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Acciona Acquires 1300 MW of Development Assets in Midwest.


World's renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation.  leader acquires new wind energy opportunities in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin

CHICAGO -- Acciona, the world's largest wind power developer, announced it has acquired exclusive rights to develop 1300 megawatts (MW) worth of wind assets in the states of Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. The development will take place through an acquisition of projects from EcoEnergy, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
, an alternative energy solutions developer and a unit of The Morse Group. The acquisition represents Acciona's continued expansion in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  as a long-term owner and operator of wind developments and renewable energy solutions. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Acciona expects to install approximately 150 MW or more in 2008 from this pipeline. Some of EcoEnergy's near-term development assets are in Stephenson County, Illinois Stephenson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 48,979. Its county seat is Freeport, Illinois6. Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,463 km² (565 mi²).
, and Northeastern Wisconsin. These new wind power installations will help Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin significantly reduce greenhouse gas greenhouse gas
n.
Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect.



greenhouse gas 
 emissions associated with traditional electric generation facilities.

Construction of each of these projects will employ approximately 150 workers and will require 15-20 permanent positions for long-term operations.

Acciona will be supplying its own wind turbines for each of these development projects from its new U.S. production facility in Iowa.

"We are very excited to collaborate with Acciona on providing wind energy solutions to local communities in which we have been operating for more than 63 years," said Shawn Gaffney, President, EcoEnergy, LLC. "We feel this is an excellent time to integrate the latest in wind energy technology with the need for new local career opportunities in this fast-growing new industry. Acciona has demonstrated internationally that they share The Morse Group commitment to be a valued neighbor and we are pleased to be associated with their expansion plans in North America."

"The EcoEnergy acquisition fits extremely well with the addition of our wind turbine manufacturing facility in Iowa and leveraging the local support for wind energy in the Midwest," said Peter Duprey, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Acciona Energy Acciona Energy is a leader in the renewable energy sector. The company’s mission is to "demonstrate the technical and economic viability of a sustainable energy model".  North America. "Wind power creates a strong value proposition by providing clean energy; stable, long-term energy costs; and local economic development through the creation of jobs and the payment of property taxes."

Acciona recently started construction on its first wind turbine manufacturing plant in the United States, located in West Branch, Iowa West Branch is a city in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,188 at the 2000 census. History
President Herbert Hoover was born in West Branch in 1874.
. Upon its completion in late 2007, the 200,190 square-foot plant will supply turbines for Acciona wind farms throughout North America and will utilize Acciona's proprietary technology to produce its AWP AWP Awaiting Parts (military equipment status)
AWP Average Wholesale Price
AWP Annual Work Plan
AWP Associated Writing Programs
AWP Amusement with Prizes
AWP Any Willing Provider
AWP Aerial Work Platform
 1.5-77 and AWP 1.5-82 models. The West Branch facility will be Acciona's fourth wind turbine assembly plant; two currently operate in Spain and one in China.

Acciona has implemented 4,653 MW of wind power across the world, representing approximately 6% of the world total in wind power installations.

About The Morse Group

EcoEnergy LLC is an alternative energy solutions developer and a unit of The Morse Group, headquartered in Freeport, Illinois. The Morse Group has been in business for more than sixty years and serves clients in the electrical, energy and construction markets across the United States.

About Acciona

Acciona Energy is the largest wind developer in the world with a portfolio of 4,653 megawatts installed in 173 wind farms in 10 countries. In solar energy, the company's Nevada Solar One Nevada Solar One is the third largest solar power plant in the world, generating 64MW, as of June 2007.[1] Nevada Solar One is in Boulder City, Nevada and has been built by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Solargenix Energy.  project represents the largest solar thermal electric power plant (64 MW) built in the world in the last 16 years, in addition to the company's 30 MW installations of photovoltaic The generation of voltage by a material that is exposed to light in the visible and invisible ranges. See photoelectric and photovoltaic cell.  power and a 46 MW photovoltaic solar plant under development in Portugal. In the area of biomass, Acciona maintains three biomass plants (33 MW) and small hydro power plants (59 MW). In biofuels, the company produces biodiesel from vegetable oils and bioethanol from surplus wine.

Acciona is one of the premier international corporations working in the development and management of infrastructure services and renewable energy sources, employing more than 38,000 people worldwide. Acciona is listed on the IBEX-35 in Spain with a market capitalization Market Capitalization

A measure of a public company's size. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares. It's calculated by multiplying the number of shares times the current market price. This term is often referred to as market cap.
 of more than $17 billion.

For more information, please visit our website at www.acciona-energy.com.
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