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RBC Receives Germanischer Lloyd Certification For Pitch And Yaw Bearings
Oxford, Conn.-based RBC Bearings has received a letter of conformance from Germanischer Lloyd (GL) for pitch and yaw bearings for the Acciona Windpower...
Native Eyewear Offsets Electricity Use At Headquarters Through Wind Power Purchase
Native Eyewear is offsetting 100% of the electricity used at its Denver headquarters by purchasing 39,600 kWh of renewable energy certificates (RECs) from...
Governor Doyle Signs Bill That Creates More Uniform Standards For Siting Wind Projects
Gov. Jim Doyle, D-Wis., has signed into law S.B.185, which creates more uniform standards for siting wind projects and strengthens Wisconsin's wind industry....
NextEra Energy Resources To Purchase Wind Projects From Babcock And Brown
Juno Beach, Fla.-based NextEra Energy Resources LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group Inc., has entered into an agreement to purchase three operating wind...
Brookfield Renewable Power Fund Begins Construction Of Ontario Wind Project
Brookfield Renewable Power Fund has begun construction of the Gosfield Wind project in Essex County, Ontario. The project is expected to have an...
Duke Energy Brings Wind Power Projects On Line In Pennsylvania And Wyoming
Two Duke Energy wind power projects recently under construction in Pennsylvania and Wyoming are now on line and generating renewable electricity. Duke also...
E.ON Climate And Renewables Completes Roscoe Wind Complex In Texas
The Roscoe wind complex, with an installed capacity of 781.5MW, has been completed, according to developer E.ON Climate and Renewables (EC&R). The project...
enXco Closes Financing On 106 MW Hoosier Wind Project In Indiana
Escondido, Calif.-based enXco has executed a term-financing agreement with Dexia, Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen (Helaba) and Union Bank for the Hoosier Wind Energy Project. Dexia...
Salazar Expected At Dedication Of Arizona’s First Commercial-Scale Wind Project
The Dry Lake Wind Power Project, Arizona's first commercial-scale wind farm, is scheduled to be dedicated on Oct. 12. Department of Interior Secretary...
Mesalands Community College Awards Bid To Construct New Wind Center
Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, N.M., has awarded a bid to construct the North American Wind Research and Training Center (NAWRTC) to Gerald...
Megger Aids Columbia Gorge Community College in Wind Energy Training
Megger, an electric testing equipment company, is donating equipment to the renewable energy training program at Oregon's Columbia Gorge Community College. The donations...
CENTA Corp. Introduces New Slip Systems For Wind Turbine Protection
Aurora, Ill.-based CENTA Corp. has introduced new slip systems for wind turbine generator protection with the enhanced version of its torque hub. CENTA's...
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Signs PPAs For Additional Wind Power
New agreements signed by Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. (OG&E) are expected to more than triple its current wind power capacity by the...
REpower Installs First Wind Turbine At Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Site In The North...
REpower Systems AG has erected the first of six REpower 5 MW turbines for the Alpha Ventus offshore test field. The systems each...
American Superconductor, Sinovel Sign $100 Million Contract For 3 MW Wind Turbines
Devens, Mass.-based American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC) has signed a contract with Beijing-based Sinovel Wind Corp. Ltd. worth more than $100 million for core...
International Power Signs Agreement To Acquire Canadian Wind Farm Developer
International Power PLC, an electricity generating company based in London, plans to acquire Canada-based wind farm developer AIM PowerGen Corp. from Renewable Energy...
Iowa State University Researchers Work To Improve Wind Turbine Manufacturing Process
Iowa State University (ISU) researchers are working with researchers from TPI Composites, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company that operates a wind turbine blade factory...
California To Host First High-Altitude Wind Power Conference
A conference dedicated to high-altitude wind professionals, academics, inventors and entrepreneurs will take place in California. California State University Chico, the BayTEC Alliance...
Kerry, Boxer Introduce Clean Energy Jobs And American Power Act
Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works,...
Exelon, Other Utilities Leave U.S. Chamber Over Climate Bill Opposition
Exelon Chairman and CEO John W. Rowe has announced that the Chicago-based utility will not be renewing its membership in the U.S. Chamber...