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Although currently the energy produce by wind is only 2%, the US government predicts that by the year 2030, 20% of the country’s energy will be produced using the power of the wind.

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Wind is a natural source of energy for lessening toxic emissions in the US. Use of wind energy has the potential of reducing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, in the US by one third and worldwide by four percent. Wind energy is a renewable and sustainable resource, can reduce smog, and is a cleaner alternative. Clean air is healthier for everyone and, especially, for those with respiratory ailments.

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The North Sea is set to be the scenery for a huge European electricity super-grid which is already in planning. The 10 leading companies in the branch gathered to announce a new group which will act to make governments in each country support the super-grid plans.

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The north-east of the UK is going to be the home of a huge project involving wind energy. Japan´s Mitsubishi is planning on investing £100 million to make a huge wind energy plant. The plans of the massive wind energy company is going to create hundreds of jobs in the environmental technology sector and this would give the UK a huge boost towards fulfilling their goals for the EU renewable energy levels.

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It is a well known fact that Spain and Germany are the two leading European countries in the fight for the most Megawatts of solar power within each country. But although other countries such as the United Kingdom are not moving along as fast as they should, Europe as a whole is stil estimated to fulfill its renewable energy goals.

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While the United Nations are discussing the future of the Earth and the climate change, nine countries in Europe have decided to make the first step toward a large offshore wind energy project.

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The Grand Valley State University has developed a project to test wind turbines on Lake Michigan, but now the whole project has received a boost due to the federal grant of $1.4 million. In Muskagon the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center is planning to build a floating platform on the Great Lakes to carry a wind turbine and to test how effective the Lake Michigan is as a position for wind energy.

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BEIJING - The Chinese government along with its state-owned power companies are discovering the reality that pursuing renewable energies often carries with it unintended consequences and increased costs. The China Three Gorges Project Corporation (CTGPC) recently announced the start of a transition to more wind power, citing the increased costs and risks associated with increasing hydroelectric capacity in the nation. Bi Yaxiong, the vice-general manager of CTGPC was quoted as saying, "Previously, the biggest problem for hydro power was the cost, but now the biggest problem is relocating people and protecting the environment. The increasing social impact of hydro power, including paying compensation for relocated people, along with other political changes, has had an impact on the safety of investment."

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In hopes of saving more than a million dollars a year by generating 30 percent of their electricity from wind power, the NASA Flight Facility at Wallops Island, Florida plans to install two 388-foot-tall turbines. NASA would also use the project as a gauge to determine the feasibility of using even more wind power in the future.

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What would be more surreal than seeing a wind farm alongside the Great Wall?

True, thinking of renewable energy takes the adventure and “romance” out of ancient China, but in this century of energy conservation, renewable sources, and global warming concerns, even China has gotten on board by recently passing their Renewable Energy Law, which will increase their state renewable energy capacity up to 10 percent within the next ten years.

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Wind energy is the fastest-growing renewable energy resource. The cost of wind energy has dropped considerably within the last twenty years. The Federal production tax credit and local utilities’ incentives have made wind energy more affordable, practical, and competitive with other renewable energy sources. Wind turbine use has increased more than 25 percent per year over the last ten years. Still, wind only provides a small fraction of the world's energy. Failure to extend the production tax credit for the renewable energy industry threatens to slowdown further development in the U.S. However, this should be resolved with the new U.S. administration’s increased focus on alternative and renewable energy sources.

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Wind power is easy to accept as a “renewable energy source,” because, we can see how it works when it is in motion, and we generally know, perhaps not when, but that wind will come again! So, can we deplete wind? Not really. More to the point, wind “depletes” itself, so our modern windmills must be fitted with energy storage for days when the atmospheric conditions are not conducive to blowing around. However, “the wind will blow as long as the sun shines.”

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The Philippines is going full speed ahead with a minimum of six wind power projects in 2009. The best wind sources in the country have been identified as Babuyan Island, Mindoro, Leyte, Batanes, Ilocos Norte, Samur, Negros, Panay, Palawan, and Cebu. The country is looking at approximately 200 MW of energy from wind power projects spread across the nation.

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Construction difficulties assembling off-shore wind farms and the world’s global economic recession figure into the decision to reduce the number of wind farms that were originally planned for the North Sea. Wind farms are now expected to produce 16,000 MW of power instead of the planned 25,000 MW by the year 2025.

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Taiwan is planning to continue expanding its wind power installations and generation efficiencies. It is anticipated that by 2020, the nation’s total wind power capacity may reach 3,000 MW. The government of Taiwan is paying close attention to, and researching alternatives in, renewable energy resources. A researcher with the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center, Karen Ma, has predicted that China will usurp the United States’ role as largest country to have the most wind power installations by 2009.

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The UK just finished production and installation of a new wind farm offshore from the town of Lincolnshire. Britain’s total capacity of wind energy produced offshore now stands at 3 gigawatts. That is an increase of 2 gigawatts from just three years ago. The current amount of wind power from the UK’s offshore facilities is estimated to be capable of providing power to 300,000 homes. Wind capacity from offshore and onshore facilities combined is said to be able to power 1.5 million homes. The UK has actually replaced Denmark, the land where wind turbines originated, as the top wind power producer.

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As yet another example of what renewable energy technologies can do for an economy, a $340 million wind farm is being constructed in Salina, Kansas and paid for by Horizon Wind Energy, based in Houston, Texas. Kansas is a state known for its wind, among other things, such as its native prairie and flat lands. To give you an idea how much potential is available in Kansas that is yet to be tapped, as a state it ranks third in “wind potential” but 12th as far as wind technology development goes. There is a lot of opportunity in Kansas.

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India is about to submerse itself in it’s first-ever wind energy experiment. India is a large country that has many citizens, and Mumbai is facing a 500 MW power shortage. To combat this problem, BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) has taken the first steps to utilize “non-conventional” sources of energy to find a solution.

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Recently, the Mineral Management Services (MMS) declared its intention to utilize the Outer Continental Shelf for renewable energy projects, not just offshore drilling. While the U.S. Congress unobtrusively lifted the offshore drilling ban and you can anticipate new oil rigs being constructed in the quiet waters off the shelf, you can also expect to see renewable energy developments start popping up on federal waters. Improvements that are destined to create new scenarios for energy, such as “floating wind farms” and “wave energy barges” are journeying into the far reaches of the oceans. Within the next decade, expect the oceans to be filled with more than ocean-going vessels transporting goods.

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The Texan T Boone Pickens has begun his project to build the largest wind farm that is to be made of 2 700 wind turbines at a cost of $10 billion. This month the first 500 are to be payed which initially starts the long building process that is to take 4 years. This amazing project once finished is expected to make 4 000 MW of electricity during the best time of day.

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