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Average wind bids lower than hydro

CANADA - The winning wind projects in BC Hydro's recently completed call for clean power bid an average C$116.6/MWh (US$105/MWh) for firm energy, according to a report issued by the utility in August.

 
BC Hydro issued a call for clean power bids
 

North America News

 

RES 'could still appear in US energy bill'

The US senate could still consider a national RES as part of energy bill

US - The Senate energy bill could include a renewable electricity standard...

 
 

Massachusetts court throws out Cape Wind challenge

Cape Wind's meteological tower: the first, and only, US offshore construction

US - Massachusetts' highest court has dismissed an attempt to derail the...

 
 

Exelon buys John Deere wind operation

ohn Deere's Bluegrass Ridge project in Missour

US - John Deere has sold its wind operation and development division...

 
 

Draft law extending grants is vulnerable to political attack

Lawyer Keith Martin says the Senate could block grants proposal

US - Legislation that would extend the period in which renewables developers...

 
 

Big break for largest wind farm in West

The Roscoe project in Texas will be dwarfed by the Alta Wind Energy Center

US - Construction has begun on what is planned to be the...

 
 
 
 

California proposes increase in TREC cap

Windhub - one of California's largest substations

US - Utilities will be able to use unbundled renewable energy credits...

 
 

CanWEA buoyed by Ontario resident poll

CANADA: The Canadian Wind Energy Association is pushing back against industry opponents...

 
 

US wind energy usage grows by 28%

US wind energy usage grows by 28%

UNITED STATES: Consumption of electricity from wind rose by 28% between 2008...

 
 

Obama renewable goals on track, study finds

Obama: stimulus keeping renewables on track

UNITED STATES: The US is on track to meet President Barack Obama's...

 
 

Planning concerns endanger Idaho project

UNITED STATES: Ridgeline Energy has been denied permission to build the Meadow...

 
 
 
 
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A resource identified

MEXICO: Wind measurements began in Brazil in the late 1990s, when early...

 
 

Mexico opens wind industry to private contributions

Acciona's 250MW Oaxaca wind farm sits between two mountain ranges

MEXICO: Mexico's infant wind power industry looks set to meet a government...

 
 

US looks to high tech to see off Asian wind manufacturing threat

US manufacturer Timken wants to base itself in the local market

US: America's manufacturing sector has hedged part of its future on the...

 
 

Asian firms vie for slice of shrinking US wind energy pie

Asian firms vie for slice of shrinking US wind energy pie

US: Until recently, Mitsubishi had been a lone wolf as an Asian...

 
 

The rail revolution

On track: Rail allows cost effective movement of large loads

US: Rail transportation is playing an increasingly important role in wind industry...

 
 

The pivotal role of ports

Storage space: Turbine blades at Port of Vancouver

Once a shipment of wind components arrives at a port, the land,...

 
 
 

North America Events

 

ARE - Alternative Renewable Energy & Green Industries

 
Date:
15-17 September 2010
Location:
Washington DC
 

ARE GREEN 2010 Global Conference and Expo

 
Date:
15-17 September 2010
Organiser:
ARE GREEN EXPO
 

Midwest Wind Summit & Expo

 
Date:
04-06 October 2010
Location:
Brookings, SD (Swiftel Center)
 
 
 

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