Chinese wind and solar growth is slow relative to coal because the Chinese government has already stopped approving new wind power projects in the country's windiest regions, according to a March statement by China's National Energy Administration. (dailycaller.com)
A story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune today highlights the increasingly common use of 100 meter wind turbines for new wind power projects, up from the previous 80 meter standard. (ilsr.org)
5 New wind power projects contributed roughly 25 % of the new nameplate capacity added to the U.S. electrical grid in 2010, compared to 42 % in 2009, 43 % in 2008, 34 % in 2007, 18 % in 2006, 12 % in 2005, and less than 4 % from 2000 through 2004 (treehugger.com)