DigitalJournal.com
Hawaii to use wind power to go green by 2030
DigitalJournal.com
Hawaii's government is turning to wind power in order to cut down on pollution. Although the idyllic destination already has great wind resources, the plan is part of a state goal to obtain at least 70 per cent of energy needs from renewable resources.
Rate increase blamed on sun powerHonolulu Star-Advertiser

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Moon Island wind turbine worries some in Quincy
Boston.com
By Robert Knox, Globe correspondent As Wednesday's public hearing on the Quincy-Boston plan to build a nearly 400-foot-tall wind turbine on Moon Island draws near, some Quincy residents are questioning the value of the project to their city and the ...

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China Ming Yang to Supply Turbines for Bulgarian Wind Projects
Bloomberg
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd., a Guangdong-based wind turbine manufacturer, agreed to supply machines on 125 megawatts of projects in Bulgaria. Ming Yang Wind Power (International) Co. Ltd., a unit of the company, signed contracts to provide ...
MY Signed EPC Contracts for 125 MW Wind Power Projects in Bulgaria, and ...MarketWatch (press release)
Ming Yang breaks out of China with 125MW Bulgaria wind dealRecharge

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Forbes
California hits wind energy milestone: About 5 percent of power from wind
PhysOrg.com
California now gets about 5 percent of its electricity from wind power, according to data released Tuesday by the California Wind Energy Association. The majority of California's electricity - 42 percent - comes from natural gas, followed by nuclear ...
Wind Power Market Rose to 41 Gigawatts in 2011, Led by ChinaBusinessWeek
Led By China, Global Wind Energy Installations Top 41 GW In 2011North American Windpower
Global wind energy capacity soars by a fifth to 238GWBusiness Green
Delmarva Now -Forbes
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Minnesota Power's Bison 1 Wind Project Now Delivering Power
Renew Grid
by Renew Grid on Tuesday 07 February 2012 Minnesota Power's Bison 1 Wind Energy Center, located in New Salem, ND, is now sending power to the grid. Personnel from Minnesota Power and its primary contractor and turbine supplier, Siemens, completed the ...
Minnesota Power's Bison 1 Wind Energy Center completed in North Dakota; Bison ...MarketWatch (press release)
Second Phase Of Minnesota Power's Bison 1 Wind Project Enters OperationNorth American Windpower
Wind project in North Dakota begins operationsPower Engineering Magazine

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The Guardian
KPMG refuses to publish controversial green energy report
The Guardian
They claimed Britain could meet its 2020 carbon reduction targets more cost effectively by building nuclear and gas-fired power stations instead of wind farms. The report was seized on by critics of the government's green agenda and also formed the ...
Exclusive: KPMG refuses to release controversial green energy reportAccountancy Age

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solarserver.com
70% of New EU Power from Renewable Energy in 2011, 47% from Solar & 21% from Wind
CleanTechnica
In total, wind and solar power were responsible for 68% of new EU power installations in 2011 and renewable power as a whole was responsible for about 70%. Over 30000 MW of the 44939 MW of new power capacity came from wind and solar—that's a 37.7% ...
Asia Report: India Sees 52 Percent Rise in InvestmentsRenewableEnergyWorld.com
Green Tech Doesn't Need Taxpayer 'Investment'National Legal and Policy Center
Wind, Solar Markets ActiveRenewablesBiz
Boston Globe -Arizona Daily Sun -eco-business.com
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Production Tax Credit Impact on Wind Farm Aftercare
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
By Jon Harman | 2012-02-07 09:01:46.0 During the State of the Union address, President Barack Obama advised Congress to pass clean energy legislation with an extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC). If the PTC in the US was to lapse, the wind ...
Colo. lawmakers urge extension of wind-energy creditNorthern Colorado Business Report

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Wind Power Contracts Allow Completion of John Turk Ultra-Supercritical ...
EIN News (press release)
Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- The owners of the nation's first ultra-supercritical (USC) coal-fired plant can finish construction of the project now that they have signed long-term power purchase agreements ...

