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Seven Who Soar With Open Wings (Womens enews)
Date: 12/23/2007

Profiles of seven outstanding leaders dedicated to improving women's lives: Sammie Moshenberg, Nguyen Van Anh, Susan Nickey, Rosita Romero, Anucha Browne Sanders, Lorraine Drammer Serena and Lekha Singh.

Some Growth Showing in Construction for the Upper Midwest in 2008 (ACP)
Date: 12/19/2007

Construction ForecastMinnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota Construction Forecast for 2008 The Upper Midwest is showing some growth in commercial and industrial construction even as residential construction continues to decline across the region and in the United States.

Acciona opens, production begins, dedication planned (West Branch Times)
Date: 12/19/2007

Acciona Energy started production earlier this month and scheduled a dedication ceremony for mid-January on its $23 million investment in West Branch. The wind turbine plant opened Dec.

New wind power project sends electricity to Ontario grid (The Earth Times)
Date: 12/10/2007

| RIPLEY, ON, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Ripley Wind Power Project, a $176 million joint venture project between Acciona Energy and Suncor Energy Products Inc.

Gov. Culver: Challenges 2008 presidential candidates and Congress to support a national renewable portfolio standard (IowaPolitics.com)
Date: 11/6/2007

National Effort Would Power Millions of Homes, Create Thousands of High-Quality Manufacturing Jobs and Reduce America's Dependence on Foreign Oil (Des Moines) Governor Chet Culver and American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) President Bob Gates challenged the 2008 presidential candidates and Congressional...

Solar's Day In The Sun (Business Week)
Date: 10/8/2007

The big hurdle has been finding a technology that can match the low cost of fossil fuel.

Big Utilities Interested In Big Solar (Investors Business Daily)
Date: 10/1/2007

Solar energy is getting bigger - literally. More utilities are looking to build large solar power plants that can put out as much electricity as coal- or gas-fired plants, but run much cleaner.

Suncor Energy and Acciona celebrate first wind power project in Ontario (TMCnet.com)
Date: 9/24/2007

(Canada Newswire English Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Attention News/Business Editors The 76-megawatt Ripley wind farm represents an investment of $176 million All figures are in Canadian dollars RIPLEY, ON, Sept.

Culver speaks at Europes largest wind power show (Creston News Advertiser)
Date: 9/19/2007

DES MOINES (AP) Gov. Chet Culver said Tuesday that Iowa stands to gain hundreds and perhaps thousands of new jobs in the next couple years from manufacturers of wind turbine parts.

Investors bask in solar power sun (CNN Money)
Date: 9/13/2007

(Fortune Magazine) -- By now, you've probably heard that the solar energy business is booming. Wal-Mart (Charts, Fortune 500) and Tiffany's, Microsoft (Charts, Fortune 500) and Google, Estee Lauder and Target (Charts, Fortune 500), Kohl's and Staples - all use or have announced plans to use solar...

South Dakota is last in Midwest region for developing wind power (Black Hills Pioneer)
Date: 9/4/2007

You can't see it and often can't hear it. But you can feel a breeze or a gale as it blows on your face. Here in the Great Plains, it seems to be a constant companion.

Wells Fargo sees bright outlook for Nevada solar investment (Sacramento Business Journal)
Date: 8/16/2007

Wells Fargo & Co. said Thursday it made its largest equity investment in solar energy, taking a stake in Nevada Solar One. The facility, a 64-megawatt concentrated solar power plant in southeast Las Vegas, is a $266 million project developed by Acciona Energy.

Wells Fargo (WFC) Makes Large Equity Investment in Solar Energy (PCQuote)
Date: 8/16/2007

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) has made the largest equity investment in solar energy in the company's history -- in Nevada Solar One, a 64-megawatt Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant southeast of Las Vegas.

Acciona Energy Closes Financing on Nevada Solar One (Renewable Energy Access)
Date: 8/1/2007

The leveraged lease structure was financed by debt participants Banco Santander and BBVA, headquartered in Spain, and CAIXA Geral de Depositos, headquartered in Portugal, and equity investors JPMorgan Capital Corporation, Northern Trust and Wells Fargo.

