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Interesting Wind Facts

• One megawatt of wind capacity is enough to supply 240-300 average American homes. — American Wind Energy Association

• The United States is No. 1 in the world in total installed wind capacity as of December 2008, with 25,170 megawatts. Here are the rest of the top 10:

2. Germany 23,903 megawatts

3. Spain 16,754 megawatts

4. China 12,210 megawatts

5. India 9,645 megawatts

6. Italy 3,736 megawatts

7. France 3,404 megawatts

8. UK 3,241 megawatts

9. Denmark 3,180 megawatts

10. Portugal 2,862 megawatts

Rest of the world 16, 686 megawatts

Total top 10: 104, 104 megawatts

World Total: 120,791 megawatts

23Apr2009 | | 4 comments | Continued
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U.S. Now Largest Producer of Wind Energy

The US has overtaken Germany to become the world’s largest producer of wind- generated energy, with an increased wind-generation capacity of 50 percent compared with last year.

5Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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TPI Composites raises $20M for wind turbine blades

TPI’s current plants supply energy to Mitsubishi Power Systems and GE Energy, the division of General Electric that makes turbines. Previously, GE has invested in wind farms and other startups specializing in turbine components — Horizon Wind and Airtricity just two of many.

23Jan2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Suntech Achieves 1GW Solar Cell and Module Production Capacity

“We are very proud to become the world’s first PV solar company to achieve 1GW of solar cell and module production capacity,” said Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntech’s Chairman and CEO. “Since our inception, we have focused on rapidly building world-class manufacturing facilities that can meet the burgeoning global demand for green energy. This milestone is a credit to all Suntech employees that have tirelessly worked towards the common goal of making cost- effective solar energy systems available on a global scale.”

10Jan2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Sharp to Team With Italy’s Enel on Solar Power

Solar panels are one of the industries Sharp has targeted over the last few years and the company has become a leading player but it faces fierce competition from companies including Germany’s Q-Cells and China’s SunTech.

29Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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China’s first 0.5-MW desert solar PV power plant to get on-grid in December

This solar power plant lies in the desert area of Badanjilin Desert in Wuwei of Northwest China’s Gansu Province, rich in light and heat energy resource.

25Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

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