Renewable Energy Today articles from November 2004

Renewable Energy Today archives from November 2004

EPA Honors Moab, UT as 'Green Power Community'.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Local Colorado newspaper the Daily Sentinel recently reported that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated the city of Moab, UT as a "Green Power Community" in recognition of its efforts to support the use of renewable energy....

Relocated Residents Underpaid for Hydro Project Compensation.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Interfax news service reported last week that the compensation paid to residents dislocated by the construction of the Pubugou hydroelectric power plant on the Dadu River in China's Sichuan Province is more than $143 million below the...

China Hydro Seeks Engineering Control Over Malaysian Dam.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Malaysian newspaper the Malay Mail recently reported that China Hydro is looking to gain greater control over construction of the Bakun hydropower dam project in Sarawak, which it shares with a Malaysian consortium led by Sime Darby Bhd under...

Pacific Hydro Reviews Buyout, Partnership Offers.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Australia's Pacific Hydro, Ltd. (PHL) recently announced it has received several unsolicited buyout and partnership offers and will conduct a strategic review to determine which, if any, of the offers to accept. The company warned...

SEC Praises Colorado Renewable Energy Ballot Initiative.(Sustainable Energy Coalition)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Sustainable Energy Coalition (SEC) recently praised Colorado's Ballot Initiative #37, which would require the state's largest utilities to obtain 10 percent of their electricity from renewable energy by 2015 and establish a standard net...

SVP Offers New Wind, Solar Energy Options.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2004... Santa Clara, CA-based Silicon Valley Power (SVP) announced last week it is now offering a renewable power option for customers to purchase electricity from 100 percent wind and solar resources. The program, known as Santa Clara Green Power,...

Acciona to Purchase Additional Shares in EHN Renewables.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2004... Reuters recently reported that Spanish construction company Acciona has announced plans to purchase 39.6 percent of the renewable energy company Energia Hidroelectrica de Navarra (EHN) for a price of 307 million euros (approximately $391.6...

Pacific Hydro Signs Chilean Power Sales Contract.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2004... Pacific Hydro, Ltd. recently announced the signing of a conditional power supply agreement (PSA) for the 145-megawatt (MW) La Confluencia Hydro Power Project on the Tinguiririca River in Chile. According to Pacific Hydro, the agreement is...

AWEA Market Outlook Predicts Solid Growth in 2005.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2004... The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) recently announced that it expects capacity installations in 2005 to exceed all previous records, buoyed by the extension of the federal government's production tax credit (PTC) for wind energy in...

New Report Outlines Renewable Energy Strategies for Ontario.(David Suzuki Foundation)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2004... The Center for Environmental Economic Development (CEED) recently announced that the David Suzuki Foundation has published a new report titled "Smart Generation: Powering Ontario with Renewable Energy," which analyzes the individual economic...

Meridian Commissions Final Turbine at Te Apiti Wind Farm.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2004... Meridian Energy announced it has commissioned the 55th and final turbine at its 90-megawatt Te Apiti wind farm in New Zealand. "In a little over a year we have consented and constructed a significant new power development", said Meridian...

Great Lakes Hydro Reports Third-quarter Financial Results.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2004... Gatineau, Quebec-based Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund, an income fund that produces electricity exclusively from hydroelectric resources, recently announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004, reporting a...

SSE Invests in Renewable Devices Swift Turbines.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2004... Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) recently announced plans to purchase, over a 30-month period, 20 percent of the share capital of Renewable Devices Swift Turbines, Ltd. for a total cash consideration of 293,000 pounds (approximately...

MagAlloy, SNEL Sign Hydropower Distribution Agreement.(Magnesium Alloy Corporation)(Societe Nationale d'Electricite)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2004... Magnesium Alloy Corporation (MagAlloy) recently announced that its subsidiary MagEnergy, Inc. has signed a preliminary agreement with INGA hydro-electric facility owner Societe Nationale d'Electricite (SNEL) to allocate part of its generated...

