Sky Harvest Windpower Corp (OTCBB: SKYH), a development stage company focused on wind energy solutions with properties in Saskatchewan, Canada, similar to companies like Northland Power Inc. (TSE: NPI) and China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd. (NYSE: MY), appears well-positioned to unlock value for shareholders with existing projects that are already in various stages of development. Read more
NEW YORK — Google and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway have shown interest in buying wind turbines to supply power along railroad lines and at computer server farms, two of the world’s largest manufacturers said. Read more
REGINA — SaskPower is planning to add about 50 megawatts (MW) of renewable power to the province’s electricity grid through its Green Options (GO) Partners Program lottery.
Applications for renewable power projects between 100 kilowatts (kWh) and 10 MW will be selected through the second annual lottery, which closes June 1. Read more
Reaching as high as 155 metres in the air, up to 286 turbines could be built across swaths of Wairarapa land to create the country’s biggest wind farm.
Genesis Energy has unveiled its Castle Hill Wind Project, which contains six pockets of land earmarked for turbines spanning more than 30,000 hectares. Read more
Ontario’s Liberal government scored a major victory in its plans to promote wind energy Thursday, after a Superior Court panel dismissed a legal challenge brought by opponents of the law. Read more
Employment in the UK’s burgeoning wind energy industry has almost doubled over the past three years, rising 91 per cent between 2007/8 and 2009/10 to over 10,000 full time employees. Read more