May 15, 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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U.S. WIND INDUSTRY TO INSTALL OVER 3,000 MEGAWATTS OF WIND POWER IN 2007

  The U.S. wind energy industry is on track to install over 3,000
  megawatts (MW) of wind power generating capacity nationwide in
  2007, with Texas likely to account for about two thirds of the new
  installations, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said
  today in its first quarter market report.
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APS, BABCOCK & BROWN DEDICATE WIND FARM

  Babcock & Brown and Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) yesterday
  dedicated the Aragonne Mesa Wind Project - a 90 megawatt (MW) wind
   farm located on a desolate mesa 25 miles southwest of Santa Rosa, N.M.
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ACCIONA ENERGY'S REVENUES UP 41% IN Q1 2007

  The energy arm of Spanish energy and construction firm Acciona has
  posted revenues of E252 million in Q1 2007, up 40.8% over Q1 2006.
  The company said that this was due to organic growth in the unit's
  installed wind power capacity to 3,317MW.
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AEP GETS SEVERAL BIDS FOR WIND POWER; POSSIBILITY OF W.VA. FACILITY UNCLEAR

  American Electric Power has received more than a dozen bids from
  companies offering to construct wind farms under long-term power
  purchase agreements, spokeswoman Jeri Matheney said.
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PSCW APPROVES WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY'S CEDAR RIDGE WIND
FARM PROJECT

  Wisconsin Power and Light  Company (WPL), an Alliant Energy
  company (NYSE: LNT), today received unanimous  approval from the
  Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) on its  Certificate
  of Authority (CA) application to construct Alliant Energy's first
  owned wind farm, Cedar Ridge Wind Farm.
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100-PLUS NEW WIND TURBINES IN MOWER COUNTY?

  More than 100 wind turbines could be built in northern Mower
  County if a power company constructing a meteorological tower
  there finds good conditions.
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SHEAR WIND CONFIRMS POTENTIAL OF NOVA SCOTIA PROJECTS

  Mike Magnus, President & CEO of Shear Wind Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SWX)
  ("Shear Wind") is pleased to announce the results of a third party
  resource assessment regarding Shear Wind's proposed wind park
  development sites in Nova Scotia.
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IBERDROLA: CONTINUING INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION IN WIND POWER

  Reduced M&A opportunities in Europe have put international
  expansion back on the agendas of leading European utilities.
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DENMARK'S VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S WINS SPANISH ORDER FOR 94 WIND TURBINES

  Danish wind turbines manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S said on
  Tuesday (8 May) that it has won a contract for 94 wind turbines
  from  the Spanish renewable energy company NEO Energia, part of
  EDP Group.
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EVELOP AND BALLAST NEDAM ACQUIRE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO DEVELOP
OFFSHORE WIND FARM 'SCHEVENINGEN BUITEN'

  On  26 April, Rijkswaterstaat Noordzee announced that the permit
  application,  including the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment )
  submitted by Evelop  International and Ballast Nedam Concessies
  (Concessions) for the offshore  wind farm Scheveningen Buiten has
  been approved.
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ILLINOIS HOUSE OVERWHELMINGLY PASSES RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD

  Today, the Illinois House of  Representatives passed a Renewable
  Energy Standard (HB1871) requiring the  state to buy 2% of its
  power from renewable energy sources by 2008, 10% by  2015, and
  setting a goal of 25% by 2025.
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NRC REPORT FAVORABLE ON WIND POWER BUT MORE STUDY NEEDED

  The National Audubon Society released the following statement by
  Senior Vice President Betsy Loyless today:   "The latest report
  from the National Academies recognizes that properly- sited wind
  power holds great promise as a source of renewable energy that can
  reduce global warming pollution."
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DEVELOPER PROPOSES SMALLER WIND FARM NEAR SUGARLOAF

  The developer of a controversial wind farm proposed for Maine's
  western mountains plans to submit a scaled-down version in hopes
  of winning approval from state regulators, the Land Use Regulation
  Commission said Wednesday.
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REGULATE WIND POWER, MOLLOHAN SAYS

  Rep. Alan B. Mollohan, D-W.Va., told a House committee Tuesday
  about the dangers wind turbines in West Virginia and elsewhere
  pose to birds and bats.
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TXU TOLD IT HAS TO MAKE ROOM FOR WIND POWER

  TXU Corp., which faces a May 29 court date over allegations that
  it intentionally interfered with West Texas wind farms' ability to
  move electricity to market, was obligated to make room for that
  power on transmission lines, a Dallas judge ruled this week.
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OFFICIALS EXAMINE IMPACT OF PROPOSED WIND FARM

  Wind energy is one of Pennsylvania's fastest-growing industries
  and now Lancaster County has its first wind farm under
  consideration -- a $24 million project at the county landfill in
  Manor Township.
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INCENTIVES MAKE THE TURBINES GO ROUND

  There has been plenty of buzz surrounding North Dakota's wind
  energy industry recently. This morning, the Public Service
  Commission is holding a public hearing at the Cavalier County
  Courthouse regarding a $225 million, 159-megawatt wind farm near
  Langdon, N.D.
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PRIMARY METALS ANNOUNCES WIND GENERATION PROJECT

  Primary Metals Inc. (the "Company") (TSX Venture:PMI) is pleased
  to announce that Enernova - Novas Energias SA, ("Enernova") a
  subsidiary of Electricidad de Portugal, ("EDP"), the sole
  transmitter and largest producer and distributor of electricity in
  Portugal, will commence construction of eolic wind energy
  generators on the Company's property in central Portugal.
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EDISON MISSION GROUP COMPLETES CONSTRUCTION OF WIND PROJECT IN TEXAS PANHANDLE

  Edison Mission Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Edison International
  (NYSE:EIX), announced today that it has completed construction and
   started commercial operation of its newest wind energy project,
  located in Wildorado, Texas.
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DENMARK'S VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S WINS ITALIAN WIND TURBINE ORDER

  Danish wind turbines manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S said on
  Tuesday (8 May) that its Italian unit Vestas Italia has landed an
  on  order for 34 wind turbines for the Monte della Difesa project
  near  Salerno, Italy.
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SUZLON ANNOUNCES 400-MW DEAL WITH PPM ENERGY

  Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation, the US-based subsidiary of Suzlon
  Energy A/S of Denmark, has signed a contract for a total of 400 MW of wind
  turbine capacity with PPM Energy of Portland, Oregon, one of the largest wind power
  developers in North America.
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TALISMAN ENERGY ANNOUNCES RENEWABLE ENERGY ON STREAM FOR BEATRICE

  Talisman Energy (UK) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of
  Talisman Energy Inc. (TSX:TLM) (NYSE:TLM), has announced first
  power from the Beatrice Wind Farm Demonstrator Project.
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GE TO SUPPLY ADDITIONAL 600 MEGAWATTS OF WIND TURBINES TO INVENERGY

  GE Energy (NYSE:GE), the leading supplier of technology and
  services for the U.S. wind industry, will provide an additional
  600  megawatts of wind turbines to Invenergy Wind LLC for 2008
  projects in  the United States and Canada.
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LATEST EDF ENERGIES NOUVELLES WIND FARM ENTERS INTO SERVICE

  EDF Energies Nouvelles, a 50%-owned subsidiary of EDF, has
  announced that its Red Tile wind farm in the UK has entered into
  service, raising the company's total number of wind farms in
  production in the UK to eight.
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