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Installed Wind Power in the USA Grew by 45% in 2007
Saturday, 19 Jan, 2008 – 11:37 | No Comment

U.S. wind power grew 45% in 2007, the sharpest rise since the 1980s, as developers responded to a federal tax credit, a growing number of state renewable energy mandates and global warming concerns, the American …

BP signs clean energy and wind power generation agreements with China
Saturday, 19 Jan, 2008 – 11:32 | No Comment

ritish Petroleum (BP) announced it had signed a series of agreements with China on Friday, including those in clean energy and wind power generation, during British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s visit to China.

Small and Medium Wind Turbines Are Now Price Competitive
Friday, 18 Jan, 2008 – 6:45 | No Comment

The spiraling costs of traditional fuels and energy sources such as natural gas and coal have generated tailwind for alternative energy sources. Utilities are increasingly taking to small and medium wind turbines to avoid heavy …

$9 Billion Invested in US Wind Energy Capacity in 2007
Friday, 18 Jan, 2008 – 6:36 | No Comment

More than $9 billion in investments helped the nation’s wind-generation capacity grow by 45 percent last year, and 2008 is poised to match those levels, a trade group said Thursday.
But without the prompt extension of …

Wind turbines in the UK ‘could fuel all homes by 2020′
Friday, 18 Jan, 2008 – 5:36 | No Comment
Wind turbines in the UK ‘could fuel all homes by 2020′

Plans to build around 7,000 wind turbines off the coast of Britain are to be unveiled by the Government.
The offshore wind farms would generate enough electricity for every home in the UK by 2020, John …

Generating Power From Kites
Monday, 5 Nov, 2007 – 10:22 | No Comment
Generating Power From Kites

via Wired
Researchers in Italy have high hopes for a new wind-power generator that resembles a backyard drying rack on steroids. Despite its appearance, the Kite Wind Generator, or KiteGen for short, could produce as …

Hong Kong Inventors Unveil New Micro-Wind Turbines Suitable for City Dwellers
Friday, 2 Nov, 2007 – 6:48 | No Comment
Hong Kong Inventors Unveil New Micro-Wind Turbines Suitable for City Dwellers

Buzzing Hong Kong is better known for keeping lights on all night and the air conditioner running full blast, not saving energy. But engineers in the city have introduced an innovative wind energy technology than …

Five-Year Plan: Market Value of Wind Power Equipment in China Will Surpass $17.3 Billion
Tuesday, 25 Sep, 2007 – 11:39 | No Comment
Five-Year Plan: Market Value of Wind Power Equipment in China Will Surpass $17.3 Billion

BEIJING–September 25, 2007–Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)–Zhao Xizheng, Chairman of the China Electricity Council, said September 15, 2007, at the Fourth Summit Forum of China Electrical Industry Development that the 11th five-year …

Wells Fargo to Finance Fifth Wind Energy Project
Thursday, 10 May, 2007 – 3:11 | No Comment

Latest deal brings total wind farm investments to $160 million in past year.
San Francisco, California - Source RenewableEnergyAccess.com
Wells Fargo & Company has committed to making an equity investment in the Fenton Wind Energy Project, Minnesota’s …

EWEA: 180 GW of Wind Power Possible in Europe by 2020
Wednesday, 9 May, 2007 – 2:37 | No Comment
EWEA: 180 GW of Wind Power Possible in Europe by 2020

Photo Credit: Shell Wind Energy
Milan, Italy.
Source RenewableEnergyAccess.com
Wind power could generate up to 16% of Europe’s electricity by 2020. This was the message delegates heard at the opening of the European Wind Energy Conference (EWEC) in …