Finavera Renewables Signs Agreement To Purchase 150MW Wind Power Project In Alberta, Canada (ElectricNet: Mon, 12 Mar) Finavera Renewables Inc. announced it has signed an agreement to purchase the 150MW Three Hills Wind Power Project in Alberta, Canada from a senior oil and gas producer (the "Vendor") for a total consideration of $3.35M CAD. The project consists of two 75MW phases for a planned installed capacity of 150MW of wind power on over 16,000 acres of land. Closing of the agreement, scheduled for March ...
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Wind power will be important but it isn't silver bullet (Midland Reporter-Telegram: Tue, 13 Mar) The Permian Basin boasts abundant oil and natural gas resources underground. But it also has abundant resources above-ground, namely the wind that gusts through the region on a regular basis.
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Wind power to be tested (The Ann Arbor News: Sat, 10 Mar) Washtenaw County will begin testing turbines this year to see how feasible wind power would be for homeowners or anyone else wanting to invest in wind in the area.
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AMSC continues wind power push with China deal (BizJournals: Tue, 13 Mar) American Superconductor Corp. of Westborough, through its Windtec subsidiary, reports it has signed a multimillion-dollar wind energy system joint development contract with Sinovel Wind Corp. Ltd. of China.
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FPL top in wind-power capacity (Miami Herald: Fri, 09 Mar) FPL Group, Florida's largest utility owner, overtook Spain's Iberdrola SA to become the world's largest owner of wind-power generating capacity in 2006, though the roles may reverse again this year, a study showed.
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Wind power study has its critics (Asbury Park Press: Mon, 12 Mar) New Jersey's plan to spend $4.5 million to study birds and marine life offshore prior to a pilot project with up to 80 wind turbines has drawn mixed views from activists.
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