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- December 2008
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Proposed wind farms would cost $6 billion (Bismarck, ND). Extensive new transmission corridors would be required to carry the electricity generated by a 2,000 megawatt wind farm being proposed by Hartland Wind Farm, LLC.
- November 2008
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Iowa City wants to create a "wind energy supply chain" campus to connect suppliers with assembly plants like Acciona, West Branch Times reported. The Iowa City Area Development Group announced recently that it has begun the process of acquiring, annexing and zoning the first 173 acres of land to start the...
American Water President and CEO Don Correll and one of the company’s successful public private partnerships, the Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant, were named a “2008 Trendsetters” by Hanley Wood's Public Works Magazine.
A Spanish manufacturer of wind turbine components is setting up its first U.S. shop in Ankeny - attracted here in part by a new city business incentive.
Like his uncle, his grandfather and many of their neighbors, Arie Versendaal spent decades working at the Maytag factory here, turning coils of steel into washing machines.
LIKE his uncle, his grandfather and many of their neighbors, Arie Versendaal spent decades working at the Maytag factory here, turning coils of steel into washing machines.
- October 2008
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Spanish wind company Acciona Energy (Nasdaq: ANA) said by the end of the year it will complete the installation of two wind farms in the United States with a total capacity of 223.
Planted in the New Mexico desert near Albuquerque, the six solar dish engines of the Solar Thermal Test Facility at Sandia National Laboratories look a bit like giant, highly reflective satellite dishes.
Sarriguren, Spain [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] Spanish wind technology firm Acciona has announced plans to install two wind farms in the United States. The two projects, which are located in Illinois and Oklahoma will have a combined installed capacity of 223.
American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, received the 2008 Public-Private Partnership Award from the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP), according to an Oct.
Solar Panel Manufacturing The opening of Ausra’s solar thermal power factory a few months ago in Las Vegas is a prime example. As the largest plant of its kind in the world, it employs 50 factory workers.
2008 -- American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, has received the 2008 Public-Private Partnership Award from the (NCPPP).
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA, Washington, D.C.) announced on Oct. 23 that the U.S. wind energy industry installed 1,389 MW in third quarter 2008, bringing to 4,204 MW the total of wind power projects completed in what is expected to be another record year.
The U.S. wind energy industry installed 1,389 megawatts (MW) this quarter, bringing to 4,204 MW the total of wind power projects completed in what is expected to be another record year, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced in its 3rd quarter market report.
American Water (AWK), the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today that it has received the 2008 Public-Private Partnership Award from the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP).
Acciona to Complete Installation of Two US Wind Parks By 2008-End istockAnalyst.com (press release), OR - 1 hour ago The project represents an investment of around E197 million and consists of 82 Acciona Windpower AW-1500 wind turbines, each turbine with a 1.
The first phase of a $500 million wind farm south of Ethridge and 85 miles north of Great Falls is finished and on the electrical grid, with the power bound for California.
At Acciona's Nevada Solar One there is over 180,000 curved mirrors on 300 desert acres that can generate electricity in nearby Las Vegas for 15,000 homes.
ELK CITY, Okla. (AP)--Acciona Energy said, Sept. 24, it has begun construction on its first Oklahoma wind project: a wind farm in two western counties that will include 82 turbines.
When the financial turmoil began, I sold my riskiest stocks. Even a successful bailout bill is unlikely to return us to the heady days of 2006 and 2007.
Acciona Energy broke ground Sept. 24 in Elk City, Okla., on the $250 million Red Hills Wind Farm, a 123-megawatt facility in which 34 of its 82 wind turbines will be produced here in West Branch.
The first renewable wind energy project in Santa Barbara County was unanimously approved Tuesday despite objections from a handful of Lompoc area homeowners.
- September 2008
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The Tatanka Wind Farm, operated by Acciona Energy, is up and running. The $381 million project generates enough electricity to power 60,000 homes. That's exciting stuff.
Wind power is on the way in our very own Santa Barbara County. The first utility-scale renewable energy project is up for a decision before the Planning Commission on September 30.
Acciona Energy said it has begun construction on its first Oklahoma wind project, a wind farm in two western counties that will include 82 turbines. The Spanish-based company has been developing Red Hills Wind Farm project since 2004 and said construction should be finished by the end of this year.
