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Deepwater CEO defends cost of wind energy

Mar 12 - Providence Journal - The chief executive officer of Deepwater Wind answered criticism on Wednesday about the high price of power from a wind farm that his company has proposed off Block Island, saying that a premium should be expected for a type of project that has never been done before in the United States. More...

Wind project in Kansas energizes Tindall Corp.: Design for tower base could generate 400 jobs

Mar 13 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Trevor Anderson Spartanburg Herald-Journal, S.C. - Wind farmers around the world could benefit from Tindall Corp.'s investment in its new wind turbine tower base design. More...

GE unit invests $65M in wind farm

Mar 13 - Connecticut Post - "Ecomagination" is alive and growing at General Electric Co. More...

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Feds name Cape Wind panel: Five-member group will assess project's impact on historic sites

Mar 14 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Christine McConville Boston Herald - A federal panel charged with assessing Cape Wind's impact on dozens of historic sites includes an architect, an anthropologist and a Texan who runs one of the nation's largest beer distributors. More...

Companies to bring large wind turbine plant to valley

Mar 13 - Las Vegas Review-Journal - A consortium of international investors is working with a major local real estate developer to build a huge wind turbine assembly and production plant in Southern Nevada. More...

Juhl Wind Partners with Honeywell on U.S. Department of Energy Project

Mar 11 - PRNewswire - Juhl Wind Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: JUHL), the Leader in Community Wind Power, today announced that Juhl Wind and Honeywell International have been awarded a United States Department of Energy program to test the application of an advanced "Condition Monitoring System" to provide remotely controlled data monitoring for turbine maintenance. More...

The U.S. Renewable Energy Group, A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. & American Nevada Group To Develop A Wind Turbine Production and Assembly Plant Expected To Create More Than 1,000 Jobs in Nevada

Mar 11 - PRNewswire - The U.S. Renewable Energy Group (US-REG), A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (Nasdaq: APWR or A-Power), and American Nevada Group (ANC) today announced the development and construction of a new production and assembly plant in Nevada that will supply highly advanced wind energy turbines to renewable energy projects throughout North and South America. United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is a leader in developing America's renewable energy sector and his commitment to the sector and to promoting investment in Nevada was instrumental to the decision to locate the new facility there. "Senate Majority Leader Reid's vision for the development of clean energy industries in his home state, Nevada's position relative to the major wind corridors, and the strength and sophistication of Nevada's skilled workforce made Nevada the best option for our headquarters and assembly plant for North and South America," said Mr. Jinxiang Lu, CEO and Chairman of A-Power. More...

Race to win Swedish wind power fight steps up: This week two competing wind power firms have announced plans for stock exchange listing and to raise new cash, including PG Gyllenhammar's Arise.

Mar 11 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The race to build new wind power stations intensified this week as both O2 Vind and Arise Windpower eye massive capital hike through stock exchange listing. More...

Capital Power's Quality Wind Project awarded Energy Purchase Agreement by BC Hydro

EDMONTON, Mar 11, 2010 -- Canada NewsWire - BC Hydro announced today that Capital Power Corporation's ("Capital Power," or "the Company") (TSX: CPX) Quality Wind Project ("Quality Wind," or "the project") has been selected for the award of an Energy Purchase Agreement ("EPA"). More...

Andover gets a jump on wind turbine rules: Andover sets guidelines before folks start building wind turbines.

Mar 10 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Maria Elena Baca Star Tribune, Minneapolis - You can't stop the breezes from blowing, but officials in Andover hope to set standards to guide those who hope to harness that wind. More...

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