Electrical Distributor Expands Commitment to Sheboygan Area

Standard Electric Supply Co. continues to grow in Wisconsin with the opening of their new facility in Sheboygan, WI at 3417 Weeden Creek Road. Standard Electric has served customers in the Sheboygan market for many years, but recently completed construction on a 15,000 square foot building to better serve the market. The new facility includes a state-of-the-art enclosure modification center and will provide greater inventory and more enclosure modification... Read more..

Regional Climate Policy Could Damage Minnesota’s Economy

An economic study released today shows a regional cap-and-trade policy would severely handicap Minnesota’s economy, causing sharp increases in energy prices and reducing net employment in Minnesota by 21,000 jobs by 2015. The report, titled “Economic Analysis of the Impact of a Midwest Regional Climate Policy on Minnesota,” was written by CRA International (CRA) and commissioned by Partners for Affordable Energy (PAE) along with... Read more..

Orion Energy Systems Receives Esteemed Platts Global Energy Award

Orion Energy Systems Inc. has received the prestigious Platts Global Energy Award for Sustainable Technology Innovation of the Year for its energy efficient and direct renewable technology. The award recognizes the company that has made “the single most innovative technology advance in the area of green technology,” according to Platts. The award was presented at the Platts Global Energy gala Wednesday, Dec. 3, in New York City. Winners... Read more..

SunPower BioDiesel Chooses Greenline’s Waterless Biodiesel Platform to Produce Renewable Fuel

Greenline Industries, provider of clean-tech energy platforms, announced today that SunPower BioDiesel of Cumberland, Wis. has chosen Greenline’s waterless biodiesel platform. Greenline’s biodiesel platform allows SunPower to produce biodiesel on a smaller scale, supplying local distributors in a 200 mile radius. Benefits to the community include engineering and manufacturing jobs, a new market for oil seed crops, and clean burning, sustainable... Read more..

Midwest Wind Energy’s Projects Surpass $1 Billion Mark

Chicago-based Midwest Wind Energy, LLC, a leading developer of wind farms in the Central United States, announced today that it has completed development of its sixth wind power project, surpassing the $1 billion threshold in developed project assets. The six projects, which total 568 megawatts in nameplate capacity, are located in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Nebraska, and generate enough electricity to supply an estimated 160,000 average households.... Read more..

Newpark Resources and CCS, Inc. Mutually Agree to Terminate the Sale of Newpark’s U.S. Environmental Services Business

Newpark Resources, Inc. announced that it has mutually agreed with CCS, Inc. to cancel the proposed sale of Newark’s U.S. environmental services business to CCS. As previously announced on October 23, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed suit to block the proposed sale of Newpark’s environmental services business to CCS. The FTC stated that it believed that the proposed sale would be anti-competitive. Paul Howes,... Read more..

Orion Energy Systems Recognized for Manufacturing Excellence

The Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, in Green Bay, Wis., named Orion Energy Systems Inc. Manufacturer of Distinction for Industrial Technology during its annual awards dinner on Nov. 6, 2008. The award is given to recognize a manufacturer in Northeast Wisconsin for cutting-edge technological advancements and excellence in manufacturing. Jim Haney, president of the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Association, presented the award to Orion. Orion... Read more..

EDF Energies Nouvelles Signs Close to 1,000 MW of New Operations & Maintenance Contracts in the United States

As part of its Operations & Maintenance business, EDF Energies Nouvelles is announcing the signature, by its US subsidiary enXco, of four new contracts covering 981 MW in capacity with US electricity companies. These contracts lift the total capacity managed by EDF EN under operations & maintenance contracts in the United States to over 3,000 MW. enXco, leader in operation and maintenance services for wind farms in the United States, has... Read more..

We Energies Submits Application for Columbia County Wind Project

We Energies filed an application today with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) for authorization to build the Glacier Hills Wind Park. The proposed wind park would be located in the towns of Randolph and Scott in northeast Columbia County — approximately 45 miles northeast of Madison. Current plans call for the project to consist of up to 90 wind turbines that would generate as much as 207 megawatts of electricity — enough... Read more..

Broadwind Energy Retains Investor Relations Firm Lambert, Edwards & Associates

Broadwind Energy, Inc., a leading producer of components, logistics and service for the wind power industry, today announced it has retained Lambert, Edwards & Associates, Inc. (LE&A) to manage its investor relations activities. Naperville, Ill. – based Broadwind Energy said LE&A will help the Company communicate its emerging growth story to shareholders, the investment community and media. Through organic and strategic growth,... Read more..