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Ontario’s Commercial-scale Wind Project Well Under Way

 

RenewableEnergyAccess-March 31st 2006

Shelburne, Ontario-Ontario is increasing its use of clean, renewable energy with the startup on March 4, 2006, of the 67.5 MW Melancthon I Wind Farm. The $126 million project is one of the first in a number of new wind farms in Ontario that will supply clean renewable energy to the electricity grid.

 
Photo: Melancthon I Wind Project
 ”Two years ago, Ontario only had 15 megawatts of wind power capacity. The McGuinty government has set the wheels in motion to bring online over 1300 megawatts [MW] of wind power capacity by the end of 2007, an 80-fold …


GE Commits to India’s Rural Electrification Program

 

 RenewableEnergyAccess-March 31st 2006

   
New Delhi, India GE launched its Rural Electrification program to help bring electricity to thousands of people in rural India, reconfirming a commitment made earlier this year. In partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which will contribute $600,000, GE and its network of experts, technology centers and partners will invest up to $2.7 million in direct and indirect funding.
 While GE’s primary focus in India has been on gas turbines and gas engines, the company believes there is potential for furthering energy independence of communities through solar and wind power.

The joint program with USAID, …


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