Nevada Solar One gets $266M in financing (The Earth Times)
Date: 7/30/2007

Energy Environment News | Home BOULDER CITY, Nev., July 30 Acciona Energy has closed on a multimillion dollar, long-term project financing for Nevada Solar One.

Using the Suns Heat, Not Light (New York Times)
Date: 7/15/2007

Scientists have struggled for years to make electricity from the sun's light, at a cost competitive with power from coal or natural gas. The challenges are formidable.

Acciona Acquires 1,300 MW Of Development Assets In Midwest (North American Windpower)
Date: 6/28/2007

in News Departments > Projects & Contracts Spain-headquartered Acciona has acquired exclusive rights to develop 1,300 MW of wind assets in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin.

Acciona Connects To The Nevada Grid The Largest Solar Thermal Plant In 16 Years (SpaceDaily)
Date: 6/10/2007

The 64-MW Nevada Solar One solar thermal power plant covers 400 acres in the Eldorado Valley.

Nevada Solar One Project Delivers Power to Grid (EnergyOnline)
Date: 6/8/2007

-Acciona Solar Power announced yesterday that its Nevada Solar One project has commenced operations and is delivering power to the grid. All of the power from the 64-MW plant will be purchased by Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company under long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs).

Culver touts Iowa energy industry to national wind power group (0) (Iowa State Daily)
Date: 6/6/2007

DES MOINES - Iowa is set to be the center of the nation's wind energy market, Gov. Chet Culver said Monday at the American Wind Energy Association's annual conference in Los Angeles.

200 Wind Turbines Purchased for Wind Farms in North America (Renewable Energy Access)
Date: 6/6/2007

Vancouver, British Columbia [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] Greenwind Power Corp. has become partners with Naturener S.A., through Naturener's purchase of 100% of Energy Logics Inc.

Greenwind And Naturener Enter Four-Project Contract (North American Windpower)
Date: 6/5/2007

in News Departments > Projects & Contracts Richmond, B.C.-headquartered Greenwind Power Corp. has announced the formation of a partnership with Spain-headquartered Naturener S.

Big Solar's day in the sun (Fortune)
Date: 6/4/2007

(Business 2.0 Magazine) -- Clouds hang low over the New Mexico desert, deep inside a military reservation a dozen miles south of Albuquerque. A breeze stirs the air; tumbleweeds roll by.

Acciona to Supply 200 Wind Turbines in U.S. (Renewable Energy Access)
Date: 6/1/2007

Madrid, Spain [Thomson Financial] Acciona SA said its Acciona Windpower unit has been awarded an order worth more than 300 mln eur to supply 200 wind turbines to Spanish renewable energy group Naturener's wind farm in Montana.

Acciona Breaks Ground For Iowa Wind Turbine Plant (North American Windpower)
Date: 5/30/2007

_ 2007-05-31 05:31:00 Acciona Breaks Ground For Iowa Wind Turbine Plant...

Nevada Solar One Demonstrates Scalability of Solar Thermal Energy (Design News Blogs)
Date: 5/29/2007

| Email this | Comments (6) | | The third-largest solar thermal plant in the world, Nevada Solar One, is set to go on-line in June 2007 with a 64 megawatt all-renewable peak power capacity.

Culver to speak in West Branch (West Branch Times)
Date: 5/29/2007

Governor Chet Culver has accepted an invitation to speak at the ground-breaking of Accionas new wind turbine assembly plant in the West Branch industrial park.

Solar Thermal Plant Powers up in Nevada Desert (Electronic Contractor)
Date: 5/15/2007

In April, the worlds third-largest solar thermal power plant began generating power for Las Vegas residents in the Nevada desert. Acciona Solar Power of Spain owns the Nevada Solar One plant, located in Boulder City.