Vestas to Provide Turbines for Italian Wind Farm.(Cagliari)(36 V80 wind turbines)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2004... Denmark's Vestas Wind Systems A/S recently announced it has been awarded a contract by Cagliari, Italy-based Sardeolica Srl to supply 36 V80 wind turbines for a new wind farm in Italy's Sardinia region that is being jointly developed by Saras...

AMSC to Supply Voltage Systems for SaskPower Wind Project.(American Superconductor Corporation)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) recently announced it will provide two D-VAR voltage-regulation systems and related equipment for SaskPower International's 150-megawatt Rushlake Creek wind farm project in Saskatchewan, Canada. ...

AEP Issues RFP for Southwest Renewable Energy Generation.(American Electric Power)(request for proposals)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... American Electric Power (AEP) recently announced the issuance of a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 250 megawatts of renewable energy generation to help fulfill energy supply requirements for its retail customers in Arkansas, Louisiana,...

Sustainable Energy Signs Supply Contract With RWE Fuel Cells.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... Calgary, Alberta-based Sustainable Energy Technologies, Ltd., a leading developer of power electronics products for the alternative and renewable energy industries, recently announced it has signed a two-year contract to supply Essen,...

Canadian Environment Minister Details Renewables Plans.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... Speaking at a meeting organized by the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation last week, Canadian environment minister Stephane Dion said his country's future is "closely linked to the development of renewable energy." ...

New Zealand Government Praises New Biomass-fueled Heat Plant.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... The New Zealand government recently announced the opening of the new Winstone Pulp International/Meridian Solutions biomass-fueled heat plant, praising its commercial and environmental benefits for both the local community and the country as a...

Evergreen Solar Reports Third-quarter Financial Results.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2004... Marlboro, MA-based solar power products manufacturer Evergreen Solar, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004, reporting a quarterly net loss attributable to common stockholders of $4.6...

CBD Files Suit to Curb Bird Deaths in Altamont Pass.(Center for Biological Diversity)(Brief Article)
November 5, 2004... Local California newspaper the Mercury News recently reported that the San Francisco, CA-based Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) has filed a lawsuit in Oakland, CA, seeking to force wind turbine operators in California's Altamont Pass to...

Amec Applies to Build World's Largest Onshore Wind Farm.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2004... Reuters recently reported that British construction company Amec has filed papers to develop what it says would be the largest onshore wind farm in the world. If constructed, the facility, to be located on the Scottish island of Lewis,...

India to Fund, Construct Hydroelectric Dam in Afghanistan.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2004... The Press Trust of India (PTI) recently reported that the government has allotted 351.87 crore rupees for the construction of the 42-megawatt (MW) Salma dam project in Herat province, Afghanistan. According to PTI, the Indian government has...

Hydro Tasmania to Cease Wind Farm Development as MRET Expires.(mandatory renewable energy targets)(Brief Article)
November 5, 2004... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) recently reported that Hydro Tasmania chairman David Crean has announced that, due to the government's failure to extend the federal mandatory renewable energy targets (MRET), the state plans to...

Weekly Update.(Energy industries)(Calendar)
November 5, 2004... 2ND ANNUAL FORUM ON WESTERN POWER SUPPLY, November 8-9, 2004, Wyndham Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ NREL ENERGY ANALYSIS FORUM: UNDERSTANDING STATE AND REGIONAL ELECTRICITY MARKETS -- ANALYTIC ISSUES FOR EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, November...

Colorado Approves Renewable Energy Amendment.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Environment Colorado recently announced that state voters have approved Amendment 37 requiring Colorado utilities to generate three percent of their retail electricity sales from renewable energy by 2007, six percent by 2011 and 10 percent by...

PSU Unveils Wind, Solar Demonstration Project.(Pennsylvania State University)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review recently reported that Pennsylvania State University's (PSU) Cooperative Extension office has installed a 120-foot wind turbine and two photovoltaic arrays at its Donohoe Center complex in Greensburg, PA as part of...

