April 2, 2004

Wind Harvest Company Wind News
A compilation of story leads from around the world.
By:  Kevin Wolf

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 the Google search engine and find the original source of the story.   When I have them, I will include the URL.  Please send me stories that you find, and I will add them into the next edition of Wind News.  Thank you. Kevin
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GERMANY TO AMEND LAW TO BOOST WIND POWER AID

  The German government plans wide-ranging changes to its
  subsidising law for renewable energy sources including an increase
  in state assistance for inland wind farms, an official said on Wednesday.
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SENATE BICKERS OVER UTILITY PLAN; RENEWABLE-ENERGY BILL PULLED OFF
THE TABLE AFTER REVISION

  Colorado utilities would have to look close to home for renewable
  energy sources under a bill working its way through the state legislature
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WINDFARM PROJECT BIG ENOUGH TO RUN 25,000 HOMES

  Western Australian (WA) Energy  Minister Eric Ripper has announced
   plans for a new wind farm to be built near Cervantes.
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WIND POWER PROJECTS IN NORTHWEST U.S. SHOULD BE NATIONAL MODEL,
GROUPS SAY

  Environmental groups praised the future of wind power during a
  tour of an Oregon wind farm Tuesday, saying the Northwest should
  serve as a model for the nation to reduce its reliance on fossil
  fuels used to generate electricity
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LARGE WIND POWER PROJECT BEING BUILT IN SANDSTORM SOURCE AREA IN
NORTH CHINA

  China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is making use of its
  troublesome sandstorms to produce more electricity to facilitate
  its people and those in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
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ENERGY BILL DEBATE STALLS FUNDING FOR WIND-POWER PROJECTS IN IOWA, MIDWEST

  Dozens of wind energy projects nationwide, including several in
  the Midwest, are stalled in a Capitol Hill fight over the
  wide-ranging federal Energy Bill, a trade group says.
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DENMARK LAUNCHES NEW WIND ENERGY PLAN - REPORT

  Danish business minister Bendt Bendtsen has reportedly presented
  the Danish state's new wind energy plan that could generate
  thousands of jobs, as part of ongoing talks on a broad-based
  energy accord.
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WIND FARMS COULD TURN ON POWER FOR SCOTLAND

  Scotland's wet and windy weather is to come in useful at last - as
  the country becomes a world leader in renewable energy.
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ENERGY DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES NEW INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPAND
NATION'S WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL

  U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Kyle McSlarrow announced today
  that the Department of Energy will open negotiations for 21
  public-private partnerships to greatly expand potential U.S. wind
  development through advances in cost effective low wind speed technology.
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