Renewable Energy Today articles from September 2004

Renewable Energy Today archives from September 2004

Uni-Solar Ovonic Announces Additional Order for PV Products.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. subsidiary United Solar Ovonic, LLC (Uni-Solar Ovonic) recently announced it has received an additional order for 750 kilowatts (kW) of photovoltaic (PV) products from German-based Alwitra GmbH & Company,...

Toronto Hydro Reports 2nd-quarter, 6-month Financial Results.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Toronto Hydro Corporation recently announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2004, reporting a quarterly net income of $36.5 million, compared to a net income of $29.9 million for the same period last...

Kyocera Announces Plans for PV Plant in the Czech Republic.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Reuters recently reported that Japan-based Kyocera Corporation has announced plans to construct a solar panel assembly plant in Kadan, Czech Republic. According to Reuters, the plant is expected to maintain a two-megawatt (MW) monthly...

MSPL Acquires Financing for Karnataka Wind Project.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... India's MSPL, Ltd. recently announced that Rabo India Finance has set up a financing plan for a 32.4-megawatt wind power project in Karnataka. The plan will cover part of the expected 1.33-billion rupee (about $28.6-million) cost of the...

GER Urges States to Use Storm-damaged Trees for Biomass.(Green Energy Resources, Inc.,)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2004... Huntington, NY-based wood biomass supply company Green Energy Resources, Inc. (GER) recently called on federal and state legislators to process trees damaged by recent tropical storms and hurricanes in the southeast U.S. into a woodchip form...

Niagara Mohawk Offers Customers Renewable Options.(Niagara Mohawk Energy)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2004... Syracuse, NY-based electric utility Niagara Mohawk recently announced plans to provide its customers with information in their monthly September bills about the company's renewable energy program GreenUp. According to the company,...

World Bank Meetings Address Proposed Hydro Plant in Laos.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2004... Reuters recently reported that Laos representatives defended the nation's proposed $1.4-billion hydroelectric project the Nam Theun 2 dam at a World Bank workshop in Bangkok earlier this week. According to Reuters, critics of the project...

CSU Offers Wind Energy Option to Students.(Colorado State University)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2004... More than 140 Colorado State University (CSU) students have opted to purchase wind power for their dorm rooms, with the school announcing it is making the program available to university apartment residents as well. The program, announced...

Xcel Energy Awards Funding to Renewable Energy Projects.(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Xcel Energy recently announced it has selected 25 of 200 proposed renewable energy projects to receive more than $22 million in funding for energy production and research and development under the company's Renewable Development Fund. ...

LPEA Board Objects to Renewables Mandate.(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Local Colorado newspaper the Durango Herald recently reported that the board of directors of the La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) has voted in opposition to the renewable energy mandate Amendment 37 that requires electric utilities to...

WEST Looks to Erect Turbines in Gulf of Mexico.(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... The Oil & Gas Journal (OGJ) recently reported that New Iberia, LA-based Wind Energy Systems Technologies, LLC (WEST) is looking to install wind turbines on retired oil and natural gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to utilize the...

Vestas to Supply Turbines for Alinta Wind Farm Project.(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Danish wind energy interest Vestas Wind Systems A/S announced this week it has received an order to supply 54 wind turbines to the Western Australia Alinta Wind Farm project. The order, worth about $115 million, is for 54 NM82-1.65 megawatt...

Weekly Update.(Calendar)
September 3, 2004... 7TH ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPO, September 7, 2004, Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC NEW DIRECTION FOR CALIFORNIA ENERGY MARKETS, September 16-17, 2004, Crowne Plaza Union Square, San...

Mohawk Nation Opposes New York Dam Effort.(installation.)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2004... The Mohawk Nation announced last week it will seek to block a proposed hydropower dam on the Mohawk River in New York that could potentially hinder access to the Cohoes Falls, which the tribe considers sacred. In a letter sent to the...

