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European Wind Site Developer and Wild Brush Energy Sign Commercial Scale Wind Farm Agreement

Wild Brush Energy (PINKSHEETS: WBRE) and Energoconsult Ltd. have established a cooperative agreement towards the future development of a commercial scale Wind Farm, up to 120Mw in size. Energoconsult's signing is essential for the assessment of crucial wind measurement data, site planning and analysis forecasts vital for maximum wind farm productivity.

Energoconsult Ltd. performs research, assessment, optimization and the utilization of alternative energy sources such as wind. The company has the necessary equipment, specialists, experience and professionalism to research the opportunities for utilizing wind energy in perspective areas. The experts are highly qualified professionals and team workers.

The Wild Brush Energy Wind Project in pla

Boralex Inc (BLX.TO: Quote) has secured financing of C$194.5 million ($191 million) for the construction and operation of its Thames River wind farm in southern Ontario, the Canadian renewable energy producer said on Monday.

The funds will be used to finance the second phase of the 90-megawatt wind farm and to refinance Phase 1. The first phase involved the construction of four of nine 10 MW wind farms, which were commissioned in January.

The remaining five 10 MW farms are under construction and scheduled to be finished by December.

Thanks to the refinancing, Boralex said it can complete the second phase of the project without having to raise any equity while also freeing up C$12.7 million.

Boralex's s

Peering down 148 metres from the top of the latest addition to London's skyline, the traffic-clogged Elephant and Castle roundabout and its notorious neighbour, the Heygate estate, below feel an unlikely location for a world first. But next week, this new skyscraper, nicknamed "the Razor", will take a crucial step towards becoming the world's first building with wind turbines built into its fabric.

While wind speeds in the concrete jungle at the tower's base would render a wind turbine pointless, at 42 storeys up they are capable of 35mph gusts - a serious challenge for the workers who created the complex steel structure - and are projected to generate 8% of the building's electricity needs.

The building - officially called the Str

Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law Wednesday offshore drilling legislation intended to realize his goal of making Virginia the East Coast's energy superpower.

The bills supporting offshore oil and gas exploration and directing royalties from drilling back to Virginia each hinge on actions by the federal government and Congress.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is expected to announce his decision soon whether the government will move forward with the sale of oil and gas leases in a triangular tract 50 miles off of the Virginia coast. The 2.9 million acres has an estimated 130 million barrels of oil and 1.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

McDonnell said the bill backing offshore exploration is intended to signal to Salaz

A recovery in the wind energy sector starting in the second half of the year will boost sales growth for Broadwind Energy Inc., a JPMorgan analyst said Tuesday.

Shares rose rose 41 cents, or 8 percent, to $5.52 in afternoon trading after JPMorgan analyst Christopher Blansett started coverage on the company at "Overweight," with a price target of $6.50.

Broadwind supplies equipment, transportation and engineering services for the wind energy industry.

The U.S. wind market will grow by at least 25 percent per year over the next three years, Blansett said in a note to investors. Lower costs from easier credit and lower commodity prices, as well as a government subsidy lasting until the end of 2012, should help supp

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