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May 14, 2010

Baryonyx Corporation Announces Appointment of Roy Phillips as Chief Operating Officer
Baryonyx Corporation, the Texas based, innovative energy company announced today that it has appointed D. Roy Phillips as Chief Operating Officer, effective May 01, 2010.....

July 24, 2009

Baryonyx: Wind Farming, Texas Style - PSFK
Texas has moved a step closer to hosting what would be the largest wind farms in the U.S....

July 23, 2009

New York inches closer to offshore wind farm - Reuters
Government agencies and power companies said on Wednesday they are gauging interest from developers and manufacturers about building a wind farm about 13 miles off the New York City coast...

Energy startup to build biggest offshore wind farms in Texas - The Inquistor
A new energy company will build the largest offshore wind farms in the U.S. to power schools, prisons, cities and data centers in Texas...

DOE makes $52mn available for solar power projects - Penn Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy will provide up to $52.5 million to 13 projects that research and develop solar systems that can provide electricity both day and night...

Baryonyx to build largest offshore wind farms in US - ZDNet
Energy start-up Baryonyx has won bids for three land leases from Texas to build Tier 4 data centers powered primarily by wind farms...

World's first wind-powered data center to be built in Texas - EcoSeed
The world's first wind-powered data center will be built on Permanent School Fund lands in Dallam County, Texas...

US wind farms wind capital funding - Business Green
Wind projects are going ahead in the US despite the harsh economic environment...

Construction starting on $100 Million Wind Turbine Plant - American Machinist
Wind turbine builder Nordex USA Inc. will begin construction this week on its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas...

July 22, 2009

US Government to Invest in Wind Energy - Energy Business Daily
The US Department of Energy is commencing a new partnership with the country's six largest wind turbine manufacturers, in an effort to advance research, development and building of new wind farms...

Texas set to host largest U.S. wind farms - cnet News
Energy start-up Baryonyx has won bids for three land leases from the state of Texas to build data centers powered primarily by wind farms...

July 21, 2009

Wind power company gets $191M in Financing - WCVBTV 5 Boston
A Massachusetts-based developer of wind power projects said it has secured $191 million in financing...

Governors say climate policy could create jobs - The Boston Globe
Three Democrat governors told a Senate panel Tuesday that efforts to curb global warming and spur the development of cleaner sources of energy have created jobs and new businesses in their states...

Energy use dropped in 2008 - reOrbit
Americans used more solar, nuclear, biomass and wind energy in 2008 than they did in 2007...

Obama Administration awards more than $162 M for energy programs - EERE Network News
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $162 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects...

Looks like South Padre Island will get an offshore wind farm - Houston Press (Blog entry)
South Padre Island will be home to a wind farm featuring 500-foot tall turbines off the coast...

Texas prepares for Hutchinson-Perry battle - The Washington Times
Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson has long had her political sights set on being governor, only to be told it was not her time...

Grants could lift local wind projects - Energy Current
More than $175,000 in grant money is coming to the Cape and Islands to help get some wind projects off the ground...

Baryonyx to power data center with wind energy - Green Diary
Baryonyx Corp., a Texas start-up, puts forward similar proposals to bring in a wind-powered data center in Texas and the Gulf of Mexico...

Top ten reasons wind farms should not be built on the Texas Coast
From the website of the Lower Laguna Madre Foundation...

Wind farm is a great idea - The Monitor
Baryonyx Corp., of Houston, wants to put several 500-foot turbines 10 miles off the South Padre Island shore..

July 20, 2009

Wind power faces turbulence - Houston Business Journal
Although the U.S. wind power market had another strong year in 2008, the global recession is expected to take its toll on industry growth into early 2010...

Chasing the wind - The Boston Globe
Deep-water turbine farms could overshadow near-shore projects like Nantucket Sound's...

Nordex USA will manufacture wind turbines in...USA - Reuters
Nordex to build a manufacturing plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas...

Fair winds calm seas in Texas - Examiner
While it be surfing the seas or flying a kite, Texas seems to be gearing itself for a rebound in supplying the world its energy needs...

DoE invests in community renewables, CSP and wind - Renewable Energy Focus
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced several funding opportunities over the last week including up to US$22 million for community renewable energy deployment...

