| Consumers Energy: More Renewable Energy Is Needed | on 09 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff   | | An analysis of electric generation needs and alternatives conducted by Michigan utility Consumers Energy has concluded that a balanced portfolio of diverse energy resources will be needed to meet the future power demands of the utility's 1.8 million electric customers. These resources include comprehensive energy efficiency programs, demand side management (reducing customer usage during peak periods), more than 900 MW [read more] | | Duke Energy Reaches Smart-Grid Settlement | | on 09 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Duke Energy has reached a settlement agreement with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor and key consumer groups on a proposal to begin modernizing its electric grid to create an intelligent power delivery system. The smart-grid initiative would employ advanced digital technology to save energy, improve the reliability of the power delivery system, improve customer service and reduce the [read more] | | Xcel Energy Expands Wind Agreement With NextEra | | on 09 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Xcel Energy will expand its wind power purchase from NextEra Energy, formerly FPL Energy, at the Northeastern Colorado Wind Energy Center near Peetz, Colo. The facility is expected to grow by 22.5 MW to nearly 175 MW. NextEra Energy was originally contracted to provide Xcel Energy with 151 MW of new wind energy from its wind farm at Peetz Table [read more] | | StatoilHydro Plans To Build Floating Wind Turbine | | on 09 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | StatoilHydro, a Norwegian oil and gas company, plans to build a full-scale, floating wind turbine called Hywind off the coast of Norway. The company says it will invest approximately 400 million Norwegian krone in the project, which is expected to begin this fall. A 2.3 MW wind turbine will be attached to the top of a spar buoy. This design [read more] | 
| SED Installs Wind Turbine In Berkshires | | on 09 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Ontario, N.Y.-based Sustainable Energy Developments Inc. (SED) recently completed the installation of a 600 kW wind turbine at East Otis, Mass.-based Williams Stone Co., a family owned and operated company that produces standard granite curbing products for highway construction and site development, as well as granite landscaping products for steps, benches and posts. "Industrial companies, like Williams Stone, are [read more] | | Intelligent Nutrients Purchases Renewable Energy | | on 09 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Minneapolis-based Intelligent Nutrients, a manufacturer of certified organic personal care products, has joined Green-e Marketplace by purchasing enough Green-e Energy certified renewable energy to meet 100% of the annual electricity needs for its entire U.S. operations. The company purchased 427 MWh of Green-e Energy certified renewable energy certificates from Xcel Energy and 3Degrees. As a member of Green-e Marketplace, [read more] | | PSE&G Submits Mitigation Plan For Transmission Project | | on 09 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) has proposed a number of significant environmental mitigation measures as part of its current application before the Highlands Council for the Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. PSE&G amended its Highlands Applicability Determination (HAD) filing by submitting a comprehensive mitigation plan. The plan is designed to avoid, minimize and mitigate impacts [read more] | | Finavera Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement | | on 09 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Vancouver, British Columbia-based Finavera Renewables Inc. plans to raise C$700,000 through a non-brokered private placement of 14 million units at a price of C$0.05 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one full share purchase warrant, with each full warrant exercisable at C$0.10 for 12 months from the date of closing the private placement. The company has [read more] | 
| Report Details National Energy Policy And The Midwest | | on 09 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has released a task force report, "Embracing the Future: The Midwest and a New National Energy Policy," that calls upon the Midwest to turn the challenge of energy and climate policy creation into its economic advantage. With new data and analysis, the report shows that while the costs of curbing carbon emissions are [read more] | | Suzlon Completes Acquisition Of Martifer Stake In REpower | | on 08 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Suzlon Energy Ltd. has competed the acquisition of Martifer Group's stake in REpower Systems AG. The purchase of Martifer's stake in REpower by Suzlon was agreed to in February 2007. With the conclusion of this transaction, Suzlon holds a 90.72% stake in REpower. Martifer has received full consideration in accordance with the agreed timeline. "With the transaction behind us, [read more] | | OEB Proposes Changes To Distribution System Code | | on 08 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) has issued a notice of proposal to amend the distribution system code to ensure that costs are allocated in a manner that protects ratepayers, promotes the connection of renewable resources and encourages generators to select sites that are economically efficient. The proposed amendments would, if enacted, reduce the costs renewable generators would have to pay [read more] | | Sensus, ABB Demonstrate Integrated Smart-Grid System | | on 08 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Raleigh, N.C.-based Sensus, a provider of advanced metering infrastructure and metering-system solutions to utilities worldwide, has partnered with ABB, a power and automation technology group. The companies will demonstrate system interface of ABB's latest network manager distribution management system (DMS) and COM600 distribution substation controller, with Sensus' FlexNet and iCon A meter, for advanced smart-grid applications. This collaboration is part [read more] | | Automated Meter Reading Project Nears Completion | | on 08 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Colorado Springs Utilities' Automated Meter Reading (AMR) project is nearing completion, says the utility. These smart meters allow the utility to monitor, control and better manage systems to provide operational, financial and environmental benefits. The project began four years ago, and there are 80,000 meters left to install, according to Colorado Springs Utilities. At full deployment in 2010, more than [read more] | | ARI Receives Approval To Expand Center | | on 08 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Tehachapi, Calif.