:* Vestas favors the Americas, especially the U.S., in its growth strategy given the '''growing legislative support''' for renewable energy sources in the area. Though only 6% of the U.S. has strong wind resources, these resources could supply 150% of the current U.S. energy consumption - but only if they were fully developed with turbines.
:* Since the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, by May of 2009 '''$118 million''' has been announced to support the wind industry. Notably, in April of 2009, through the Department of Energy (DOE), $93 million was allocated to support further development of wind energy in the U.S.
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*; Strategic Partnership to enter new market
:* Al Kharafi Cham for Utilities Development Co. (MARAFEQ), Cham Holding’s arm for the development of power generation, water and wastewater treatment projects; and VESTAS Wind Systems Co. signed early May a strategic partnership to develop first wind energy in Syria including the submittal of a joint pre-qualification to the Public Establishment for Electricity Generation and Transmission (PEEGT) for the development of the first wind energy project in Syria. This project includes the construction and operation of a wind farm with a generation capacity of 50-100 MW at two sites; Al Sukhna and Al Hijana.
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