April 30, 2007

Wind Harvest's "Wind News"
A compilation of story leads from around the world.
By:  Kevin Wolf <kwolf@windharvest.com>

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 Google and find the original source of the story. You are welcome to share this with others. This is a free service from Wind Harvest.   Thank you. Kevin
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WIND FARM FOES' SUIT CLAIMS ZONING LAW CHANGE REQUIRED

  The town of Cape Vincent sees proposed wind turbines just like a
  water treatment plant or electrical substation, utilities allowed
  under its existing zoning laws.
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MD. GOVERNOR EXPECTED TO SIGN WIND POWER BILL

  Lawmakers agreed Friday on a measure that will make it easier to
  build large wind power projects in Maryland, after the Senate
  voted 40-6 to agree to a similar bill passed in the House with amendments.
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KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT ISSUES REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR WIND
ENERGY IN MISSOURI AND KANSAS

  Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L), a subsidiary of Great Plains
  Energy (NYSE: GXP), announced today it is seeking bids to develop
  up  to 400 MW of emission-free, renewable wind generation in
  Missouri  and/or Kansas.
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TEXAS FIRMS ITS LEAD OVER CALIFORNIA IN WIND POWER CAPACITY

  A continued rapid pace of wind power development in Texas has
  firmed up its claim to the title as the state with the most wind
  power capacity.
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WIND-FARM PROJECT COSTING OVER $600M

  The target cost to build a wind farm in the waters off Jones Beach
  ballooned well past $600 million as of last fall, according to a
  source briefed on the LIPA-backed project, who said the
  escalations have put the proposal "on life support."
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BILLION-DOLLAR WIND POWER PLAN FOR R.I.

  A study commissioned by Governor Carcieri identifies several
  areas off the coast of Rhode Island that are suitable for one or
  more wind  farms that could generate enough electricity to supply
  15 percent of the  state's power demands.
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EDF ENERGIES NOUVELLES ACQUIRES STAKE IN TWO ITALIAN WIND FARMS

  EDF Energies Nouvelles, the green power generation arm of
  Electricite de France, has acquired 50% of both the Nurri and
  Andretta Bisaccia wind farms in Italy.
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WIND ENERGY CUTS TAIWAN CO2 EMISSIONS BY 250,000 TONS A YEAR

  The number of wind turbines along Taiwan's west coast now
  surpasses 100, and the renewable energy generated by these units
  is sufficient to prevent the emission of 250,000 tons of carbon
  dioxide a year, energy officials said Sunday.
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WIND ENERGY TAKES FLIGHT ON IRON RANGE

  Among Iron Rangers, it's known as "the hill." Perched above the
  city of Virginia, near the Laurentian Divide, U.S. Steel's Minntac
  Mine churns out about 14 million tons of iron pellets a year.
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FAVORABLE WIND BLOWS FOR STATE ELECTRIC UTILITIES

  Oklahoma's infamous sweeping winds are becoming increasingly
  valuable. The state's two largest electric utilities this spring
  will celebrate the opening of massive wind farm projects that
  promise to further propel Oklahoma into the national discussion on
  renewable fuels.
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NC GREENPOWER CONNECTS FIRST SOURCE OF WIND ENERGY IN EASTERN NC TO
POWER GRID

  A partnership between the federal government and North Carolina's
  statewide renewable energy program has yielded the first electric
  grid-tied source of wind power in Eastern North Carolina.
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SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR WIND FARM CASES

  A proposed wind farm in Greenbrier County will come under state
  Supreme Court review after the justices decided to consider
  residents' complaints about the process used to permit the 124-
  turbine development.
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SIEMENS RECEIVES MAJOR ORDER FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARM IN BRITAIN

  The Siemens Power Generation Group (PG) will build a further
  offshore wind farm in Britain. Siemens will supply 30 wind power
  systems with a combined capacity of 108 megawatts (MW) for the
  Gunfleet Sands project off the east coast of England.
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DAIRYLAND POWER SEEKS ADDITIONAL WIND AND BIOMASS ENERGY RESOURCES

  Dairyland Power  Cooperative has issued two requests for proposals
  (RFPs) seeking renewable  power resources from wind and biomass
  generation facilities. The RFPs are  being coordinated by
  Clearspring Energy Advisors of Madison, Wis.
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UPC WIND'S PROPOSED 57 MEGAWATT STETSON WIND PROJECT IN MAINE
REACHES MAJOR MILESTONES

  UPC Wind, a leading North American wind power company, today
  announced key milestones for its proposed 57 megawatt (MW) Stetson
   Wind Project, which will be situated on a ridge in Washington
  County,  Maine.
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WIND ENERGY AMERICA INC. AGREES TO PURCHASE WIND FARMS

  Wind Energy America, Inc. (OTCBB:WNEA) announced today that it has
   entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase the developer's
   stake in four wind farms owned by Northern Alternative Energy
  Inc., a  Minnesota-based corporation.
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TXU FACING POWER FIGHT

  FPL Energy, the nation's largest producer of wind-generated
  electricity, has told the Public Utility Commission of Texas that
  TXU Corp. intentionally flooded West Texas transmission lines with
  its own higher-cost power to prevent FPL's wind power from
  reaching customers across the state.
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IPL TO BUY IOWA WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT, TURBINES FROM CLIPPER WINDPOWER

  Interstate Power  and Light Co. (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant
  Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT)  announced today that it has
  entered into negotiations with Clipper Windpower  Inc. to purchase
  the Eclipse wind farm under development in western Iowa.
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NAEG REPORTS BREAKTHROUGH FOR ITS WIND AND SOLAR PROJECTS

  Native American  Energy Group, Inc. (the "Company," or "NAEG")
  (Pink Sheets: NVMG), an  independent energy company, reported
  today that the newly proposed  construction of a 203-mile-long
  transmission line tying Alberta into the U.S.  power grid in
  Montana may be the solution that allows NAEG to tap the  potential
  for wind and solar generation in Montana.
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ACCIONA TO INSTALL WIND TURBINE PRODUCTION PLANT IN IOWA

  Acciona, the world's largest wind power developer, announced it
  will develop its first wind turbine production plant in the United
   States, in the state of Iowa.
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PSU TAKING WIND POWER FOR A WHIRL

  In one vision of the future, the roof of your office building
  will be a colorful garden of toplike electrical generators
  whirling in the  wind.
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WIND TURBINES IN ROCHESTER?

  The future site of an electricity substation on Rochester's far
  west fringe likely will become more than a junction for
  transmission lines.
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ALAMEDA COUNTY TO TRACK BIRD DEATHS IN ALTAMONT

  Alameda County supervisors approved a one-year monitoring system
  that would study the impacts of the Altamont Pass windmills on
  scores of birds, including golden eagles, red-tailed hawks,
  burrowing owls and other protected species.
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WIND FARM OPPONENTS SLAM FED REPORT

  An audience of Long Islanders gave a collective thumbs down
  Wednesday night to a draft report by a federal regulator seeking
  to set guidelines for the use of coastal waters for renewable
  energy projects.
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