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Construction on nuclear site nears -- Five miles from Yucca Montain

Developers of a wind farm at the Nevada nuclear test site say they are nearing completion of environ...

Opposition without bounds in Wisconsin

A dirty tricks campaign to prevent construction of a small 25 MW wind farm near the town of Addison,...

Wind cash crop for Canadian farmers

Wind power could be a significant new cash crop for Canada's prairie farmers. Marc Chappell, an Otta...

150-200 MW Portland Wind Energy Project application

November saw Pacific Hydro submit its planning application and Environmental Effects Statement and P...

Storm of protest over siting proposal -- Afsluitdijk solution branded ridiculous and absurd

Cabinet backing for a 300 MW wind farm to be built in the waters of the Wadden Sea and Ijsselmeer al...

Residents vote in renewables bonds -- San Francisco lead

San Francisco is on track to becoming the wind capital of the United States. In November, 72% of vot...

More efficient with greater democracy -- New permitting process

A licensing procedure introduced for German wind station development has overturned traditional prac...

British government buildings go green

Renewable energy is to supply 100% of the electricity to the London residence of Prime Minister Tony...

Nuclear backed

The choice of British Energy, operator of most of Britain's nuclear capacity, as the main sponsor fo...

No opposition to Toronto turbine

The Toronto Renewable Energy Co-op (TREC) and Toronto Hydro Energy Services are putting the finishin...

Learning sensitivity for success

Working closely with environmental organisations on site selection and a willingness to flex around ...

Partnership not aggression will win

Fuel cells are based on fossil fuel not renewable energy, but clever marketing tactics are persuadin...

Cramped but clearly commercial

The world's largest wind market has spawned what has become by far the largest and most commercial w...

Much ado over small spoils -- Basque Country releases strategy

The Basque government has initially approved a plan defining six areas eligible for wind development...

Nuclear says wind is unreiliable and costly

Britain's nuclear industry is now attacking renewable energy in the fight for ground in the future e...

New UK body to provide voice for renewables

A new organisation has been set up to represent the interests of renewable energy producers in Brita...

Blistering offensive from bird group -- RSPB serious opposition

Norway's proposed wind development on Smøla, an island to the north of the port city of Krist...

Church and army at odds over wind plant

A veritable war has erupted between a local parish priest and the army over a proposal for five 1.5 ...

No to wind plant following environmental objections

The municipal authorities of both Lund and Eslov have put the brakes on a proposal by Eurowind to bu...

Anti-wind farm group ordered to withdraw advert

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told an anti-wind farm group to withdraw its advertise...

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