February 6, 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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OIL, GAS COMPANIES DON'T INCREASE DRILLING DESPITE HIGH PROFITS

  Oil and gas companies have been reporting stunning profits.
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L.A. BETTER ON GREEN POWER AUDIT: DWP STILL NEEDS TO INCREASE
RENEWABLE SOURCES

  The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is spending money
  more wisely on its program to use cleaner energy sources, but has
  yet to ratchet up use of solar, wind and water power in Los
  Angeles, City Controller Laura Chick said Wednesday.
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NEW PROGRAM PROMOTES RENEWABLE ENERGY

  Con Edison Solutions last week started a program to allow business
  and residential customers to use energy from such renewable
  sources as wind and water.
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WIND TECHNOLOGY CATCHES UP WITH UTILITY TRANSMISSION STANDARDS

  With more and more utilities introducing wind into their power
  mix, manufacturers are being pressured to meet more stringent
  transmission standards.
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BOND OFFER OVER CONTROVERSIAL WINDFARM

  PEOPLE are being invited to buy bonds in a controversial North
  Wales wind farm project.
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SolarAccess.com News
Wind Power Study: Slow Growth, Consolidation

Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 3, 2004 [SolarAcess.com] A new study just
released by Emerging Energy Research (EER) reports that the wind energy
market grew 10% globally in 2003, but is expected to post a decline in 2004.
Long term prospects are still bright, however, with growth expected to
resume in 2005 as new markets gain steam.

These and other findings are included in a just released study, Global Wind
Energy Markets and Strategies, 2002-2010.

Wind energy capacity worldwide grew nearly 7,500 MW in 2003, according to
EER estimates, up from 6,807 MW of added capacity in 2002, for a total
market of nearly $8.0 billion. Germany, Spain and the United States led the
way. But the market for wind energy is expected to decline slightly in 2004
as a result of contraction in the U.S. market, due to the expiration of the
Production Tax Credit, and a slowdown in Germany. The German market is still
the world's largest, but new installations fell an estimated 23% in 2003 and
are expected to fall off dramatically from a peak of 3,247 MW added in 2002
to just over 2,000 MW in 2004, according to the study.
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