Minnesota-based High Country Energy, along with its managing company National Wind, has made the nation’s first intrastate public offering of a wind project’s securities… a move that is expected to help local, rural communities invest in the green energy source. This company press release says High Country Energy is using Delphi Financial Corp., an investment banking firm specializing in raising …
Investment Banks Bank on Alternative Energy
A growth sector focused investment bank is hosting its annual Alternative Energy Conference today at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York. The Thomas Weisel Partners one-day event will focus on the opportunities and challenges of the Alternative Energy industry for 2008 and the future. The conference will showcase presentations from over 30 established and emerging public and private companies, …
Alternative Energy Incentives Hit Snag in Senate
A bill that would have extended and boosted the producer-incentive tax breaks on a host of alternative energy sources, including wind, solar, biodiesel, clean-coal and other projects to help spur alternative energy development, has been stopped in the U.S. Senate… for the time being. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana), would have extended the $1-a-gallon producer tax incentive …
Wind to Power Dems’ & GOP’s Conventions
After a long primary season, the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees for president continue to expend plenty of hot air… and probably will continue to do so through Election Day in November. Now, maybe some of that wind will actually power their conventions. This year, XCel Energy is donating wind power to help run both the Republican National Convention in …
Biodiesel One of the Stars of LA Film Fest
Hollywood is recognizing the importance of renewable energy and a greener approach to entertainment. The Los Angeles Film Festival, scheduled for June 19th-29th, will be using biodiesel, as well as offsetting carbon usage with investment in wind energy. This commentary from film critic Emanuel Levy has more information: Changes being made for the overall Festival will impact everything including the …
IEA: Solar and Wind Part of Plan to Halve CO2 Emissions
A report out from the International Energy Agency (IEA) says the world will need to spend $45 trillion if it wants to cut in half the amount of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. And part of that money will need to be spent on solar and wind power. In this story posted on Bloomberg.com, Nobuo Tanaka, the IEA’s executive director, …
Siemens to Open Wind Research Center in Colorado
Siemens Energy has announced it will open a wind research and development center in Colorado. This story in the Denver Business Journal says the German energy company made the announcement at the American Wind Energy Association annual conference in Houston that the center will bring 50 new green-collar jobs to Boulder: “We are very pleased to establish our first wind …
North Amerian Wind Turbine Giant Increases Power
Annual energy production from Brad Foote Gear Works is more than doubling with the purchase of additional advanced gear manufacturing systems. Brad Foote’s purchase from Germany-based Hofler Company amounts to more than $30 million. The company now owns 29 Hofler machines. With the new equipment, Brad Foote’s annual production will grow from the current equivalent of 2,000 MW of installed …
Energy Abundance
This weekend I visited the RIT/NASA AstroZone exhibit in St. Louis. The free exhibit was offered in conjunction with the 212th meeting of the American Astronomical Society and it offered all kinds of fascinating scientific demonstrations: from seeing yourself in infrared to star-gazing in a portable planetarium to being enveloped in Cosmic Collisions while watching a video a portable dome. …
Wind Power Company Receives Endorsement
A Minnesota-based wind energy development company has received an endorsement from a maker of safety gear and clothing for the construction industry. This press release from National Wind Assessments says the wind energy company picked up the product endorsement from Ergodyne. But why a deal of this kind?: “National Wind Assessments and its parent company, National Wind have received a …