An industry partnership will provide more accurate weather predictions than previously available, helping utilities integrate wind power successfully and efficiently. Telvent, a real-time IT solutions and information company for a sustainable world, says it is partnering with WindLogics to offer accurate wind-power forecasts to utility markets worldwide. Telvent already provide to utilities for load forecasting,…

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy is awarding more than $5 million to support U.S. wind energy development. Two projects receiving a total of $3.4 million over two years will improve short-term wind forecasting, which will accelerate use of wind power in electricity transmission networks by allowing utilities and grid…