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Hydro-Quebec Secures 2,004 MW Of Wind Power
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Hydro-Quebec has accepted 15 bids for a total installed generating capacity of 2,004.5 MW to fulfill the company's 2005 request for proposals (RFP) for wind energy. Delivery dates for the projects range from 2011 to 2015. The projects will require capital outlays estimated at C$5.5 billion, including C$1.1 billion for [read more]
AETI, DRS Power Seal Joint Development Agreement
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Houston-based American Electric Technologies Inc. (AETI) has reached an agreement with DRS Power Technology Inc., a subsidiary of DRS Technologies Inc., to jointly develop and market DRS permanent magnet motors (PMMs) and generators using AETI variable frequency drives. The products can be used in oil and gas drilling and [read more]
Trip Doggett Named COO For ERCOT
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Austin, Texas-based Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc. (ERCOT), has named H.B. "Trip" Doggett as chief operating officer (COO). Doggett is currently providing consulting and project management services to ERCOT related to market participant readiness for implementation of a nodal market in Texas. He served as an independent facilitator [read more]
Good Energies Appoints George Coelho As Managing Director
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Good Energies, a global investor in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industry, has appointed George Coelho managing director and head of venture capital. Coelho will also be responsible for the European solar team. Coelho joins Good Energies from Balderton Capital, formerly known as Benchmark Capital Europe, which he co-founded [read more]
Catch The Wind Introduces The Vindicator
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Manassas, Va.-based technology firm Catch the Wind Inc. has introduced the Vindicator, a laser-based wind sensor system capable of sensing wind speed and direction at a distance. The Vindicator uses aerospace technology to provide advance control information to wind turbines, allowing the turbines to react to changing wind conditions. [read more]
Strickland Signs Energy Bill
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On May 1, Gov. Ted Strickland, D-Ohio, signed into law Senate Bill 221, an energy reform bill designed to ensure affordable energy prices and enhance energy industries in Ohio. In a statement at the bill signing, Strickland said the bill met his goals for transforming the structure of Ohio's electric [read more]
First Wind Names Adams Senior VP, Transmission Development
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Boston-based First Wind, formerly UPC Wind, has appointed Kurt Adams to the position of senior vice president of transmission development. Adams will be responsible for the oversight and implementation of transmission planning for all of First Wind's operating and development projects. Since 2005, Adams served as chairman of the Maine [read more]
Knight And Carver Relocates Executive Offices
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Knight & Carver Wind Group, a specialist in on-site repair and service of wind blades, has moved to new corporate offices for its 20-member executive-level staff. The new address is 2423 Hoover Ave., National City, CA 91950. "By the end of last year, we had reached the point where we [read more]
IUB Adds RE Conditions To Coal Plant Approval
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The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) voted 2-1 to grant approval for Interstate Power and Light Co.'s (IP&L) electric generating certificate application for a proposed coal-powered plant in Marshall County, provided that IP&L invests in additional renewable energy. Board Chairman John Norris says conditions tied to the certificate would include requirements [read more]
NS Power Selects Acciona For Amherst Wind Project
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Nova Scotia Power (NS Power) has selected wind energy developer Acciona Energy to build a 30 MW wind energy project in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Acciona will construct, own and operate the Amherst Wind Energy Project. NS Power and Acciona Wind Energy Canada Inc. have reached a 25-year power purchase agreement [read more]
PPM Energy Is Now Iberdrola Renewables
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Portland, Ore.-based PPM Energy Inc. is now part of Iberdrola Renovables, and has changed its name to Iberdrola Renewables Inc. In addition, PPM Energy Canada Ltd. has changed its name to Iberdrola Canada Energy Services Ltd. and remains an indirect subsidiary of Scottish Power Ltd. The Iberdrola family of companies [read more]
KPCB Launches Green Growth Fund
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, has launched the Green Growth Fund, a $500 million investment vehicle intended to help speed mass market adoption of solutions to the world's KPCB separately announced the formation of KPCB XIII, a $700 million fund that will [read more]
American Electric Power RFP
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American Electric Power subsidiary Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking long-term purchases of up to 200 MW of new renewable energy resources. Proposals must rely on commercially proven technologies for renewable energy, including wind, solar photovoltaic, biomass firing or co-firing of [read more]
Seminole Electric Cooperative RFP
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Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc. has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to identify potential sources of renewable energy. The Florida generation and transmission cooperative is seeking up to 250 MW of renewable energy to help meet its member systems' growing demand and to diversify its resource portfolio. Seminole is not [read more]
Attanasio Selected Energy Bar Association President
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White & Case LLP, a law firm specializing in energy law, has announced the succession of Donna M. Attanasio to president of the Energy Bar Association (EBA). Having been selected last year as EBA president-elect, Attanasio will assume her position at the close of the association's annual meeting. "The [read more]
AmeriChip Appoints Donovan To Board
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AmeriChip International Inc. has appointed William M. Donovan to the company's board of directors, effective immediately. The appointment of Donovan is commensurate with AmeriChip's commitment to becoming NASDAQ compliant, especially with the NASDAQ stock market rule that requires a company's board to consist of a majority of independent directors. Donovan [read more]
Tax Credits Extended In Iowa
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Gov. Chet Culver, D-Iowa, has signed Senate File (S.F) 2405 at the Chamber of Commerce in Mason City. S.F. 2405 has three key components. First, it encourages banks to invest in wind energy by expanding eligibility for the state wind production tax credit to institutions that have a majority equity [read more]
Babcock And Brown Completes Wind Farm Financing
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Babcock & Brown, a wind energy developer and operator, has a completed the financing of its Wessington Springs Wind Project, located near the town of Wessington Springs, S.D. Construction has begun on the wind farm, which is expected to reach commercial operation by the end of the year. The Wessington [read more]
NPPD Receives APPA Grant For Research
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The American Public Power Association (APPA) has awarded a research grant through its Demonstration of Energy-Efficient Developments (DEED) program to the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD). The utility will receive $30,000 to compare and contrast two wind monitoring systems - a 60-meter meteorological tower and a new portable wind monitoring [read more]
UPC Wind Announces Name Change
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UPC Wind, an independent North American wind power company, has changed its name to First Wind. The company says the name change will not have any impact on its organizational structure or day-to-day operations and is effective immediately. "Although our name has changed, our core values remain the same," says [read more]
APX Launches New Registry
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APX Inc., an infrastructure provider for environmental and energy markets, has launched the North American Renewables Registry, which enables companies to make and substantiate environmental claims with integrity and transparency. With its new registry, APX systems now provide complete coverage for renewable energy certificate (REC) creation, management, transactions and retirement [read more]
Climatronics Introduces Sonic Anemometer
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Climatronics Corp. has introduced a new, high-survivability sonic anemometer designed specifically for ambient wind sensing in extremely harsh environments for wind turbine control. The sensor has no moving parts and requires minimal maintenance and calibration. Five inches in diameter and seven inches in height for minimum turbulence in the [read more]

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