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WASHINGTON - Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Senior executives from four of the world’s top wind turbine manufacturers—GE Energy, Gamesa, Siemens and Vestas—joined today in urging Congress to act promptly...

The theme park in Williamsburg debuts its Ready, Set, Grow program on April 19-20 and 26-27, which will feature tours of the park's greenhouses...

SunPower Corp., a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, recently announced that its Spanish subsidiary will design and construct an 18-megawatt Olivenza solar electric power plant in the Badajoz region of Spain. Olivenza is expected to generate more than 32 million kilowatt-hours of power per year upon completion.  SunPower will debut its proprietary SunPower(R) T20 Tracker solar tracking system in Europe at the 70-hectare site. The Tracker follows the sun as it moves across the sky, delivering up to 30 percent more energy than fixed-tilt systems while reducing installation cost per kilowatt.  "SunPower is proud to contribute to the rapid expansion of the Spanish solar market using our innovative, efficient solar energy technology," said Marco Antonio Northland, general manager of SunPower's European operations. "Our customers are demanding the highest energy delivery and fast construction schedules, requirements we can meet with our T20 Tracker. At Olivenza, we are using the SunPower Tracker to expedite deployment, maximize energy delivery, optimize land use and reduce related costs."  Olivenza is financed by a consortium of institutions, including AIG Financial Products Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. and a principal investor in the energy and infrastructure sectors, and 360 CORPORATE, a Spanish principal investor in the energy and infrastructure sectors, as equity investors.  This project will expand SunPower's pioneering footprint in Spain to more than 100 megawatts under contract. Construction is expected to be complete in the spring of 2008. 

Pacific Power announced a new wind project near its recently completed Marengo facility in the hills near Dayton, Wash. When Marengo II begins commercial...

Electricite de France SA, France's biggest company, agreed to build four nuclear reactors in North America as part of a joint venture with Constellation...

 Foreign ministers from Japan and China discussed ways to achieve further progress in North Korea's nuclear disarmament but remained far apart in settling a...

Democratic presidential contenders differed over how quickly to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq, with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton calling for a phased...

With China showing positive view on the shutdown of the Yongbyon reactor last Saturday and Six-Party Talks negotiators set to meet again here on...

Delmar Chase, 74, has had two coronary bypass surgeries, stents inserted into his arteries to prop them open, and a pacemaker to keep his...

 New technology is allowing energy producers to capture speedier wind that environmental activists say has the potential to provide 20 percent of the state's...

Q. It's been so windy in my area the past few months that it's got me thinking about using windmills to generate power. I...