In West Branch visit, Dodd points to a renewable future (West Branch Times)
Date: 5/7/2007

In West Branch visit, Dodd points to a renewable futureby Rob Poggenklass May 07, 2007Candidate's position on Middle East issues not a crowd pleaser Washington politicians have some catching up to do with Americans when it comes to the issue of renewable energy, Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd...

Acciona's First Wind Turbine Plant in the U.S. Under Way (Renewable Energy Access)
Date: 5/1/2007

This week Acciona Windpower begins construction work on its first wind turbine plant in the U.S., specifically, West Branch, in Iowa. The facility, which represents an investment of Euro 17 million [US$23 million] and will have a production capacity of 250 turbines in 2008, is expected to be operational by...

Welcome to America, Acciona | Green Energy News (Green Energy News)
Date: 4/30/2007

WELCOME TO AMERICA, ACCIONA. Acciona of Spain might be best described as a Renaissance Company of sustainable development: a knowledgeable specialist in building a greener world.

Spanish firm begins making wind turbines in America (Waste News)
Date: 4/30/2007

April 30 -- Acciona Windpower will have its first U.S. turbine manufacturing plant up and operational this year. The $23 million facility, which will be located in West Branch, Iowa, will have the capacity to produce 250 wind turbines in 2008.

Acciona to Install Wind Turbine Production Plant in Iowa Increasing demand for wind power prompts renewable energy leaderto develop its first wind turbine manufacturing facility in U.S. (DBusinessNews.com)
Date: 4/28/2007

Chicago - CHICAGO -- Acciona, the world's largest wind power developer, announced it will develop its first wind turbine production plant in the United States, in the state of Iowa.

Acciona Builds Wind Turbine Production Plant In Iowa (North American Windpower)
Date: 4/27/2007

Acciona Builds Wind Turbine Production Plant In Iowa in News Departments New & Noteworthy by NAW Staff on Friday 27 April 2007 Acciona Windpower, a wholly owned subsidiary of Acciona Energy, will develop its first wind turbine production plant in the U.

ACCIONA TO BUILD IN WEST BRANCH (West Branch Times)
Date: 4/26/2007

Wind turbine manufacturer announces $23 million investment in West Branch's industrial park Next week Acciona Windpower will begin construction work next week on its first wind turbine plant in the United States - in West Branch.

Acciona to construct 16.9 mln eur US wind turbine plant (AFX News via Forbes.com)
Date: 4/26/2007

MADRID (Thomson Financial) - Acciona SA said it is to construct a 16.9 mln eur wind turbine plant in the US state of Iowa which it expects to become operational by the end of 2007-04-26 15:53:00 Acciona to construct 16.

North Dakota Approves Wind Power Line Proposal (Renewable Energy Access)
Date: 3/26/2007

Bismarck, North Dakota [Business Week Online] The Public Service Commission has approved a transmission line for a new wind farm in North Dakota and South Dakota.

Nevada: Solar Energy Advances Discussed (AP via Forbes.com)
Date: 3/23/2007

Nevada is making steady progress toward becoming a national leader in solar and geothermal energy, state lawmakers were told Thursday. Representatives of several leading alternative energy companies, as well as University of Nevada, Reno researchers, told the Senate Commerce and Labor committee that those...

Green power companies tout progress (Las Vegas Review Journal)
Date: 3/23/2007

Nevada advancing in alternative fuel use, regulators told CARSON CITY -- Nevada is making steady progress toward becoming a national leader in solar and geothermal energy, state lawmakers were told Thursday.

Tracking the Sun: Concentrating Solar Power Faces Bright Future - Renewable Energy World (RenableEnergyWorld.com)
Date: 3/20/2007

Las Vegas, Nevada [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] The sun sits high over the Nevada desert in the Eldorado Valley, gleaming off the upside down rows of mirrored parabolic trough collectors at the Nevada Solar One power plant.

The greening of Las Vegas (Tech Republic)
Date: 3/11/2007

LAS VEGAS--There's one sure way to make money in Vegas: rip out your lawn. The pays residents $2 for every square foot of grass they remove and then replace with desert landscaping.