China, EU Introduce New 'Energy and Environment' Initiative.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Chinese news agency Xinhua recently reported that the European Union joined China last week in a launching a new five-year "Energy and Environment Program" aimed at improving both the country's use of renewable energy resources and its overall...

Cathay to Build 160-MW Wind Farm in China.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Cathay Merchant Group, Inc. recently announced it has won permission to build a 160-megawatt (MW) wind farm on the plains of China's Hebei Province, near Inner Mongolia. The facility, to be called Twin Dragon Wind Farm, will be built on a...

DOE to Fund CSP Installations in Southwest U.S.(Department of Energy)(Concentrating Solar Power)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced plans to support a $1.86-million initiative to install a total of 1,000 megawatts (MW) of concentrating solar power (CSP) in New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah, Texas and Colorado...

CB&I Announces New Wind Power Contracts.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2004... Texas-based construction interest CB&I recently announced it has won two contracts involving large wind power projects. Under the first contract, CB&I will build 150 tubular steel support towers for 1.5-megawatt wind turbines being...

OfficeMax to Offer New Paper Made With Wind Power.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2004... OfficeMax, Inc. recently announced plans to begin offering next year its North American business customers a 100-percent post-consumer paper that is manufactured with wind power and certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). ...

GenSelf Announces 113-kilowatt Solar System Installation.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2004... GenSelf Corporation recently announced it has completed the installation of a 113-kilowatt solar carport at the Edwards Mansion Banquet facility in Redland, CA. According to the company, the new photovoltaic (PV) system, which consists of 612...

U.K.'s RICS Finds Wind Farms Reduce Property Values.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2004... U.K.'s The Guardian reported last week that a new survey conducted by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has found that 60 percent of surveyors who have assessed homes located near wind farms have decreased the value of properties...

German Officials Honored With World Wind Energy Award.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2004... Bonn, Germany-based EUROSOLAR e.V. recently announced that German member of parliament Hermann Scheer and environment minister Jurgen Trittin were honored earlier this month during the 3rd World Wind Conference in Beijing for "their...

CCEF Announces New Advisory Board Chairman, Vice Chairman.(Connecticut Clean Energy Fund)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2004... The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) recently announced that Timothy Bowles and Richard Lichter have been elected as chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the CCEF advisory board. According to CCEF, Bowles, who has been a...

Endesa to Purchase Italian Wind Farms From Gamesa.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2004... Endesa Europa recently announced it has signed a framework agreement with Gamesa Energia S.A. to purchase the company's wind farms in Italy with a total installed capacity of 200 megawatts (MW) at an estimated cost of 250 million euros...

Pennsylvania DEP Awards $5 Million in Renewable Energy Grants.(Department of Environmental Protection)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2004... The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced 34 grants totaling $5 million for renewable energy and clean air projects, such as photovoltaic installations and wind turbine systems, throughout the state. ...

USACE Issues DEIS on Cape Wind Offshore Wind Project.(United States Army Corps of Engineers)(Draft Environmental Impact Statement)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2004... Cape Wind Associates, LLC recently announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has released a 3,800-page draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) examining the group's proposed project to build a 130-turbine wind farm in...

Covanta Earns OSHA STAR for Virginia WTE Plant.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration)(waste-to-energy)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2004... Covanta Energy Corporation recently announced it has been recognized with an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) "STAR" award for its Alexandria/Arlington waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Virginia. OSHA awards its "STAR"...

Swiss Groups Recommend Renewable Power Over Nuclear.(Brief Article)
November 11, 2004... Swissinfo recently reported that various organizations in Switzerland have criticized proposals to extend the operating license of the Muhleberg nuclear power plant near Bern and to construct a new reactor in the country, recommending instead...

