How Sequestration Will Impact Wind Energy

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How Sequestration Will Impact Wind Energy by Laura DiMugno, Mar. 7, 2013 The widespread government spending cuts that were triggered on March 1 will impact nearly every sector of the U.S. economy, including wind energy. Indeed, sequestration will slash the government's budget for renewable energy, including in the areas of finance, research and development, and even regulatory matters. Last week, U.S. Department [read more] Bipartisan Group Of Senators To IRS: Hurry Up And Issue Wind Energy PTC Guidance by NAW Staff, Mar. 7, 2013 U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., led a bipartisan group of senators this week to urge the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to quickly clarify rules relating to the renewable energy production tax credit (PTC). Wind energy developers are awaiting further guidance on what it technically means to [read more] BPA: Smaller Chance Of Wind Energy Curtailment In Pacific Northwest This Spring by NAW Staff, Mar. 7, 2013 The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) says there is a smaller chance that oversupply conditions will lead to wind energy curtailment this spring. Snowmelt runoff during the spring months has led to overgeneration in the Pacific Northwest in previous years, which has caused BPA to curtail large amounts of wind energy [read more] Study: Unstable Policy Turning Institutional Investors Away From Renewable Energy by NAW Staff, Mar. 7, 2013 Government policies and investment practices are limiting investment from insurance companies and pension funds in renewable energy projects, finds a new study released by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). If all policy barriers were removed and investors were to optimize their renewable-energy-related investment practices, institutional investors could supply one-quarter to [read more] Alstom Plunges Into Canadian Wind Energy Market by NAW Staff, Mar. 7, 2013 Alstom says it will supply up to 414 MW of wind turbines to NaturEner's Wild Rose 1 and Wild Rose 2 wind projects, which will be built in Alberta. The deal marks Alstom's entry into the Canadian wind energy market. The agreement includes the supply of 138 ECO 110 3.0 [read more] EWEA Board Elects Garrad As New President by NAW Staff, Mar. 7, 2013 The European Wind Energy Association's (EWEA) board of directors has elected Andrew Garrad as the company's new president. Garrad joined the wind energy industry in 1979 and was president - and later, chairman - of GL Garrad Hassan. In 1971, Garrad built his first wind turbine and, in 2006, was [read more] Group Claims Navigant Study Inflated Wind Job Numbers by NAW Staff, Mar. 7, 2013 The American Energy Alliance (AEA) is asserting that a study conducted by Navigant Consulting on wind energy jobs was biased and inaccurate. The study, which was widely cited during the push to extend the wind energy production tax credit (PTC), claimed that 37,000 wind energy jobs would be lost if [read more] Wind Energy Will Meet 100% Of D.C. Government Department's Electricity Needs by NAW Staff, Mar. 7, 2013 The District of Columbia's Department of General Services (DGS) has signed a one-year contract to meet 100% of its electricity needs with wind energy. Under the contract, the department will purchase wind power via Washington Gas Energy Services' (WGES) CleanSteps WindPower program. As part of its agreement with WGES, DGS [read more] GL Garrad Hassan Appoints New Country Manager For India by NAW Staff, Mar. 7, 2013 GL Garrad Hassan has named Dilip Kumar as the company's new country manager for India. In this role, Kumar will manage a team of 28 engineers and support staff who specialize in a wide range of service offerings to the wind and solar energy industries. These services include resource and [read more] New Website Aims To Engage Canadian Communities In Wind Energy Dialogue by NAW Staff, Mar. 7, 2013 The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) has launched a new website - WindFacts.ca - designed to educate Canadians about wind energy and encourage a meaningful discussion about wind power within communities. The website features wind energy facts, statistics, social-media tools and links to educational resources. It addresses several areas of [read more] Canadian Investor Group To Focus On Green Energy by NAW Staff, Mar. 6, 2013 Ontario investor Suns Group, manager of the Suns Sustainable Fund, says its future investment decisions will be heavily weighed toward renewable energy investments, such as wind and solar. The mutual fund, which started in 2007, currently holds assets totaling just under $250 million. It invests solely in companies demonstrating a [read more] Gearbox Manufacturer Selects Tentec's Bolt Tensioning System by NAW Staff, Mar. 6, 2013 Tentec, a supplier of bolt tensioning products, says it has received an order from Gainesville, Ga.-based ZF Industries. According to Tentec, ZF purchased its Tentec M42 WTB bolt tensioner system for its production facility. Tentec says its system provides the plant's production engineers with the ability to carry out bolting [read more] Ex-Im Bank Approves Loan For Honduras Wind Farm Powered By Gamesa by NAW Staff, Mar. 6, 2013 The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has approved a $28.6 million direct loan to Energia Eolica de Honduras S.A. The transaction helps expand a wind farm the Ex-Im Bank first supported in 2010, when it financed 51 Gamesa-built turbine generators for the 126 MW Cerro de Hula [read more] Pew Report: U.S. Wind Held Trade Surplus With China In 2011 by NAW Staff, Mar. 6, 2013 The U.S. wind sector held a $146 million trade surplus over their Asian counterparts, according to a Pew Charitable Trust report on trade relations between the U.S. and China. The report, titled "Advantage America: The U.S.-China Clean Energy Trade Relationship in 2011," focused on wind, photovoltaic and energy smart technologies. [read more]

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