WMHQ http://windpowerinthenews.com WMHQ.com: Wind Power News Daily Update en robin@wmhq.com (Robin Nixon) Copyright 2008 WMHQ.com Sun, 25 May 25th 2008 GMT Sun, 25 May 25th 2008 GMT http://wmhq.com/images/rssfeed.gif http://wmhq.com http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews%26articleid=6727342%26subject=general%26action=article http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews%26articleid=6727342%26subject=general%26action=article Sun, 25 May 25th 2008 GMT <img src=http://windpowerinthenews.com/2008/05/25-1.jpg width=160 height=120 border=1 align=left>LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a report saying that using wind power to generate 20 percent of the United States' electricity is achievable without new technological breakthroughs.<br clear=all> http://www.nantonnews.com/News/403159.html http://www.nantonnews.com/News/403159.html Sun, 25 May 25th 2008 GMT <img src=http://windpowerinthenews.com/2008/05/25-2.jpg width=160 height=120 border=1 align=left>The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) is conducting another round of open houses throughout southern Alberta as it nears a critical stage in its 10-year planning study to expand wind power in the region.<br clear=all> http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol39/vol39n34/articles/BergerWindPower.html http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol39/vol39n34/articles/BergerWindPower.html Sun, 25 May 25th 2008 GMT <img src=http://windpowerinthenews.com/2008/05/25-3.jpg width=160 height=120 border=1 align=left>New York state should take advantage of a golden opportunity to become a leader in developing clean, renewable offshore wind power, an alternative energy source that could trigger an economic renaissance and a greener image for the Western New York community, according to a report by a UB Law School clinic.<br clear=all> http://www.mlive.com/news/annarbornews/index.ssf?/base/news-27/1211380842303460.xml%26coll=2 http://www.mlive.com/news/annarbornews/index.ssf?/base/news-27/1211380842303460.xml%26coll=2 Sun, 25 May 25th 2008 GMT <img src=http://windpowerinthenews.com/2008/05/25-4.jpg width=160 height=120 border=1 align=left>As an alternative energy source, wind power is riding a wave of interest throughout Washtenaw County. The county recently erected a meteorological pole in Sylvan Township on the Chrysler Proving Grounds to measure sustained winds for the next 12 to 18 months.<br clear=all> http://www.witness.co.za/?showcontent%26global%5b_id%5d=7994 http://www.witness.co.za/?showcontent%26global%5b_id%5d=7994 Sun, 25 May 25th 2008 GMT <img src=http://windpowerinthenews.com/2008/05/25-5.jpg width=160 height=120 border=1 align=left>Cape Town — The little town of Darling in the Western Cape made history yesterday when Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica officially switched on South Africa’s first wind farm, the Darling Wind Farm.<br clear=all> http://www.hdnews.net/Story/plancommish052008 http://www.hdnews.net/Story/plancommish052008 Sun, 25 May 25th 2008 GMT <img src=http://windpowerinthenews.com/2008/05/25-6.jpg width=160 height=120 border=1 align=left>The process of developing wind power regulations is underway for the city of Hays. On Monday night, the Hays Area Planning Commission discussed the wind power moratorium, which is in effect until Dec. 31.<br clear=all> http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA.052508.business.WindFarms.2b2fb2c.html http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA.052508.business.WindFarms.2b2fb2c.html Sun, 25 May 25th 2008 GMT <img src=http://windpowerinthenews.com/2008/05/25-7.jpg width=160 height=120 border=1 align=left>Texas has led the nation in adding wind power for three years running and there's no sign that the state's burgeoning industry will hit the doldrums anytime soon.<br clear=all>