$1 Billion Wind Farm Planned
US - Plans are being put forward for a 335 turbine wind farm in Washington County, Iowa.

Wind Farm in North Dakota Approved
US - Plans have been given the go ahead for a 13 turbine wind farm in Bowman County in North Dakota.

Judicial Challenge to Off-shore Wind Farm
WALES - A North Wales MP is backing a call for a judicial review of plans for a wind farm off the Welsh coast.

Billion Dollar Wind Farm Planned
AUSTRALIA - A 300 turbine wind farm costing about A$1 billion has been put forward for the Woakwine Range in South Australia.

AREVA Wins Offshore Wind Farm Project Contract
UK - AREVA's Transmission and Distribution division (T&D) has secured a contract worth approximately €60 million with StatoilHydro to provide both offshore and onshore substations for...

Nebraska Wind Farms up for Discussion
US - Nebraska Public Power District has set a deadline of 15 April for plans to be sent in for the development of wind farms in the state.

Kent Hills Wind Farm Begins Commercial Operation
CALGARY – TransAlta Corporation's 96-megawatt (MW), C$170 million Kent Hills Wind Farm began commercial operation on 31 December - on time and on budget according to the company.

Wind Farms Start to Produce
US - Two wind farms in Texas have started to produce electricity for the local communities and are expected to be fully running by the end of the year.

Wind Project for Nigerian Manufacturers
NIGERIA - The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) is to build a wind turbine power plant for manufacturing industries in Kano.

Consultation Starts on Wind Farm
WALES - A wind energy project set for Neath Port Talbot in Wales has been sent out for public consultation.

Plans for Southeast Asia's Biggest Wind Farm
PHILIPPINES - Northpoint Wind Power Corp is to build a 40MW wind farm worth $95 million in Aparri, Cagayan - reported to be the largest in South East Asia.

Wind Power for South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA - Eskom, the South African energy company, is to boost its power supply with wind turbines.

Korea Sets New Power Goals
SOUTH KOREA - The South Korean government has allocated 18.3 trillion won (about $ 14.2 billion) for an energy efficiency initiative that will run until 2012 and save 34.2 million tonnes...

295MW for Chinese Wind Farms
CHINA - Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica has received several orders for a total power of 294,95MW that will be supplied in 2009 from Longyuan Electric Power Group Corporation.

Datang Gets Green Light for 4.5b Yuan Wind Farm
CHINA - China Datang, the nation's second-biggest power producer, has received permission to build a 4.5 billion-yuan (HK$5.09 billion) wind farm as the government expedites project...