Renewable Energy Today articles from May 2006

Renewable Energy Today archives from May 2006

Kansas Newspaper Publisher Purchases New BEF Green Tags.
May 3, 2006... The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) recently announced that Lawrence, KS-based The World Company, publisher of the Lawrence Journal-World newspaper, has purchased new "Zephyr Energy" Green Tags to offset 100 percent of the...

Scottish Government Approves New Wind Farm Development.
May 3, 2006... Scottish Renewables recently announced that the Scottish Executive has approved the development of a new 322-megawatt (MW) wind farm capable of generating enough electricity to power nearly every home in Glasgow. According to Scottish...

WorldWater to Provide Rooftop Solar System for NJ School.
May 3, 2006... Pennington, NJ-based solar power systems developer WorldWater & Power Corporation recently announced it has signed a contract for the installation of a $1.3-million solar system atop the Saint Joseph of the Palisades High School in West New...

Spain's Iberdrola to Acquire Community Energy, Inc.
May 4, 2006... Madrid, Spain-based Iberdrola, a leading owner and operator of renewable energy facilities worldwide, recently announced a merger agreement with Community Energy, Inc. (CEI), a Pennsylvania-based wind energy marketing and development company....

Ormat Completes New Solar Trough Power Plant in Arizona.
May 4, 2006... Ormat Technologies, Inc. recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Ormat Nevada, Inc. has completed the engineering, procurement and construction of a one-megawatt (MW) Ormat Energy Converter (OEC) for Arizona Public Service's (APS)...

GE, PowerLight to Collaborate on Portuguese PV Project.
May 4, 2006... GE Energy Financial Services (GE) recently announced it will finance and own an 11-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) power project to be built in Serpa, Portugal. The $75-million plant will comprise 52,000 photovoltaic (PV) modules. ...

PEF Signs Deal To Purchase Power From Proposed Biomass Plant.
May 5, 2006... Progress Energy Florida (PEF) recently announced it has signed a 25-year contract to purchase electricity generated by a crop known as E-Grass from a plant to be built in Central Florida by Biomass Investment Group, Inc. (BIG). According to...

Enbridge Completes Screening Report for Ontario Wind Farm.
May 5, 2006... Enbridge Ontario Wind Power, L.P. recently announced the completion of the environmental screening for its 200-megawatt wind power project planned for the eastern shore of Lake Huron in Bruce County, Ontario. The screening report evaluates the...

US Geothermal Begins Construction of New Power Plant in ID.
May 5, 2006... US Geothermal recently announced it has issued a formal notice to Ormat Nevada, Inc. to proceed with final detailed engineering and place orders for the long-lead time equipment and material components for the first phase of the Raft River...

Weekly Update.
May 5, 2006... PATIENT CAPITAL FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE VENTURE FAIR AND CONFERENCE: INNOVATION AT THE NEXUS OF VENTURE CAPITAL, SOCIAL INVESTING AND PHILANTHROPY, May 10-12, 2006, Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, CA 3RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL...

SunPower Extends, Expands Silicon Supply Agreement.
May 8, 2006... SunPower Corporation recently announced the extension of its existing silicon supply agreement with M.Setek Company, Ltd. by two years, through 2010. The agreement also increases M.Setek's 2008 silicon supply to SunPower while offering the...

Australia Releases Paper on National Code for Wind Farms.
May 8, 2006... Australian minister for environment and heritage Ian Campbell recently released a discussion paper on a proposed national code for the construction of wind farms, which the minister believes "would provide the basis for consistency, certainty...

PacifiCorp Energy to Expand Utah Geothermal Plant.
May 8, 2006... PacifiCorp Energy recently announced it has signed a contract to expand its Blundell geothermal power plant near Milford, UT from its current 23 megawatts (MW) to approximately 34 MW. According to PacifiCorp, the $19-million contract with...

U.S. Senators Oppose Bill With Anti-Cape Wind Provision.
May 9, 2006... U.S. Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, notified Senate leadership late last week that they oppose allowing the conference report on the...

Spire Completes PV Module Manufacturing Line in Korea.
May 9, 2006... Spire Corporation recently announced it has completed the installation and commissioning of an SPI-Line turnkey photovoltaic (PV) module assembly line for Unison Company, Ltd. of Chonan-City, Korea. Unison designs and manufactures PV modules....

AWEA Says Wind Industry On Track for Another Record Year.
May 9, 2006... The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) predicts in its newly released First Quarter Market Report that the U.S. wind power industry is on track to installing a record-breaking 3,000 megawatts (MW) in 2006. According to AWEA, more than...

