This was 28 percent more than new natural gas capacity and over 10 times more than new coal Worldwatch said

This was 28 percent more than new natural gas capacity and over 10 times more than new coal, Worldwatch said. Europe now generates 65,946 MW of wind power, or 55 percent of global capacity. Germany still leads the region, generating 23,903 MW of wind power, but it saw new installations drop slightly in 2008. In Asia, China ranked second globally in new capacity last year, adding some 6,300 MW to bring its total to over 12,200 MW. The Chinese government has now surpassed its 2010 goal of 10,000 megawatts of installed wind power and a senior energy official said in April the country will have 100,000 MW in place by 2020.

[ID:nPEK336151] Fang Junshi, head of the coal department of the National Energy Administration, told a conference in Beijing that China's annual wind power growth rate will be about 20 percent, enough to outpace fast-growing nuclear energy. India added 1,800 in new wind, and now ranks fifth globally with capacity of 9,645 MW, Worldwatch said.To read the Worldwatch report, click on(Reporting by Michael Szabo; Editing by Anthony Barker) China China. Jim Grazioplene, Retired US Army Major GeneralLADSON, S.C.--(Business Wire)--Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT) today announced that as of May 4, 2009 itnamed James Grazioplene as its Executive Vice President, Total LifecycleSupport Mr. Grazioplene will have direct responsibility for oversight andmanagement of the Company`s growing business of providing total life cyclesupport to its fleet of fielded vehicles including service, spare parts andrelated logistics, maintenance and support through the Company`s in-theatreaward-winning Field Service Representatives Mr. Grazioplene will also havedirect oversight of the Company`s newly developed 120 acre off-road trainingfacility located in Roxboro, North Carolina Mr. Grazioplene will reportdirectly to Michael Moody, the Company`s Chief Executive Officer.

Mr.Grazioplene comes to the Company most recently from KBR, Inc., as its VicePresident, Global Programs in the Government and Infrastructure Division. Priorto that, he was employed by SYColeman, a subsidiary of L3 CommunicationsHoldings as Vice President, Surveillance and Security Applications Prior to his employment in the private sector, Mr. Grazioplene, a graduate ofWest Point, served in the United States Army for 32 years, achieving the rank ofMajor General. At the time of his retirement from the Army he held the positionof Director of Force Development in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff,Pentagon. Michael Moody, Force Protection's Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are excitedto welcome MGen Grazioplene, USA (Ret.) to our executive management team. He isa distinguished military and corporate leader with tremendous experience in thefull range of total life cycle support services With MGen. Grazioplene`saddition to the Company, I am confident that our newly constituted executivemanagement team is capable of successfully accelerating the transformation ofForce Protection." James Grazioplene commented, "I am very pleased to join the team at ForceProtection.

We believe that our vehicles have proven their effectiveness in thefield and will be a key part of the tactical wheeled vehicle fleet for manyyears to come. It is our intent and my mandate to ensure that the ForceProtection world-wide tactical wheeled vehicle fleet reports the highestoperational readiness rate. Force Protection`s ability to maintain vehicles atthe highest operational levels means that these capable vehicles are availablefor use as and when needed." About Force Protection, Inc.Force Protection, Inc. is a leading American designer, developer andmanufacturer of survivability solutions, predominantly ballistic- andblast-protected wheeled vehicles currently deployed by the U.S. military and itsallies to support armed forces and security personnel in conflict zones. ForceProtection`s specialty vehicles, the Cougar, the Buffalo and the Cheetah, aredesigned specifically for reconnaissance and urban operations and to protecttheir occupants from landmines, hostile fire, and improvised explosive devices(IEDs, commonly referred to as roadside bombs).

Force Protection also is thedeveloper and manufacturer of ForceArmor, an armor package providing superiorprotection against explosively formed projectiles (EFPs), now available for awide range of tactical-wheeled vehicles. Force Protection is one of the originaldevelopers and primary providers of vehicles for the U.S. military`s MineResistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, vehicle program. For more information aboutForce Protection and its vehicles, visit Company:Force Protection, Inc.Tommy Pruitt, 843-574-3866Senior Communications DirectororInvestor Relations:ICR Inc.James Palczynski, 203-682-8229Principal and Director Copyright Business Wire 2009. TAMPA, Fla.--(Business Wire)--Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMEX), pioneers in the field ofdeep-ocean shipwreck exploration, today filed a quarterly report with theSecurities and Exchange Commission detailing results of the Company's firstquarter 2009.