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Senate gives big yes to wind, solar energy ★

Wisconsin (USA) state Senate passed a bill that, if approved, would require that 10% of the state's electricity must be generated by renewable sources by the year 2015.

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Edison Mission Group Adds Texas Wind Energy Project to Its Renewable Portfolio ★

Edison Mission Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE:EIX), announced today that it has finalized an agreement to acquire the 161-megawatt (MW) Wildorado Wind Ranch(TM) located in the panhandle of northern Texas.

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Norway firm plans world's biggest wind park ★★

Havgul AS, a Norwegian firm, has applied for a concession for the world's biggest wind power development off western Norway with total capacity of 1500 megawatts produced by hundreds of turbines.

The proposed project would be comprised of three wind parks and could be in operation in 2010 or 2011.

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Southern Minnesota farmers learn to sow the wind ★★★

The story about the creation of the first commercial-scale wind farm developed by landowners in the United States. The farm, located in Southern Minnesota, includes 67 towers on more than 8,500 acres and a 100-megawatt total capacity, enough to power 29,000 houses

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