U.S. Renewable Energy Production Increases 8 percent over 2007; accounts for more than 10 percent of domestic energy production

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said yesterday it will build a wind turbine manufacturing plant in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, stepping up its efforts to tap the green energy business

The Lower Colorado River Authority has signed a contract with seven utilities to build part of the transmission systems that will bring power generated from West Texas wind power to the region.

Spain-based Acciona Energy has announced that it is constructing a 250.5MW wind park in Oaxaca, Mexico, to produce power that will be bought by the Mexican cement company Cemex for its own use

UK, Onshore wind projects offer the best economic and community benefit to the Western Isles, according to a Scottish Government report

The European Commission proposed yesterday a 500 million euro (£460m) financial package to support offshore wind energy efforts over the next two years

Last year the U.S. wind energy industry installed a record 8,358 megawatts of new generating capacity that can serve more than 2 million homes, according to the American Wind Energy Association

Renewable Energy Systems Canada (RES Canada), an affiliate of RES Americas, both leaders in teh development and construction of wind power projects, and the Ontario Power Authority (OPA), announced development and construction of the Talbot and Greenwich

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The wind energy industry in Illinois is projected to generate $1.9 billion in economic benefits for the state over the next 25 years