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Renewable energy boom drives up share prices
Thursday, 19 Apr, 2007 – 6:25 | No Comment

A boom in renewable energy shows no sign of petering out, with investors greedy for shares in wind-generator companies which are booking huge new sales.

Xcel stays on top for most wind power
Saturday, 14 Apr, 2007 – 15:55 | No Comment

Xcel Energy Inc., Colorado’s largest utility serving 70 percent of the state’s population, for the second year in a row topped the list of American utilities that have the most wind-generated power on their systems, …

Scientists get hot rocks off over green nuclear power
Saturday, 14 Apr, 2007 – 15:46 | No Comment

PEOPLE could be using “green nuclear” energy in their homes within three years as entrepreneurs rush to produce zero-emissions electricity.

GE Wind Turbines Deliver over 1 Gigawatt of Additional U.S. Capacity in 2006
Wednesday, 11 Apr, 2007 – 17:50 | No Comment

Reaffirming its position as the leading supplier of technology and services for the U.S. wind industry, GE Energy (NYSE: GE) provided wind turbines representing over 45% of the country’s new wind capacity in 2006.
The American …

Spain’s Iberdrola buys U.S. wind power firm CPV
Wednesday, 11 Apr, 2007 – 17:49 | No Comment

MADRID, April 11 (Reuters) – Spanish energy company Iberdrola said on Wednesday it had bought U.S. wind power firm CPV Wind Ventures and would invest 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion) in the company.
The Maryland-based company …

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy bolsters wind-power, solar-cell ops
Monday, 9 Apr, 2007 – 6:58 | No Comment

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd is stepping up its renewable energy power systems business, with plans to introduce an industry-leading wind turbine model in Europe by 2010 and establish additional manufacturing bases for …

ITI Energy chief ‘close to quitting’ as £30m wind power plan is blocked
Monday, 9 Apr, 2007 – 6:46 | No Comment

By Douglas Friedli
ANOTHER senior executive at Scottish Enterprise’s £450m ITI research project is understood to be on the verge of quitting after the organisation’s board refused to approve a key renewable energy project.

Wind power: Foreign entrant perks up price views
Sunday, 8 Apr, 2007 – 15:10 | No Comment

By Laura Mandaro, MarketWatch
Acquirer enthusiasm for wind power, a niche but vibrant corner of the energy market, just got turned up to gale force.
In the week since Portuguese electric utility Energias de Portugal SA won …

Finavera Renewables Completes Purchase of Three Hills Wind Power Project In Alberta, Canada
Sunday, 8 Apr, 2007 – 15:04 | No Comment

VANCOUVER, CANADA, April 3 /CNW/ – Finavera Renewables Inc. (the
“Company”) (TSX-V: FVR) is pleased to announce it has completed the purchase
of Three Hills Wind Power project and development assets in Alberta, Canada
(the “Project”) from Penn …

125 MW Texas Wind Farm Providing Energy to TXU
Monday, 2 Apr, 2007 – 10:49 | No Comment

Dublin-based renewable energy company Airtricity has completed construction of the Forest Creek Wind Farm, increasing renewable energy capacity by 125 MW for TXU Wholesale, a subsidiary of TXU Corp.