The Institutional Investor Guide to Modern Energy - (Page 3) Co-Published by Vestas The Institutional Investor Guide to Modern Energy The Potential: As Vast as a Prairie Breeze 4 Political and investor interest firms even as uncertainty grips world financial markets The Technology: Racheting Up the Efficiency 6 Smart turbines and mesoscale wind engineering perfect efficiency as total weight drops Pioneers of Wind Energy 8 Focusing some of the world’s best and brightest talents on turbine design, wind analysis and total quality The Footprint: Branding the Wind Green 9 Pushing the green boundaries to reduce wind energy’s environmental impact Being Nimble with NIMBY 10 Wind may be the poster child for Green Energy, but still can face stiff opposition from local communities The Mandate: Washington for Modern Energy 12 President Obama’s assembly of renewable-oriented advisers is a sea change from the past eight years Hot Energy Markets: Powering the BRICs with Wind 14 The world’s leading emerging economies are hedging their energy bets with wind power The Cost: Complications from the Credit Crunch 15 Government policies to support wind will be important to sustain investment This Special Report was prepared by the Special Projects Department of Institutional Investor. March 2009 • Institutional Investor Guide to Modern Energy • 3
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