Big oil to big wind: Texas veteran sets up $10bn clean energy project
Guardian – UK
The fact that Pickens, a tycoon who made his fortune in oil, has turned his attention to wind power is an indication of how the tectonic plates are moving. …
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What are the alternatives?
Shetland News – Vidlin,Scotland,UK
If the beauty of Kergord is to be compromised then surely other sites should be found, or if wind power is out of the question then we should concentrate …
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Wind power blows out of projection
The New Nation – Bangladesh
Global wind power capacity reached 94100 megawatts by the end of 2007, up 27 percent from the previous year, and then topped 100000 megawatts by April 2008. …
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Growth not the only culprit to higher energy needs
The Coloradoan – Fort Collins,CO,USA
Last year, wind power generated 1 per-cent of PRPA’s total energy, Moeck said. PRPA has a request for proposals out to build 50 megawatts of additional wind …
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Solar Power and Wind Energy Battle for Supremacy
RedOrbit – Dallas,TX,USA
The solar-power industry already lags far behind wind in Texas, which recently leapfrogged over California to become the largest wind-power-generating state …
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Solar and wind duking it out in high-powered battle
Fort Worth Star Telegram – Fort Worth,TX,USA
And finally there’s the question of power lines themselves. With wind power, ratepayers get stuck with the enormous price tag. This cost is avoided with …
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Utility surveying area to develop wind farm
Toledo Blade – Toledo,OH,USA
Mr. Endes said the most popular turbine in the United States for utility-scale wind power generates about 1.5 megawatts of electricity. At that power level, …
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A TEMPEST IN THE WIND
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com – Newark,NJ,USA
Offshore wind power could sup ply more than 900000 megawatts of electricity — roughly the amount of power produced by all the coal- and gas-fired plants, …
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Wind Turbines Barred On State-Owned Land
Washington Post – United States
“I definitely think this will be empowering to opponents,” said Frank Maisano, a spokesman for the mid-Atlantic wind power industry, including US Wind Force …
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Shoreline generates interest in power
MLive.com – MI,USA
And then there is Consumers Energy’s move into alternative energy, especially wind power. West Michigan offers the public utility with plenty of options to …
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