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Grand Valley State Faculty Members Awarded Grant To Study Potential Wind Power Conflicts
Four faculty members at Michigan's Grand Valley State University have been awarded a grant to explore potential conflicts with locating wind power facilities...
New England Marine Renewable Energy Center Receives Department Of Energy Funding
The New England Marine Renewable Energy Center (MREC) recently received an award of $950,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy. Funding will go...
NYSERDA Awards Funds To Cleantech Center To Establish Clean Energy Business Program
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded $1.5 million to the Center for Clean Tech Entrepreneurship at the...
Study Finds Significant Opportunity For Atlantic Canada Wind Exports To Northeastern U.S.
A recent study by Massachusetts-based Power Advisory LLC, commissioned by the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), has found significant potential for wind energy...
Study: Desert Claim Wind Power Would Create Millions Of Dollars In New Economic Activity
The Desert Claim Wind Power project will create 282 jobs and generate more than $33 million in new economic activity throughout Washington state...
AWEA: National Policy Commitment Urgently Needed To Ensure Greater Use Of Wind Power
The U.S. gets a solid B for its 2008 progress toward reaching 20% of electricity supply from wind energy by 2030, but could...
Energy Consultants From CRA International Develop Electricity Plan For New York City
Boston-based CRA International Inc. (CRA), a management, economic and financial consulting firm, has helped to develop a master electrical transmission plan for New...
Report Cites Renewable Energy Development As Key For Growing Missouri’s Rural Economy
Wind power, biomass and other sources of renewable energy will bring economic investment, new tax revenues and job creation to Missouri's struggling rural...
Brookfield Renewable Power To Sell Wind Farm Project To Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund
Toronto-based Brookfield Renewable Power Inc.'s (BRPI) board has approved the sale to Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund of substantially all of its Canadian...
California Indian Manpower Consortium Partners With USST To Develop Renewable Energy Projects
The California Indian Manpower Consortium (CIMC) has announced a statewide alliance with U.S. Science and Technology (USST), a renewable energy project development company....
Beacon Corp. Receives Conditional Department Of Energy Loan Guarantee For Energy-Storage Plant
Tyngsboro, Mass.-based Beacon Power Corp. has received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a loan guarantee of approximately...
SkyPower Corp.’s Fermeuse Wind Power Project Achieves Commercial In-Service Designation
Newfoundland Labrador Hydro, a Nalcor Energy company, has granted commercial in-service certification to Toronto-based SkyPower Corp.'s 27 MW Fermeuse Wind Power Project, located...
Offshore Wind Collaborative Releases Request For Information
A newly formed collaborative among the private sector and a host of New York State and New York City agencies issued a request...
Nordic Windpower Offered DOE Loan Guarantee To Expand Its U.S. Wind Turbine Assembly Plant
Berkeley, Calif.-based Nordic Windpower USA Inc. has received a conditional commitment for a $16 million loan guarantee offer from the Department of Energy...
QDC Approves Deepwater Wind Agreement
The Quonset Development Corp. (QDC) board of directors has approved a development agreement/lease option with Deepwater Wind for 117 acres. Deepwater plans to...
Women Of Wind Energy Forming Michigan Chapter
Michigan residents, industry representatives, government employees, consultants and the public at large are working together to form a local Chapter of Women of...
GE To Open Manufacturing and Software Technology Center In Michigan
General Electric Co. plans to open an advanced manufacturing technology and software center in Michigan. The center is expected to grow to more...
Study: N.Y. Is Prime Location For Harnessing High-Altitude Winds
A new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution and California State University identifies New York as a prime location for exploiting high-altitude...
Babcock & Brown Divestiture Continues
Hoping to make a big splash with its first wind acquisition, private equity player Riverstone Holdings purchased Babcock & Brown's wind development portfolio...
Report: RE Could Contribute To U.S. Electricity Needs, But Challenges Remain
Renewable energy resources in the U.S. are sufficient to meet a significant portion of the nation's electricity needs, says a new report from...