 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Record installations in the U.S. and Europe helped contribute to 44.8 GW of new wind power globally in 2012, 10% more than what was installed [read more] |
