February 15, 2008

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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HAUPPAUGE'S WINERGY PROPOSES WIND FARM OFF LI

  A Hauppauge company is proposing its second wind energy project
  south of Long Island, this one to serve Nassau and Suffolk
  electricity customers instead of those in the city. - (Knight-Ridder)
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WIND ENERGY SETS GLOBAL GROWTH RECORD IN 2007 - CANADA EXPECTS A
RECORD YEAR FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS IN 2008

  As another global record was set in 2007 with the installation of
  20,000 MW of new, emission-free wind power, Canada's total
  installed capacity grew to 1,846 MW with the addition of 386 MW of
  new wind energy projects, its 2nd best year ever.
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SUEZ' ELECTRABEL SIGNS AGREEMENT FOR 40-50 MW ONSHORE WIND FARM IN BELGIUM

  French utility Suez SA's Belgian unit  Electrabel said it has
  signed an agreement with 6 Belgian municipalities for the
  construction of Belgium's largest onshore wind farm.
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NEW WIND FARM IN ALBERTA-GREENGATE

  Greengate Power Corporation today announced the receipt of an
  Interconnection Proposal for its 300 megawatt (MW) Blackspring
  Ridge Wind Project located in Southeastern Alberta
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WIND FARM LINES STIR UP DISCUSSION

  County planners tonight will continue discussing the future of
  wind farms in Lee County -- specifically, what to do about future
  wind farm companies looking to string high-voltage transmission
  lines across vast areas of unincorporated farm country.
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BIGGEST GBP BN WIND FARM 'MUST GO AHEAD'

  BUSINESS leaders last night called on the Scottish Government to
  back plans to build Europe's largest wind farm in the Outer
  Hebrides
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BRITISH DEFENSE CONCERNED OVER WIND FARMS

  British Defense Ministry concerns that offshore wind farms might
  interfere with radar are jeopardizing an energy program, a report
  says.
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UPC WIND OBTAINS TAX EQUITY FINANCING FOR ITS 2008 NEW YORK PORTFOLIO

  UPC Wind, an independent developer of wind power in the United
  States, today announced that it has secured tax equity financing
  from  Lehman Brothers Holdings. Inc., for its 199 megawatt (MW)
  wind power  project portfolio being constructed in upstate New
  York.
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WIND FARMS NOT A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY

  BWEA the body representing the UK wind industry today responded to
  comments in the media regarding Ministry of Defence (MOD)
  objections to wind farm planning applications.
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INDIA BUILDS WIND POWER FOR AUSTRALIA

  Australian renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro, has signed an
  agreement with India's Suzlon Energy.
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NRG ENERGY TO PARTNER WITH BP ON WEST TEXAS WIND FARM

  NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) through its wholly owned subsidiary,
  Padoma  Wind Power LLC, has entered into a 50-50 joint venture
  with BP  Alternative Energy North America Inc. to build the first
  phase of the  Sherbino Wind Farm.
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TURBINES SPROUT AS WIND POWER DRAWS ATTENTION

  Ted Vogel, alternative energy officer for Blackwater, looked up
  toward the state's most powerful wind turbine.
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BILL WOULD BENEFIT PUBLIC POWER PROJECTS LIKE ENERGY NORTHWEST WIND FARMS

  The Legislature is considering a bill that would front cash
  incentives owed by the federal government to public developers of
  wind farms and other environmentally friendly power projects.
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WIND TURBINE LOCATION TEST UNDER WAY; TOWN WANTS TO SEE IF CAPPED
LANDFILL IS A SUITABLE SITE

  Work is under way to install a wind-measuring device at the capped
  landfill on Hobart Street. Lighting plant general manager John
  Tzimorangas said bad weather has slowed progress, but installation
  of foundation blocks to anchor guy wires for the pole is underway.
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A-POWER ENERGY SUBSIDIARY ACQUIRES RIGHTS FOR NORWIN WIND TURBINES

