Southwest Windpower Names R. Dixon Thayer as CEO
CEO of Southwest Windpower, Frank Greco, announced today that he has found a successor. “The company has positioned itself as a global leader and is prepared to take its next generation step in growth. R. Dixon Thayer has accepted the position and will start with the company as its CEO on December 8, 2009. Mr. Thayer comes to Southwest Windpower with a history of experience and success that we believe will take the company to the next and subsequent levels it is destined for under his leadership,” said Greco.
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Southwest Windpower Names R. Dixon Thayer as CEO
Expectations Remain Low for Copenhagen
The United Nations is not expected to reach a binding climate change agreement when it meets in Copenhagen next week, despite new emissions reduction targets by the United States and China.
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Expectations Remain Low for Copenhagen
Ontario Will Pay Farmers 14.5 cents per kWh for Their Wind Generation
The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has confirmed that it will pay Ontario farmers $0.145 CAD/kWh for their wind generation under the province’s new feed-in tariff program launched October 1, 2009.
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Clemson Lands US $98M for Wind Turbine R&D
Next-generation wind turbines and drive trains will be tested by the Clemson University Restoration Institute, thanks to a US $45 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The Clemson University Restoration Institute and its partners will combine the grant with $53 million of matching funds, to build and operate a large-scale wind turbine drive train testing facility at the institute’s research campus on the former Navy base.
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