APS Expands Agreement With Western Wind Energy.
May 10, 2006... Western Wind Energy Corporation and Arizona Public Service (APS) recently agreed to expand the terms of their current 15-megawatt (MW) agreement to add an additional 25 MW of wind energy production. If there is sufficient available capacity in...

New Offshore U.K. Wind Farm Completes Construction Phase.
May 10, 2006... U.K. energy supplier Centrica plc recently announced that the construction phase for the 30-turbine Barrow Offshore Wind (BOW) project has been completed, with full commercial operations expected to begin in June. According to Centrica,...

AEE to Present 24th West Coast Energy Management Congress.
May 10, 2006... The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) is teaming up with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and a number of supporting sponsors in presenting the 24th West Coast Energy Management Congress (EMC), an energy, power and facilities management conference...

GE Energy to Study Impact of Wind Power on CA Grid.
May 10, 2006... GE Energy recently announced it has signed a contract with the University of California to study the impact that higher levels of intermittent renewable power generation will have on the state's power grid. According to GE Energy, goals...

OG&E Wind Farm Wins Regulatory Approval From OK Commission.
May 11, 2006... OGE Energy Corporation recently announced that its subsidiary OG&E Electric Services has received regulatory approval from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to construct the 120-megawatt Centennial Wind Farm in northwestern Oklahoma. ...

Bioverda Acquires IPS, Invests in Second German Project.
May 11, 2006... Bioverda, the bioenergy division of Irish sustainable energy and recycling-led waste management interest NTR plc, recently announced its acquisition of Irish Power Systems (IPS) for 38 million euros (about $48.8 million) from its previous...

GMP Provides Matching Funds for 'Micro-Hydro' Generation Study.
May 11, 2006... Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP) recently announced it is providing $15,000 in matching funds to the City of Barre, VT to study the feasibility of generating electricity from "micro-hydro" sources, including at the municipal water system....

Next Week's Publishing Schedule.
May 12, 2006... EIN will not publish its newsletters on Monday, May 15, for administrative purposes. We will resume our regular publishing schedule on Tuesday, May 16. (EIN EDITOR: 5/11)

KIUC Selects UPC Kauai Wind Power to Develop Project.
May 12, 2006... Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) recently announced the selection of UPC Kauai Wind Power, LLC to develop a 10.5- to 15-megawatt (MW) wind facility as one of KIUC's four renewable energy projects. UPC Kauai Wind Power was formed by UPC...

Sierra Pacific, Ormat Sign PPA for 20 MW of Geothermal Power.
May 12, 2006... Sierra Pacific Resources and Ormat Technologies, Inc. recently announced that Sierra Pacific Power Company and ORNI 14, LLC, a subsidiary of Ormat Nevada, Inc., have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the sale of energy to be...

Great Lakes Science Center Installs New Wind Turbine.
May 12, 2006... The Great Lakes Science Center recently announced that the Cleveland lakefront's first wind turbine is currently being installed on the front lawn of the science and technology museum. The turbine is being made possible through collaboration...

Weekly Update.
May 12, 2006... 3RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POWER ELECTRONICS FOR DISTRIBUTED AND CO-GENERATION (PEDAC), May 22-24, 2006, Crowne Plaza, Knoxville, TN AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION'S (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2006 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, June 4-7,...

NJ Governor's Offshore Wind Energy Panel Releases Final Report.
May 16, 2006... The State of New Jersey's Blue Ribbon Panel on the Development of Wind Turbine Facilities in Coastal Waters has recommended in its recently released final report that the state proceed with an intensive study and test project of offshore wind....

Developer Breaks Ground on Solar Condo Project in New England.
May 16, 2006... The Conservation Services Group (CSG) recently announced that construction has begun on a new $6-million, all-solar condominium project in Brockton, MA. According to CSG, each of the 26 townhouses at the new Johnson Square Village will...

SEF Launches Solar Power Education Initiative With PA Colleges.
May 16, 2006... The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced that the Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) of Central-Eastern Pennsylvania has launched, in partnership with six Pennsylvania colleges and universities, a solar energy...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
May 16, 2006... Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is an international law firm with more than 850 lawyers. Orrick's Renewable Energy Group -- which comprises more than 30 attorneys located across the firm's U.S. offices, as well as in London, Milan, Paris,...

AWEA President to Head New Zealand Wind Energy Association.
May 17, 2006... The New Zealand Wind Energy Association (NZWEA) recently announced the appointment of current American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) president Roby Roberts as its new chief executive. Roberts will assume the new position early next month. ...

KCP&L Announces Wind Contract With Sprint Nextel.
May 17, 2006... Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L), a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy, recently announced that Sprint Nextel has signed a contract for the purchase of wind-generated electricity from the power provider's 100.5-megawatt Spearville Wind Energy...