BEF Announces PSE Green Tag Purchase.(Bonneville Environmental Foundation)(Puget Sound Energy)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2004... Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) announced that due to high customer demand for clean energy, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) will increase its purchase of BEF's solar power Green Tags. PSE, Washington state's largest energy company,...

FOE U.K. Urges Government to Continue Funding for Solar Energy.(Friends of the Earth)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2004... Friends of the Earth (FOE) U.K. recently announced that the U.K. government plans to terminate the solar photovoltaic (PV) Major Demonstration Program (MDP) and the Clear Skies Program earlier then originally planned. According to FOE...

NZBCSD Publishes Energy Supply and Demand Scenarios.(New Zealand Council for Sustainable Development)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2004... The New Zealand Council for Sustainable Development (NZBCSD) recently released a study in which nine energy companies provide input concerning future energy supply and demand scenarios. According to NZBCSD, the study's primary conclusions...

U.K. County Conducts Local Survey on Environmental Issues.(Somerset County Council)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2004... Greenpeace U.K. recently announced that, in response to the proposed on-shore wind farm at Hinkley Point in Somerset, U.K., the Somerset County Council has conducted an "Environment and Quality of Life Survey," which reveals "a high level of...

Sharp Completes PV Installation at Zero Energy Home in Texas.(photovoltic.)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... Sharp Electronics Corporation recently announced it has completed the installation of a new eight-kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic (PV) system at a residential building in Frisco, TX, transforming the house into a Zero Energy Home under the...

Lawsuit Filed Against EFSEC Wind Farm Decision in WA.(Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... Local Washington newspaper the Daily Record recently reported that a resident of Ellensburg County has filed a lawsuit in the Kittitas County Superior Court against the state's Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC), maintaining that...

ARISE Reports Second-quarter Financial Results.(ARISE Technologies Corporation)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... Kitchener, Ontario-based ARISE Technologies Corporation, a company "dedicated to accelerating the use of solar energy in mainstream North American markets," recently announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004,...

Spain's Iberdrola Launches Portuguese Wind Venture.(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... Reuters recently reported that Spanish energy interest Iberdrola announced it has partnered with two Portuguese investment groups in the formation of Aeolia, a new wind power group. According to Reuters, Iberdrola will join with Portugal's...

Konarka Acquires Siemens AG's Organic PV Research Activities.(Photovoltaic)
September 9, 2004... Konarka Technologies, Inc. recently announced it has acquired Siemens AG's organic photovoltaic (PV) research activities. Konarka said it plans to use Siemens' intellectual property to continue its efforts to develop efficient, lightweight...

UTC Power Launches New Heat-to-electricity System.(United Technologies Corporation)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... United Technologies Corporation subsidiary UTC Power recently launched its new heat-to-electricity PureCycle 200 power system. According to the company, the system generates electricity through a turbine that uses vaporized energy absorbed...

SMA America Unveils New Sunny Boy Solar Inverter.(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... Grass Valley, CA-based SMA America recently unveiled the newest addition to its line of Sunny Boy solar inverters, the Sunny Boy 6000U. According to the company, the Sunny Boy 6000U, which has a peak efficiency of 95.3 percent, is...

NREL to Host Industry Growth Forum in Orlando, FL.(National Renewable Energy Laboratory)(Financing the Path to Clean Energy and a Hydrogen Future)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... The Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will host its 17th Industry Growth Forum, the theme of which is "Financing the Path to Clean Energy and a Hydrogen Future," October 18 through 20 at the Rosen Centre Hotel...

OECD Releases New Study Encouraging Use of Biomass.(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently released a new report that encourages governments worldwide to forego providing financial incentives or subsidies for bio-based products in favor of measures that promote...

SunWize Completes Solar Project for Navajo Reservation.
September 10, 2004... SunWize Technologies recently announced it has finished work on a project to build 63 photovoltaic stations on the 25,000-square-mile Navajo reservation to provide power to residents unable to connect to the Navajo Nation's utility service. ...

