Obama Tackles Climate Change; Further FIT Fallout From Ontario

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How Will President Obama's Climate Change Plan Impact Renewable Energy? by Mark Del Franco, Jun. 25, 2013 Describing climate change as "no longer a distant threat," President Obama on Tuesday unveiled a climate change action plan to combat carbon emissions by at least 3 billion metric tons by 2030. In addition to authorizing $8 billion in loan guarantees, Obama's broad proposal calls on the further deployment of [read more] FIT Fallout Continues: Ontario Amends Contract With Korean Consortium by NAW Staff, Jun. 25, 2013 Two weeks after it announced the elimination of the feed-in tariff (FIT) for large-scale wind projects, the Ontario government continues to pare back the development of utility-scale wind projects. The Korean consortium has agreed to modify the massive C$7 billion deal it signed with the Ontario government. 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According to a Minnesota Public Radio report, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued New Era Wind the [read more] Pipeline Engineering Providing Cable Protection System For Offshore Wind Farm by NAW Staff, Jun. 24, 2013 Pipeline Engineering, a brand of Circor Energy, says it has won a multimillion-dollar contract with E.ON to supply its PEFLEX subsea cable protection system for the Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm. All components will be manufactured and supplied this year. Located approximately 8 km off the Yorkshire Coast in the [read more] The Switch Signs Deal With PROKON by NAW Staff, Jun. 24, 2013 The Switch has entered into an agreement with Germany-based PROKON for 100 direct-drive 3 MW permanent magnet generator (PMG) and full-power converter (FPC) drivetrains. "The PROKON order is a good sign that Europe is regaining its belief in wind and other renewables, enabling companies like PROKON with innovative business concepts [read more] WindMade Announces Consumer Product Label by NAW Staff, Jun. 24, 2013 WindMade, a nonprofit organization founded in 2011, has launched a global consumer label for products made with wind energy. According to the organization, the new label can be applied to all products and services that used a minimum share of 75% of renewable energy of their production's total electricity footprint, [read more] Enel Green Power Signs $100M Loan To Fund Mexican Investments by NAW Staff, Jun. 24, 2013 Enel Green Power (EGP), through its subsidiary Inelec, has concluded an agreement with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer for a $100 million loan aimed at partially covering its planned investments in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The five-year loan will be disbursed by year-end at an interest rate in line [read more] Michigan Utility Buys 62 Wind Turbines From GE by NAW Staff, Jun. 21, 2013 Michigan-based utility Consumers Energy has signed a contract with GE to supply 62 1.7-MW wind turbines for the Cross Winds Energy Park. Located in Tuscola County, Cross Winds will become the utility's second wind farm, joining the 100 MW Lake Winds Energy Park in Mason County. The GE contract is [read more] Vestas Sells Two Wind Farms For EUR 127 Million by NAW Staff, Jun. 21, 2013 Vestas has entered into an agreement to sell two wind projects to LUKERG Renew, a joint venture company of Russia-based Lukoil and Italy-based ERG Renew, for a total enterprise value of EUR 127 million. Vestas co-developed the Romanian project Gebeleisis and the Bulgarian project Hrabrovo. The company says it has [read more] EDF And Enbridge Dedicate 150 MW Massif du Sud Wind Project by NAW Staff, Jun. 21, 2013 EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, and Enbridge Inc. have dedicated the 150 MW Massif du Sud wind project, located in Quebec. Construction of Massif du Sud commenced in November 2011, and the project reached commercial operation on Jan. 18, 2013. The project consists of 75 [read more] NREL Announces New Energy Systems Integration Facility by NAW Staff, Jun. 21, 2013 The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has announced the 182,500-square-foot Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF), a facility to help both public- and private-sector researchers scale up clean energy technologies and test how they interact with each other and the grid at utility scale. Located at NREL's campus in Golden, Colo., [read more] Alliant Energy - Wind Turbine Engineer III To place an ad within WindJobs, contact Bill O'Connor at 1-203-262-4670 ext. 235, oconnor@nawindpower.com or Christina Stanevich at 1-203-262-4670 ext. 237, cstanevich@nawindpower.com   Please click HERE to subscribe to North American Windpower magazine. The June 2013 Online Edition is ready for viewing.

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