A memorandum of understanding was signed on Monday at Wittekleibosch in the Eastern Cape between partners hoping to develop the Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm (TCWF) project, to generate about 40 MW.

Provincial milestone reached just as federal government poised to end support for new wind energy projects.

Duke Energy’s (NYSE: DUK) Campbell Hill Wind power Project near Casper, Wyo., is now on line and producing clean, renewable electricity. With Campbell Hill now on line, Duke Energy has 733 MW of wind power.

As the global market for electrified vehicles grows rapidly over the next several years, lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries in a variety of chemistries will be the technology of choice for auto manufacturers.

Studies by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory shows that the Philippines has a total wind resource of 76,600 MW.

The ?565 million allocated to new offshore wind energy projects would be a welcome boost for growth in the new offshore wind industry, but to be fully effective the funds need to be allocated quickly.

DOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory finds that proximity to wind energy facilities “does not have a pervasive or widespread adverse effect on the property values of nearby homes.”

AWEA welcomed Massachusetts Secretary for Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles and Long Island Power Authority President and CEO Kevin S. Law as they kicked off the AWEA Offshore Wind Power Workshop in Boston.

GE (NYSE: GE), French developer and energy producer Valorem SAS, as well as BL Finance have officially opened a new wind farm in the Picardy Region, north of Paris, on November 27, 2009.

Governors Jack Markell of Delaware and Donald L. Carcieri of Rhode Island addressed the American Wind Energy Association Offshore Wind Power Workshop, which is bringing over 730 experts participants together in Boston.