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NREL Gearbox Study Aims to Grease Wind Power’s Future
Senior engineers from National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are expanding a research partnership with operators, utilities and turbine manufacturers to determine why some...
PG&E Makes Personnel Changes To Strengthen Energy Supply And RE
San Francisco-based Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has appointed John T. Conway to head the utility's newly created energy supply organization. Conway...
AWEA Names Award Winners
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has named the recipients of its 2009 Awards, honoring wind industry leaders, advocates and others for their...
LCRA TSC To Host Transmission Project Open Houses
LCRA Transmission Services Corp. (LCRA TSC) will host open houses in May to discuss a new transmission line project expected to be built...
Megger Enhances Test Sets For Smart-Grid Technology
Megger, a provider of electric testing equipment with locations around the world, has enhanced its MPRT protective relay test sets, which now provide...
Penascal Wind Project Dedicated In Texas
Iberdrola Renewables' Penascal Wind Power Project was dedicated with a ceremony in Kenedy County, Texas, along the Gulf Coast. The wind farm is...
Con Edison Works With Zenergy To Develop Smart-Grid Device
San Francisco-based Zenergy Power Inc., a global firm developing high-efficiency, renewable energy devices that capitalize on superconductor technologies, has been contracted by Consolidated...
EPA: Greenhouse Gases Pose Threat To Public Health, Welfare
After a scientific review ordered in 2007 by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposed finding that...
G&W Electric Receives GL certification
Blue Island, Ill.-based G&W Electric Co. has been awarded a Germanischer Lloyd (GL) certification for certain designs of its SF6 gas-insulated wind tower...
Community Wind Focus Of Conference
More than 25 North American experts will discuss opportunities, trends and challenges related to community wind energy projects during an online conference May...
Biden Outlines Funding For Smart-Grid Initiatives
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Vice President Joseph Biden has outlined plans to distribute more than $3.3 billion in...
CapX2020 Granted Certificate Of Need
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has granted the CapX2020 utilities a certificate of need to construct three 345 kV electric transmission lines in...
IPL, enXco Announce New Wind Project
IPL and enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles company, have announced that construction will begin on the 106 MW Hoosier Wind Project in Benton...
Parsons Brinckerhoff Purchases Wind Power
Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) has purchased renewable energy certificates (RECs) for the wind power equivalent to the electricity it uses annually at its corporate...
Prevailing Winds Begins Installations In Eastern U.S.
Locke N.Y.-based Prevailing Winds LLC has begun installing tilt-up towers in the eastern US. The company has performed numerous met tower installations across...
Northern Power Systems Names Chief Human Resources Officer
Barre, Vt.-based Northern Power Systems Inc. has appointed William E. Decker chief human resources (HR) officer. The appointment continues Northern's progression toward becoming...
Report Outlines Reliable Integration Of Renewables Into Grid
Reliably integrating larger amounts of wind, solar and other variable generation into the bulk power system will require changes to the way the...
PATH Project Completion Date Delayed
American Electric Power and Allegheny Energy Inc. have announced a schedule change for their proposed transmission project. The Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH), a...
GBT Announces Second Open Season For SWIP
LS Power affiliate Great Basin Transmission LLC (GBT) has announced a second open season for the purchase of long-term, point-to-point transmission rights on...
PGE Moves Forward On Smart-Meter Installation
Portland General Electric Co. (PGE) will begin rolling out more than 800,000 smart meters across its 4,000 square-mile service area after successfully completing...