FKI Proposes Withdraw From Wind Turbine Business.
November 11, 2004... Leicestershire, England-based international engineering group FKI plc recently announced its proposal to exit the DeWind GmbH turbine business it acquired in 2002 as "a number of recent developments have had a material adverse impact on the...

GE Energy Contracted to Repower German Wind Farm.(Brief Article)
November 11, 2004... GE Energy announced last week it will replace seven turbines at the 14-year-old Windpark Hartmannshain in Germany under a new repowering contract. Once completed, GE Energy said the repower is anticipated to triple the site's capacity from...

Princeton Study Finds Wind Farms May Affect Climate.(Brief Article)
November 11, 2004... New Scientist magazine recently reported that researchers at Princeton University have determined that the interaction of 100-meter-tall wind turbines with the atmosphere could potentially increase temperatures underneath the turbines. ...

DEP Cites New Study to Support Clean Energy Portfolio in PA.(Department of Environmental Protection)(Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)
November 11, 2004... The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced that a new study, commissioned by the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies in partnership with Heinz Endowment and prepared by the international consulting...

TKCI Announces Wind Farm Engineering Contracts.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2004... Irvine, CA-based energy consulting firm The Keith Companies, Inc. (TKCI) announced it has been hired to provide engineering services for the connection systems of two wind power facilities under construction in the U.S. The contracts are...

Calpine Named Green Power Leader for Renewable Technology.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2004... Calpine Corporation recently announced it has been selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a Green Power Leadership Award winner for "Innovative Use of Renewable Energy Technology." ...

Xcel Energy Reviews Wind Power Bids in Colorado.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2004... The Denver Post recently reported that Xcel Energy has begun reviewing 17 new Colorado windpower project bids solicited last month, in an effort to help the company fulfill the state's new three-percent renewable energy mandate by 2007. ...

PA Physical Therapy Center Installs PV Panels, Thermal Unit.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2004... The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced that the Kauffman-Gambler Physical Therapy building in Lancaster County, PA, has completed installation of six new photovoltaic (PV) power panels that will...

ACORE Looks Into Opening New Paths to Renewables in China.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2004... The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) recently announced that its president Michael Eckhart met earlier this month during the 3rd World Wind Energy Conference & Renewable Energy Exhibition in Beijing with leaders of China's National...

Weekly Update.
November 12, 2004... EMISSIONS MARKETING ASSOCIATION (EMA) EMERGING MARKETS CONFERENCE: EMISSIONS & RENEWABLES, November 14-17, 2004, Hotel Derek, Houston, TX UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ENERGY INSTITUTE'S CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ENERGY MARKETS (CSEM) FALL POLICY...

EC Power Repositions to Pursue Clean Power Acquisitions.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Montclair, NJ-based EC Power, Inc., a company "focused on becoming a leader in selected niches of the related clean energy/environmental technology fields of wastewater treatment, alternative energy, renewable energy and environmentally...

Internal Hydro to Supply Power Units to El Tigre.(Internal Hydro International Inc.)(El Tigre Development, Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Internal Hydro International, Inc. recently announced it has entered a contract with El Tigre Development, Inc. (ETIG) to deliver 100 Energy Commander low-impact hydropower units at a total price of $2.25 million. According to Internal...

Vermont Elementary School to Install Wind Turbine.(Dover Elementary School)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Local Vermont newspaper the Brattleboro Reformer reported last week that officials at the Dover Elementary School in Windham County, VT, have announced plans to build a 100-foot wind turbine on school property to help teach students about...

Carlos Santana Installs PV System at CA Business Headquarters.(Photovoltaic)(California)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Carlos and Deborah Santana recently announced the installation of a 28.8-kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the San Rafael, CA-based business headquarters of Santana Management and Milagro Foundation. The new PV system, which...