  Distributed power generation solutions provider A-Power Energy
  Generation Systems has announced that its Chinese operating
  subsidiary, Liaoning GaoKe Energy Group, has entered into an
  agreement with Danish wind turbine maker Norwin, which gives GaoKe
  the exclusive right to produce and sell Norwin's 750kW and 225kW
  wind turbines in China.
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DRAFT GOT LOCAL FEELING ON WIND TURBINES WRONG, RESIDENTS SAY

  Local residents who attended Tuesday's Garrett County
  commissioners meeting feel that the draft of the county
  comprehensive plan does not recognize their opinions on bringing
  wind power to the county.
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WIND FARM NEAR WILLARD PLANNED; TORRANCE COUNTY MUST APPROVE SPECIAL
USE DISTRICT

  A wind generating company says it will be ready to start
  construction on a wind farm south of Willard in the spring. But
  first, managers of the High Lonesome Wind Ranch LLC need a zoning
  ordinance for a special use district from the Torrance County
  Planning and Zoning Commission
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STATE SETS LOFTY GOAL FOR WIND ENERGY: PROPOSED OUTPUT LEVEL BY 2010
WILL REQUIRE NEW PROJECTS

  To meet Minnesota's renewable energy goals, Gov. Tim Pawlenty
  wants 800 megawatts of wind energy developed through a grassroots
  state program by 2010.
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XCEL ENERGY SEEKING MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY IN SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC
SERVICE CO. SERVICE AREA

  Xcel Energy's Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) is seeking
   proposals for new renewable energy sources as part of its plan to
   diversify its renewable energy portfolio
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MIXED VIEWS OF WIND FARMS: HEARING DRAWS HUNDREDS IN WESTERN MD.

  An overflow crowd of about 500 people packed a public hearing in
  Western Maryland last night, most of them strongly opposed to a
  proposal to allow wind turbines in state forests.
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MIDAMERICAN ACTIVATES 142 IOWA WIND TURBINES

  MidAmerican Energy expects to generate 25 percent of its
  electricity from wind by the end of this year after placing 142
  additional wind turbines into service in January.
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MINISTERS APPROVE PERTHSHIRE WIND FARM

  Plans to build Europe's fourth-largest wind farm in Perthshire
  were approved by the Scottish Government yesterday despite strong
  local resistance
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LOS ANGELES' WIND FARM TO GENERATE ENOUGH ENERGY FOR 56,000 HOMES

  Los Angeles city leaders broke ground Thursday on a $425 million
  wind farm in the rugged Tehachapi Mountains that promises to
  generate enough energy to power 56,000 homes.
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WIND FARM TURBINES 'THREATEN LANDSCAPE'

  A nationally important Cornish  landscape is at risk from a
  pounds5 million  wind farm, a packed public inquiry heard
  yesterday.
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RECOMMENDED WIND TURBINE ORDINANCE PRESENTED

  Wind turbines sited in Union Township would need to be built at
  least one-half mile from homes and 1,000 feet from the nearest
  property line, according to a proposed wind ordinance presented to
  the Town of Union Plan Commission tonight.
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THE WINDS OF CHANGE: PLANNED WIND FARM WOULD ADD TO POWER GENERATED
IN COUNTY

  By the end of this year, your computer may be powered by a gust of
  wind, thanks to a new wind energy farm in Story County
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HUAYI ELECTRIC TO BUILD 10MW WIND POWER FIRM IN TIANTAI

  China's emerging power generation equipment manufacturer Huayi
  Electric Co., Ltd. (SHSE: 600290) decides to build a wind power
  farm the Tiantai Mountain in Zhejiang Province, which is expected
  to need dynamic investment of CNY 100.1338 million
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JUDGE RULES AGAINST SKYE WINDFARM OPPONENTS

  Anti-windfarm campaigners on Skye are considering an appeal after
  a court defeat over Highland Council's approval of giant turbines
  being built beside an internationally-designated area protected
  for its eagle population.