December 21, 2003

Wind Harvest's "Wind News"
A compilation of story leads from around the world.
By:  Kevin Wolf <kwolf@windharvest.com>

Note:  These story titles and lead paragraphs predominantly come from Energy Central's daily posting of the world's energy stories. Others are sent to me by subscribers of Wind News.  Energy Central requires paid membership to read full stories.  You can often paste the headline into Google and find the original source of the story. You are welcome to share this with others. This is a free service from Wind Harvest.   Thank you. Kevin
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THE 50 GW RENEWABLE SCENARIO

  The idea that renewable energy is poised for significant growth
  should not surprise anyone.
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$10M LIFT FOR WIND FARM

  A Christchurch firm has won Government backing, worth up to $10
  million, to set up a 60-turbine wind farm in the Manawatu.
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WIND FARMS PROPEL SCOTLAND TO LEADING ROLE IN GREEN RESOURCES

  WITH an ambitious target to supply 40 per cent of the country's
  energy needs from renewable sources by 2020, there can be little
  doubt that Scotland intends to lead the UK's renewable energy revolution.
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CLINTON, TENN.-AREA WINDMILLS TO GENERATE CLEAN ENERGY, MONEY

  Fifteen huge new windmills should be spinning atop two miles of
  Anderson County mountain crests by next fall following a vote
  Thursday by county planning commissioners.
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  AIRTRICITY, the renewable energy company, yesterday officially
  opened the largest wind farm in Ireland at Kingsmountain, Co Sligo.
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AIRTRICITY IN MULTI-BILLION POUND WIND ENERGY DEAL

  A NORTHERN Ireland green energy company has been awarded a long-
  term lease to help build part of a multi-billion pound wind farm
  on the British coastline.
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WIND-FARM PLAN BLOWN OFF COURSE

  ABERDEENSHIRE councillors yesterday united in voicing their total
  opposition to controversial plans to build Scotland's largest
  inland wind farm in a forest near Huntly.
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SANDIA SEEKS WAYS TO LOWER WIND ENERGY COSTS

  Researchers at the Department of Energy's Sandia National
  Laboratories are developing ways to lower the cost of wind
  generation by enabling turbines to produce more power.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY FIRM TO INVEST MILLIONS IN IOWA FALLS, IOWA, AREA

  A renewable energy company plans to invest more that $260 million
  near Hardin and Franklin counties.
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NEBRASKA UTILITY APPROVES STATE'S BIGGEST WIND FARM

  The Nebraska Public Power District's board of directors on Friday
  approved a $45 million project to build a 30-megawatt wind energy
  farm, the largest wind power station in the state.
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NPPD GOES AHEAD WITH PLANS FOR WIND FARM NEAR AINSWORTH

  Throwing a bit of the old ways to the wind, Nebraska's biggest
  electric utility on Friday approved construction of the state's
  largest wind farm.
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BUTLER COUNTY, KAN., APPROVES 8,000-ACRE WIND-POWERED GENERATION FARM

  Butler County commissioners voted 4-3 on Tuesday to approve a
  permit for an 8,000-acre wind farm near Beaumont.
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