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Wind energy projects receive credit boostOttawa (UPI) Mar 25, 2009 Wind energy projects run by Wind Works Power Corp. received a boost with a $10 million credit facility that will go toward developing capacity in Canada, the United States and Europe. Wind Works Power Corp. said it was pledged the line of credit after an investment agreement signed with Kodiak Capital Group LLC of New York. The agreement covers a a $10 million equity line of credit that Wind Works will use to expand projects in its portfolio. Wind energy received a major boost wo ... read more |
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British engineers slam home wind turbines as 'eco-bling'
London (AFP) Jan 20, 2010Installing wind turbines and solar panels in people's homes is "eco-bling" that will not help meet Britain's targets on cutting carbon emissions, engineers warned Wednesday. In a new report by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE), Professor Doug King said it was better to adapt buildings to make them more energy efficient than try to offset energy use with "on-site renewable energy generat ... more Decision Now Imminent On First US Wind Park
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2010On the eve of a meeting on the Cape Wind clean energy project with U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Clean Power Now Executive Director Barbara Hill issued the following statement: "The long-delayed start to the Cape Wind project is now within sight. After nine years of painstaking and transparent review and extensive public participation under the auspices of the US Army Corps of ... more Germans to profit from British wind boom
Berlin (UPI) Jan 15, 2009 Britain's multibillion-dollar offshore wind adventure is great news for two German companies: Siemens and Repower are the only companies producing turbines for farms at sea, but several others are poised to enter this lucrative emerging market. Last week Britain awarded 16 European utilities licenses to develop wind farms off the British coastlines. The $160 billion program is designed ... more |
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Nantucket Sound wind farm setbackBoston (UPI) Jan 8, 2009 A plan to build the United States' largest offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound, Mass., has suffered another setback after nine years of environmental and political arguments. Energy Management Inc.'s proposed Cape Wind $1 billion wind farm would cover 24 square miles -- an area roughly the size of Manhattan -- in the sound. But the National Park Service Monday announced that the 560-square-mile Nantucket Sound is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The decision ... read more |
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