U.S. wind industry ranks its leaders
WASHINGTON, DC, US, April 23, 2008. Wind turbines now generate enough electricity to serve 4.5 million homes in the United States, according to the latest ranking from the American Wind Energy Association.

ADB funds windfarms in India
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, April 23, 2008. The Asian Development Bank will lend US$113 million to a Hong Kong company to develop two windfarms in India.

Wind helps U.S. increase consumption of renewables
WASHINGTON DC, USA, April 23, 2008. Wind energy is one of the major reasons for the 18% increase in consumption of renewable energy in the United States over the past four years, according to government data.

Wind energy would improve state economy, report predicts
COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA, August 29, 2007. The state of Ohio could gain 40,000 person-years of employment if it were to commit to a 20% level of wind energy by 2020.

Wind industry in U.S. expects a record year
WASHINGTON, DC, USA, August 15, 2007. The wind energy industry in the United States expects to add 3,000 MW of turbines to the country’s grid capacity this year, exceeding last year's record of 2,454 MW.

German utility buys windfarms in Spain and Portugal
DUSSELDORF, Germany, August 15, 2007. E.ON will spend Euro 722 million to increase its installed wind capacity to 700 MW.

U.S. wind association launches media campaign to support federal vote
WASHINGTON, DC, USA, August 1, 2007. The American Wind Energy Association has launched a major media campaign to encourage support for a national renewable electricity standard (RES). The ads will begin to air on Sunday, July 29 in key markets.

Windfarm would use turbines to store compressed air
DALLAS, Texas, USA, August 1, 2007. A proposed 3,000 MW windfarm in Texas would almost double the state’s installed capacity of turbines.

Land in Yorkshire needed for windfarms
LEEDS, UK, July 25, 2007. The Yorkshire region in Britain would need to install turbines over 34 km² of land if its 2010 target for wind power is to be met.

Reclaimed coal mine will site a 99 MW windfarm
GLENROCK, Wyoming, USA, July 25, 2007. A utility in Wyoming will install 66 turbines on a site that was a surface coal mine for more than 40 years.

Canadian developer starts seventh windfarm in France
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, July 25, 2007. Boralex has commissioned its seventh windfarm in France.

Wind market in U.S. to reach 49,000 MW by 2015, says report
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, USA, July 11, 2007. The wind power market in the United States will reach a cumulative installed capacity of 49,000 MW by 2015, according to a study by the consulting firm Emerging Energy Research.

Government lab starts project to study wind-to-hydrogen
GOLDEN, Colorado, USA, July 11, 2007. A wind‑to‑hydrogen demonstration project will link turbines to electrolyzers, in a project to improve the system efficiency of producing hydrogen from renewable resources in quantities large enough to compete with traditional energy sources.

U.S. government funds two test facilities for wind turbine blades
WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 4, 2007. The U.S. Department of Energy will invest US$4 million to develop large-scale wind blade test facilities in two states.

New Zealand regulator approves majority of large windfarm
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, May 30, 2007. A regulatory decision in favour of a proposed windfarm has demonstrated that large windfarms do have a place in New Zealand, says that country’s wind energy association.

Windfarm developer submits 366 MW of projects for environmental assessment
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, May 30, 2007. A windfarm developer on Canada’s west coast has entered four projects into the British Columbia Environmental Assessment (EA) process.

Investment for wind will be one-third of nuclear by 2015, predicts IEA
PARIS, France, May 16, 2007. Considerable investment will be required in new power generation over the next decade, if the world is to meet increasing demand for electricity and replace aging power units.

Spanish wind turbine manufacturer to install its first plant in U.S.
CHICAGO, Illinois, US, May 2, 2007. A Spanish developer of wind power will build its first production plant for wind turbines in the United States.

Guidelines designed to reduce wind impacts on birds and bats
SACRAMENTO, California, US, April 11, 2007. Voluntary guidelines will provide information to reduce impacts on birds and bats from new windfarms or repowering of turbines in the state of California.

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