Wednesday, January 30, 2013

NAW: The Top Wind Energy Deals Of 2012

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The Biggest Wind Energy Deals Of 2012
by NAW staff, Jan. 29, 2013 email the content item print the content item
Fueled by policy uncertainty, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the wind energy sector spiked in 2012, while venture-capital (VC) funding decreased slightly, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group. There were 35 company acquisitions in the wind energy sector in 2012 - more than double the 17 acquisitions [read more]

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Senator Urges Lawmakers To Reject Wind Energy Moratorium
by NAW Staff, Jan. 29, 2013 email the content item print the content item
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has spoken out against a proposal to place a three-year moratorium on offshore wind power development in Vermont. In a news conference Monday, Sanders, who is a member of the U.S. Senate's energy and environment committees, urged state lawmakers to reject the ban on wind projects. [read more]
National Grid, Clean Line Close On Wind Energy Interconnection Investment
by NAW Staff, Jan. 29, 2013 email the content item print the content item
National Grid and Clean Line Energy Partners LLC have closed on National Grid's previously announced $40 million investment in Clean Line. The investment was subject to various state and federal regulatory approvals, which have been obtained. Under the terms of the transaction, Clean Line will use proceeds from the National [read more]
EPA Reveals Top Renewable Energy Users
by NAW Staff, Jan. 29, 2013 email the content item print the content item
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released an updated list of the top 50 organizations for voluntarily using clean energy from resources such as wind, solar and low-impact hydropower. Intel Corp. continues to hold the No. 1 spot as the largest single user of green power, and has increased [read more]
Developers Investing Heavily In Scottish Offshore Wind Power Market
by NAW Staff, Jan. 29, 2013 email the content item print the content item
Offshore wind energy developers have invested nearly 165 million pounds in the Scottish economy, with 65 million pounds invested in 2012 alone, according to data released by industry trade group Scottish Renewables. The investment figure represents all contracts awarded by developers with Scottish companies in advance of any consents being [read more]

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Europe Continues Offshore Wind Energy Growth In 2012
by NAW Staff, Jan. 28, 2013 email the content item print the content item
European countries installed and connected to the grid 293 offshore wind turbines - representing 1.165 GW of capacity - in 2012, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has announced. This represents a 33% increase over the 874 MW installed in 2011. Europe now has a total of 1,662 offshore wind [read more]
Developers Receive Environmental Approval For Quebec Wind Farm
by NAW Staff, Jan. 28, 2013 email the content item print the content item
Boralex Inc., Gaz Metro Ltd. and Valener Inc. have announced that the Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks has issued the environmental authorization for Seigneurie de Beaupre - Phase II, a 68 MW wind project planned for the province's Cote-de-Beaupre region. With the environmental-approval stage completed, the [read more]
Juhl Wind To Install Turbines At Honda Plant
by NAW Staff, Jan. 28, 2013 email the content item print the content item
Juhl Wind Inc. has signed an agreement with Honda Transmission Mfg. of America Inc. to develop, install and operate two utility-scale wind turbines that will generate electricity for a Honda plant in Russell's Point, Ohio. Juhl Wind will provide the development services and the construction management for the $8 million [read more]
LEEDCo Hires New VP Of Operations
by NAW Staff, Jan. 28, 2013 email the content item print the content item
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo), a regional nonprofit corporation leading efforts to deploy offshore wind energy projects in Ohio, has hired Dave Karpinski as vice president of operations. Last year, LEEDCo received a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and a $1 million award from [read more]
Nordex Inks Deal For Wind Farm In Uruguay
by NAW Staff, Jan. 28, 2013 email the content item print the content item
Nordex USA Inc. and Akuo Energy have announced plans to build a new wind farm in southern Uruguay, about 100 km from the capital city of Montevideo. The project will feature 21 Nordex N117/2400 2.4 MW wind turbines with 91-meter towers. Nordex will be responsible for the delivery, installation and [read more]
GL Garrad Hassan Advises Mitsubishi On Offshore Wind Project
by NAW Staff, Jan. 28, 2013 email the content item print the content item
GL Garrad Hassan says it provided Mitsubishi Corp. with pre-investment strategic advice on approaching the European offshore wind energy market, as well as performed the due diligence associated with the technical risks involved. Earlier this month, Mitsubishi acquired a 50% interest in the 129 MW Luchterduinen offshore wind project, located [read more]
Kathleen Wynne Chosen As Next Ontario Premier
by NAW Staff, Jan. 28, 2013 email the content item print the content item
Ontario's Liberal Party has chosen former Education Minister Kathleen Wynne as the province's next premier. Wynne will succeed Dalton McGuinty, who announced his resignation last October, leaving Ontario's wind energy future uncertain. In a statement, the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) congratulated Wynne on her victory and said it looks [read more]
BlueScout Technologies Files For Chapter 7; Top Execs Resign
by NAW Staff, Jan. 25, 2013 email the content item print the content item
Chantilly, Va.-based BlueScout Technologies (formerly Catch the Wind), a provider of predictive optical control systems for the wind energy industry, has announced that it has filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Earlier this month, the company warned that its viability and ability to continue [read more]
Making Clean Energy Cleaner: Researchers Developing Bio-Based Wind Turbines, Solar Panels
by NAW Staff, Jan. 25, 2013 email the content item print the content item
Renewable energy technologies, which are generally accepted as clean and sustainable, are confronted with the irony that they often employ non-sustainable, petroleum-based materials. "The blades on a wind turbine, for example, are massive and need to be replaced about every 25 years," explains Richard Gross, a professor of chemical and [read more]
Maine Regulators Approve Statoil's Offshore Wind Project
by NAW Staff, Jan. 25, 2013 email the content item print the content item
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a contract proposal submitted by Norway-based Statoil for an offshore wind project planned for a site off Maine's coast, the Portland Press Herald reports. The project will cost the average residential customer about $0.75 extra on their monthly electric bill; however, the [read more]
EDF EN Gets Green Light To Build 350 MW Wind Farm In Quebec
by NAW Staff, Jan. 25, 2013 email the content item print the content item
EDF EN Canada, a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, has received final approval from the Quebec government to develop the 350 MW Riviere du Moulin wind farm, which is planned for a site located 200 km north of Quebec City in the province's Charlevoix and Saguenay territories. According to company [read more]
GL Renewables Publishes New Offshore Wind Turbine Certification Guidelines
by NAW Staff, Jan. 25, 2013 email the content item print the content item
GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has published its new "Guidelines for the Certification of Offshore Wind Turbines," which were compiled by GL Renewables Certification in cooperation with its Wind and Marine Energy Committee. The new guidelines provide a fully integrated design and analysis concept for offshore wind turbines. Every aspect [read more]
Element Power Reorganizes Board, Corporate Structure
by NAW Staff, Jan. 25, 2013 email the content item print the content item
Renewable energy developer Element Power Holdings has announced that Joe Slamm, co-founding partner of Hudson Clean Energy Partners and a current member of Element Power's board of directors, will serve as Element Power's interim chairman following the departure of Pedro Barriuso. While at Goldman Sachs, Slamm formerly served as interim [read more]

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