New Survey Reveals Industry Expectations for Solar Power.
May 17, 2006... Rockville, MD-based ChangeWave Research, a subsidiary of Phillips Investment Resources that identifies market trends through surveys of thousands of accredited professionals in more than 20 industries, recently announced that a new survey of...

Supreme Court Upholds States' Rights to Enforce Dam Regulation.
May 18, 2006... The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld state government's authority to lessen the water quality impacts of hydroelectric dams and other federally licensed...

CCEF Issues RFP for Up to 85 MW of Renewable Projects.
May 18, 2006... The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) recently issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 85 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy-generating projects. The RFP is for the second round of Project 100, an initiative promoting the development...

Sustainable Energy Announces Production Start-up in Spain.
May 18, 2006... Calgary, Alberta-based Sustainable Energy Technologies, Ltd. recently announced that its partner Gabriel Benmayor, SA has begun manufacturing SUNERGY inverters at its production facility near Barcelona, Spain. According to Sustainable...

MuniMae Announces Acquisition of Renewable Ventures.
May 19, 2006... MuniMae, a real estate financial services company, recently announced it has acquired Renewable Ventures LLC, a third-party financier and operator of renewable energy generation facilities. Operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of MuniMae,...

SCE, Major Renewables Providers Agree on Fixed-Price Purchases.
May 19, 2006... Southern California Edison (SCE) recently announced that the utility and four of its largest renewable power suppliers have reached an agreement establishing a fixed price for SCE's wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and small hydro power...

REEEP Announces Expansion Into South East Asia.
May 19, 2006... The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) recently announced the opening of its ninth regional secretariat, which will operate out of Melbourne, Australia and cover the South East Asia and Pacific region. REEEP has already...

Weekly Update.
May 19, 2006... 3RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POWER ELECTRONICS FOR DISTRIBUTED AND CO-GENERATION (PEDAC), May 22-24, 2006, Crowne Plaza, Knoxville, TN AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION'S (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2006 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, June 4-7,...

PPL Completes Methane-to-Electricity Project at PA Landfill.
May 22, 2006... PPL Corporation recently announced the commencement of commercial operations at a 3.2-megawatt, methane-to-electricity power generation system designed by the company and constructed on a site at the Frey Farm Landfill in Lancaster County, PA....

Nevada Geothermal Power Commences Blue Mountain Drilling.
May 22, 2006... Nevada Geothermal Power, Inc. (NGP) recently announced it has initiated development drilling at Blue Mountain Nevada, with production test data from the wells to be used in completing a feasibility study for an initial 30-megawatt (MW)...

Vestas Group Receives 107-MW Wind Order for 2007 Delivery.
May 22, 2006... Danish wind power interest the Vestas Group recently announced it has received an order for a total of 107 megawatts (MW) consisting of 65 units of its V82-1.65 MW wind turbine. The order was placed by the Wind Energy unit of John Deere Credit,...

ENMAX Begins Construction on New Wind Farm in Alberta.
May 23, 2006... ENMAX Corporation recently announced it is commencing construction of an 80-megawatt (MW) wind power generating facility in the Municipal District of Taber in southern Alberta. ENMAX noted that the Taber farm will employ a wind turbine...

MagEnergy Acquires Greenfield Hydro Site Near DRC Copper Belt.
May 23, 2006... MagEnergy, Inc., a unit of MagIndustries Corporation, recently announced the signing of an agreement to develop the Busanga Hydroelectric site on the Lualaba River in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ...

WW&P Awarded Contract to Build Solar Systems in NJ.
May 23, 2006... WorldWater & Power Corporation (WW&P) recently announced it has signed a contract with the Borough of Hightstown, New Jersey to build two solar power systems on water facilities. According to WW&P, the $4.9-million project consists of one...

PUC Approves Permit to Construct Stillwater 2 Geothermal Plant.
May 24, 2006... The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of Nevada approved earlier this month the construction of a 26-megawatt (MW) geothermal power plant to be built outside of Fallon, NV. The new plant, dubbed Stillwater 2, is expected to be available for...

New Wind Power Project Dedicated in Kansas.
May 24, 2006... PPM Energy recently announced the dedication of the Elk River Wind Power Project, the state's newest wind energy farm. The facility, which is owned by PPM, employs 100 GE 1.5-megawatt turbines to produce approximately 550,000 megawatt-hours...

EVI Announces New Geothermal Installation Project.
May 24, 2006... Oxford, MS-based diversified technology development and acquisition company Energy Vision International (EVI) recently announced that its subsidiary American Geothermal has been awarded a contract to install the company's DeMarco Energy Miser...