US wind energy industry enjoys record 2009

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Recovery Act credited with driving 39 per cent expansion in US wind energy capacity

Wind power projects in the US enjoyed unprecedented growth in 2009, according to new figures from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) that show total wind energy capacity grew 39 per cent last...

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