The government of Bosnia?s Croat-Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) has given a green light for a contract with German state-owned KfW bank for a loan of 71 million euros to build the country?s first wind farm.

Renewable energy is a critical component of the Rudd Government’s commitment to take concrete, practical steps to tackle the threat of
climate change.

As of October 31, the Wilton Wind Energy Center doubled in size, bringing the total number of turbines to 66, and the generating capacity of the wind project to 99 megawatts.

12 MW wind turbines: the scientific basis for their operational 70 to 270 m height offshore. The 12MW project runs in years 2005 and 2009.

Under the investment program, which runs up to 2020, Vattenfall said it will speed up wind power connections to the regional power grid and raise capacity in the grid by 4,500 megawatts over 10 years.

This involves plans to phase out manufacturing at two factories in Denmark and one in Spain. The effect of this is the potential reduction of the European workforce by close to 900 employees, the majority in Denmark.

Flux Power Introduces Safe Lithium Battery and Charging Systems for Industrial, Solar Photovoltaic, Electric Vehicles, Wind Power and Peak-Shaving Power Applications

The annual addition of global small wind capacity has increased from 8 MW in 2004 to 34 MW in 2008. The annually installed capacity is expected to increase to 1050 MW by 2013.

Northland Power Income Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX:NPI.UN)(TSX:NPI.DB)(TSX:NPI.DB.A) announced that its 127.5 MW Jardin d’Eole wind farm project near Matane, Quebec, will commence commercial operations.

Maryland Public Service Commission approves 50-megawatt wind farm in Garrett County, cleared Synergics Wind Energy to erect up to 20 turbines atop Backbone Mountain near Oakland in Garrett County.

“Wind Power Myths Debunked,” by Michael Milligan, Kevin Porter, Edgar DeMeo, Paul Denholm, Hannele Holttinen, Brendan Kirby, Nicholas Miller, Andrew Mills, Mark O?Malley, Matthew Schuerger, and Lennart Soder.