Global wind energy capacity edges towards 200GW – 27 Sep 2010 – BusinessGreen.com.

In 2010 alone 40 GW of wind power was brought onto the global grid, a sizeable increase and encouraging if the pace continues.

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If any of us could say we were there at the the time of the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, or when oil and coal were harnessed on an industrial scale to provide energy, we might not have realized their impact even as we stood and watched. With the the power of the Internet and group discussion, surely we can see further into the future and know that this is truly the beginning of an energy revolution.

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Google has struck a deal with NextEra Energy Resources to buy 114 megawatts of energy from the Iowa wind farm. This will be enough to power a few of its data centers and enhance the ability to invest in more clean energy resources.

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A home wind turbine is coming to a neighborhood near you. Ace Hardware is going to be selling this potential 2000 kilowatt per year generating device built not with gears, but magnets, and will quietly reduce your electric bill. A step in the right direction; as the industry scales, so will the price tag of $4500 come down.

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This is a good step forward. Now Big Oil who are tryinn to convert to or add to their portfolio Big Green will have more incentive to pursue and invest in alternative energy sources.