After leading the country in development of wind power, Tamil Nadu seeks to make quantum leap in harnessing power through both wind turbines and solar energy over next five years.

The wind farm includes 43 Siemens SWT-2.3-101 MW wind turbines.

According to AWEA, nearly 36,000 wind turbines with capacity ratings greater than 1 MW are in commercial operation in the United States.

Wind power is different. The loan guarantee program mentioned in the story didn’t even apply to over 99% of wind farm projects. And wind turbines generated electricity is an especially good deal right now.

In 2010, the U.S. wind turbines industry installed 5,115 MW of generating capacity, increasing the country?s installed wind farm capacity by 15%, according to the American Wind Energy Association.

The solar power photovoltaic plant was developed as part of Ukraine?s national Natural Energy project.

AEG Power Solutions delivers UPS systems for two 49.9 MW concentrated solar power plants in southern Spain.

Mortons Lane is Goldwind’s first wind power project in Australia. The wind turbines will be located at Mortons Lane Wind Farm in Victoria’s western district.

The southern Arizona utility now has its very first wind energy resource capable of providing power for 14,000 homes with the 50-megawatt Macho Springs Wind Farm in Deming.

The government has initiated an extensive wind energy programme to meet the increasing power demand and to introduce renewable energy technologies in the country.

Some Western Illinois University students recently had the opportunity to tour a new wind turbines in Brown County, thanks to the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA) Wind Energy Program.

In 2009, the European Union added 10,163 MW of new wind farm capacity while the United States added 9,994 MW.

The German Wind Energy Association mentions investment costs for offshore wind power far from the coast as 4.3 million euro/MW (5.8 million USD/ MW) compared to 1.4 million euro/MW (1.9 million USD/MW) onshore.

Indonesia’s geothermal energy is literally bursting from the ground, with the world’s highest number of volcanic hot spots.

The total cost of the hybrid wind farm and hydropower project will be $2.16 billion.

Under the wind energy deal, an initial target of 18 megawatts of electricity generated from wind power is envisaged, which could initially supply at least 10-15 percent of Mahé Island?s total energy demand.

The South Korean government announced that it will invest 10.2 trillion won (US$9 billion) in building a 2.5 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind power, the largest in the world.

Solar energy becomes the second fastest growing renewable energy market after wind power.