July 23, 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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POPULATED AREAS `CAN HAVE WIND FARMS'

  TWO Australian researchers say wind farms can be placed close to
  populated areas without harming the environment.
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ANSWER 'BLOWIN' IN THE WIND'

  A big part of the answer to Africa's needs lies in the expansion
  of renewable energy production.
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TWO WISCONSIN UTILITIES SIGN 20-YEAR CONTRACTS TO BUY WIND ENERGY

  Madison Gas and Electric Co. and Wisconsin Public Power Inc. said
  Friday they have signed 20-year contracts to buy a total of 60
  megawatts of wind energy from a wind farm proposed to be built
  about 70 miles northeast of Madison.
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WIND TOPS SURVEY ON ENERGY SOURCES

  WIND is the most approved form of electricity generation and most
  people would not oppose a wind farm being built in their area, a
  new survey shows.
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PANEL SAYS WISCONSIN UTILITIES MUST INCREASE ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES

  Wisconsin's utilities should be required to boost by 6 percent the
  amount of electricity they generate from environmentally friendly
  sources by 2015, a task force appointed by Gov. Jim Doyle said Tuesday.
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WISCONSIN UTILITIES TEAM UP TO BUILD 130-MW WIND FARM

Three Wisconsin utilities announced that they would contract to buy the output from a new wind farm to be developed by Invenergy Wind in southern Fond du Lac and northern Dodge counties. The project is to be called the Forward Energy Center and is expected to be operational as early as August, 2005.
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IDAHO POWER SEES RENEWABLES MEETING LARGE PROPORTION OF NEW DEMAND

Idaho Power has published a new integrated resource plan (IRP) that has wind power playing a substantial role in meeting the utility’s new power needs.  Over the next 10 years, the utility proposes purchasing the output from 350 MW of new wind power.
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