February 19, 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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MEGA-WIND PROJECT SOUTH OF T.F.: BULK OF ELECTRICITY LIKELY TO GO
OUT OF STATE

  Developers are hoping you won't see one of the largest building
  projects in Idaho history. They are hoping, however, that Nevada
  residents will reap the bulk of the project's rewards.
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1,000 TURBINES BY 2020; A STATE PROPOSAL IDENTIFIES AREAS TO BE
PROTECTED FROM SEEING WIND FARMS AND STREAMLINES THE APPROVAL PROCESS

  A state task force has drafted a road map that it says will make
  Maine a major generator of wind power. It also identifies
  important scenic areas - places such as Baxter State Park, Acadia
  National Park and the Appalachian Trail - that would be protected
  from the visual impacts of wind farms.
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INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY TO EXPAND WIND GENERATION
POTENTIAL IN IOWA

  Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant
  Energy Corporation  announced today that the company has acquired
  a 300 megawatt wind power farm located in north central Iowa, near
  Hampton, Iowa from Iowa Winds, LLC.
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ROXBURY TO VOTE ON WIND POWER ZONING CHANGE

  Town meeting voters next month could decide if backers of a
  proposed wind tower project can proceed as planned.
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WIND-FARM CHALLENGERS LOSE FIGHT IN HIGH COURT

  Opponents of wind farms in Logan County lost a legal challenge
  yesterday when the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a referendum on
  township zoning laws regulating wind turbines can't go on the
  March 4 ballot.
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COASTAL WIND FARM PROPOSED: CARTERET PROJECT RUFFLES NEIGHBORS

  There may be gold blowing in the wind if a Raleigh couple succeeds
  in building a wind farm in Carteret County to help meet North
  Carolina's need for renewable energy.
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JOINT VENTURE TO DEVELOP NEW WIND FARM

  Denali Energy Inc. of Baxter, Minnesota and Montgomery
  Energy Partners LP of Houston, Texas have entered
  into a joint venture to develop Hartland Wind Farm, LLC.
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GARRETT COMMISSION RECOMMENDING WIND TURBINE LEGISLATION

  Questions brought up over wording in the comprehensive plan have
  led to a decision by the Garrett County Planning Commission to
  recommend legislation and a moratorium on wind power in the
  county.
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NASSAU ENTREPRENEUR READY TO HARNESS THE WIND

  The "low-hanging fruit," as Wayne Hildreth calls it, is in the
  windy West and Midwest.   It's going to take some convincing for
  politicians and the general public, but Hildreth said clean,
  renewable wind power may have a big future in Florida as well.
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INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY RECEIVES WIND RATEMAKING
PRINCIPLES DECISION FROM IOWA UTILITIES BOARD

  Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant
  Energy Corporation  received a written decision today from the
  Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) regarding its request for ratemaking
  principles pertaining to the company's proposed construction of up
  to 200 megawatts of wind power farms in Iowa
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WIND DEVELOPER MUST PAY IDAHO POWER TO HOOK UP TO GRID

  The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has ruled that a wind
  developer must pay deposits to Idaho Power Co. if it wants its
  five Magic Valley-area wind projects to connect with Idaho Power's
  transmission grid
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FERC APPROVES INCENTIVE RATES TO ACCOMMODATE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS

  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today granted Xcel
  Energy Services, Inc.'s request for incentive transmission rates
  as part of its plan for six transmission upgrades to meet state
  renewable energy generation standards and serve increased power
  demand in the Upper Midwest.
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OBJECTORS WIN THE DAY IN LATEST WIND-FARM BATTLE

  A controversial plan to build a wind farm on a sensitive habitat
  near the Pentland Hills was thrown out by councillors yesterday.
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DANISH ENERGY GROUP DONG ENERGY A/S TO INVEST DKK275M IN BUILDING
WIND FARM IN SWEDEN

