Construction work has officially started at one of Scotland’s largest windfarms – the 120MW 60 wind turbine project at Arecleoch near Barrhill, South Ayrshire.

The wager placed by the US Administration on renewable energies ? wind power in particular ? has placed this industry at the forefront of the US’s economic recovery.

Catch the Wind serves the commercial market sector for laser based wind sensor systems, recognized as the “gold standard” in wind measurement.

Clipper announced that its subsidiary, Clipper Windpower Marine Limited, was awarded £4.4million under the ETF Offshore Wind Demonstration Call previously announced by the Department for Energy.

After a record-setting year in 2008, wind power is on target for a mediocre 2009, but prospects for 2010 and beyond are extremely bright.

The total gross on-shore wind energy potential in India is estimated to be of 48,561 MW. The total installed capacity was 10,242.25 MW as on 31st March, 2009. With this installed capacity India raked 5th in the world.

20 new projects to create new jobs and integrate more renewable energy. The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) applauds the Ontario government’s plans to proceed with major transmission system upgrades.

The Fraunhofer IWES in Kassel, Germany and the association DERlab e.V. are presenting for the first time Europe-wide standardised outdoor tests for PV modules at the world?s largest solar energy conference EU PVSEC.

In 2008, the Photovoltaic industry production almost doubled and reached a world-wide production volume of 7.3 GWp of Photovoltaic modules. Yearly growth rates over the last decade were in average more than 40%.

The Government announced that a variety of electric vehicles (EV) models would be introduced into Hong Kong next year, reflecting the keen interest of overseas vehicle manufacturers in the Hong Kong market.