SDREO, SDRCC Introduce New Sustainability Award.(San Diego Regional Energy Office)(San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... The San Diego Regional Energy Office (SDREO) and the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce (SDRCC) recently announced a new annual award program, known as the San Diego Excellence in Energy (SANDEE) Awards, in recognition of energy efficiency,...

New PV System Installed at Local CA Hardware Store.(Brief Article)
November 16, 2004... RWE SCHOTT Solar, Inc. (RSS) recently announced the installation of a new 145-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system at the Hills Flat Lumber Company hardware store in Colfax, CA. According to RSS, the system, which employs 528 RWE SCHOTT Solar...

Sandia, Stirling Partner in Solar Dish-engine Project.(Sandia National Laboratories.)(Stirling Energy Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 16, 2004... Sandia National Laboratories recently announced plans to partner with Stirling Energy Systems, Inc. (SES) on a project to build and test six new solar dish-engine systems. Under the agreement, Sandia and Stirling will add five new...

Malta Installs Wind Monitoring System at Landfill.(Brief Article)
November 16, 2004... Malta's Di-Ve News reported last week that the Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment (MRAE) has installed a wind monitoring tower at a landfill in Maghtab, Malta. According to Di-Ve News, the turbine, which was installed by MRAE's...

BHEL Commissions New Solar Power Plant on Arabian Island.(Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.)(Brief Article)
November 16, 2004... Indian company Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd. (BHEL) recently announced the commissioning of a 100-kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (SPV) power plant at Kalpeni Island in Lakshadweep. BHEL said it is currently executing a contract, jointly...

Access Energy to Invest in Renewable Power in Pakistan.(Brief Article)
November 16, 2004... Local Pakistani newspaper the Islamabad News recently reported that Shahid Naeem, CEO of U.S.-based Access Energy announced during a meeting with Pakistani minister of state for finance Omar Ayuh Khan plans to invest approximately $1.4 billion...

Clean Power, WesternWind Sign Wind Farm Venture Agreement.(Brief Article)
November 17, 2004... The Clean Power Income Fund and Western Wind Energy Corporation announced this week they will join forces to develop, build, finance and operate a 20-megawatt wind farm in Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. Under the agreement, Clean Power...

Evergreen Solar Board Chairman to Head Company's R&D.(Brief Article)
November 17, 2004... Evergreen Solar, Inc. recently announced that its board chairman Brown Williams has resigned from the board in order to become the company's new vice president of research and development (R&D). "I am pleased to have Brown assume the role...

Local Oregon High School Launches New Solar Power System.(Brief Article)
November 17, 2004... Local Oregon newspaper the Bend Bugle recently reported that the Summit High School in Bend, OR plans to hold a "Flip the Switch" ceremony to celebrate the launch of the school's new 5,344-watt, 32-panel solar power system. According to...

Former U.K. Minister Installs Wind Turbine at Glasgow Home.(Brief Article)
November 17, 2004... BBC recently reported that former U.K. energy minister Brian Wilson has installed a Windsave Plug 'n' Save domestic windmill at his home in Glasgow. According to BBC, Windsave system developer David Gordon said homeowners could generate...

NEG Subsidiary Develops 250-MW Wind Farm in India.(NEG Micon India Private Limited)(Brief Article)
November 17, 2004... The Times of India reported last week that NEG Micon subsidiary NEG Micon (India) Pvt. Ltd. is building a 250-megawatt (MW) wind farm in the Kutch district of the Indian state of Gujarat. The newspaper said the first 50 MW of wind capacity...

CCEF Launches New Renewables Program for State Municipalities.(Connecticut Clean Energy Fund)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) recently announced a new program, known as Connecticut's Clean Energy Communities, that offers a free solar energy system to municipalities that commit to purchase clean energy representing 20 percent of...

Local Michigan Nature Preserve Erects New Wind Turbine.(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... Local Michigan newspaper the Grand Rapids Press recently reported that the Outdoor Discovery Center in Holland, MI nature preserve erected last week a new 10-foot, 10,000-watt wind turbine. According to the paper, the turbine is expected to...