  Danish energy group DONG Energy A/S announced on Friday (8
  February)  plans to invest DKK275m in a 30MW wind farm in the
  municipality of  Krokom in Sweden.
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POUNDS 1BN WIND FARM SUBSIDIES PUMP UP POWER FIRM PROFITS

  Inflation-busting increases in electricity prices - which were
  supposed to pay for a massive expansion of wind power - have
  boosted the profits of power companies instead, it emerged
  yesterday.
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SUZLON'S DENMARK UNIT WINS 102.9 MW WIND TURBINE ORDER FROM SPANISH BANK

  India's Suzlon Energy Ltd said its wholly-owned  unit Suzlon Wing
  Energy AS Denmark has won an order from Spanish savings bank
  Unicaja for 102.9 megawatts of wind turbine capacity. The company
  added that  this order forms part of the order book position
  declared Jan 29.
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IBERDROLA RENOVABLES ACCOUNTS FOR 42,053MW OF NEW PROJECTS AT 2007-END

  Spanish clean energy firm Iberdrola Renovables has announced that
  its pipeline of new renewable energy projects at the end of 2007
  totaled 42,053MW of capacity, almost 2.3 times more than the
  18,431MW capacity accounted in 2006
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NORTHWESTERN PROVINCE EXPECTED TO BE CHINA'S LARGEST WIND POWER
GENERATION BASE IN 10 YEARS

  Northwestern China's Gansu Province   is expected to be the
  country's largest wind power generation base  in ten years' time,
  analysts said on Friday.
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CHINA POSTS 95-PER CENT GROWTH IN WIND POWER GENERATION

  China made remarkable progress in wind power development in 2007
  and the industry will expect further regulatory boost in the
  coming years.
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IBERDROLA RENOVABLES TO ACQUIRE 1,600MW WIND POWER ASSETS IN ROMANIA

  Spanish clean energy firm Iberdrola Renovables has signed a
  contract with Eolica Dobrogea Schweiz, a company belonging to the
  Swiss engineering group NEK and the Romanian firm Rokura, to
  acquire a portfolio of approximately 50 wind projects totaling
  around 1,600MW, located in the Dobrogea region of eastern Romania.
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ENERGY CONSULTANT BACKS TE UKU WIND FARM

  An energy investment consultant is recommending Wel Networks
  proceed with its $200 million Te Uku wind farm, describing the
  project as financially viable if all planned turbines are
  accepted.
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WIND ENERGY TO GET E4BN INVESTMENT

  Irish renewable energy companies have vowed to plough E4bn into
  offshore windpower after being promised a guaranteed price
  yesterday for the electricity they produce.
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BROWN STEPS INTO ROW OVER MOD WIND FARMS

  Gordon Brown has ordered top Ministry of Defence and Government
  energy officials to sort out a clash over Britain's wind farms
  industry.
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INDIA'S SUZLON ENERGY UNIT WINS AUSTRALIAN SUPPLY ORDER FOR 56.7 MW CAPACITY

  Suzlon Energy Ltd, India's largest wind-turbine  maker, said
  Australian unit Suzlon Energy Australia Pty Ltd has won an order
  from Pacific Hydro Ltd, Australia, to supply 56.7 MW of wind
  turbine capacity.
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TRANSALTA ANNOUNCES BLUE TRAIL WIND POWER PROJECT IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA

  TransAlta Corporation (TSX:TA) (NYSE:TAC) today announced plans to
  design, build and operate a 66-megawatt (MW) wind power project in
  southern Alberta. The capital cost of the project is estimated at
  $115 million. Commercial operations are expected to commence in
  the fourth quarter of 2009
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EUROPE FALLING SHORT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS FOR 2010

  Renewable energy seems to growing at break-neck pace throughout
  the world, and particularly in Europe, but a new report shows the
  European Union (EU) falling far short of its goal to use renewable
  energy for 12% of its energy needs by the end of 2010.
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