Minister switches on the Darling Wind Farm - May 2008

Posted on August 10th, 2008 by marcashton

The R75 million national demonstration project is the first “green energy” initiative in the country to produce electricity from wind power on a commercial basis – this coming against the backdrop of the national energy emergency. This project came on line in May 2008.
The Darling Wind Farm has four wind turbines which can supply 5.2 [...]

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U.S. SMALL WIND TURBINE MARKET GREW 14% IN 2007

Posted on August 10th, 2008 by marcashton

Up-front costs and lack of federal incentives remain obstacle to strong growth.
Driven by consumer concerns over climate change and rising electricity prices, the U.S. small wind turbine market grew 14% and deployed 9.7 megawatts (MW) of new power generating capacity in 2007, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said today in its annual small wind [...]

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