The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has announced the results of a national survey of the public opinion of wind energy. Conducted in March, the results conclude that there is generally a clear support for wind energy as well as public support for new projects.  Highlights of the survey include the fact that 89% of respondents [...]

Canada’s capital city of Ottawa saw a Conservative group named, the North Gower Wind Action Group, march on Queen’s Park to deliver a staggering 408 signature petition to stop the building of 10 wind turbines in the Ottawa community. The protestors opposition to the bubilding of the wind turbines was based on the belief that [...]

A massive project planned in the UK that would erect an offshore wind farm consisting of over 8,000 wind turbines by 2020 is likely to now be delayed. The government is looking to contract out a major project that would connect the wind farm energy to the grid. By letting contractors bid on the project, [...]

After earning a cool $3 million from MassCEC, Wilbraham, MA based FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp will use the funds to expand its operations. The company is recognized as the developer of a U.S. Department of Energy-recognized “transformative” wind energy technology. FloDesign hopes to build its first wind turbines in Massachusetts and to establish a new benchmark for other [...]

A South Dakota wind turbine company located in the town of Howard, has announced plans to lay off one third of the company. Knight & Carver Wind Group Inc., which builds blades for medium sized wind turbines, is laying off 16 of the plant’s 55 workers this week, and the firm might temporarily close the plant in [...]

The Washington Post has stated that source close to the Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, will approve the Cape Wind wind farm project off the coast of Nantucket. This decision will conclude nine years of planning and debate over the controversial wind farm and will see the first American offshore wind power project built. Cape Wind [...]

President Obama was gave a speech today on the importance of green energy opportunities as a crucial component for economic growth in rural America and described the current unemployment situation as a “silent crisis.” Wind power was at the forefront of the speech as he delivered it at the Siemens Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing Plant [...]

Since Saturday’s Mississippi tornado, which killed ten and injured 49 when it barelled through Yazoo City, disaster relief efforts have begun and reports from The Red Cross cite that the victims are in dire need of two things: cash donations and volunteers on standby. “The victims don’t need stuff, not yet,” said Paige Roberts of [...]

Germany’s first offshore wind farm was made operational today, 45 kilometers off the coast in the North Sea. This new, green spectacle of German engineering has 12 turbines producing energy for 50,000 households. The turbines, each 150 meters high, produce 12 megawatts of power and the total cost of the project was $361.01 million, the [...]

Six East Coast Governors have formally backed the Cape Wind wind farm being considered by the Obama Administration. With a week to go before the big decision is made, the six governors have petitioned the U.S. Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, to permit the massive offshore wind farm and disregard the opposing views of the Advisory [...]