Harvesting the Wind
BULGARIA - The number of wind parks along Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast is already bigger than the number of trees in the same area.

Edison Group Sees Power in Wind
US — Southern California Edison (SCE) signed a 20-year contract with DCE, an affiliate of Caithness Energy, which will provide up to 909 megawatts of wind power. Developers say that...

USDA Awards $35 Million for Renewable Energy Projects
US - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has announced that 639 individuals and businesses in 43 states and the Virgin Islands have been selected to receive $35 million in grants and loan...

Inquiry into Wind Farm Proposal
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Environment Minister Trevor Mallard is to "call in" a renewable energy development proposal for a 180-turbine wind farm near Raglan so it is considered by...

Coal Province Boosts Wind Power Development
CHINA - The first batch of wind power generators began operating in Shanxi province, marking a new era of renewable resources in the coal-rich province.

Wind and Solar Power Storage Being Worked on
US - Las Cruces Sun-News poses a questions for scientists - how does one store energy so that it can be used when...

Mayor Visualises New York Powered by Wind
US - Could visitors to New York in 10 years' time walk over the Brooklyn Bridge beneath gently whirring turbines, and gaze up at the Empire State Building topped by a giant windmil...

Spatial Information Supports Strategic Wind Farms
UK - ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) has been awarded a contract to develop spatial information layers on the location and economic value of commercial fishing and shellfishing...

Intelligent Grid for Australia’s Future Power Supply
AUSTRALIA - An advanced electricity network, which uses distributed energy resources – local, low emission and renewable power – is the vision of a national, collaborative research...

India Blown Away By Wind Scheme
INDIA - Government on Sunday, August 17 said it has initiated a new scheme for wind power generation in a bid to tap the 45,000 mw power potential of the non-conventional resource....

Wind Power Generation Begins Spin in Bulgaria
BULGARIA - A Japanese company has commenced business in generating electric power by wind turbines in Bulgaria, and selling it locally, through Kaliakra Wind Power AD (KWP).

Wind Power Whips up a Storm in Eastern Oregon
US - The blustery Columbia Gorge is about to be blown away by an investment that will see the amount of wind power produced to more than triple, and the Gorge isn't the only Oregon...

HSH Nordbank Finances Wind Farm in Belgium
BELGIUM – The world’s most powerful wind farm is currently being built on a nine square kilometre site in the Belgian community of Estinnes.

Threat to US Wind Power
US - The US now leads world in wind energy generation but delay in extending federal tax credit places 2009 project pipeline on hold, discourages manufacturing investment, according...

Kites Harnessing Wind Power
NETHERLANDS - A team of researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have used kites to create 10 kW of energy—enough to power 10 homes.