Wind power symposium clears the air about Danish wind farms
A jam-packed lecture hall at Cape Cod Community College last night heard an enlightening and convincing presentation by a Danish expert on Denmark’s use of wind power. Jens Larsen’s presentation showed how, as Denmark’s power infrastructure has become more decentralized and green over the years, CO2 emissions have been driven down even as the country’s GDP has risen, power costs have decreased from 13 cents US per KWh in 1984 to 4.5 cents per KWh in 2006 and the percentage of the country’s energy provided by wind power stood at 20.8% in 2004.

Wind power may save jobs
Towering wind turbines could soon appear on the district's skyline. Supermarket giant Asda wants to spend £3 million building the huge structures at its distribution centres in Falkirk and Grangemouth to produce cheap, renewable energy. Bosses said the savings would safeguard the jobs of its 1500 employees at both depots and the Falkirk store by cutting its massive energy bill.

Tough test for wind power
Towering over the white horses swirling on to Norfolk's treacherous sandbanks, the Scroby Sands wind turbines have swiftly become part of Yarmouth's identity. And with the windfarm's seafront information centre now attracting 35,000 visitors a season, its impact on tourism is clear - but what of its impact on the debate of how best to meet Britain's future energy needs?

Port rides wave of wind power
Our future is blowin' in the wind, and the Port of Vancouver is in the thick of it. Could wind be the first major step toward moving away from oil dependency? Maybe. If the answer to that question is vague, development of wind generation is not: It's booming in Washington and Oregon. Nor is there much doubt at the port, where a heavy lift crane able to hoist more than any other lifter in North America, according to port information is in the final stages of assembly. It will be commissioned Sept. 8, hopefully in time, Alastair Smith told The Columbian, to unload wind turbine components for the Wild Horse Wind Farm near Ellensburg.

Install Your Very Own Wind Turbine!
f you live in Sault Ste. Marie and have 25,000 to 65,000 dollars to spare, City Council decided Monday its OK to treat yourself to a residential-size wind turbine and install it on your property. Council approved the policy upon the recommendation of the Engineering and Planning Department. Higher energy costs, bad effects on the environment and a drain on Ontario’s power grid have led the province to encourage energy projects that use renewable resources, like wind.