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Indian potential of small hydro & wind power (10-03-2008)
It is reported that the potential of small hydropower projects and wind power in India together are estimated at 60,000 MW. Out of this, small hydro power is estimated at 15,000 MW and that of wind power is 45,000 MW in India.
From Steel Guru

GE Energy gets $1B wind turbine order (07-03-2008)
According to the two companies, GE Energy will supply Chicago-based Invenergy LLC with 750 megawatts worth of wind turbines to be used in North American projects to be constructed in 2010. Company officials estimate the turbines will be capable of supplying enough electricity for 200,000 homes.
From Daily Gazette

Wind energy used in Iraqi water pumps (07-03-2008)
An Iraqi village east of Baghdad used windmill-powered groundwater pumps to get its own drinking-water supply for the first time since 2003.
From UPI

Wind farm to experiment with energy storage (05-03-2008)
Southwest Minnesota has been at the forefront of wind energy since turbines began sprouting on Buffalo Ridge in the late 1990s. It remains there as Xcel Energy and several partners plan the first U.S. test of battery storage technology, beginning this year at the 11-megawatt Minwind Energy wind farm near Luverne.
From Argus Leader

Eskom plans wind energy farm (03-03-2008)
The Western Cape has the highest wind speeds in the country, and Eskom plans to harness the full potential of this weather pattern as a long-term resolution to the persisting energy crisis.
From IOL

Suez's Electrabel to buy up to 250 wind energy turbines from Germany's REpower (01-03-2008)
Electrabel has signed an agreement with REpower Systems AG, the third-largest German manufacturer of wind turbines, to order a maximum of 250 REpower wind energy turbines, the Suez-owned (NYSE:SZEZY) Belgian electricity group said in a statement.
From CNN

GDF buys UK-based wind power co Nass and Wind (29-02-2008)
Gaz de France said it has acquired UK-based wind power producer Nass and Wind, and plans to integrate it into a new renewable-energy unit.
From Forbes

Eco-friendly French to ship their wine under sail (25-02-2008)
French vineyard owners are returning to a slower pace of life by starting to export their wine by sailing boat - a method last used in the 1800s - to reduce their carbon footprint.
From Guardian

First Galapagos wind turbines to talve diesel imports (22-02-2008)
To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Galapagos' Islands discovery, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa Monday launched a program to end the use of fossil fuels on the Galapagos by 2015.
From ENS Newswire

Wind turbine, a powerful investment (21-02-2008)
Ignoring the twirling blades of a wind turbine towering above their hay feeder, horses on Harlan Walker's ranch eat contentedly while wind-generated electricity keeps a nearby water tank from freezing.
From Rapid City Journal

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