GAO issues report on DOE loan guarantees

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Excerpt: This article is from law firm Troutman Sanders LLP The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report concerning the Department of Energy’s $30 billion Loan Guarantee Program (“Program”). The report, “Further Actions Are Needed to Improve Tracking and Review of Appl …

India reports record $10.3B clean energy investments In 2011

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Excerpt: Investment in India out-paces the rest of the world, thanks to the improving cost-competitiveness of wind and solar. Clean energy investments in India reached $10.3bn in 2011, some 52% higher than the $6.8bn invested in 2010. This was the highest growth figure of any significant economy in the wo …

Composites One now wholly-owned by Synergy 55 Corporation

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Excerpt: Composites One LLC is now wholly-owned by Synergy 55 Corporation. The shares of Composites One, previously owned by Total Corporation through its affiliate CCP Composites, were acquired through an acquisition vehicle named GLS Composites Distribution Corporation which is owned by Synergy 55. Synergy …

Plate roller features innovative mechanical design

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Excerpt: Davi offers plate rollers with capacity from 40 mm (1 and 5/8 in.) up to 100 mm (4 in.) for manufacturing special train-tanks for the transportation of liquids that require high wall thickness. The company's variable axis press rolls able to bend the cans with accurate roundness even at heavy thi …

Smart grid report: Ten trends to watch in 2012 and beyond

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Excerpt: This article comes from Pike Research The year 2012 represents a turning point for the smart grid. Utilities around the world have moved beyond pilot projects and are in full deployment mode for some phases of their smart grid projects, such as advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), while at the …

Coating developer wins best-practices award

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Excerpt: Hempel’s accomplishments in the protective-coatings market for wind turbines have won the company the 2011 Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy Award. Business research and consulting firm  Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices Award recognises outstanding achievement and superior perform …

Ontarians say wind one of the safest forms of electricity generation

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Excerpt: A high 78% of Ontarians say wind energy is one of the safest forms of electricity generation according to a recent Oracle Research poll commissioned by the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA). The poll was conducted between February 22 to 29 and has a margin for error of ±3.1%, 19 times out o …

Electronics assembler acquires custom wire firm

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Excerpt: ETI, through its subsidiary American Cable & Harness LLC (ACH), Fort Atkinson, Wisc., has acquired the assets of CMK Enterprises Inc. and Calmer Industries LLC, Eagle, Wisc., a supplier for wire processing, custom wire, and cable-harness assembly, and UL 508A control box design and assembly. The …

Quantifying the cost obstacles for windpower (and solar)

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Excerpt: The low cost of natural gas gets frequent mention in reports and releases because the fuel brings a new low price to the production of electricity. Bloomberg Energy (Bloomberg.com/energy/) tracks the cost for fuels, and on May 2, posted a price of about $2.28/million Btus. What are the implicati …

Start-up sees future in wind-turbine gearbox repairs

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Excerpt: A new company, Gearbox Express (GBX), along with state and local public officials, recently celebrated the official grand opening of its new 43,000 ft2 facility in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. The company says it is the only one in North America focused on providing independent, down-tower, wind-gearbo …