May 13, 2007

Wind Harvest International's "Wind News" - May 13, 2008
A compilation of story leads from around the world.
By:  Kevin Wolf <kwolf@windharvest.com>

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This newsletter includes 21 news stories from May 8-13, 2008
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Note:  These story titles and lead paragraphs predominantly come from Energy Central's  (www.energycentral.com/) 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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WITH UNCERTAINTY LOOMING OVER FEDERAL INCENTIVE, U.S. WIND INDUSTRY
INSTALLS 1,400 MW IN FIRST QUARTER

  With the fate of a key federal incentive in the balance, the U.S.
  wind energy industry continued new installations at a breakneck
  pace  in the first quarter of 2008, putting 1,400 megawatts (MW)
  or  approximately $3 billion worth of new generating capacity in
  place,  the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said today in
  its  quarterly market report.
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MAJOR NEW TECHNICAL REPORT FINDS WIND CAN PROVIDE 20% OF U.S.
ELECTRICITY NEEDS BY 2030

  Wind power is capable of becoming a major contributor to America's
   electricity supply over the next three decades, according to a
  report  released today by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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CARROLL COMMISSIONERS OK WIND TURBINE USE

  The Carroll County commissioners unanimously voted yesterday to
  allow the installation of small wind turbines.
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SIEMENS IS AWARDED ONE OF ITS LARGEST WIND TURBINE ORDERS BY FPL
ENERGY - PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF US ROTOR BLADE FACILITY IN IOWA TO
BE DOUBLED

  Siemens Energy has been awarded one of its largest wind turbine
  orders ever. FPL Energy has ordered 218 Siemens wind turbines to
  be installed at several wind farms across the U.S. for delivery in
  2009.
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AVISTA MOVES FORWARD WITH RENEWABLE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

  Avista  has acquired the rights to develop a 50-megawatt (MW) wind
  farm near Reardan, Wash. taking an important step in implementing
  the company's 2007 Electric Integrated Resource Plan (IRP).
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WIND FARM TO YIELD $12.8M

  The second phase of Babcock & Brown's 200-megawatt Aragonne Mesa
  wind farm near Santa Rosa will generate an estimated $12.8 million
  in revenue for public schools, under an agreement signed this
  month by state Public Lands Commissioner Patrick Lyons.
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FAVORABLE WINDS FOR WIND FARM DEDICATION

  About 300 people showed up Thursday to dedicate Klickitat County's
  second major wind farm. The White Creek Wind Project is a
  205-megawatt wind farm about 12 miles south of Bickleton.
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TURBINES TO BE READY BY 2009: PROJECT IN WYOMING COUNTY WILL COST
ABOUT $250 MILLION AND EMPLOY UP TO 250 PEOPLE DURING CONSTRUCTION

  Now that Noxen Township's wind ordinance has been approved, BP
  Alternative Energy is publicly pushing for a wind park in Wyoming
  County.
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WIND ENERGY VENTURES' PROFITS WON'T ALL BLOW AWAY

  For 35 years, Bruce Lemke has tilled the high hills of extreme
  northeast Nebraska to reap corn and beans. Now he's among a couple
  of handfuls of farmers being given the opportunity to harvest a
  new crop -- wind.
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WIND-TOWER PLANT COULD LOCATE HERE: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS PLANS TO
BUILD A $250 MILLION PLANT TO BUILD WIND-TURBINE TOWERS SOMEWHERE IN STATE

  Pueblo is in the running to be the site of a new tower factory
  proposed by wind-turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems.
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WIND FARM EXPANSION PROJECT SET: OPERATORS OF THE COLORADO GREEN
WIND POWER PROJECT PLAN TO BUILD MORE TURBINES IN PROWERS COUNTY

  Prowers County leaders said this week that operators of the
  Colorado Green Wind Power Project plan to expand the giant wind
  farm south of town.
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FREEDOM: INSTALLATION OF WIND FARM NEARS

  Barring any legal challenges, installation of the Beaver Ridge
  wind turbines could begin this summer.
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WIND ENERGY PROJECT PROPOSED

  A "green" project may be popping up out of the green fields of
  northeastern Pottawattamie County this summer.
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IBERDROLA RENEWABLES SIGNS TURBINE CONTRACT WITH GENERAL ELECTRIC

  IBERDROLA RENEWABLES has signed a contract with General Electric
  for the supply of turbines with a total capacity of 300 megawatts
  (MW). The total investment related to development of this wind
  capacity will total approximately EUR 430 million.
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AWEA: U.S. WIND INDUSTRY INSTALLS 1,400 MW

The U.S. wind energy industry has continued new installations in the first quarter of this year, installing 1,400 MW or approximately $3 billion worth of new wind generating capacity, according to a quarterly market report released by the Washington, D.C.-based American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
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AWS COMPLETES WIND RESOURCE MAP OF U.S.

Albany, N.Y,-based AWS Truewind LLC has completed the first high-resolution wind resource map of the contiguous U.S. Covering a land area of over 9 million square kilometers, the U.S. wind map produced by AWS Truewind is the largest high-resolution wind resource map available to date, according to the company.
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EDF ENERGIES NOUVELLES TO BUILD FIVE WIND FARMS IN CANADA

  EDF Energies Nouvelles has been selected by Hydro-Quebec
  Distribution to build five wind farms with 954MW in total capacity
  in Quebec, Canada.
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RWE INNOGY ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION OF OFFSHORE WIND FARM

  RWE Innogy has announced that the construction of the offshore
  wind farm Rhyl Flats off the Welsh coast is progressing.
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HYDROGEN PLANT PROPOSALS FAIL TO BLOW AWAY CONCERNS OVER WIND FARM PROJECT

  An Australian renewables start-up is hoping to deflect local
  opposition to a wind farm currently under consideration by North
  Ayrshire Council, by applying to build a hydrogen plant that would
  allow it to feed electricity into the grid even on calm days.
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IBERDROLA RENEWABLES COMMISSIONS NEW WIND FARMS IN GERMANY AND GREECE

  Iberdrola Renewables has commissioned new wind farms in Germany
  and Greece, strengthening its European presence and bringing it
  nearer its objective of installing an additional 2,000MW in 2008.
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SCOTTISHPOWER AND EURUS SEEK TO RE-ENERGIZE LLANDINAM WINDFARM

  ScottishPower Renewables and its partner Eurus Energy have
  announced that they are seeking to re-energize Llandinam windfarm
  in Powys, mid-Wales, UK.
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