Wind-Powered Data Center Planned - Data Center Knowledge Blog
A Texas startup plans to build a data center powered by energy from huge “wind farms” in the Texas panhandle and the Gulf of Mexico...

July 18, 2009

Plans for offshore wind farm near SPI elicit mixed reaction - Industrial Wind Action Group
The office announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Baryonyx Corp., a Houston-based green energy company, that could turn waters off the island coast into the nation's biggest wind farm...

Wind farm planned off South Padre - Island Breeze
A wind farm of 500-foot-tall turbines that could power as many as 600,000 homes will be installed about 10 miles offshore of South Padre Island...

Plans for offshore wind farm near SPI elicit mixed reaction - The Monitor
A wind farm of 500-foot-tall turbines that could power as many as 600,000 homes will be installed about 10 miles offshore of this barrier island, according to information from the Texas General Land Office...

July 17, 2009

Houston company to develop wind farms off Texas coast - Waco Tribune Online
A Houston company has won leases off Mustang Island and South Padre Island to develop wind farms....

State announces wind turbines deal off Texas - Dallas Morning News
A Houston company has won leases off Mustang Island and South Padre Island to develop wind farms....

Baryonyx Corp. granted wind concessions offshore Texas - Energy Current
Texas-based Baryonyx Corporation was the high bidder for two offshore state wind concessions in the July 14th Texas General Land Office lease sale...

Baryonyx Corp Wins Bid on Largest Offshore Wind Concessions in the US - Green Energy News
Baryonyx Corporation, a Texas based, energy company, was the high bidder in the July 14th Texas General Land Office lease sale for two offshore State wind concessions...

Texas grants largest offshore wind concessions in the - Your Renewable News
Baryonyx Corporation, the Texas based, innovative energy company, was the high bidder in the July 14th Texas General Land Office lease sale for two offshore State wind concessions...

July 16, 2009

Seventh wind turbine manufacturer to call at Corpus Christi - Break Bulk Industry News
Gamesa will begin delivering wind turbines to Corpus Christi in mid-August, bringing to seven the number of manufacturers who discharge wind-related project cargo at the Texas port...

Texas Grants Largest Offshore Wind Concessions in the USA
Baryonyx Corporation, the Texas based, innovative energy company, was the high bidder in the July 14th Texas General Land Office lease sale for two offshore State wind concessions. Additionally, a further State lease was granted for a prospective wind energy development in the Texas Panhandle...

Patterson turns Texas wind into money for schools
Land Office awards lease for world’s first green data center, two more offshore wind farms...

July 15, 2009

Wind farm on the ranch - BBC (UK)
The high plains of the Texan Panhandle are running out of water. It spells bad news for the local cattle ranchers. Roger Harrabin visited rancher Mike Baca on his ranch outside Amarillo, Texas...

July 14, 2009

Port attracts another wind turbine company - Caller Times
Spanish-based Gamesa Corp. will be the seventh wind turbine manufacturer to ship its products to the U.S. via the Port of Corpus Christi...

Pickens’ project failure demonstrates futility of rushing “green energy”- Annuit Cœptis
T. Boone Pickens latest venture to build a huge wind farm to demonstrate the viability of alternative energy has instead become a demonstration of why such ideas are not viable...

Superconductors: Cure for grid transmission woes? - cnet News
One idea to get more solar and wind power into the grid is frozen cables buried underground...

Iberdrola Renovables Eyes Up to $500 Million in US Government Grants - Penn Energy
Spanish clean energy firm Iberdrola Renovables has said that it is hoping to secure between $400 million in US Government aid over the coming months...

July 13, 2009

European Wind Turbine Manufacturer to Supply US Company - North American Windpower
Seattle-based Wild Brush Energy has signed a letter of intent with wind turbine manufacturer WinWinD Oy of Finland...

PG&E and NRG Energy collaborate on 92 MW solar thermal power - Renewable Energy Focus
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has entered into an agreement with Alpine SunTower, LLC, a subsidiary of NRG Energy Inc for 92 megawatts (MW) of renewable, solar thermal power...