Japan's EPDC to Assist Sri Lanka in Hydropower Project.(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... Sri Lanka's Daily News reported last week that Japan's Electric Power Development Company (EPDC) will assist the government's Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) in developing a hydroelectric power plant on the Kothmale River in the Upper Kothmale...

U.K. County to Provide Light for Bus Shelter Via Solar Panels.(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... BBC recently reported that the Cornwall County Council has elected to install solar panels on a bus shelter in Cury, UK. According to BBC, the panels will be charged with sunlight during the day and provide power for the shelter's lighting...

USEC Official Calls for 'Diverse Energy Portfolio'.(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... Bethesda, MD-based energy company USEC, Inc. recently announced that its president and CEO William Timbers called on Congress and the Bush administration during an address before the Detroit Economic Club earlier this week to "develop a...

American Ref-Fuel Selects Enviance EHS Compliance System.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... Carlsbad, CA-based Enviance, a leading provider of Internet-based, on-demand systems for the management of environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance activities, recently announced that Montvale, NJ-based waste-to-energy services...

Brascan Receives LIHI Certification for 16 Hydropower Sites.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... Brascan Power New York recently announced that the Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has awarded Low Impact Hydropower Facility certification to 16 of the company's hydropower facilities on the Hoosic and Raquette Rivers in New York. ...

Uni-Solar Ovonic, Biohaus Sign PV Laminates Purchase Agreement.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. subsidiary United Solar Ovonic, LLC (Uni-Solar Ovonic) recently announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with Biohaus PV Handels GmbH for sale of up to 9.6 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) laminates. ...

EREC Urges Increased Competition for Conventional Power.(European Renewable Energy Council)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC), an umbrella group composed of the major European renewable energy industry, trade and research associations, recently released a new briefing which asserts that more than 90 percent of the European...

U.K. Government Calls on South West to Increase Wind Turbines.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... BBC recently reported that U.K. energy minister Mike O'Brien commented during a conference in Plymouth, England that South West England must increase wind generation in order to help the U.K. meet its 10 percent renewable energy target by 2010....

Weekly Update.(Calendar)
November 19, 2004... 2004 EUROPEAN WIND ENERGY CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, November 22-25, 2004, Wembley Conference & Exhibition Center, London, England APPRO 2004: 16TH ANNUAL CANADIAN POWER CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW, November 24-25, 2004 Metro Toronto Convention...

Pembina Institute Launches Wind Powered PCs Program.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Pembina Institute recently announced the launch of its "Wind Powered PCs" program, an initiative that aims to power 20,000 computers with wind energy and help move Canada towards a more sustainable energy future. According to Pembina, the...

UC Berkeley Researchers Join International Wind Turbine Project.(University of California)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... University of California (UC) Berkeley student newspaper the Daily Californian recently reported that university researchers from the have been working with Russian engineers to develop a new model of vertical wind turbines that demonstrates...

EWEA Releases New Paper on Promoting Renewables in EU.(European Wind Energy Association)(European Union)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) recently released a new position paper on the future of European Union (EU) support systems for the promotion of electricity generated using renewable energy resources. The report acknowledges...

REEEP Makes Funding Available for Renewable Energy Projects.(Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), "a coalition of progressive governments, businesses and organizations committed to accelerating the development of renewable and energy efficiency systems," recently announced the...

ECN Reports on Small Hydro Power Plant Construction in Nigeria.(Energy Commission of Nigeria)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Local Nigerian newspaper the Vanguard recently reported that Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) Training and Manpower Development director Ayodele Afolabi Esan revealed during his presentation at the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) 5th...

Niagara Mohawk Adds Customers to Renewables Program.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2004... Niagara Mohawk recently announced that more than 10,000 customers have enlisted in GreenUp, the company's renewable energy program, since its launch in 2002. "We are pleased that so many customers have taken the opportunity to support New...