Development of wind energy transmission lines important, difficult, speakers say (Midland Reporter-Telegram)

Creating additional transmission lines for wind energy in northern and western Texas is vital not only to the development of the industry, but also to the state’s future economy, speakers at a Permian Basin Petroleum Meeting said Tuesday.

LGC Skyrota Wind Energy Corp. Extends Closing Date of Non-Brokered Private Placement (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

LGC Skyrota Wind Energy Corp.

Saudi Arabia- Solar energy farms may be built with EU’s help (MENAFN)

Saudi Arabia- Solar energy farms may be built with EU’s help

Study: Wind energy keeps Iowa power costs down (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Wind energy accounts for up to 20 percent of Iowa’s total electricity production, and is helping to keep the state’s power costs among the lowest in the nation, a study released Wednesday showed.

Sustainable Energy bets on Ontario solar market (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd, a solar equipment maker that recently relocated to Toronto from Calgary, may soon land its first large-scale orders in its new home province, the world’s newest “go-to” region for solar power.

Duke invests in Boston wind-energy storage firm (The Charlotte Observer)

Duke Energy is an investor in a Boston firm that’s developing technology to store energy from wind farms.

Germany to cut subsidies for solar energy (Deutsche Welle)

A law proposed by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government would greatly reduce subsidies for solar energy production, and in some cases eliminate them all together.

Salazar: Feds To Help States Speed Up Wind Energy (CBS 13 Baltimore)

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar vowed Friday to work closely with Atlantic Coast states to streamline the permitting process for offshore wind energy projects.

Prisons turn to the wind for energy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Prisons are turning to wind power to supply energy for their around-the-clock operations.

O’Malley Pushes Solar Energy Projects (WYPR Maryland)

Governor Martin O’Malley’s administration unveiled a new push for solar energy yesterday, the same day House and Senate committees took up more of the governor’s clean energy legislation. WYPR’s Joel McCord reports.

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