March 11, 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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GAMESA STARTING ITS FIRST WINDFARM IN ITALY

  In the middle of this past month of February, Gamesa EnergÌa
  initiated the production of its first Megawatts in Italy with the
  start up of the 10 wind turbines in the 'Florinas' Windfarms,
  which the company has developed in the northwest of the island of Sardinia.
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WIND TURBINES IN LANARKSHIRE EARN APPROVAL

  Plans for the Blacklaw wind farm near Forth in South Lanarkshire
  have won the go-ahead from the Scottish Executive.
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WIND FARM REJECTED DUE TO IMPACT ON PARK LANDSCAPE

  The National Assembly for Wales has backed an inspector's
  recommendation to refuse permission for a wind farm proposal in
  south Wales, agreeing that it would harm the setting of an
  historic park and scheduled ancient monuments.
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ALINTA BACKS WINDFARM POWER

  Australian-listed Alinta has announced plans for a new windfarm
  near Geraldton in Western Australia.
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OKLAHOMA PRODUCERS PURSUE POTENTIAL OF WIND POWER

  Developers worldwide are chasing the wind, and Oklahoma energy
  producers are well-positioned to lead the pack.
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ALINTA GOING WITH THE WIND FARM IN POWER GAIN

  Western Australian energy retailer  and distributor, Alinta, will
  provide electricity from wind power.
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SOUTHWEST PASSAGE
New Mexico Passes Renewable-Energy Bills

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) yesterday celebrated the passage of a remarkable package of progressive energy bills, with the vocal support of a broad coalition including utilities, environmentalists, ranchers, and consumers.  The centerpiece is a new law stating that all investor-owned electrical utilities in the state must generate 10 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2011.  New Mexico is uniquely positioned to lead the country as the "Saudi Arabia of renewable energy," said Dan Reicher, a former U.S. Department of Energy official:  "You've got great sun, great wind, you've got biomass, you've got geothermal."  The Coalition for Clean, Affordable Energy estimates that the laws will result in $600 million in economic development for the state and the emission of 1 million fewer tons of greenhouse gases a year.  Said Richardson:  "We can have a prosperous economy.  We can have sensible development.  We can protect the environment, and we can have jobs."

straight to the source:  The Daily Times, Walter Rubel, 05 Mar 2004
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straight to the source:  The Santa Fe New Mexican, Jeff Tollefson, 05 Mar 2004
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