Cleveland Science Center Proposes New Wind Turbine.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... Local Ohio newspaper the Plain Dealer recently reported that the Great Lakes Science Center has proposed constructing a 135-foot-tall, 65-kilowatt (kW) demonstration wind turbine adjacent to the Cleveland Browns Stadium in Ohio. According...

AusWEA Commends Labor Party Renewables Policy.(The Australian Wind Energy Association)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... The Australian Wind Energy Association (AusWEA) recently commended the Australian Labor Party (ALP) for its proposed energy policy, which establishes a five-percent Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET) by 2010 and ensures the country's...

Indian Minister Says Government Considering Enforced Solar Plan.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... The Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) recently reported that India's minister for urban development and parliamentary affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad commented earlier this week during a renewable energy conference in New Delhi that the government is...

Weekly Update.
September 10, 2004... NEW DIRECTION FOR CALIFORNIA ENERGY MARKETS, September 16-17, 2004, Crowne Plaza Union Square, San Francisco, CA EMISSIONS MARKETING Association'S 8TH ANNUAL FALL MEETING AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, September 19-22, 2004, Marriott Eaton...

Evergreen Solar Plant Utilizes Solectria PV Inverter.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Solectria Corporation recently announced that one of its photovoltaic (PV) inverters is in use at Evergreen Solar's manufacturing facility in Marlboro, MA. According to Solectria, the PVI13KW unit, which was installed by Conservation...

Farmers Take Control of Hydropower Facility in Guatemala.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that a mob of local farmers took control of the Chixoy hydroelectric dam complex in Alta Verpaz, Guatemala last week, using the threat of massive power outages to negotiate the return of area lands...

Government Policy Blocks Wind Farm Production in Australia.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) recently reported that Southern Hydro has ceased production of its proposed 28-turbine wind farm in Nirranda, Australia following the Victorian government's release of its Great Ocean Road region...

Research and Markets Releases New Renewables Industry Almanac.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Dublin, Ireland-based market research report publisher Research and Markets recently announced the availability of its new "Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Almanac." According to Research and Markets, the publication...

Local IL County Introduces Wind Farm Regulations.(Illinois)(Tazewell County Zoning Board of Appeals)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2004... The Peoria Journal recently reported that the Tazewell County Zoning Board of Appeals in central Illinois has approved a new ordinance that specifies where wind turbines can be constructed in the county, how wind farm facilities will be...

GME to Provide Renewable Energy for Daystar Headquarters.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2004... Austin, TX-based Green Mountain Energy Company (GME) recently announced that Christian broadcasting company Daystar Television Network will purchase GME's "cleaner electricity product" for its worldwide headquarters located in the Dallas-Fort...

Shell Solar, GEOSOL, WestFonds Launch German Solar Park.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2004... Shell Solar recently announced its official opening, together with Gesellschaft fur Solarenergie, mbH (GEOSOL) and WestFonds Immobilien-Anlagegesellschaft, mbH, of the world's largest grid-connected photovoltaic power plant in Espenhain,...

New York Town Purchases Wind-generated Electricity.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2004... Local New York newspaper the Times Union recently reported that the Saratoga Springs Council has signed a five-year contract with Wayne, PA-based Community Energy, Inc. to purchase $43,750 worth of annual wind-generated electricity. ...

IEA Announces Solar Heating & Cooling Award Recipient.(Solar Industries Association)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2004... The Solar Industries Association recently announced that the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Solar Heating & Cooling (SHC) Program presented University of Wisconsin professor emeritus William Beckman with the SHC SOLAR AWARD during the 8th...

Greenpeace U.K. Cites Support for Wind Power in New Poll.(Brief Article)
September 15, 2004... Greenpeace U.K. recently announced that the results of a new poll reveal that British citizens support government plans to increase wind power capacity in the U.K. According to Greenpeace U.K., the poll, conducted by ICM, finds that 80...

Dutch Government Eliminates Renewables Tax Incentive.(Brief Article)
September 15, 2004... Reuters recently reported that the Netherlands government has decided to eliminate tax breaks for renewable energy by January 2005, claiming that the incentives encourage high levels of renewable power imports. According to Reuters, the...