North Dakota Ag News Headlines North Dakota Ag Connection - 09/25/2008 Gov. John Hoeven Wednesday joined with officials from Acciona Energy North America, Mortenson Construction and other dignitaries to dedicate the Tatanka Wind Farm, the largest wind energy generating facility in North and South Dakota.
FORBES, N.D. Gov. John Hoeven today joined with officials from Acciona Energy North America, Mortenson Construction and other dignitaries to dedicate the Tatanka Wind Farm, the largest wind energy generating facility in North and South Dakota.
Largely lost in the oil-soaked hullabaloo of the county’s current energy debates, the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Lompoc wind farm was released last week, setting the stage for a Santa Barbara County Planning Commission hearing later this month.
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Will green jobs create new momentum for the US economy? That's a question that's gained some traction since the mortgage crisis started claiming victims.
The Windy City is home to the North American operations of five wind-energy companies: Acciona Energy of North America: Based in Pamplona, Spain, Acciona makes turbines and has wind farms in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America, in addition to operations involving other forms of renewable energy.
Iowa Senate President Jack Kibbe stopped in West Branch recently to promote renewable energy and lower Iowaâ s dependence on foreign fuel while also endorsing candidate Sharon Savage as the one to do that for the 40th Senate district.
- August 2008
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Money doesn't grow on trees, but it may grow on windmills. The developers of the four proposed wind farms in Jefferson County could capitalize on tax breaks and incentives at the federal, state and local levels through their projects.
The threats from global warming and the promises of new clean technologies are transforming our economy. As Senator Obama calls for a "new energy economy" that can create 5 million new green jobs, there is a foreseeable roadmap if he becomes President.
GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE, has announced that it is partnering with Acciona, which is engaged in wind farm development, and is investing $141 million in the Tatanka wind farm on the North Dakota-South Dakota border.
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ACCIONA Energy, today announced the launch of its 180 MW Tatanka Wind Farm, located in Dickey County and McIntosh County, North Dakota, and McPherson County, South Dakota. This significant renewable energy project is the largest wind farm in North and South Dakota and will generate enough clean energy to...
A company building a $381 million wind project along the North Dakota-South Dakota border says its plant is up and running. Acciona Energy is a subsidiary of the Spanish-based Acciona energy group.
eachers take workshop on wind energy' *To: <--TO Email REQUIRED! *From: <--FROM Email REQUIRED! Article Photos Velva sixth-grade teacher Chris Braaten's wind turbine model looked a lot like a sixth-grader's science experiment.
- July 2008
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Windfarm development in Wisconsin continues to expand as more than $877 million worth of projects will be constructed through the end of 2009.
A team led by Spanish contractors Dragados and Acciona, with Arups North Americas offices as the designer, is the preferred bidder for one of Canadas largest public-private-partnership projects ever.
AlwaysOn has officially kicked off its second annual GoingGreen Top100 Competition. We are looking for the top emerging private companies that are creating new business opportunities in green technology.
Chin up for Chin Chute in funding boost EDMONTON, CANADA: The Chin Chute Wind Power Project will receive up to US$9.2 million in funding over 10 years, under the ecoENERGY for Renewable Power initiative.
- June 2008
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ACS, Acciona win first Canadian motorway contract for USD 1.5 billion (1 billion euros) MADRID (Thomson Financial) - Actividades de Construccion y Contratas SA's Dragados unit, Acciona SA and Canada's DJL have won a 1 billion euro (USD1 billion) contract in a consortium to build part of the A-30 motorway in..
By Gareth Gore June 20 (Bloomberg) -- Spanish builders Acciona SA and Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA jointly won a 1.5- billion Canadian dollar ($1.
g Editor Drive up and over Railroad Pass east of the Las Vegas Strip, pass one lone casino on the citys outskirts and leave behind a range of hills on the right side of U.
Michelle Bachelet, president of Chile, looks over a solar field during a tour of Acciona's Nevada Solar One, a 400-acre, 64 megawatt thermal solar power plant, in Boulder City, Nevada.
