http://www.thewindpower.net/index_en.php Wind energy news The Wind Power http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-441.php An Energy Department report concludes that wind turbines can produce a fifth of the nation's annual electricity needs within about two decades. That is about the same share of electricity produced today by nuclear power. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-441.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-440.php As Norway prepares for a future after oil, the gale-force potential of harvesting wind power off its long coastline has become an increasingly attractive proposition. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-440.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-439.php The wind tower at the new Cascade County shop, scheduled to go up Friday, will provide nearly all of the facility's electricity Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-439.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-438.php The U.S. wind industry installed 1,400 megawatts (MW) of new capacity in the first quarter of this year, enough to power about 400,000 homes, an industry trade group said on Wednesday. Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-438.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-437.php Hydro-Quebec has accepted 15 bids for a total of 2,004 MW of wind power that will come onstream in stages across 2011 to 2015. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-437.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-436.php Akyeniköy’s Mayor Yılmaz Öz said 15 wind turbines, each 78 metres high, would be installed by Denmark firm Iyen Energy to generate electricity for the village. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-436.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-435.php A leading developer of green energy has announced an investment of $55 million to build a 20-turbine wind farm on a marsh in Nova Scotia. Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-435.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-434.php Epuron GmbH and the Turkish building company Ataseven are planning the construction of large wind parks in Turkey. Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-434.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-433.php At this year’s Hanover Trade Fair the Energy segment will be presenting new technologies and services. Numerous manufacturers and suppliers in the wind energy industry will be exhibiting their innovations for climate protection, thus reflecting the worldwide boom in the wind energy sector. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-433.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-432.php Clean and green wind energy is the new darling of alternative energy developers, and the U.S. industry has been surging the past three years, especially as developers take advantage of government incentives—in the form of the so-called Production Tax Credit (PTC)—for erecting turbines and connecting them to the grid. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-432.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-431.php EDF Energies Nouvelles announced the signing of a new agreement for the development and construction of the Crane Creek wind power project in Iowa. The 99-megawatt (MW) wind farm will is expected to be built in 2009. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-431.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-430.php A new report from the American Wind Energy Association says South Dakota ranks fifth nationally in terms of the percentage of its electricity that comes from wind farms. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-430.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-429.php Discover The Wind Power screensaver ! Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-429.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-428.php John Williams, an electrician at General Motors said the wind speed in Ontario is 17 mph at about 100 meters. That’s enough wind speed to make wind energy generation feasible, Thomas Maves, an energy specialist for the Ohio Development Department, told a group of about 24 government, economic development and business officials Friday meeting. The group met at Ontario City Hall to discuss the possibility of using the wind as a source of electricity in Richland County. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-428.php http://www.thewindpower.net/news_en/windpower-news-427.php Wind energy specialist AAER Inc., based in Montreal, announced Wednesday it has signed an agreement for the delivery of its first 1.5-megawatt wind turbine in the U.S. to the Town of Portsmouth in Rhode Island. 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