All Headlines News reports a $10 billion wind farm by T. Boone Pickens will generate 4,000MW of wind energy in Texas. The 2,700 turbine farm will take four years to construct, and the combined wind power generated from the three largest wind farms in the USA, will create more wind energy than the United Kingdom, France, and California combined.
ThisisSchunthorpe.co.uk reports a second appeal by Your Energy in the United Kingdom for a wind farm was rejected again, ending a series of hearings that have dragged on for almost five years. The appeal was to install a total of 8 wind turbines near the village of Laughton.
KXnet.com reports the American Wind Energy Association has ranked South Dakota fifth for states that produce electricity from wind energy. Iowa was ranked first. FPL currently has a wind generating capacity of 736 MW operating the largest wind farm in Texas, Horse Hollow wind farm.
Montana’s News Station reports Montana’s largest wind farm, Glacier Wind Project, is under way with development. The facility is expected to produce 210 MW of wind energy and cost $400 million.
Lake Superior News reports Brooks Renewable Energy Company has proposed a 66 turbine wind farm in Marathon, Ontario, Canada. Once the planning begins and the environmental assessment takes place, installation of turbines will begin; this could be as early as 2010. The planning process for a wind farm is extensive to determine the effects it will have on the surrounding community.
African Energy News Review reports T.Boone Pickens has purchased the first 500 wind turbines for the 2,700 turbine project in Texas. The project is expected to be the world’s largest wind farm cretaing 4,000MW of electricity. Farmers with turbines on their land will receive between $10,000 and $20,000 a year in royalties per turbine. In addition, the Integration of Renewable Energy on the Farm has completed their website to provide a resources for information and tools related to renewable energy.
All Headlines News reports Pubnico Point and Mount Copper wind farms in Canada have been sold to FPL Energy of Florida, U.S. for $121.6 million. Owner, Creststreet Power, decided to sell due to federal government taxes on income trusts that will begin in 2011. Additionally, Manitoba Power has short listed ten companies that wish to sell up to 300 MW of wind power.
BBC News reports an application for a proposed wind farm in Scotland has been rejected due to the visual impact it would cause. The commercial benefits of the fourteen turbines proposed would offset the impact they would cause on the tourism industry. Developers of the project will now seek an appeal to this decision.
Red Orbit reports wind energy accounts for 1.5% of the required 20% by 2030 outlined by President Bush. The Great Lakes Commission is looking at the Great Lakes to help meet this demand. A government study will take place to obtain data from higher elevations to determine the feasibility of wind power. This could develop many manufacturing jobs for those states involved.
Stuff.co.nz reports Meridian Energy determined WindFlow Technology’s wind turbines were unsuitable, hence the reason to spend $1 billion on importing European turbines. Meridian felt the turbines created by WindFlow were too small and noisy due to the two blade system, not to mention the company could not meet production demands.