Local MA Town Receives DOE Award for Promoting Solar Energy.(Department of Energy)(Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2004... The New York Times recently reported that the town of Newton, MA, through a partnership with the Green Decade Coalition, has received the Department of Energy (DOE) Gauntlet Award for its efforts to amplify local solar power use. According...

Mill Reproduction to Educate MI Students on Renewable Energy.(Michigan)(Grist Mill Committee)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2004... The Hillman, MI-based Northern Innovative Communities Group's Grist Mill Committee recently announced plans to reproduce the Brush Creek Mill, a project that will generate electric power using a micro-hydro generator and a geothermal heating...

Mass Megawatts Reports Quarterly Financial Results.(Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2004... Shrewsbury, MA-based wind energy developer Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. recently reported a net loss of five cents per share in the three-month period ending July 31, compared to a loss of 10 cents per share during the same three month...

Iberdrola Begins Production at New Wind Farm in Spain.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2004... Spanish utility Iberdrola recently announced it has begun production at the company's Cerro Revolcador wind farm in Caudete, Spain. According to the company, the new facility is furnished with 31 G-52 aerogenerators with a generating...

Pacific Hydro Organizes Tree Planting at Wind Farm Site.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2004... Pacific Hydro, Ltd. recently announced that employees, council representatives, federal and state politicians, students and local community members planted more than 1,000 trees and shrubs last week at the company's Challicum Hills Wind Farm...

CHA to Host Hydropower Forum in Gatineau, Quebec.(Canadian Hydropower Association)(Forum on Hydropower 2004)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2004... The Canadian Hydropower Association (CHA) will host "Forum on Hydropower 2004 -- Hydropower in North America: Supply, Security and Sustainability" October 27 and 28 at the Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec. CHA will conduct its annual...

MTC Awards Funding to Renewable Energy Companies.(Massachusetts Technology Collaborative)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2004... Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) recently announced $1.6 million in funding from the state's Renewable Energy Trust to support eight companies working to commercialize new clean energy technologies and products. According to...

Brockton, MA Initiates New Solar Power Project.(Brief Article)
September 17, 2004... Officials with the city of Brockton, MA recently kicked off a citywide effort to develop and use solar energy, starting with a 2.4-kilowatt (kW) installation on the roof of Brockton High School. According to officials, funding for the...

Greenpeace, CREIA, EWEA Join to Expand Wind Energy in China.(Brief Article)
September 17, 2004... Greenpeace China, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and the Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association (CREIA) recently announced the formation of a partnership committed to ensuring that wind power plays a vital role in achieving...

Webcom to Host 'Onsite Power 2004' in San Antonio.(Brief Article)
September 17, 2004... Webcom Communications will host "Onsite Power 2004: Onsite Power for Mission-critical Equipment & Facilities," a conference focusing on the latest advancements and design strategies in onsite power for distributed, remote and mission-critical...

CEC Awards Renewable Energy Research Grants.(Brief Article)
September 17, 2004... The California Energy Commission (CEC) recently announced it has awarded grants of up to $75,000 each to ten small-scale projects to conduct research aimed at reducing the cost of producing electricity, saving energy and improving the...

DOE, OPIC to Promote Clean Energy in Developing Countries.(Brief Article)
September 17, 2004... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced it has formed a partnership with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to promote investment in "cleaner, more efficient energy technologies" in developing countries. Specifically,...

Weekly Update.(Calendar)
September 17, 2004... EMISSIONS MARKETING ASSOCIATION'S 8TH ANNUAL FALL MEETING AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, September 19-22, 2004, Marriott Eaton Centre, Toronto, Ontario PLATTS 2ND ANNUAL RENEWABLE ENERGY IN LATIN AMERICA CONFERENCE, September 20-21, 2004,...