Acciona Windpower, Spanish utility Acciona's wind turbine manufacturing and supply division, has unveiled its AW-3000 wind turbine. This new 3MW unit is expected to expand the company's range of products in the multi-megawatt market segment.
Iowa Ag News Headlines Iowa Ag Connection - 06/04/2008 Last night, during a special award ceremony, Governor Chet Culver received the 2008 State Leadership Award from the American Wind Energy Association.
The turbine generates electricity at medium voltage (12 kilovolts) in order to reduce production losses. It is based on the same technology as Acciona's AW-1500 turbine and incorporates many of the same features.
- May 2008
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Hamilton County is one step closer to building a projected $300 million wind farm. The Syracuse-Hamilton County Planning Commission Thursday night unanimously approved recommending changes in zoning regulations that would pave the way for construction of a wind farm 10 miles south of Coolidge.
On May 19, the Governorâ s Office and the Iowa Department of Economic Development announced that Acciona Windpower was one of 36 recipients of Student Internship Program awards, linking Iowaâ s college students with local firms.
Trash haulers like Waste Management and Allied Waste Industries Inc see giant landfills as enormous opportunities to create new sources of energy. These landfills use pipes below the garbage to extract gas and send it to a plant that turns it into electricity.
in News Departments > Projects & Contracts Acciona Windpower, an Acciona group subsidiary that manufactures and supplies wind turbines, and EDP Renovaveis, an EDP group company that carries out wind power development projects through its subsidiary NEO, have signed a framework agreement for the supply.
Large solar thermal power plants, which use the sun's heat to generate electricity, could generate 715,000 megawatts of electricity in Nevada without greenhouse gases that lead to global warming, an advocacy group said Thursday in a new report.
As dry conditions are forecasted to continue in the southeastern United States, 2.4 million west-central Florida residents are benefiting from a project pioneered by their regional water utility, Tampa Bay Water.
ombing through a year's worth of top-notch facility projects brought to fruition by top-shelf teams of corporate, economic development and service professionals, Site Selection presents its Top Deals of 2007 in North America and abroad.
- April 2008
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By the year 2015, the state legislature has mandated that Nevada get 20-percent of its power from renewable sources. Right now, Nevada is one of just two western states that does not have any wind farms at all although several sites are under study.
WEST BRANCH, IA-Acciona has just finished the redevelopment of a former gear making plant into a wind turbine facility here, with the conversion of a 100,000 sf office and storage building, and a new 102,000-sf industrial addition for the heavy-duty process.
- March 2008
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BOULDER CITY, Nev. At first, as he adjusted pumps and checked temperatures, Aaron Boucher looked like any technician in the control room of an electrical plant.
Remarks as Prepared For Delivery by Secretary Bodman Thank you very much, Hermann, for that kind introduction. I m quite pleased to be a part of this important conference, and I want to thank everyone who worked so hard to put it together.
Smack in the middle of the Mojave Desert, the Las Vegas area gets around 330 days of sunshine a year. February 22, however, was not one of them. That was bad luck for the Spanish renewable power company Acciona Energy, which had chosen that day to publicly inaugurate its new Nevada Solar One (NS1) thermal...
- February 2008
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PM CST BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) - The founder of Apple Computers, the first woman in space and a Hollywood actor and activist joined officials from a Spanish company dedicating a solar power generating station Friday in the Nevada desert.
BOULDER CITY, NV John Mizroch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, addressed reporters at a press conference today following the dedication of the Nevada Solar One facility.
BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) - The founder of Apple Computers, the first woman in space and a Hollywood actor and activist joined officials from a Spanish company dedicating a solar power generating station Friday in the Nevada desert.
As more communities around the world struggle with water scarcity, desalination provides a viable option for municipal water supply in coastal regions.
- January 2008
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The biggest desalination plant in North America just opened in Tampa, Florida, and is expected to provide 10% of the city’s 2.4 million inhabitants with fresh water.
Surrounded by the gigantic parts that go into a wind turbine, Gov. Chet Culver and other area leaders on Thursday praised Acciona Energy not only for job creation and economic development, but also for helping offer more renewable energy to the world.
Spain-based Acciona has officially opened its wind turbine generator production facility in West Branch, Iowa. The facility, which is Acciona's first manufacturing facility in the U.