A report appeared in spring of 2009 called the “Study of the effects on employment of public aid to renewable energy sources” by Gabriel Calzada Alvarez.
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The ?Danish Study? on Wind Power and Koch Industries
Just a few months after the “Spanish Study” was released, a similar play was conducted with another study linked to the Koch web.
Continue readingThe Koch-funded ?ClimateGate? Echo Chamber
In November 2009, anonymous hackers illegally obtained and disseminated thousands of personal emails from climate scientists housed on the server of the University of East Anglia.
Continue readingAMSC Receives Its Largest Grid Interconnection System Order to Date
D-VAR(R) Solutions Connecting More Than One-Third of Australia’s Wind Power to the Power Grid.
Continue readingKnob Hill Wind Farm – BC Hydro Offers 20-Year Electricity Purchase Agreement
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that the offer of a 20 year “Electricity Purchase Agreement” (“EPA”) has been received from British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (“BC Hydro”).
Continue readingBC Hydro selects four new projects under Clean Power Call
BC Hydro has selected the second group of projects to be awarded electricity purchase agreements under the Clean Power Call as the Crown Corporation continues to partner with innovative power producers.
Continue readingEnbridge and RES Canada Team Up on 99 MW Greenwich Wind Power Project
Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) and Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. (RES Canada) have entered into an agreement to construct and own a 99-megawatt (MW) wind energy project in Ontario.
Continue readingHyundai Heavy signs joint agreement to build wind turbines in China
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s leading shipbuilder, has signed a joint venture deal with China’s state-owned Datang Shandong Power Generation Co. to build a wind turbine plant in China.
Continue readingNaiKun Wind Looks to Success Beyond Clean Power Call
NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. announces that its offshore wind power project is no longer under consideration in BC Hydro’s Clean Power Call procurement process.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables adquiere el 100% de Energías Renovables de la Región de Murcia
Energías Renovables de La Región de Murcia es la primera empresa eólica de la región, con una potencia instalada de 140 megavatios (MW).
Continue readingAshland to Supply Resin for Ohio Wind Energy Grant Project
Towers used to support wind turbines might soon be manufactured using resin from Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) rather than steel.
Continue readingIberdrola Renewables increases its existing 50% stake in the Murcian wind energy enterprise
Energías Renovables de La Región de Murcia is the region?s first wind power company, with an installed capacity of 140 megawatts (MW).
Continue readingCape Wind Signs Agreement to Buy Siemens 3.6-MW Offshore Wind Turbines
Cape Wind announced today it has entered into an agreement with Siemens to supply 130 of its 3.6-Megawatt (MW) wind turbines for America’s first planned offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts.
Continue readingLargest First Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Spain
The Spanish system integrator, Assyce Fotovoltaica, is constructing the largest First Solar free-field solar power plant in Extremadura, with a capacity of more than 26 MWp.
Continue readingXcel Energy and enXco Close on 201 Megawatt Wind Power Project
enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company (PARIS: EEN), and Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL) closed on the Wind Energy Project Purchase and Sale Agreement (WPPSA) for the Nobles Wind Project, a 201 MW wind farm in Minnesota.
Continue readingOhio: Plans to Advance Offshore Wind Power Projects
Sen. Brown, Gov. Strickland Outline Plans to Advance Offshore Wind Turbines Projects. Brow unveiled new legislation aimed at advancing the installation of offshore wind turbines in freshwater bodies like Lake Erie.
Continue readingGreenHunter Energy Reports Fiscal Year 2009 Results
GreenHunter Energy, Inc. (NYSE Amex: GRH), a renewable energy company focused on wind power and solar energy projects, announced financial and operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009.
Continue readingCommunity Wind Has Big Role in Nation’s 20% Wind Energy Vision
Wind Utility Consultant Tom Wind says a U.S. Department of Energy report has grabbed the attention of policymakers at the federal level.
Continue readingOMSA Applauds Efforts to Expand Offshore Wind Energy
The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has issued the following statement on the announcement by the Obama Administration to increase offshore energy production from oil, gas or renewable sources.
Continue readingWind Power Soared Past 158,000 Megawatts in 2009 By J. Matthew Roney
Even in the face of a worldwide economic downturn, the global wind energy industry posted another record year in 2009 as cumulative installed wind power capacity grew to 158,000 megawatts.
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