City could relax rules for wind turbines - Caller Times
A new draft of the city’s rules governing wind turbines eases the land requirement but still mandates that they be quieter than hushed whispers at a library...

July 10, 2009

Administration pledges US$3 billion for renewable energy - Energy Current
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Energy are making available an estimated US$3 billion for the development of renewable energy projects around the country...

Obama Administration awards more than $141 million... - EERE Network News
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu announced on July 10 more than $141 million in Recovery Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects...

"World's largest operating wind power project"... - AWEA Windpower Outlook 2009
At least one new project may surpass Horse Hollow wind farm....

Market Trends - AWEA Windpower Outlook 2009
Wind power capacity in the United States, and Texas....

July 9, 2009

Wind Energy Investing: What the Stimulus Holds - The Green Chip Review
When we talk about investing in wind energy, most focus on turbine manufacturers. It's a common and logical connection....

AWEA welcomes federal renewable energy grant guidance - Energy Current
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) welcomed today's announcement from the Obama Administration that it will soon begin accepting applications for the renewable energy grants enacted by Congress in the economic recovery package earlier this year...

July 08, 2009

Pickens's pullback could signal shift in the wind - The Washington Post
Oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens's step back from his plan to build the world's largest wind farm in Texas shows how a brutal recession could change the way the United States invests in renewable energy...

WWEA predicts 25% wind energy growth in 2009 - Renewable Energy Focus
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) has published an updated forecast for worldwide wind installations in the year 2009 predicting a 25% growth in wind energy...

U.S. scores high marks for wind energy, lags in transmission - Power Engineering
The United States made the grade when it came to reaching its goal in wind energy but needs work in transmission, according to the American Wind Energy Association report card...

Tessera Solar expands into Texas with CSP - Renewable Energy Focus
NTR’s solar project development company, Tessera Solar North America, has signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with CPS Energy to develop a 27MW solar project in West Texas, USA...

July 07, 2009

A Perfect Storm for Wind Energy - The Green Chip Review
You should absolutely love wind energy...

July 06, 2009

Pickens paring down wind farm project - Dallas Morning News
T. Boone Pickens' plan to build the world's largest wind farm is off...

Is Massachusetts set to block offshore wind development? - The Guardian (U.K.)
State official says that new planning rules will require changes to proposed Buzzard's Bay offshore wind farm...

Maine isles to support 'offshore' wind project - Energy Current
EOS Ventures, the renewable energy development company based at Jiminy Peak, is engineering a $14 million wind turbine project for two islands, Vinalhaven and North Haven off the coast of Maine...

July 03, 2009

The Smart Grid Will Offer Exceptional Investment Opportunities - The Market Oracle
With the likely passage of the "Cap and trade" bill, many people are excited that renewable energy is set for further growth...

July 02, 2009

Interior Department wants 100GW of solar power on federal land - Ars Technica
The US Department of Interior has announced that it will be using some of its stimulus money to do a single environmental review for the best 24 solar sites on western public lands...

Massachusetts coast eyed for possible wind farm - Energy Current
Under the newly released ocean management plan for the state's coastal waters, Greater Newburyport's coastline could one day be home to 10 wind turbines...

Tom Schieffer for Texas Governor - New Channel 10.com
A democratic candidate for Texas Governor is already making his rounds more than a year ahead of the state election...

July 01, 2009

NACEL Energy Announces Leila Lakes - Fox Business News
NACEL Energy Corporation today confirmed it has entered into four long term wind development rights agreements covering 1025 acres in Donley County, Texas...

Texas Republicans bash Democratic energy plans - Energy Current
Four Texas Republican congressmen and a panel of industry experts and government officials lashed out at Democratic leaders and the American Clean Energy and Security Act...

New York offshore wind initiative moves ahead - Energy Current
The private sector and a host of New York State and New York City agencies issued Tuesday a Request for Information (RFI), marking the next step in the development of what could be the largest offshore wind farm proposal in the country...

State grants permit to Cape Wind - The New England Business Bulletin
The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Sitting Board has voted 7-0 to authorize a Certificate of Environmental impact for the Cape Wind offshore wind energy project...

State draws zones for coast wind farms - The Boston Globe
Dozens of wind turbines could sprout within sight of the Massachusetts shoreline...