Wednesday, May 12, 2010

First Wind appoints new board member

Source: Datamonitor)First Wind, an independent wind energy company focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of wind projects, has appointed Pat Wood III to its board of directors.

Mr Wood served as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from 2001 to 2005 and the Public Utility Commission of Texas from 1995 to 2001, and is involved with a number of private companies and projects to increase clean power generation, independent power transmission and natural gas facilities.

Mr Wood also serves as a strategic advisor to Natural Gas Partners, a private equity firm, and is an independent director of five infrastructure companies including SunPower, Quanta Services, Xtreme Power Solutions, Range Fuels and TPI Composites.

Mr Wood is a member of the National Petroleum Council and is on the board of the American Council on Renewable Energy.

Paul Gaynor, CEO of First Wind, said: "Pat's remarkable list of achievements is matched with his strong advocacy for competitive sources of clean energy, which aligns well with our business model of developing, building and operating independent US-based wind energy projects."

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