Normally, Maine gubernatorial trade missions are designed to promote exports from the Pine Tree State. But Maine’s Governor Baldacci has recently announced that he will be leading a trade mission to Spain and Germany in September that will feature an equal opportunity for inward investment from well capitalized companies outside of Maine; companies that may want to construct wind towers, turbines, blades or similar components for other renewable generation technologies, in Maine and the Northeast. The trade mission's focus on renewable energy development - especially wind - may have been inspired by the potential for wind development by companies like Iberdrola Renewables (which reported (pdf) it had 9,624 MW of installed renewable capacity globally, mostly wind, at the end of the first quarter of 2009); Governor Baldacci referenced (pdf) Iberdrola's interest at a meeting of U.S. governors in early 2008. The trade mission, organized by the Maine International Trade Center (MITC) will include Wind Power Expo 2009, one of the largest renewable energy trade shows in Western Europe. Pierce Atwood’s John Gulliver, who serves on the Board at MITC, has been working with the President of MITC, the Governor’s office, and others to arrange the trade mission.
For more information about the trade mission, contact John Gulliver at 207-791-1296 or jgulliver@pierceatwood.com; click here for information about how to register.
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