2009
Root River Energy Signs Over 20,000 Acres For Community Wind Project
Ostrander, MN - December 10th, 2009- Root River Energy, along with managing partner, National Wind, is proud to announce that it has secured over 20,000 acres of land in Mower and Fillmore Counties. This represents about two-thirds of the leased acres needed to develop up to 300 megawatts of community-owned wind energy in the area. With 10,000 acres signed in the last few months, Root River Energy’s Jim Connolly and Barry Rogne have been one of National Wind’s most productive field teams during this period.
Root River Energy Opens Local Ostrander Office
Ostrander, MN - November 30th, 2009- Root River Energy is pleased to announce the opening of its local office in Ostrander, MN. The office is located in the new Ostrander Farmer’s Co-op at 208 Main Street, #4, P.O. Box 156. The local headquarters will allow Root River Energy to better address the growing demand for involvement in the project, along with improving services to its current participating residents.
Judith Highlands Energy Begins Development of Montana’s First, Utility-Scale, Community-Owned Wind Project
500+ Megawatt Wind Development Allows Montana Landowners to Share in Project Revenues
Billings, Montana - November 30th, 2009- National Wind, working with area ranchers and Billings-based, Montana Wind Resources, LLC, announces today the formation of Judith Highlands Energy, LLC. Judith Highlands Energy plans to develop over 500 megawatts (MW) of community-owned wind projects in the central-Montana counties of Judith Basin, Wheatland, Golden Valley, and Fergus. This project is potentially the largest development of its kind in Montana.
Megan Sorensen Joins National Wind's Team
Minneapolis, MN- November 17th, 2009- National Wind, LLC announces today that Megan Sorensen has joined the company as a wind farm developer. Sorensen’s responsibilities include helping manage the development of two key wind projects, 300 megawatt Root River Energy in Fillmore County, Minnesota and 300 megawatt Northwest Ohio Wind Energy in Grover Hill, Ohio.
For Secure Energy Future, Obama Must Be Like Ike
Minneapolis, MN - October 13, 2009 - Updating our country's critical infrastructure is a hurdle President Obama shares with former President Dwight Eisenhower. In 1956, President Eisenhower was confronted with a patchwork of county and state highways that impeded interstate commerce. Seeing an opportunity to restructure an outdated system, he championed a network of federally planned highways that conquered the tangled mess created by uncooperative state interests.
National Wind Names Burdick and Hafner Senior Wind Farm Developers
Minneapolis, MN- October 20th, 2009- National Wind, LLC announces today the promotion of Scott Hafner and Chuck Burdick to Senior Wind Farm Developers. Both Burdick and Hafner will be primarily responsible for leading the overall management of several of National Wind’s key developments.
Leading Wind Assessment Firm To Offer Second Wind’s Triton To Its Clients
Somerville, MA and Grand Forks, ND- September 17th, 2009 – National Wind Assessments, a team of independent wind consultants, has adopted Second Wind’s Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to add value to its wind resource assessment offerings.
Designed and manufactured by Somerville, Mass.-based Second Wind Inc., a leading provider of wind assessment systems, the Triton is an advanced remote sensing system that uses sodar to capture accurate wind data at the heights of today’s wind turbines.
Norden Joins Northwest Ohio Wind Energy Development Team
Grover Hill, Ohio – September 16, 2009 – Northwest Ohio Wind Energy, LLC, announces the addition of a new field specialist to its community wind development team. Bradley Norden, of Wauseon, OH, will work with landowners and farmers in southern Paulding and northern Van Wert Counties to develop 300 megawatts (MW) of community-owned wind power projects in the area.
President Obama’s Lack of Environmental Leadership
Minneapolis, MN - September 1, 2009 - During the campaign, President Obama laid out his vision for combating global climate change. Unfortunately, President Obama’s original vision seems to have been all but forgotten. His original proposal included a call for a national renewable energy standard (RES) where, by the year 2025, a full quarter of the nation’s electricity would be generated by renewable sources. He seems to have lost sight of this vision.
Global Wind Day: Wind Energy Good, Community Wind Better
Minneapolis, Minnesota – June 12th, 2009 – On June 15th’s Global Wind Day, sponsored by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), National Wind underscores the myriad benefits not only of wind energy but specifically of community-based development.