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Judith Highlands Energy Begins Development Of Community-Owned Wind ProjectBillings MT (SPX) Dec 03, 2009 National Wind, working with area ranchers and Billings-based, Montana Wind Resources, has announced the formation of Judith Highlands Energy, LLC. Judith Highlands Energy plans to develop over 500 megawatts (MW) of community-owned wind projects in the central-Montana counties of Judith Basin, Wheatland, Golden Valley, and Fergus. This project is potentially the largest development of its ... read more |
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Maldives signals switch to wind power
Male (AFP) Nov 2, 2009The Maldivian government on Monday flagged off construction of a 200-million-dollar wind farm as part of efforts to make the low-lying archipelago carbon neutral by 2020. The wind turbine facility on a small islet just north of the capital Male is expected to be completed within 20 months, an official said, adding that it would supply more than half the nation's electricity needs. ... more Massive wind farm planned for West Texas
Washington (UPI) Oct 30, 2009 A consortium of Chinese and American companies announced plans Thursday for a $1.5 billion, 600-megawatt wind farm in West Texas. The venture's main companies include U.S. Renewable Energy Group, Texas-based Cielo Wind Power LP, China's Shenyang Power Group and A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. The wind farm is to be located on 36,000 acres in West Texas, although the group did not ... more Wind helps Britain meet green targets
Liverpool, England (UPI) Oct 20, 2009 Britain is on track to reach its ambitious green energy targets, according to the country's wind energy industry. The British Wind Energy Association Monday announced that Britain now has 4 GW of wind power generating capacity, enough to power 2.3 million homes. "We are on track to hit the target of 10 percent of energy in the U.K. coming from renewables by 2010," BWEA head ... more |
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Offshore wind to power Europe
Stockholm (UPI) Sep 16, 2009 Offshore wind farms could meet up to 17 percent of Europe's electricity needs in 2030, an industry group said. "Offshore wind power is vital for Europe's future," the European Wind Energy Association said in a report published at an offshore wind industry conference in Stockholm. Currently, 11 wind farms harness the stronger winds at sea, mostly in Britain and Scandinavia. ... more Wind could meet China's electricity needs by 2030: study
Chicago (AFP) Sept 10, 2009China could meet all of its future electricity needs with wind power if the government continues to subsidize the development of wind farms with price guarantees, a study published Thursday has found. Already the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide, China's electricity needs are expected to double in the next two decades and it is currently adding several new coal-fired power plants ... more World's first floating wind turbine opens in Norway
Oslo (AFP) Sept 8, 2009The world's first floating full-scale offshore wind turbine has been inaugurated in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, Norwegian energy giant StatoilHydro said Tuesday. The turbine known as Hywind, which measures 65 metres (213 feet) tall and weighs 5,300 tonnes, lies some 10 kilometres (seven miles) off the island of Karmoey near the Scandinavian country's southwestern coastline, the ... more |
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