November 4, 2005

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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CATHAY MERCHANT GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCES PLANS TO DEVELOP A 160
MEGAWATT WIND FARM IN CHINA

  Cathay Merchant Group Inc. , an affiliate of MFC Bancorp Ltd. is
  pleased to announce today that it is developing its first wind
  energy project in China.
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ENDESA TO BUY WIND ENERGY ASSETS FROM GAMESA IN ITALY FOR 250 MLN EUR

  Endesa SA said it has agreed to acquire wind energy assets in
  Italy with 200 megawatts of capacity from Gamesa Corporacion
  Tecnologica SA for 250 mln eur.
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GREEN FORUM SENDS MESSAGE

  Advertising the alarming statistic that just two out of every 10
  companies comply fully with Mexico's environmental law, an
  international environment and energy forum called "Enviro-Pro
  TECOMEX 2004" attracted an unusual batch of industrialists and
  government officials in Mexico City's World Trade Center.
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MINNESOTANS' RENEWABLE ENERGY EXPERIENCE MAY BE WHAT COLORADANS WILL DISCOVER

  If Minnesota's experience in requiring more renewable  energy is
  any example, then Colorado residents will see a decrease in
  electricity rates if the same standards are approved Nov. 2, House
  Speaker  Lola Spradley said Tuesday.
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B.C. WIND-FARM GETS ENVIRONMENTAL GREEN LIGHT TO SELL POWER TO B.C. HYDRO

  The first wind-farm project in British Columbia to be given a
  contract to sell power to B.C. Hydro has the environmental
  go-ahead from the province.
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NEW WIND FARM PLAN GENERATES STORM OF PROTEST; 100-TURBINE PROJECT
AIMS FOR 8% OF DOMESTIC ENERGY NEEDS

  PLANS were unveiled yesterday to build one of the biggest wind
  farms in Scotland which would provide domestic energy for 8% of
  the population.
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CANADIAN INVESTORS WORRIED ABOUT NATURAL GAS SUPPLY

  Canadian investors in the electric industry have voiced their
  concern to President Vicente Fox due to the lack of natural gas in Mexico.
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WIND TURBINES COULD SOON BE FAMILIAR SIGHT - ON ROOFTOPS

  ROOFTOP wind turbines could soon be commonplace throughout
  Scotland, after one of the country's largest energy providers took
  a stake in a fledgling Edinburgh-based renewable energy company.
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REGIONAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES SUCCESSFULLY PROMOTE GREEN ENERGY PROGRAMS

  After market surveys revealed that customers of electric utilities
  had high interest in clean, renewable energy from biomass, wind
  and solar sources but low awareness of where and how to get it,
  utility companies got busy.
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FEDERAL TAX CREDITS HELP IDAHO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PRODUCERS

  Life just keeps getting sweeter for one local  farmer. LeRoy
  Jarolimek learned last month that the U.S. Department of
  Agriculture awarded him a $500,000 grant to help fund a
  10-megawatt wind farm  on his Burley Butte property.
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CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE ADVOCATES REFILE SUIT AGAINST ALTAMONT PASS WIND TURBINES

  A lawsuit has been resurrected against wind power companies over
  the deaths of thousands of eagles, hawks, falcons, owls and other
  protected birds that have collided with Altamont Pass wind turbines.
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POWER CONTENT LABEL ON SAN DIEGO UTILITY BILL IS CALLED MISLEADING

  Careful utility bill readers -- particularly those who favor
  renewable energy sources -- are being misled by a small insert
  included in San Diego Gas & Electric bills.
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MINNESOTA NATURAL GAS PRICES TO RISE 35 PERCENT HIGHER THAN 2003

  Keeping warm this winter looks like it's going to cost a lot  more
  than it did last year.
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ELECTRIC BILLS MAY RISE BECAUSE OF COAL COSTS

  First, gas bills went up in Southwest Virginia. Now, electric
  bills could go up.
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