March 25, 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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GREEN LIGHT FOR GBP 50 MILLION LOTHIANS WIND FARM

  Plans for a GBP 50 million wind farm in the Lothians featuring
  100-metre-high turbines have been given the green light by council
  chiefs. Cheshire-based Community Windpower applied to erect 16
  turbines at Aikengall, about six miles south of Dunbar.
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ENBRIDGE ONTARIO WIND POWER PROJECT UPDATE

  Enbridge (TSX:ENB)(NYSE:ENB) announced today the Ontario Ministry
  of the Environment has confirmed that the Environmental Screening
  Report related to the Company's 182 megawatt wind power project in
  Kincardine, Ontario has been accepted and the project will not be
  elevated to an individual Environmental Assessment.
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AREVA INCREASES BID FOR WIND TURBINE FIRM

  Areva, the largest builder of nuclear power plants, raised its bid
  Thursday for the German wind turbine builder Repower Systems,
  countering an offer by Suzlon Energy of India and valuing the
  company at 1.14 billion.
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COMPANY PLANNING WIND FARM IN MADISON COUNTY

  A California company is moving forward to build a wind farm on
  Norris Hill in Madison County that could produce enough
  electricity to power 45,000 homes.
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S. CAROLINA CONSIDERING WIND POWER

  Ralph Nichols, a Savannah River National Laboratory engineer, can
  envision a time when ocean breezes power the production of
  hydrogen that is used to generate electricity for South Carolina
  homes and businesses, particularly in remote areas where access to
  other power sources is scarce.
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STATE BLOWS HOT, COLD ON WIND ENERGY

  Maine's efforts to lead the region as a producer of wind power
  have been a case of one step forward, two steps back. A wind farm
  in Mars Hill started spinning this winter, while two others - one
  on the Redington range near Sugarloaf and another in Freedom - hit
  regulatory opposition.
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UPC WIND'S MILFORD WIND CORRIDOR PROJECT BUILDS MOMENTUM AS PART OF
UTAH'S PUSH FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

  UPC Wind, a leader in U.S. wind power production, today announced
  two major milestones for its Milford Wind Corridor project.
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HEARTLAND CONSUMERS POWER DISTRICT AND BABCOCK & BROWN SIGN
RENEWABLE PPA

  Heartland Consumers  Power District and Babcock & Brown are
  pleased to announce the signing of a  Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement.
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CANADIAN HYDRO UPDATES MELANCTHON II WIND PROJECT

  Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc. (TSX:KHD) ("Canadian Hydro" or the
  "Company") announced today an update on the environmental
  approvals process for the Melancthon II Wind Project ("Melancthon II").
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STATE BLOWS HOT, COLD ON WIND ENERGY

  Maine's efforts to lead the region as a producer of wind power
  have been a case of one step forward, two steps back. A wind farm
  in Mars Hill started spinning this winter, while two others - one
  on the Redington range near Sugarloaf and another in Freedom - hit
  regulatory opposition.
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XCEL SOLICITS PROPOSALS FOR LOCAL WIND PROJECTS: UTILITY WANTS TO
ADD TURBINES BY END OF 2008

  A chicken in every pot and a wind turbine in every yard? Xcel
  Energy is looking to buy more energy from locally owned wind
  projects to pump 200 more megawatts of electricity onto its grid
  by the end of 2008 and save ratepayers about $10 million a year.
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REPORT: WIND FARM SAFE FOR WILD AND PLANT LIFE

  The proposed 34-turbine wind farm on Penobscot Mountain in Bear
  Creek Township will not impact timber rattlesnakes, birds, bats,
  and rare and endangered plants, according to a report released Monday.
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WIND POWER MOVES STEP FORWARD IN FAIRLAWN

  The Planning Commission voted Thursday to give final approval to a
  prototype of a new urban wind turbine to generate electricity for
  the office park being developed on Cleveland-Massillon Road at
  Interstate 77.
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MILIBAND BACKS WIND FARMS

  ENVIRONMENT Secretary David Miliband today signalled strong
  backing for a series of new wind farms across England.
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DRAFT OF WIND FARM PROPOSAL IS ONLINE

  PPM Atlantic Renewable, the company that has proposed the Horse
  Creek Wind Farm between Depauville and Gunns Corners, has posted
  the project's generic draft environmental impact statement online.
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GOOD NEWS FOR WIND

  Although it provides only a small fraction of U.S. power
  generation, wind capacity continues to grow by leaps and bounds.
  The Midwest Wind Integration Study, required by Minnesota's
  legislature to evaluate reliability and other impacts of higher
  levels of wind generation, was conducted by EnerNex Corporation
  and WindLogics.
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WIND FARM ON TRACK FOR HUERFANO COUNTY

  Plans to harness the wind will become a reality in Huerfano County
  as early as next year, if one local business owner has his way.
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WESTAR ENERGY REQUESTS BIDS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

  Westar Energy, Inc.  (NYSE: WR) today announced that it is seeking
  bids to develop up to  500 megawatts of electricity from renewable resources.
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MIDWEST ENERGY SIGNS ENERGY CONTRACT WITH TRADEWIND ENERGY

  After reviewing several proposals from wind energy companies,
  Midwest Energy today announced it has signed a contract with
  TradeWind Energy, LLC for the purchase of 25 megawatts of energy
  generated by wind turbines at its Smoky Hills Wind Farm.
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N$1-BILLION POWER PLANT IN PIPELINE

  An investment of N$1-billion dollars to establish a wind farming
  electricity-generating plant at the coast could be the future of
  Namibia's energy supply.
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CHINA TO BOOST WIND POWER EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY

  China is determined to use  more clean energy through boosting the
  wind power equipment  industry.
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EU agrees renewable energy target
Braes of Doune wind farm in Scotland
EU states will have to embrace wind, solar and hydroelectric power
European Union leaders have agreed to adopt a binding target on the use of renewable energy, such as wind and solar power, officials say.
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