Manufacturing Investment, Jobs Still Lag WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. wind industry broke all previous records by installing nearly 10,000 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity in 2009 (enough to serve over 2.4 million homes), but still lags in manufacturing, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said today in its Q4 report. These new projects
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Q&A with Brian Driscoll, President and Co-Owner, Phoenix Press Inc., New Haven via The Answer Is Blowing In The Wind | Hartford Business.

Boston – After eight years of review, the future of a controversial wind farm off Cape Cod now rests in what would seem to be friendly hands – an Obama administration that's pledged to make the U.S. “the world's leading exporter of clean energy.” via Cape Wind’s fate unclear, even with Obama’s support | The
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Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS), part of Duke Energy's commercial businesses, has appointed Tony Dorazio senior vice president for wind energy development. Dorazio, who previously helped launch London-based BP Alternative Energy's wind power business, will lead the project development efforts of the Duke Energy unit. via Duke Energy Appoints New Executive To Lead Wind Power
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United Technologies Corp. said this week it has closed a deal to acquire a 49.5 percent stake in Carpinteria-based wind turbine manufacturer Clipper Windpower. United Technologies’ investment inClipper is about $270 million, Hartfordbased UTC officials said. The company is trying to expand its power-generation portfolio entering the growing windpower segment, they said. The more than
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The wind turbine project team at New Haven, Conn.-based printing company, Phoenix Press is set to break ground on a 150-foot wind turbine at 11 a.m. Jan. 21 outside of the company’s historic brick facility at 15 James St. in New Haven on the banks of the Quinnipiac River. The turbine
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday he will decide by the end of April whether to approve a proposed wind farm off Cape Cod that has sparked a bitter, nine-year public fight. via Decision due on Cape Cod wind farm – The New Haven Register.

On what had seemed like a nice spring day in April, 1999, Jim Schaefer and his wife, Elissa Anne Henderson, were climbing to the summit at Berkshire East Ski Resort in Massachusetts when Elissa had an asthma attack. Elissa died in Jim’s arms at the base of the mountain. The coroner’s report cited poor air
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BARKHAMSTED — The Zoning Commission has approved an application for a wind turbine at the Northwestern Regional School campus. via Region 7 windmill approved by panel | The Republican-American.

The Obama administration today signaled a sudden urgency to resolve the nine-year dispute over building a wind farm off Cape Cod, as US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced he would summon key parties to a meeting next week. The move came minutes after the Cape Wind project appeared to suffer an unexpected setback, when the
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BARKHAMSTED — The Zoning Commission has approved an application for a wind turbine at the Northwestern Regional School campus. Optiwind’s design is unlike traditional windmills. The 300-kilowatt turbine is a canister-like tower with 12 fans secured to it. via Region 7 windmill approved by panel The Republican-American.

Stamford-based GE Energy Financial Services is forging ahead with construction of a 300-megawatt wind farm in British Columbia after joining with Plutonic Power Corp. in paying $49.6 million to purchase the stalled project from EarthFirst Canada Inc. Located 684 miles northeast of Vancouver, Canada, the first phase of the Dokie Wind Project is expected to
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MIDDLEFIELD — A wind farm committee is finalizing a grant application for approximately $150,000 in stimulus money to determine whether wind in the mountains of Middlefield has enough potential to support harnessing it for energy. via Wind farm may come to area – The Middletown Press : Serving Middletown, CT.

Trumbull-based Ocean and Coastal Consultants Inc. will be managing a South Carolina project to investigate whether winds off the Atlantic Ocean can support a wind farm there. OCCI will have about three people from its office dedicated to the Palmetto Wind Research Project, with workers from other divisions of its parent company, the COWI Group
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Providence (AP) – National Grid struck a 20-year deal with wind developer Deepwater Wind that will help a small proposed wind project off the coast of Rhode Island move forward, Gov. Don Carcieri announced Wednesday. via The Day – R.I. wind farm developer signs deal to sell power | News from southeastern Connecticut.

United Technologies Corp. has announced it has agreed to acquire a 49.5 percent stake in Clipper Windpower, a California-based wind turbine manufacturer. UTC’s total investment will be approximately $270 million to purchase a combination of 84.3 million newly issued shares and 21.8 million shares from existing shareowners. The investment is pending Clipper Windpower shareholder and
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The turbine is believed to be the largest of its kind for powering a private home in Connecticut and is the first such installation approved by the town under a new zoning ordinance that allows small wind generated facilities adopted earlier this year. via Windmill To Power Avon Mountain Home – Connecticut News Story –
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GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE, in partnership with Horizon Wind Energy LLC, — owned by EDP Renewables — is investing $117 million in an Oklahoma wind farm. GE Energy Financial Services is based in Stamford, Connecticut. For more information, visit www.geenergyfinancialservices.com. via GE Invests $117 Million in EDP Renewables’ Oklahoma Wind Farm
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Thanks to The Courant for the front-page article on the Avon Mountain wind turbine [Nov. 9, "Windmill Of Opportunity"], the first residential turbine in the state, which will also become a teaching opportunity for the nearby science center. However, Rinker Buck’s fine article missed an important point. The turbine will be installed by a Connecticut
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Bernard Zahren is renovating his 70s-era home and replacing it with what he calls a 5,200 square foot “Sustainable McMansion.” In addition to the homes R-Value walls of 40, and a roof with the R-Value of 60, Zahren will have a windmill that raises 115 feet to the tips of the blades. Zahren, who recently
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