July 18, 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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GREEN POWER INITIATIVE RECEIVES BOOST FROM NEVADA GOVERNOR

  Gov. Kenny Guinn on Friday filed documents in which he urged state
  utility regulators to adopt new rules and to support legislation
  that would help "green power" developers finance power plants.
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MEETING WIND RESISTANCE; TURBINE PROJECTS IN WNY ARE AT A STANDSTILL
DUE TO CONCERNS OVER RISK TO BIRDS

  Two years after New York announced $100 million in private
  investment in wind power, the total production for projects in the
  Sardinia and Westfield-Ripley areas has been nothing but hot air.
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PORT PLANS TO BECOME CENTRE FOR WIND POWER

  PORT of Mostyn today unveils its plans to make the Welsh docks
  complex the hub of the UK's offshore wind power industry.
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CALIFORNIA UTILITIES ON BOARD WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM

  In future years, a larger portion of the electricity that powers
  California will come from wind, solar and other alternative energy sources.
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Canada: budding wind market

Eva Balslev (2004-07-12)

While the American market for wind power has stalled, the Canadian market is coming to life. Danish actors on the wind power scene are optimistic.

A few Canadian delegations have been visiting Denmark in the past month and Vestas CEO, Svend Sigaard, has recently expressed a clear interest in establishing production facilities in Canada. The Canadian Wind Energy Association CanWEA is inviting Danish suppliers to a wind power conference in October.
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OPPOSING RENEWABLE PROJECTS IS SHORTSIGHTED

  Opponents of renewable power projects like wind farms and
  hydroelectric dams are missing the forest for the trees - perhaps
  air pollution from fossil fuel plants in neighboring states is
  obscuring their view.
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NATION AT CRISIS ON GAS SUPPLY

  Nine months on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has taught
  former Albuquerque attorney Suedeen Kelly that the nation's
  ability to meet natural gas demand has reached a crisis.
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