State Department Shuts Down Wind Turbines due to Noise Pollution

Major changes to Ontario’s rules on green energy projects will give municipalities a greater say over the location of new wind and solar farms, and a chance to get a slice of the revenue, Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli said Thursday. “There’s a lot more incentive for municipalities to want to participate,” said Mr. Chiarelli. “They actually now can participate as joint venture partner or a minority partner, and their participation creates a higher likelihood of the project being approved.”

India’s wind-power company Suzlon Energy, one of the world’s largest, is planning a $1.3 billion project in regional South Australia. The wind farm, if built, will generate enough electricity to power 225,000 homes annually.

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) was proud to announce that a record number of wind turbines have been installed in 2012, although how long that growth will continue depends on whether the government decide to scrap the production tax credit at the end of the year.A report by the AWEA noted that in August the US exceeded 50,000 megawatts of installed capacity, enough to power 13 million homes.So far in 2012 developers have added a record 4,728 megawatts of wind power capacity, 40% more than the same time last year, with another 8,430…

According to Bloomberg, Warren Buffet’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. is gearing up to drop $1.9 billion on new wind farms in Iowa. The investment might build as many as 656 new turbines by 2015, which would add as much as 1,050 megawatts of wind power capacity to the 2,285 megawatts the company already operates in the state.The project could also herald a revival in American wind power in general.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's largest energy company announced plans Wednesday to spend $1.9 billion to install hundreds of wind turbines by the end of 2015, marking what the governor described as the largest economic development project in the state's history.

China may be the world’s economic beacon of hope, but its pollution problems are hurting the bottom line. While China is a leading manufacturer of wind turbines and solar panels, it also is home to seven of the world’s 10 most polluted cities, according to a study from the Asian Development Bank and Beijing’s Tsinghua University.

There was a time not so long ago that seeing a single wind turbine spinning in the distance was a novel experience for most people. Not so much any more. There are now hundreds of wind turbines scattered across the province, representing 1,700 megawatts of wind capacity in Ontario alone — or just over a third of all capacity in Canada.

Germany's Siemens said Tuesday it has won two orders in the United States and Canada to supply wind turbines that experts said were worth around 800 million euros (1.1 billion dollars).Siemens will supply wind turbines capable of producing 600 megawatts of electricity, enough for 240,000 households, in Ontario. It will also provide 98 turbines for an Oklahoma wind farm, enough for 227 megawatts.Market prices for land-based wind turbines are around one million euros per megawatt, meaning the orders are worth around 800 million euros for Siemens, industry specialists said.