Wind energy, surprisingly to some, has economies of scale, too (International Herald Tribune)
Date: 3/8/2007

"Small is beautiful," wrote the economist E.F. Schumacher almost 35 years ago. In most areas of the economy, he reasoned, production had become too big and too centralized.

What s So Bad About Big? (The New York Times)
Date: 3/7/2007

SMALL is beautiful, wrote the economist E. F. Schumacher almost 35 years ago. In most areas of the economy, he reasoned, production had become too big and too centralized.

Acciona to invest 20 mln eur in wind turbine manufacturing plant in US - report (Forbes.com)
Date: 2/16/2007

MADRID (AFX) - Acciona SA plans to construct a wind turbine manufacturing plant in the US ahead of an expected boom in wind generation, La Gaceta de Los Negocios reported, citing unnamed sources at Acciona.

World leader in wind energy considers West Branch for $22 million investment (West Branch Times)
Date: 2/13/2007

Acciona Energa hopes to have first North America operation up and running by November; VP says company is \"very interested\" in Sauer-Danfoss site A Spanish wind turbine manufacturing company, the worlds largest developer and constructor of wind parks, is considering the Sauer-Danfoss building in the West...

Acciona, Suncor Energy begin construction on Ontario wind power project (Power Engineering)
Date: 2/2/2007

31 January 2007 -- Acciona Wind Energy Canada Inc. and Suncor Energy Products Inc. announced they have started full-scale construction on their 76-MW wind power project near Ripley, Ontario.

Acciona and Suncor Energy Begin Ontario Wind Power Project (Renewable Energy Access)
Date: 2/2/2007

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Acciona and Suncor Energy begin construction on Ontario wind power project (PR Newswire)
Date: 1/30/2007

All figures are in Canadian dollars. TORONTO, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Acciona Wind Energy Canada Inc. and Suncor Energy Products Inc. today announced they have started full-scale construction on their 76-megawatt (MW) wind power project near Ripley, Ontario.

Alt. Energy Picks For a Windy Day (Seeking Alpha)
Date: 1/30/2007

Without a doubt, ethanol and solar are the two alt. energy categories that have attracted the most investor attention in North America in the past few years, and that is because they are the two categories that feature the most U.

Portfolio 21 Announces Top 10 'Green' Companies of 2006 (GreenBiz.com)
Date: 1/27/2007

Source: GreenBiz.com The top performers in the fund posted returns ranging from 41% to 131% in 2006. Portfolio 21 invests in 88 companies, selected from more than 2,000 companies based in 16 countries, including the United States.

Ferrovial's Cintra, ACS and Acciona bid for Montreal highway concession UPDATE (Forbes.com)
Date: 1/19/2007

Updates with date of pre-selection announcement MADRID (AFX) - Grupo Ferrovial SA's Cintra unit, Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA's Dragados unit and Acciona SA are all bidding for a 35-year highway concession in Montreal, according to the Quebec government website.

Driving An Agenda For Growth Expanding And Diversifying Our Economy (John Hoeven Governor of North Dakota)
Date: 1/3/2007

BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today in his State of the State Address said that the State of North Dakota is financially strong, fueled by an agenda that is driving economic growth.

Date: 10/1/2007

South Dakota Takes Major Step Forward in Wind Energy pdf (18KB)

Date: 7/30/2007

ACCIONA Energy Closes Long-term Financing on Nevada Solar One pdf (25KB)

Date: 6/28/2007

ACCIONA Acquires 1300 MW of Development Assets in Midwest pdf (30KB)

Date: 6/7/2007

ACCIONA Connects to the Nevada Grid, The World's Largest Solar Thermal Plant in 16 Years pdf (28KB)

Date: 5/29/2007

World's Largest Wind Developer Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Plant pdf (24KB)

Date: 4/26/2007

ACCIONA to Install Wind Turbine Production Plant in Iowa pdf (28KB)