Pepco to Supply Renewable Energy Credits to EPA.(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
September 20, 2004... Pepco Holdings, Inc. subsidiary Pepco Energy Services recently announced it has been awarded a 37-month contract by the U.S. General Services Administration's Energy Center of Expertise (GSA) to supply more than 110 million kilowatt-hours of...

Ontario Launches Green Power Program at Local Home Depots.(Brief Article)
September 20, 2004... The Summerhill Group recently launched a pilot program in Ontario in which The Home Depot will purchase $1.00 worth of green power form Ontario Power Genreation (OPG) for every energy-efficient Philips 16-watt Marathon Mini-Household compact...

Digital Gas to Help Build Waste-to-Energy Plants in Taiwan.(Digital Energy & Farming Asia, LLC)(Quanta Energy Environment Consortium)(Brief Article)
September 20, 2004... Digital Gas, Inc. recently announced that its subsidiary Digital Energy & Farming Asia, LLC has signed an agreement to join the Quanta Energy Environment Consortium, which has received approval from the Taiwan government to build two...

EDS Comments on Rejection of Genesis Energy Wind Farm Project.(Environmental Defence Society)(Brief Article)
September 20, 2004... New Zealand's Environmental Defence Society (EDS) recently reported that planning commissioners appointed by the Franklin District Council have turned down resource consent for electricity generator and retailer Genesis Energy's proposed Awhitu...

Indian Temple Considers Solar Power Installation.(Brief Article)
September 20, 2004... The Times of India recently reported that the Durgiana Temple in North India is examining the possibility of installing a five-kilovolt (kV) solar power energy station. According to the paper, environment consultant Rajesh Soni told the...

SEC Urges Senators to Boost Funding for Renewables.(Sustainable Energy Coalition)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2004... The Sustainable Energy Coalition (SEC) recently sent a letter to U.S. Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM), chair of the Senate Appropriation Committee's Subcommittee on Energy and Water, and Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), urging the senators to restore...

WorldWater Announces New California Sales Team Member.(Brief Article)
September 21, 2004... Pennington, NJ-based water and solar energy management company WorldWater & Power Corporation recently announced it has added Lawrence Slominski to its California sales team, where he will serve as regional manager of technical sales support....

HP Commits Boise Campus to Green Power Program.(Hewlett Packard)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2004... Idaho Power recently announced that Hewlett-Packard's (HP) Boise campus has become the largest business customer in its Green Power Program. According to Idaho Power, HP agreed to buy three percent of the electricity needed at its Boise...

U.K. Awards Additional Funding to Small-scale Renewable Projects.(Brief Article)
September 21, 2004... The U.K. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently announced that energy minister Mike O'Brien has awarded 8.5 million pounds (approximately $15 million) in new funding to the government Major Photovoltaics Program "to encourage more...

Aborigines Protest Wind Farm Development on Sacred Ground.(Brief Article)
September 21, 2004... Australian newspaper The Age recently reported that a panel appointed by the Victoria government is considering concerns raised by Gunai-Kurnai heritage consultant Russell Mullett that a 52-turbine wind farm project proposed for development in...

OG&E Records 9,000 Subscribers to Wind Energy Program.(Oklahoma Gas & Electric)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) announced last week it has signed up nearly 9,000 customers to its one-year-old wind power program, with approximately one-third opting for 100-percent wind energy. The company credits its outreach and...

Magrath Wind Power Project Begins Production in Canada.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... Suncor Energy, Inc., EHN Wind Power Canada, Inc. and Enbridge, Inc. recently announced the opening of the $48-million Magrath Wind Power Project in Magrath, Alberta. According to the companies, the project consists of 20 turbines capable...

NESEA to Host Mid-Atlantic Sustainability Conference in NJ.(Northeast Sustainable Energy Association)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) will host "2004 Mid-Atlantic Sustainability Conference: Clean Energy and Green Building Solutions" September 29 through October 1 at the Marriott Hotel and War Memorial in Trenton, NJ. ...

USDA Awards Funding for Renewable, Energy-efficient Projects.(United States Department of Agriculture)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $22 million in grants to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects under the 2002 Farm Bill, a...