-based Airstreams Renewables Inc. (ARI), a renewable education and training company, has received final approval for complete development of its Green Corner facility from the Kern County board of supervisors. This will allow ARI to expand its training space by about 15,000 square feet. "Our new renewable energy technical training center will provide a comprehensive training experience for students [read more] | | Ormand Joins GreenHunter Energy Board Of Directors | | on 08 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Grapevine, Texas-based GreenHunter Energy Inc., a diversified renewable energy company focused on wind development projects, biomass power generation and the production of biodiesel, has appointed Ronald D. Ormand to the company's board of directors. Ormand will serve as chair of the audit committee. "Ron will be a great addition to our board of directors as we continue to navigate [read more] | | Invenergy Announces Key Promotions | | on 08 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Invenergy, a renewable energy company based in Chicago, has announced three key promotions at its corporate office. Bryan Schueler has been promoted to vice president of development for the U.S. Central region. Schueler, formerly the vice president of project management, successfully led the late-stage development and construction of more than 15 power projects for Invenergy since he joined the company [read more] | | Slotkin Appointed CEO Of Oneworld's U.S. Operations | | on 08 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Oneworld Energy Inc., a company that develops, owns and services renewable energy assets, has expanded its U.S. presence by opening a new U.S. headquarters in Melville, N.Y. In addition, Roger Slotkin has been appointed CEO for U.S. operations at the new location. Slotkin's role will be to grow U.S. business through mergers and acquisitions. In Kansas, Oneworld's Composotech Structures [read more] | | Siemens To Acquire Stake in BGZ AG | | on 08 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Siemens is acquiring a stake of approximately 25% percent in BGZ Beteiligungsgesellschaft Zukunftsenergien AG (BGZ AG). The investment will enable the company to ensure its further access to projects in the field of sustainable power generationand thereby expand its portfolio of products, systems and services. Siemens will invest in BGZ via its equity company, Siemens Project Ventures GmbH (SPV). Headquartered [read more] | | Study: Outlook For U.S. Wind Market Remains Strong | | on 05 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Beyond near-term market uncertainty created by the financial crisis, the longer-term prospects for the U.S. wind industry remain strong, according to a new study from Emerging Energy Research (EER), a Cambridge, Mass.-based advisory firm. While a rapidly growing U.S. wind market - expanding at an average annual growth rate of 40% since 2005 - has slowed down to pre-2008 [read more] | | Business Leaders Encourage Stronger RES | | on 05 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Representatives from the renewable energy industry called on Congress to strengthen national renewable electricity standard (RES) proposals in legislation before the House and Senate and seize a historic opportunity to put the U.S. on a path for increased renewable energy and clean jobs. "Not only is a strong federal RES necessary if we want to build up renewable [read more] | | Advisory Committee Created To Assess Climate Change Adaptation Strategies | | on 05 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles has launched a new Climate Change Adaptation Advisory Committee to advise the commonwealth on strategies for adapting to sea level rise, warming temperatures, increased incidence of flood and drought, and other predicted effects of climate change. The Advisory Committee, created by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008, comprises experts from [read more] | | University Of Nevada Forms Renewable Energy Center | | on 05 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) has formalized its renewable energy research efforts in a new collaborative - the Renewable Energy Center - that will focus efforts on and coordinate programs for competitive research, with plans to increase Nevada's national stature in the renewable energy field. Coordinators for the five working groups in the collaborative are Kwang Kim, hydrogen energy [read more] | | Skinner Joins Northwest Ohio Wind Energy Development Team | | on 05 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Northwest Ohio Wind Energy LLC has added a new field specialist to its community wind development team. Chris Skinner will work with landowners and farmers in southern Paulding and northern Van Wert counties to develop 300 MW of community-owned wind power projects in the area. Skinner is the newest full-time employee of National Wind, the manager and developer of Northwest [read more] | | ComEd Selects Elgin For Proposed AMI Project | | on 05 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | Commonwealth Edison Co. (ComEd), a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corp., has selected the town of Elgin, Ill., to participate in the company's proposed advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) pilot - the largest test of smart-grid technologies in the Midwest - rewarding town officials for creating a customer-focused plan to integrate smart meters in the community as part of the pilot. Elgin [read more] | | WindLogics Deploys Sodar To Study Wind Turbine Wake Effects | | on 05 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff | | St. Paul, Minn.-based WindLogics says it is using sonic detection and ranging (sodar) technology to study wake effects of wind turbines at operating wind farms. The continuous wind profile data will contribute to development of better wake effect models and other improved wind farm design tools for optimized wind turbine placement. "These research results will facilitate advancements in wind plant [read more] | 
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