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Monday, March 15, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Governors seek wind energy boost » By FREDERIC J. FROMMER WASHINGTON — A coalition representing governors of 29 states is urging the federal government to take steps to boost wind energy,...
Monday, March 15, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Pulse Energy-led Project Awarded $2.5 Million by Sustainable Development Technology Canada » Consortium Partners Brookfield LePage Johnson Controls (BLJC), Cisco, University of British Columbia, Grouse Mountain Resorts and the Village of Hartley Bay to Work With Pulse...
Monday, March 15, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) DOE Guarantees Loan for Hawaii’s New Wind Project » By Alison Pruitt The Department of Energy (DOE) is guaranteeing a $117 million loan to finance the construction of a wind energy project in Hawaii....
Monday, March 15, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Sweden Plans to Build 2,000 Wind Turbines » STOCKHOLM - Sweden is planning to build 2,000 new wind turbines in the next 10 years to expand its total power production by 25 terrawatt...
Monday, March 15, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) 'Wales can meet energy needs with renewables' » By David Williamson ENVIRONMENT Minister Jane Davidsonhas today promised a low-carbon revolution and claimed Waleshas the potential to produce nearly twice the amount of electricity...
Monday, March 15, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Consortium bets on Nevada for wind turbine plant » A plan to build a 320,000 square foot wind turbine manufacturing and assembly plant in Nevada was unveiled today. With the help of $450 million...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Ontario talking with major wind turbine firm: McGuinty » BROCKVILLE, Ont. — Premier Dalton McGuinty says the Ontario government is in talks with a major wind turbine maker about possibly setting up shop in...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Wind, solar groups push US renewable energy standard » WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. industry executives from the wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal and biomass sectors pushed on Tuesday for a federal renewable energy...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Wind Is Key to Turkey's Growing Energy Needs » Ankara, Turkey The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) this week at a workshop in Turkey, said that Turkey must exploit its huge wind energy...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Gamesa sets up wind turbine unit in Chennai » Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica, a Spanish company specialising in sustainable energy technologies, especially fabrication of wind turbines and setting up of wind farms, on Wednesday announced...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Cleanfield Energy Collaboration Improves Wind Turbine Performance » HAMILTON, ON Cleanfield Alternative Energy Inc. ("Cleanfield", TSX-V: AIR), an international leader in Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) technology solutions, has been involved in...
Monday, February 08, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Western Wind Energy named as part of 2010 TSX Venture 50 » The TSX Venture Exchange today announced that WESTERN WIND ENERGY CORP. has been named as one of the TSX Venture 50, a ranking of strong...
Sunday, February 07, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) California Leading the Way in Residential Wind Power » The State of California leads the method in renewable energy initiatives and offers generous rebates of 50% for choose wind power systems. The wind power...
Sunday, February 07, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Company wins contract to supply wind energy to Nova Scotia Power » By Judy Myrden An international renewable energy company is set to bolster its expansion into Canada with a wind energy project in Antigonish County....
Sunday, February 07, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Global Wind Installations Boom, Up 31% in 2009 » China Leads the Way, US Close Behind Brussels, Belgium The Global Wind Energy Council this week announced that the world's wind power capacity...
Sunday, February 07, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Wind Power O&M Is Key to Profitability » by Herman K. Trabish California, United States - Wind is, as an opening speaker at the American Wind Energy Association's "Wind Project Profitability and Reliability"...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) U.S. Wind Energy Industry Installs 10,000MW of Capacity: Breaks All Previous Records » WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. wind industry broke all previous records by installing nearly 10,000 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity in 2009 (enough to...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Smarting from the wind » Turbines can now "see” the wind before it arrives, and take appropriate action Jan 26th 2010 \| From The Economist online Torben Mikkelsen GATHERING...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Germany's wind energy grows 15 percent in 2009 » BERLIN Germany's wind energy industry grew 15 percent in 2009, a year in which the nation's first offshore wind farm was installed off the northern...
Monday, December 14, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Hemmera Secures Environmental Approval on Two BC Wind Projects » News Release Hemmera Secures Environmental Approval on Two BC Wind Projects Vancouver, BC – Dec 14, 2009 – Hemmera today announced it has secured approval...
Sunday, December 06, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Chinese wind power companies target global markets » By JOE McDONALD BEIJING (AP) -- China's Goldwind Science & Technology Ltd. is one of the world's biggest makers of wind turbines _ a cornerstone...
Sunday, December 06, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Trimming the Costs of Wind Power » By KATE GALBRAITH NY Times As governments, businesses and environmentalists from around the world gather for the United Nations climate change summit meeting that...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Mexico now boasts largest wind farm in Latin America » The wind farm is called Eurus and has an installed capacity of 250.5 MW. It was developed by Acciona Energía (being the company’s largest wind...
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Wisconsin utility customers to pay for wind farm in Minnesota » ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota regulators have approved a wind farm in southern Minnesota that would be paid for by Wisconsin utility ratepayers. The...
Sunday, October 04, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Samsung looking to build wind farm on north shore of Ontario's Lake Erie » Giant conglomerate Samsung is apparently pondering a wind farm comprising 200 turbines on the north shore of Lake Erie Giant conglomerate Samsung is apparently pondering...
Sunday, October 04, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas completes $1 billion wind energy complex » One of the world's largest wind farms is now operational in the area surrounding Roscoe, Texas, E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) announced Thursday The series...
Sunday, October 04, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Wind Power in Austria » In 2008, 14 MW of new wind generation was installed for a total of 995 MW. The 162 wind parks with 618 wind turbines generated...
Sunday, September 27, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Environmental Scientists Estimate That China Could Meet Its Entire Future Energy Needs By Wind Alone » (Sep. 11, 2009) — A team of environmental scientists from Harvard and Tsinghua University demonstrated the enormous potential for wind-generated electricity in China. Using extensive...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Specifics Of Green Energy and Green Economy Act Of 2009 To Be Announced Soon » by Mark Del Franco on Tuesday 22 September 2009 Attendees of the Canadian Wind Energy Association's (CanWEA) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Toronto expecting...
Saturday, August 08, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Britain's Old Industries See Renewable Boost » by Alasdair Cameron, Contributor London, UK Across the UK traditional industries are turning their hand to renewable energy, seeing the potential the booming...
Monday, August 03, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Vestas Receives 165-MW Offshore Order for Bligh Bank Project » Vestas has received an order for an offshore wind power plant with a total capacity of 165 megawatts (MW). The wind power plant, Bligh Bank...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Offshore wind could be next wave for United States » * Proposals off East Coast, Texas, in Great Lakes * Developers says eases transmission line challenge * Proposed Massachusetts project faces local opposition ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Cape Cod mulls offshore wind farm » The Massachusetts resort area could be home to the United States' first offshore wind farm as demand for energy alternatives grows. Read full article.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Sumitomo to Enter into Wind Energy Business in US » NEW YORK, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA hereunder) in conjunction with Sumitomo Corporation (SC hereunder, parent company of Sumitomo Corporation of...
Sunday, July 12, 2009 (0 Comments - view/add) Small-scale Wind Power in the UK » July 3, 2009 by David Appleyard London, UK The UK does well in the small wind turbine industry and is host to...
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