Union complains wind projects bypass local ironworkers

Union complains wind projects bypass local ironworkers
MONTPELIER — A labor union complained Wednesday that large wind-power projects in northern Vermont and New Hampshire are bypassing local ironworkers, bringing in out-of-state crews, and undermining the projects’ hoped-for benefits for the local economies.
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Feds advance Atlantic offshore wind project

Feds advance Atlantic offshore wind project
With the development of the nation’s first offshore wind farm in Massachusetts’ Nantucket Sound reaching the next step, the future creation of an offshore wind farm based in Lake Ontario or Lake Erie remains up in the air.
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Cape Wind plan approved

Cape Wind plan approved
BOSTON – A federal agency approved a construction and operations plan for the Cape Wind project off the Massachusetts coast, clearing the way for work to begin on Americaand#8217;s first offshore wind farm as early as this fall, U.S. Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar announced Tuesday.
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GE Unit, UnionBanCal Unit, Buy California Wind Farm

GE Unit, UnionBanCal Unit, Buy California Wind Farm
TEHACHAPI, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), and Bankers Commercial Corporation, a unit of UnionBanCal Corporation, announced today that they have purchased the first wind farm to start operations in one of the largest wind energy projects in the United States. GE Energy [...]

Edison Mission Energy Begins Construction of 10th Wind Farm in Minnesota

Edison Mission Energy Begins Construction of 10th Wind Farm in Minnesota
Edison Mission Group , a subsidiary of Edison International , announced today that its subsidiary Edison Mission Energy has begun construction of its 10th wind project in Minnesota, the 30-megawatt Community Wind North project in the southwestern part of the state.
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Osceola lands $17.5 million wind energy company 500 jobs

Osceola lands $17.5 million wind energy company 500 jobs
Beckmann Volmer, a German-based wind energy company that has been in existence for about 15 years, will make a $17.5 million investment in Osceola and employ about 500 workers within five years.
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Senators focus on Texas wind farm in criticizing stimulus plan

Senators focus on Texas wind farm in criticizing stimulus plan
Senators focus on Texas wind farm in criticizing stimulus plan
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Despite millions in tax credits, wind energy firms aren’t hiring

Despite millions in tax credits, wind energy firms aren’t hiring
WASHINGTON — Despite the Obama administration’s efforts to create jobs making wind turbines in America, some companies say that sluggish demand for wind energy is holding them back.
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International Power Canada’s Harrow Wind Project under Construction, creating a new stream of local jobs

International Power Canada’s Harrow Wind Project under Construction, creating a new stream of local jobs
International Power Canada announced today that construction is progressing well at the Harrow Wind projects in Essex County. The four projects, developed under Ontario’s Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program, each have an installed capacity of 9.9 megawatts for a total of [...]