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BBC News
Wind energy group claims widespread public support
Cumnock Chronicle
RenewableUK, the trade association representing the wind, wave and tidal industry, has welcomed the Prime Minister's public vote of confidence in wind energy, following the publication of a letter by a group of backbench MPs questioning the value of ...
Wind farm subsidy cut urged by MPsBBC News
Nick Clegg defends wind power subsidies after Tory-led attackThe Guardian
Support offshore wind power says Energi Coastbdaily
Northampton Chronicle & Echo -Left Foot Forward -Energy Efficiency News
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Minnesota Power files report on coal plants
Duluth News Tribune
Much of that will come from North Dakota wind farms and burning biomass (trees and waste wood) at small Minnesota plants. Just a few years ago, some 95 percent of Minnesota Power's electricity came from burning coal. By 2025, that number will drop to ...
Minnesota Power's Bison 1 Wind Energy Center completed in North Dakota; Bison ...MarketWatch (press release)

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Could the Wind Turbines of Chile Harm Blue Whales?
TIME
You might assume that a scene this bucolic, and an energy source as clean as wind power, would be a good fit. But Saldivia and many of the 160000 residents of this 8000-sq km (3000 sq-mile) Patagonian isle are at odds, and in court, with Chilean energy ...

Affordable Housing, Wind Power OKd
Patch.com
Barrington Town Council approves five zoning amendments that give more options for affordable housing and another one that allows rooftop wind turbines. By William Rupp Affordable housing in Barrington got a boost from the Town Council Monday night, ...

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AFP
US wind firm presses theft charge against China rival
AFP
WASHINGTON — US wind energy company AMSC said Monday it had filed three civil lawsuits in Chinese courts against rival Sinovel Wind Group Co., which it accused of stealing industrial secrets. "AMSC is seeking to recover more than $1.2 billion for ...
US wind firm accuses China rival of theftMSN NZ News
Chinese court rules against AMSC in technology theft caseBoston Globe
AMSC says Chinese court dismisses case against SinovelReuters
Recharge -Worcester Telegram
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The Guardian
Wind Parks Were 21% of New EU Power Plants in 2011, Lobby Says
BusinessWeek
6 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union installed 9616 megawatts of wind energy in 2011, or 21 percent of the bloc's new power capacity, the European Wind Energy Association said. Investment totaled 12.6 billion euros ($16.4 billion), about the same as in ...
Why Wind Power Doesn't WorkForbes
California hits wind energy milestone: About 5 percent of power from windMiamiHerald.com
Wind power sector eager to deliver on promiseVancouver Sun
TG Daily -The Guardian
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Telegraph.co.uk
Nick Clegg defends wind power subsidies after Tory-led attack
The Guardian
Nick Clegg has led a fightback against concerted attacks by Conservative MPs on government subsidies to support wind power. A letter to the prime minister signed by more than 100 Tory backbenchers called for a "dramatic cut" in subsidies for onshore ...
Wind farm subsidy cut urged by MPsBBC News
100 British MPs Revolt Over Wind Farm SubsidiesCanada Free Press
Huhne successor defies Tories over wind farmsEvening Standard
Telegraph.co.uk -Daily Mail -Express.co.uk
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Turkey: Gas storage field joint venture formed
Oil & Gas Journal
By OGJ editors Sky Harvest Windpower Corp., Vancouver, BC, said it has formed a joint venture under the name Levant Energy Inc., a British Columbia corporation, to develop underground natural gas storage fields in Turkey. Sky Harvest will initially ...
Sky Harvest to develop gas storage project in TurkeyMarketWatch (press release)

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Jim Adams and Neil Douglas to speak at Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
By Emilia Coverdale | 2012-02-06 11:29:48.0 February 2012 Jim Adams, President of Natural Power US and Neil Douglas, Technical Director at Natural Power will both be contributing to the Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit agenda running from ...

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The Age
UK Groups Push for the Grassroots Solar & Wind Energy Route
CleanTechnica
As I've noted before, such projects are extremely helpful in overcoming knee-jerk NIMBY reactions to big solar or wind farms. The organizations calling on more government action, clearly, are not that happy with the way the UK is going about ...
Dan Linssen column: Creating energy policy a complex undertakingGreen Bay Press Gazette
Asia Report: India Sees 52 Percent Rise in InvestmentsRenewableEnergyWorld.com
Green Tech Doesn't Need Taxpayer 'Investment'National Legal and Policy Center
Toronto Star -RenewablesBiz -Boston Globe
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Wind power industry could falter if subsidy is lost
Post-Bulletin
By Mark Steil NEAR LAKE BENTON — On the crest of Buffalo Ridge in southwest Minnesota the blades of a 300-foot-tall wind turbine can be heard better than seen as they slice through a thick fog. The machine in one of Minnesota's breeziest locations ...