DOE Awards Alternative Fuel Research Grant to ISU.(Iowa State University)(Department of Energy)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $736,000 grant to Iowa State University (ISU) for further study on the development of hydrogen fuel from local switchgrass crops. AP said U.S....

Puget Sound Energy to Purchase Wild Horse Wind Project.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... Puget Sound Energy (PSE) this week announced its intention to purchase from Zilkha Renewable Energy a 100-percent stake in the proposed 220-megawatt Wild Horse Wind Power Project in Kittitas County, WA. PSE said it settled on the Wild...

LADWP Receives Proposals for Renewable Energy Projects.(Los Angeles Department of Water and Power)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) recently announced it has received more than 40 proposals in response to its request for renewable energy projects, part of the area's attempt to acquire up to 1.3 million megawatt-hours per...

Sustainable Energy Announces Nine-month Financial Results.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... Calgary, Alberta-based Sustainable Energy Technologies, Ltd., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of advanced power electronics products for emerging alternative and renewable energy markets, recently announced its financial results for the...

Alkane Energy Abandons Coal Mine Methane Power Projects.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... Scottish newspaper the Sunday Herald reported last week that Scottish energy company Alkane Energy has rejected plans to build waste methane-powered electricity generation plants at a number of the country's abandoned coal mines. According to...

Green Bike Tour Riders Promote Renewable Energy.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... Local Minnesota newspaper the Pipestone County Star recently reported that the Green Team, a group of bicyclists touring South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin to promote the growth of the renewable energy industry as a means to stimulate...

SEC Urges Enaction of Renewable, Energy Efficiency Incentives.(Sustainable Energy Coalition)(Brief Article)
September 24, 2004... The Sustainable Energy Coalition (SEC) recently announced that it delivered a letter earlier this week to the leaders of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, as well as to the key congressional tax and energy policy committees,...

NJ Amends Net Metering, Interconnection Rules for Renewables.(New Jersey)(Brief Article)
September 24, 2004... The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) recently announced it has approved amendments to the rules for net metering and interconnection standards for renewable energy systems. According to NJBPU, the amendments establish...

GE Inaugurates European Wind Support, Training Center.(Brief Article)
September 24, 2004... GE Energy recently announced the official inauguration of its European Customer Support and Training Center in Salzbergen-Holsterfeld, Germany, a facility designed to provide wind power customers with immediate 24-hour technical support as well...

Meridian Energy Seeks Resource Consents for New Wind Farm Site.(White Hill)(Brief Article)
September 24, 2004... Meridian Energy recently announced it plans to seek resource consents for a new 70-megawatt (MW) wind farm in northern Southland, New Zealand. According to the company, the proposed site, known as White Hill, has an existing network of...

Repower Predicts Wind Will Be Competitive in 10 Years.(Brief Article)
September 24, 2004... Reuters recently reported that Fritz Vahrenholt, chairman of German wind turbine manufacturer Repower, said he expects wind energy to become competitive with fossil fuel-based electricity generation by 2014, due primarily to improvements in...

Weekly Update.(Calendar)
September 24, 2004... NEW ENERGY MOVEMENT'S NEW ENERGY: THE COURAGE TO CHANGE, September 25-26, Reed College, Portland State University, Portland, OR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE ENERGY OFFICIALS (NASEO) 2004 ANNUAL MEETING, September 27-30, 2004,...

PSC Votes to Adopt New Renewables Policy for New York.(Public Service Commission)(Brief Article)
September 27, 2004... The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) voted last week to adopt a renewable energy policy designed to increase to at least 25 percent by 2013 the proportion of electricity sold to consumers in the state that is generated from...

Puget Sound Utilities Report Success of Green Programs.(Bonneville Environmental Foundation)(Brief Article)
September 27, 2004... The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) recently announced that Puget Sound Energy, Snohomish County Public Utility District and Tacoma Power added 4,300 new customers to their green power programs during the utilities' latest public...